Obituaries
Blanche Frank
Aug 3, 2020
Blanche Frank passed away peacefully in her Sun City home. Blanche was born and raised in Chicago. She graduated from Roosevelt HS, earned her Bachelor's in Chicago and Master's at Western Michigan University. She was married to Sheldon Bennett Frank in 1951 and was widowed in 1974. Blanche was a classical pianist, a respected educator at Harper Creek Middle School,...
Hugh A. Rop
Aug 3, 2020
Hugh Rop, 80, of Battle Creek, Ml passed away on August 3, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family after a battle with
 cancer.Hugh, the son of John and Nellie (Vander Wel) Rop was born and grew up in Muskegon, where he was a 1960 graduate of Muskegon High School. He attended the University of Tulsa, (OK) and graduated...
Mark E. Kayser
Jul 31, 2020
Mark Edward Kayser, age 57, of Battle Creek, lost his battle with cancer Friday afternoon, July 31, 2020 at his home with his loving wife Angela by his side. He was born July 6th, 1963, the son of Edward and Dianne Kayser. After graduating from St. Johns High School, St. Johns, Michigan in 1982, he entered the U.S. Air Force....
David "Dave" Renz
Jul 29, 2020
David (Dave) Renz, 69, of Hickory Corners, MI and Miromar Lakes, FL, died at home surrounded by his loving family on July 29th after a brief battle with cancer. Dave grew up in Muncie, IN and graduated from Ball State University. He worked at Eaton Corporation in Galesburg, MI for more than 30 years, retiring in December 2009 from the...
Earl Richard Dailey
Jul 28, 2020
Earl Richard Dailey, age 83 of Battle Creek passed away on July 28, 2020. He was born on June 21,1937 in Grant Center, Michigan to Frank F. and Regina M. (Hayes) Dailey. Earl moved to Battle Creek in 1942, where he resided until his passing. Earl attended Brownlee Park School and Battle Creek Central High School. At 17, he joined...
Raymond E. Latowski
Jul 28, 2020
Raymond E. Latowski of Battle Creek, MIRay, 89, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020.Ray, the son of John and Hattie (Slowikowski) Latowski, was born in Harvey, Illinois. Ray's high-school sweetheart and wife Mary Ann (Conroy), brother Anthony Latowski, and sister Eleanor Summers preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters Kary (Lyle) Lucas, Linda Fields, Julie (David) Priebe, and...
Thomas Edward Dyer
Jul 26, 2020
Thomas Edward Dyer passed away at home on Sunday, July 26, 2020 surrounded by and in the loving arms of his family. He died of natural causes not related to the COVID – 19 Virus. Thomas had an interesting and accomplished life.Thomas was born as a tax exemption December 31, 1951. His loving parents were Patsy J. (Orphan) and Phillip...
Maximilian "Max" Stark
Jul 25, 2020
Maximilian "Max" Stark, 89, died peacefully at his home in Battle Creek with his family at his side on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Max was born the third of seven children on March 18, 1931 in Dattenhausen, Germany to Josef and Maria (Guffler) Stark.Max apprenticed as a baker and pastry chef and worked throughout Germany. He emigrated to America in1952....
Jonathan James Shea
Jul 23, 2020
Jonathan James Shea, 30 of Galesburg, Scotts and formerly of Battle Creek lost his battle with depression on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Jonny was born July 5, 1990 the son of Timothy L. and Michelle L. Shea. He grew up in Battle Creek and attended Battle Creek Central High School and received his GED through the program at the Miller-Stone...
Linda M. Shaw
Jul 21, 2020
Linda M. Shaw, age 72, of Battle Creek and formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. She was born in Bay City, Michigan on November 12, 1947, the daughter of William B. and Virginia M. (Wecheler) Riley and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. Linda worked for several years at the...
Teresa Kay Lawson
Jul 21, 2020
Teresa Kay Lawson, 50, of Sturgis, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 13, 1970 in Iowa City, Iowa to Charles and Shirley (Seyler) Bailey.Teresa was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to make everyone smile and was loved by everyone she met! Teresa will be dearly missed.Teresa...
Anna Louise Favorite
Jul 20, 2020
Anna Louise Favorite, age 73, of Battle Creek and formerly of Tucson, Arizona went to be with her Lord & Savior on Monday afternoon, July 20, 2020. She was born in Albion, Michigan on March 27, 1947, the daughter of James T. and Doris N. (Adams) Nelson and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. Anna is survived by her...
Durward Douglas Mccleary
Jul 20, 2020
Durward Douglas McCleary, Jr., 83 of Battle Creek, Michigan died peacefully at Bickford Cottage on Monday, July 20, 2020. He was born May 1, 1937 in Battle Creek the son of Durward D. and Dorothy Irene (Miller) McCleary. He grew up in Battle Creek and was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. He honorably served his country with...
Alkiviades "Al Or "Mr. Greek" Ignatiades
Jul 17, 2020
Alkiviades "Al" "Mr. Greek" Ignatiades, 87, of Battle Creek died peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020.Al was born April 14, 1933 on the Island of Andrus in Greece, the son of Alexander and Alexandra (Pitselos) Ignatiades. He came to the United States at age 18 to live with his uncle in New York and worked in his uncle's Brooklyn floral...
Tina M. Osborne
Jul 15, 2020
Tina M. Osborne, 47, of Battle Creek, died July 15, 2020. Tina drifted off in her sleep in her home with family surrounding her, after courageously fighting an illness. Tina was born September 21, 1972 in Battle Creek to Clarence and Sharon (Arnett) Osborne. She enjoyed shopping, riding horses and feeding the ducks at the park. But most of all,...
Mary Logan
Jul 13, 2020
Mary Logan, age 85, a lifelong Battle Creek resident went to be with her Lord & Savior on Monday morning, July 13, 2020. She was born in Battle Creek on December 13, 1934 to Michael and Amelia Medich. She was a 1952 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and began working at Percy Jones General Hospital the day after...
James A. "Jim" Bronkhorst
Jul 11, 2020
James A. "Jim" Bronkhorst, age 69, of Battle Creek passed away Saturday morning, July 11, 2020 at the Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence, Battle Creek. He was born in Plainwell, Michigan on September 28, 1950, the son of Elmer J. and Katherine (Marsman) Bronkhorst. Jim retired from the Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 333 after more than 40 years in the...
June Petty
Jul 9, 2020
June Petty, 95, of Battle Creek, died July 9, 2020. June was born June 2, 1925 in Okemos, MI to Merton and Lera (Young) Hurley. She married Donald Petty on May 28, 1948 and worked for the Kellogg Company for 32 years, retiring in 1982. June enjoyed sewing, quilting, and reading. After retirement, she traveled extensively with various groups. She...
Betty Jane (Gaul) Ginnebaugh
Jul 9, 2020
Betty Jane (Gaul) Ginnebaugh of Battle Creek, MI Betty, age 90, died on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Reflections of Battle Creek after suffering from Alzheimer's for many years. Betty, the daughter of Ted A. and Gretchen V. (Kinter) Wolfe, was born in Battle Creek on May 28, 1930; was a 1948 graduate of Lakeview High School and was...
Carl James "Jim" Pfau
Jul 8, 2020
Carl James "Jim" Pfau, of Augusta, Michigan, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his home. He was born August 25, 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of William and Roberta Prau. Funeral services to celebrate Jim's Life were held 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 20th at Fort Custer National Cemetery. The service may be viewed by visiting https://vimeo.com/439990924.
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