Obituaries
Kathleen Rita (Wallace) Harris
Oct 15, 2020
Kathleen Rita (Wallace) Harris, 85, of Battle Creek died peacefully, with family at her side, at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Kathleen was born July 19, 1935 in Jackson, Michigan to Harold and Erma (Bunker) Wallace. She grew up in Battle Creek and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1953. Kathleen was employed...
John E. Vaughn
Oct 12, 2020
John E. Vaughn, age 67, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday evening October 12, 2020 at the Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. He was born in Battle Creek on March 24, 1953, the son of Frederick E. and Laurene E. (Badger) Vaughn and attended Battle Creek Public Schools. John retired from the Kellogg Company in 2006 after more...
Clyde "John" Logan
Oct 12, 2020
Clyde "John" Logan, age 89, of Battle Creek died just minutes short of his 90th birthday on Monday evening, October 12, 2020. He was born in Grover Hill, Ohio on October 13, 1930, the son of Clyde and Anna Hazel (Blackmore) Logan. John grew up in Emmett Township and attended the old one-room Redbrick School House, was a 1949 graduate...
Carol Ann (King) Spoor
Oct 11, 2020
Carol Ann Spoor, 81 died peacefully with her family at her side on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Bronson B.C. Carol was born December 21, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Charles and Margaret (MacLennan) King. She was a 1951 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and attended WMU, as well as KCC where she received her...
Richard J. Church
Oct 10, 2020
Richard J. Church, 101, died October 10, 2020 in Battle Creek. Richard was born December 27, 1918 in Marshall, MI., the son of Clem C. and Edna S. Church. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1936. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II with overseas tours of duty in Saipan and Iwo Jima....
Barbara E. Wyman Coleman
Oct 10, 2020
Barbara Ellen Wyman Coleman of Augusta, MI passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, October 10, 2020.Barbara was born in Coldwater, Michigan on July 30, 1929 to the late Claude and Bertha Wyman. She has resided in Augusta most of her life and until her passing.Married to Walter Carl Coleman Nov. 15, 1947, they had 4 children prior to...
Gary William Bleyer
Oct 10, 2020
Gary William Bleyer of Richland, MI Gary, age 75, was born in Grand Rapids, MI and died in Richland, MI on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Gary served his Country honorably and nobly during the Vietnam War in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970. He was a Sergeant assigned to the 72nd Field Maintenance Squadron (SAC). He married...
James Michael "Mike" Bateman
Oct 9, 2020
James Michael "Mike" Bateman, 54, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully at Bronson Methodist Hospital on October 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on May 1, 1966 to Lloyd and Anne (Holtzclaw) Bateman. He was a lifelong resident of Battle Creek, graduated from Pennfield High School, Kellogg Community College, and would have...
Nancy Ellen (Donham) Gossner
Oct 6, 2020
Nancy E. (Donham) Gossner, age 79, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo after a long battle with cancer. She was born February 3, 1941 in Charlotte, Michigan to Loren (Bud) and Ellen (Bruch) Donham. Nancy grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, graduating from Battle Creek Central High School in 1959....
Gary Kalvin "Skeeter" Mccrimmon
Oct 4, 2020
Gary Kalvin "Skeeter" McCrimmon, age 40, of Battle Creek passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 4, 2020. He was born in Battle Creek on September 17, 1980, the son of Gary C. and Paula J. (Newburn) McCrimmon. Gary graduated from Pennfield High School and worked for several years at Denso Manufacturing. Gary loved his dogs who greeted him at Heaven's...
Edward Burgess "Ed" Harvey
Oct 4, 2020
Edward Burgess "Ed" HarveySt. Peter called Edward Burgess Harvey, aged 74, to the big Mansion on the Hill, October 4, 2020.Ed was not meant for an ordinary life. He was born on May 2, 1946 to the infamous Virgil Harvey, a West Virginia coal miner that survived being thrown through a plate-glass saloon window, became the WWII lightweight Army boxing...
Gary L. Lake
Oct 4, 2020
Gary Lee Lake, age 76, of Allegan passed away peacefully Sunday morning, October 4, 2020 at Bronson Commons in Mattawan. He was born in Port Huron on August 4, 1944, the son of George and Barbara (Haywood) Lake. Gary graduated from Battle Creek Central High School with the class of 1962. In 2004, Gary retired after many years as a...
Winston Hrangthawng
Oct 1, 2020
Winston Hrangthawng, age 78, of Springfield, unexpectedly went to be with his Lord & Savior on Thursday morning, October 1, 2020. He was born in Lumbang, Chin State, Burma on February 15, 1942, the loving son of Suak Lian and Ngun Thluai. Winston was a founding member of the Gospel Baptist Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and helping others...
Jimmie Lee Woods
Oct 1, 2020
Jimmie Lee Woods of Anchorage, Alaska passed away unexpectedly on October 1, 2020. He was 69 years old.At a very young age, Jimmie, his mother, and siblings moved to Hamilton, Ohio. After the death of his mother, at the age of 15, Jimmie moved to Muskegon, Michigan to be with his aunts and uncles, who all stepped in to care...
Gladys Holstrom
Sep 29, 2020
Gladys Holstrom, age 106, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020. She was born in Newfoundland on March 28, 1914, the second of eight children. She came to the United States at age seven and lived in many states before settling in Battle Creek in 1936 with her husband, Arthur. Gladys worked at Shane's Ladies Apparel for 25years until...
Gene Russell Phillips
Sep 29, 2020
Gene Russell Phillips of Battle Creek, MI Gene, age 89, died Tuesday morning, September 29, 2020 at his residence with his loving family at his side following a lengthy illness. Gene, the son of Glenn G. and Eva M. (VanOrden) Phillips, was born in Battle Creek on July 26, 1931 and was a lifetime resident. He served his Country honorably...
Margaret Ann "Maggie" Or "Ann Magg Parsons" Parsons
Sep 28, 2020
Margaret Ann (Organ) Parsons, 74, a lifelong Battle Creek, Michigan resident, died peacefully at her residence on Monday, September 28, 2020. Margaret or Maggie, or Ann Magg Parsons as she was known on Facebook, was born June 27, 1946 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Keith V. and Marjorie E. (Perkins) Organ. She was a 1964 graduate of Battle...
Summer Lynn Woodin
Sep 28, 2020
Summer Lynn Woodin, age 22, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday morning, September 28th after having a seizure. She was born in Battle Creek on August 29, 1998, to Richard "Rich" Woodin and Sandra "Sandi" (Cox) Woodin. Summer is survived by her beautiful 4-year old daughter, Aubree Marie Antes; her parents; her brother, Taylor; her sister, Jessica; her grandparents,...
Mary M. Clark
Sep 28, 2020
Mary M. Clark, age 92, of Battle Creek, went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2020. She was born in Battle Creek on October 31, 1927, the daughter of Bertram and Alma (Crockett) King. Early in life she and her parents moved to Evanston, Illinois and later to Davenport, Iowa. Due to her father's illness they moved to...
James Burton Dekam
Sep 26, 2020
James Burton DeKam, 77, of Battle Creek died peacefully at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence on Saturday, September 26, 2020. James was born December 30, 1942 in Portage, Michigan, the son of Burton and Helen (Jurgenson). He grew up in Portage and joined the U.S. Air Force. He trained in electronics and worked on aeronautical electrical systems, serving in Thailand during...
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