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Yvonne Opala
May 12, 2014
Yvonne Mardelle Opala, age 75, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at her home. She was born July 3, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Garland Stewart and Beulah Jean (Hawk) Sneed. Yvonne was a lifelong resident of the area and worked at the Kellogg Company from 1974 until her retirement in 1994. On June...
Wanda Mccomb
May 10, 2014
Wanda L. McComb, Age 87, Of Hickory Corners, Died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Borgess Medical Center. Wanda was born on April 28, 1927, the daughter of Louis and Isabelle Dempsey. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central High School. In 1964 she was united in marriage to Ronald McComb who preceded her...
Jack Post
May 9, 2014
Jack R. Post, Age 70, Of Battle Creek, Passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Jack was born on February 6, 1944, in Lafayette, IN. the son of Roy N. and Eleanor (Carter) Post. Jack was a 1962 graduate of Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, IN. He had been an area resident since...
Barthell White
May 8, 2014
Barthell Cornelius White was born on October 19, 1944 in River Rouge, Michigan at home to the union of Adam and Maybelle White. He was the third of four children. He was a member of the St. John AME Church in River Rouge. He attended the River Rouge Public School system in which enjoyed performing in the marching band in...
Lapreal Kelley
May 8, 2014
LaPreal Adelaide Kelley, age 89 of Bellevue, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. She was born February 22, 1925 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Floyd and Roberta (Rapp) Rankin. Mrs. Kelley attended the Eagle School, was a charter member of Country Chapel United Methodist Church in Dowling and a member of the Bedford Lionness Club. She enjoyed crocheting,...
John Lohrstorfer, Sr
May 5, 2014
Lt. John E. Lohrstorfer, Sr., retired, Michigan State Police, Age 89, Of Battle Creek, John E. Lohrstorfer, Sr. passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at his home. He was born February 13, 1925 to Nina (Heck) and Milton John Lohrstorfer at home in Clinton Twp., MI. In 1943 he graduated from Mt. Clemens High School. John was a decorated WWII...
Jane Young
May 4, 2014
Sunday May 4, 2014, Jane Elizabeth Young, 89, went to be with her Lord. She is now enjoying life pain free with her husband of 59 years Rexford C. Young, daughter Marcia G. Young and favorite aunt and friend Mary (Moo) Ritzler. She is also preceded in death by her parents Catherine (Eigenbrode) and Harold Porter, brothers Marvin (Tommie) Porter, Robert...
Laura Janus
May 4, 2014
Laura Janus, age 84, of Corpus Christi, TX and formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014. She was born March 29, 1930 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Orville and Dorothy (Case) Smith, Sr. Mrs. Janus had been a resident of Battle Creek for most of her life and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
William Shanley
May 3, 2014
William “Russ” Shanley, age 89, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014. He was born August 26, 1924 in Tekonsha, Michigan the son of William M. and Elizabeth J. (Johnston) Shanley of Marshall. Russ graduated from Marshall Public Schools in 1942 and entered the Army Air Corp in 1943. He served as a crew member on B-24 Liberator...
Benjamin Davis
Apr 29, 2014
Benjamin J. Davis, Age 57, Of Battle Creek, Died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Battle Creek. Ben was born on June 1, 1956, in Battle Creek, the son of Jay and Elsbeth J. Davis. He had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Lakeview High School and then attended Kellogg Community College. He was a veteran serving in...
Bessie Mccotter
Apr 24, 2014
Bessie M. McCotter, age 86 of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014. Bessie was born May 17, 1927 in Albany, Georgia the daughter of Ralph M. and Helen Ida (McCormick) Allen. The family moved to Marshall, MI in 1929, then in 1934 moved to Battle Creek settling in Bellevue in 1937 where she graduated from Bellevue High School...
Ruth Wilhelms
Apr 22, 2014
Ruth L. Wilhelms, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. She was born February 17, 1928 in Marshall, Michigan the daughter of Dale and Erma (Bachman) Gillum. Ruth worked at Post Cereal for several years and later did home parties for various companies. On August 10, 1944 she married...
Richard Jung
Apr 21, 2014
Richard Radde “Dick” Jung left this life to join his Lord and Savior Jesus on Monday, April 21, 2014, at the age of 89. He was born on the family farm in Lawrence MI April 30, 1924, the only child of Walter and Lena Jung. Upon graduation from Lawrence High School, he attended Michigan State College for two years, before enlisting...
Betty Berning
Apr 17, 2014
Betty Ann Berning, Age 81, Of Battle Creek, Died Thursday, April 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 11 to 12:00 p.m. Inurnment will be at Fort Custer National Cemetery. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Carol Burdick
Apr 15, 2014
Carol Lynn Burdick, age 63, of Bellevue, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Borgess Medical Center. She was born July 6, 1950 at United Memorial Hospital in Greenville, Michigan the daughter of John “Jack” and Dorothy (Finch) Bower. Carol was a 1968 graduate of Lakeview High School and later graduated from Kellogg Community College. She was...
Agnes Hester
Apr 14, 2014
Agnes V. Hester, age 100, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at her home. She was born April 16, 1913 in Douglas, Arizona the daughter of Jepson Dudley and Mary Esther (Navarro) Grimes. Agnes raised her children during the great depression in Texas and moved to Michigan during WWII where she worked for the Kellogg Company for...
Florin "Frank" Syc
Apr 12, 2014
Florin F. “Frank” Syc DDS, Age 88, Of Battle Creek, Went home to be with the Lord after a heroic and lengthy battle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s on Saturday April 12, 2014. Frank was born on February 5, 1926, in Bronson, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Losinski) Syc. He had been a resident of the area since 1956....
Mary Miller
Apr 12, 2014
Mary Louise Miller, age 61, of Battle Creek, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born May 18, 1952 in Selma, Alabama the daughter of the late Albert Caleb and Hazel Azerine (Strange) King. Mary attended the Staten Island Community College and the University of Denver, was a licensed paralegal and ordained chaplain...
Yvonne Jones
Apr 11, 2014
Yvonne E. Jones, Age 85, Of Battle Creek, Died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Boschway Adult Foster Care. Yvonne was born on October 1, 1928, in Battle Creek, the daughter of William and Ida Mae (McRoberts) Pearson. Yvonne worked for Westin Biscuit Company, the Kellogg Company and retired from Battle Creek Public Schools where she worked mainly at Southeastern School...
Glenda Yeager
Apr 9, 2014
Glenda F. Yeager, age 67, of Ceresco, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. She was born October 26, 1946 in Port Huron, Michigan the daughter of the late Jay and Bernita (Keyworth) Bradley. On July 10, 1965 she married Robert A. Yeager in Port Huron and he preceded her in death on February...
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