Obituaries
Jerry Ann "Jerrie" Hilbert
Dec 16, 2020
Jerrie Ann (Warner) Hilbert of Kalamazoo, MI Jerrie, age 86, passed away Wednesday morning, December 17, 2020 at the New Friends Care Facility (Vibrant Life Senior Living) in Kalamazoo. Jerrie was born April 10, 1934 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Jerome Warner and Elizabeth (Sergeant) Warner. She grew up in Kalamazoo, and spent summers at Gull Lake since 1948....
Rebecca Lynn (Walter) Comport
Dec 15, 2020
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" (Walter) Comport, 71, a lifelong Battle Creek resident died peacefully and unexpectedly at Bronson Battle Creek on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.Becky was born in Battle Creek to John Robert and Edythe I. (Whitney) Walter. She was a 1967 graduate of Harper Creek High School and later enrolled in accounting classes at Kellogg Community College. Becky retired in...
Nina M. Randall
Dec 15, 2020
Nina Mae Randall, age 102, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. She was surrounded by family as "Benediction" by People and Songs played softly in the background. Nina was born July 24, 1918 in Lansing, Michigan to Maude (Scott) and Montie Hutson during the Spanish Influenza epidemic; she was the middle of three children. After...
Gary Lee Jennings
Dec 14, 2020
Gary Lee Jennings of Comstock Township, MI Gary, age 76, was surrounded by family and passed away on Monday morning, December 14, 2020 after an 8-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Gary was born at PIP hospital in Plainwell, Michigan on December 16, 1943. The 2nd of 3 children born to parents Gilbert Leonard Jennings and Sally Massey Jennings. He graduated...
Mary Ellen (Goodrich) Mcalvey
Dec 14, 2020
Mary Ellen McAlvey, a lifelong Battle Creek resident, died peacefully Monday, December 14, 2020 at Pennfield Premier Living. She was born in Battle Creek on December 4, 1928 to Frank N. and Clara (Lehmann) Goodrich. Mary Ellen was a 1949 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. Most of her life Mary Ellen worked at home as a seamstress and...
Carl E. Cameron
Dec 14, 2020
Carl E. Cameron, 71, of Battle Creek, died December 14, 2020. Carl was born May 27, 1949 in Battle Creek to Dorr and Ruth (Kellogg) Cameron. Carl proudly served in the United States Navy and worked for Grand Trunk as a diesel mechanic for a brief time. He was a member of the American Legion Oscar Brady Post. 298 for...
Mary "Marie" Josephine Collopy
Dec 12, 2020
Mary "Marie" Josephine (Kobza) Collopy aged 94, passed away on December 12, 2020, due to complications of Covid-19. Born to Emil and Elizabeth (Duhon) Kobza, Marie was raised on a Nebraska farm near the Czech community of Brainard. She was the sixth of twelve siblings: Rose, Alice, Emil, Margaret, Agnes, Marie (Mary), Bette, Gabriella, Helen, Bernard, Benedict, and Dorothy.There were...
Katherine Ann "Kathy" (Vasel) Latty
Dec 11, 2020
Katherine "Kathy" Ann (Vasel) Latty, 70, a life-long Battle Creek resident, died peacefully at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence on Friday, December 11, 2020. Kathy was born October 11, 1950 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Naum and Petrulla (Christ) Vasel. She was a 1968 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and attended Kellogg Community College. Kathy was employed for...
Jeffrey Joseph "Jeff" Wiseman
Dec 11, 2020
Jeffrey Joseph "Jeff" Wiseman, age 50, of Battle Creek, passed away at home on Friday, December 11, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Amelia "Nichole" Wiseman. He was born in Battle Creek on June 22, 1970, the Son of Alan Wiseman and Katherine (Jim) Barnes. Jeff was a very loyal, knowledgeable, and compassionate man. He met Amelia in high...
Marian Elnora (Paeske) Miller
Dec 10, 2020
Marian Elnora (Paeske) Miller of Battle Creek, MI Marian, age 97, died peacefully Thursday, December 10, 2020 after a brief illness. She is survived by daughter Lynn Miller, and daughter Jean (m. George) Wells, both of Battle Creek, and son Kurt Miller, (m. Judith) of Bay City, Michigan; four grandchildren, Todd Wells of Battle Creek, Seth Wells of Lafayette Indiana,...
Romualdas Jonas "Rom" Botyrius
Dec 10, 2020
Romualdas Jonas "Rom" Botyrius of Richland, MI Rom, age 84, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, December 10, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI. Rom, the son of Jonas and Marija (Rutkauskaite) Botyrius, was born in Marijampole, Lithuania and immigrated to Bayonne, NJ in 1949. He was a 1955 graduate of Bayonne High School and received his Bachelor Degree in Agriculture...
Boyd Junior "Peanut" Miller
Dec 10, 2020
Boyd Junior "Peanut" Miller, 80, of Battle Creek died peacefully at Pennfield Premier Living on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Boyd was born November 25, 1940 in Prestonburg, Kentucky the son of Cleve and Liddie (McGuire) Miller. He lived in Kentucky, Indian and Florida, prior to making Battle Creek, Michigan his home, in his 20's. Boyd was employed as a foreman...
Carol Rose Howes
Dec 10, 2020
Carol Rose Howes of Richland, MICarol, age 79, died on Thursday morning, December 10, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI. Carol, the daughter of Thomas Walter and Lila Marian (Kellogg) Howes, was born in Kalamazoo, MI on March 1, 1941 and was a 1959 graduate of WK Kellogg High School. Carol earned Master's degrees from Western Michigan University in...
Sandra Lee (Wilson) Gant
Dec 9, 2020
Sandra Lee (Wilson) Gant, 49, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly at the Laurels of Bedford on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. A complete obituary will be published here. If you have any questions, prior to that please call us at 269-962-5527. Private family services will be held for Sandra. Arrangements are by Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Personal...
Edward Franklin Case
Dec 9, 2020
Edward Franklin Case, 89, of Battle Creek died peacefully at Heritage Assisted Living on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Ed was born February 8, 1931 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Clifton Franklin and Charlotte (Holt) Case. He was a 1949 graduate of Bellevue High School. After high school, he was employed at Clark Equipment Company. Ed honorably served his country 1952-1954,...
Doris M. Coller
Dec 8, 2020
Doris M. Coller, 90, of Bellevue, died December 8, 2020 at home with her family by her side. Doris was born August 1, 1930 in Battle Creek to Fred and Lillian (Disler) Lawrence. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School and worked at a dime store from 1945-1949, and as a surgery clerk at Leila Hospital, and Community Hospital...
Reba Evelyn (Wilson) Hammons
Dec 8, 2020
Reba Evelyn Hammons, our very loving mother and grandmother, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at The Oaks at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek, Mich. She was born July 5, 1924 to Willis Rosco Wilson and Margaret (Maggie)Ellen Spurling at Obey City near Lovejoy, Overton County, TN. She retired from the Battle Creek Public School System, working at Central High...
Joyce A. Wielinski
Dec 8, 2020
Joyce A. Wielinski, 75, of Battle Creek, died December 8, 2020 at Bronson Battle Creek. Joyce was born June 21, 1945 in Saginaw to Harold and Geraldine (Scheffler) Blackmer. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and adult coloring books. Her main priority was her family, and there was nothing more she loved than being around them. Joyce is survived by her...
Roger R. Russell
Dec 6, 2020
Roger Roan Russell, 77, of Richland, passed away on December 6, 2020. Roger was born May 25, 1943, in Decatur, AL to Malcolm and Nettie Ruth (Bolton) Russell. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy, received his Associate's Degree in Business from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and retired from Georgia-Pacific in 2001 after many years with the company.Roger...
Julie Ann Darling Piper
Dec 5, 2020
Julie Ann Darling Piper, of Bangor and formerly of Marshall, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Julie was born June 5, 1952 at Community Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Francis Terry "Jack" and Joyce Elaine (Taylor) Darling. She grew up in Marshall and was a 1970 graduate of Marshall High School. She...
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