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Janice Bush
Jan 12, 2015
Janice Sue Bush, age 66, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away January 12th, 2015 at Bronson Hospital due to long-term complications from a 2000 car accident. Jan was born on November 11th, 1948 in Bedford, Indiana to Harry and Lillian Daily. She worked as a Manager at GKC Theatres across the Midwest. Jan was an avid lover of animals, spending many...
Tad Vandervoort, Sr.
Jan 11, 2015
Tad Doerr VanderVoort, Sr., age 75 of Battle Creek, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born July 17, 1939 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of John Gunning and Betty Jane (Doerr) VanderVoort. Tad was a 1957 graduate of Lakeview High School and had attended Western Michigan University, Michigan State University and Central Michigan University...
Cecil Ball
Jan 8, 2015
Cecil Melvin “Mel” Ball, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born March 17, 1928 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Leland Meece and Elnora Mae (Kinney) Ball. Mel served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a dental technician aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite. Upon his honorable...
Marcia Palmiter
Jan 7, 2015
Marcia G. Palmiter, Age 85, Of Battle Creek, Died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in Battle Creek. Marcia was born on January 23, 1929, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Clare and Gayle (Weist) Mead. Surviving are sons, Alan Palmiter of Battle Creek and Carl (Pamela) Palmiter of Myrtle Beach; grandchildren, Lindy (Kevin)Drudge of Huntersville, NC and Alex Palmiter of Atlanta;...
Elizabeth Noga
Jan 4, 2015
Elizabeth J. “Betty” Noga, Age 96, Of Battle Creek, Died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Oaks at Northpointe Woods. Betty was born on December 20, 1918, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Lionel and ArCenoe (Merwin) Huver. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central High School in 1937. She entered nurses training at...
Carolyn Zellers
Jan 4, 2015
Carolyn May Zellers, age 91, of Newport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in her sleep January 4, 2015 at her home. She was born January 10, 1923 in Battle Creek, Michigan and was preceded in death by her husband Herbert, her son William, and her daughter Carol Bauer. She is survived by her son James, her daughter Jane Roiter, 12 grandchildren, and 27...
Raymond Stearns
Jan 1, 2015
Raymond A. Stearns, Age 90, Of Battle Creek, Died January 1, 2015. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4 to 7:00 p.m., at the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Fort Custer National Cemetery. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Irene Riegel
Dec 28, 2014
Irene L. Riegel, Age 89, of Battle Creek, Died on Sunday, December28, 2014 at Bronson Battle Creek. Irene was born on August 10, 1925, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Maurice and Gertrude (Bird) Mulvaney. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Bellevue High School in 1943. On July 20, 1946, she was united in marriage to...
Jennie Lichty
Dec 27, 2014
Jennie L. Lichty, 79, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center surrounded by her family. Jennie was born April 28, 1935 in St. Johns, Michigan the daughter of Dewey and Francis (Stearns) Charter. She was a hairdresser for many years retiring in 1989. On July 2, 1982 she was married to Charles James Lichty...
Juanita Sass
Dec 26, 2014
Juanita A. Sass, 84, loving mom, grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma passed away Friday, December 26, 2014. She was born February 5, 1930 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Donald and Gertrude (Casewell) Munger. On September 17, 1949 she married Lester Sass Jr, and he preceded her in death on July 29, 2003. She was also preceded in death by...
Shawn Wolney
Dec 26, 2014
Shawn J. Wolney, age 39, of Battle Creek, went to walk with Christ on December 26, 2014. He was born December 5, 1975 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Joe and Pam (Case) Wolney. Shawn was a graduate of Harper Creek High School. He worked at Papa Johns and later Denso. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Margaret Pharr
Dec 22, 2014
Dianne Pharr, age 73, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born January 30, 1941 in Marshall, Michigan the daughter of Henry C. and Mary T. (Schaub) Parker. Dianne was a 1958 graduate of Marshall High School and following graduation began working in the office at Clark Oil Company. She married Larry...
Mabel Hickman
Dec 17, 2014
Mabel Louise (Pearce) Hickman, age 90, of Battle Creek, entered Heaven on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. She was currently a resident at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. Mabel was born December 25, 1923 to William and Minerva (Kees) Pearce. She had resided in Florida until her retirement at which time she moved back to Michigan. While in Florida she...
Inez Crisfield
Dec 14, 2014
Inez H. Crisfield, Age 90, Of Battle Creek, Went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. Inez was born on October 29, 1924, in Spaulding, Nebraska, the daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Libby) Slack. She had been a lifelong resident of the area. Inez first worked at the Kellogg Company where...
E Boyer
Dec 11, 2014
E MAE BOYER JANUARY 13, 1924 to DECEMBER 11, 2014 Service: Wednesday, December 17th @ 10:30 am E Mae Boyer at the age of 90 went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Mae was born January 13th, 1924 in Dalton City, IL the baby of Harrison and Oma (Underwood) Nihiser’s six children. In September she...
Robert Dugan
Dec 10, 2014
Robert Charles “Bob” Dugan, age 87, of Battle Creek, Born on December 20, 1926, the son of Dr. William M. and Lucy (Bourgeois) Dugan passed away at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo under the caring and professional supervision of the E.R., I.C.U and Palliative Care staff, while surrounded by his loving family. This followed a courageous battle with multiple health...
Audra Camera
Dec 9, 2014
Audra Joan Camera, age 82, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Evergreen Senior Care Center. She was born December 27, 1931 in Eckford Township, Calhoun, County, MI, the daughter of John Sherman and Malinda Ellen (Houlton) Patton. She resided in Marshall, MI, Battle Creek, MI and Chicago, IL. A graduate of Marshall High School, May 1950, she...
Carla Dearing
Dec 7, 2014
Carla Regina (Bombassei) Dearing, 78, of Richland died on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 at The Reflections in Battle Creek. She was born on Sept. 3, 1936, the daughter of Simone and Irene Bombassei, and lived nearly all her life in Battle Creek as a devoted wife and mother, a prominent businesswoman and a tireless community servant. She graduated from Lakeview...
Jeffrey Gray
Dec 5, 2014
Jeffrey A. Gray, age 43, of Battle Creek, died Friday, December 5, 2014. He was born March 28, 1971 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of John Ernest and Marcia Lynn (O’Connell) Gray. Jeff was a 1990 graduate of Lakeview High School and went on to the Northwestern Auto Diesel College in Lima, Ohio. He had worked at Duncan Aviation...
Helen Schoder
Dec 4, 2014
Helen M. (Bauman) Schoder, 86, of Battle Creek, MI, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. A lifelong resident of Battle Creek, she was the daughter of Joseph F. and Helen "Marie" (Geise) Bauman. Both parents died when Helen was a preschooler and her aunt and uncle, and elder siblings raised her. Helen married the late, Hon. Wendell L. Schoder. They had...
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