Obituaries

Tina M. Osborne

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Sheridan Mack "Sully" Sullivan

Sheridan Mack "Sully" Sullivan

Jul 8, 2020

Sheridan Mack "Sully" Sullivan of Battle Creek, MI Sully, the son of Mack M. and Ruby R. (Krieger) Sullivan, was born in McPherson, KS on March 24, 1938; was a 1955 graduate of Plainville (KS) Rural High School and moved to this area in 1965. He served his Country honorably and nobly in the United States Navy as Airman specializing...

Juan Garcia

Juan Garcia

Jul 6, 2020

Juan Garcia, 66, of Battle Creek, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 6, 2020. He was born November 18, 1953 in Battle Creek, the son of Jose and Lucy (Bocanegra) Garcia. Johnny worked for the city of Battle Creek for 15 years. He was a black belt in karate and owned his own studio. He was an avid chess player and...

Anthony Bouchard

Anthony Bouchard

Jul 6, 2020

Anthony R. Bouchard, Age 56, of Battle Creek, MI (formerly Owosso) passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at home.Cremation has taken place. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 1st, between 1-4 PM at 134 South River Road, Battle Creek, MI.Anthony was born in Grand Rapids, MI, on April 29, 1964, the son of Rolland R....

Thomas Ray "Tom" Suggs

Thomas Ray "Tom" Suggs

Jul 6, 2020

Thomas Ray Suggs of Battle Creek, MI Tom, age 68, died Monday, July 6, 2020 unexpectedly at his home. Thomas was born November 23, 1951 in Montezuma, Georgia. He was the son of Oaken and Evelyn Suggs they moved to Battle Creek, Michigan in 1954.Thomas graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1970. Thomas Ray Suggs and Vickie Rae...

Michael Steven "Mike" White

Michael Steven "Mike" White

Jul 5, 2020

Michael (Mike), S. White 66, of Battle Creek, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Glenn Arbor Southwest Michigan Hospice from a recent diagnosis of cancer.Mike was born on September 30,1953 in Battle Creek Mi. to Richard and Patricia (Adams) White. He attended Lakeview Schools, graduating in 1972. Mike proudly served in the Navy 1972-1975 , as a Fuel Aviator...

Elsie Mae (Myers) Shulters

Elsie Mae (Myers) Shulters

Jul 5, 2020

Elsie Mae (Myers) Shulters, 86 of Battle Creek passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Reflections Memory Care.Elsie was born at the Nicole's Memorial Hospital in Battle Creek on September 23, 1933, the daughter of Arlon H. (Jack) and Edna Mae (Girnus) Myers. Elsie attended McKinley Elementary in Battle Creek. Her family moved to Marshall, MI in 1947. At...

David W. Holloway

David W. Holloway

Jul 4, 2020

David Warren Holloway,65, of Battle Creek, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born December 7, 1954 the son of Harold L. and Mildred I. (Washington) Holloway in Owosso, Michigan. David was a Jack-of-all-trades, he was versatile and adept at many things, and love helping out his friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a...

Larry J. Kaiser

Larry J. Kaiser

Jul 4, 2020

Larry Jay Kaiser died on July 4, 2020, in Battle Creek, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer; he was 70 years old. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Cindy Wagner, and his children Jeremy Wagner-Kaiser, of Oakland CA, and Rachel WagnerKaiser (Mitchell Clifton), of Seattle WA. Also surviving are his mother Gustel (Kaiser) Berkowitz, his sisters...

Elizabeth Virginia "Ginny" Moran

Elizabeth Virginia "Ginny" Moran

Jul 3, 2020

Elizabeth Virginia "Ginny" Moran of Hickory Corners, MI Ginny, age 81, died Friday evening, 3rd of July, 2020, at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility, Battle Creek, MI. Ginny, the daughter of James H. and Elizabeth (McCloskey) Moran, was born in Kingsport, TN on August 5, 1939; was a 1957 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, TN; received her...

Charles Dalaine "Charlie" Finney

Charles Dalaine "Charlie" Finney

Jul 3, 2020

Charles D. Finney, 91, of Battle Creek died peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where Charlie and his family received excellent care.Charlie was born June 1, 1929 in Detroit , Michigan the son of Heman L. and Gwendolyn (Crouch) Finney. He grew up in Detroit, Albion...

Edward E. Springer

Edward E. Springer

Jul 2, 2020

Edward E. Springer, 58, passed away unexpectedly on July 2, 2020. He was born in Kalamazoo on February 20, 1962, the son of David and Lillybally (Branham) Springer. Edward was married to Penny J. Woodman on November 29, 1994. Edward is survived by his wife, Penny; two brothers, Dave A. Branham and Walter A. Springer, Sr., both of Battle Creek;...

Bernice Catherine Rossi

Bernice Catherine Rossi

Jul 1, 2020

Bernice Catherine Rossi of Battle Creek, MI Bernice, 94, of Battle Creek, MI passed away July 1, 2020 Bernice was born to the late Erasmo (Ross) Facione and Maria (DiCicco) Facione on March 6, 1926 in Detroit, MI. Bernice graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1944. She married Roxsy Dominic Rossi on March 2, 1946 enjoying 34 years of...

Carl Kris Angelo

Carl Kris Angelo

Jul 1, 2020

Carl Kris Angelo, 88, of Battle Creek died peacefully at home with his family at his side on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The former sign near the corner of Hopkins and Capital Avenue Northeast — barely an outfielder's throw to nearby CO. Brown Stadium — for many generations in Battle Creek, both the restaurant and the sport of amateur baseball...

David Sergeant Warner

David Sergeant Warner

Jul 1, 2020

David S. Warner of Hickory Corners, MI David Sergeant Warner, age 81, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in the arms of his loving wife, Beverly. He was born November 14, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Jerome and Elizabeth (Sergeant) Warner. David grew up in the Kalamazoo, and spent summers at Gull Lake since...