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Beulah Cucuro-Shafer
Dec 25, 2013
Beulah O. Cucuro-Shafer, Age 97, Of Battle Creek, Died December 25, 2013, at The Oaks at North Pointe Woods. Beulah was born January 3, 1916, in New Carlisle, IN, the daughter of Frank and Jessie E, (Eckert) Eggleston. She had been an area resident since 1948, after residing in Three Oaks, Niles and Evart before coming to Battle Creek. On...
Marjorie Nixon
Dec 25, 2013
Marjorie Christine (Wilder) Nixon, age 78, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 9:00 AM. Pastor Jim Codde will officiate with burial to follow at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...
Kai-Lani Ball
Dec 21, 2013
Kai-Lani Michelle Marie Ball, infant daughter of Donovan Ball and Brandi Burbank, died Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was born October 30, 2013 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Kai-Lani is survived by her parents, four brothers: Donovan Ball II, Dai’Veon Ball, Vegas Brown II and Navaden Brown; her grandfather, Kenneth (Sheila) Blair and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded...
Mavis Corum
Dec 20, 2013
Mavis J. Corum, Age 86, of Battle Creek, Went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 20, 2013, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Mavis was born on December 18, 1927, in Marshall, MI, the daughter of Ellsworth M. and Donna (Seeger) Jarvis. She lived in Marshall as a child then moved to Battle Creek graduating from Lakeview High School....
Cathy Hanke
Dec 20, 2013
Cathy Jo Hanke, age 57, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at her home. She was born September 4, 1956 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Keith and Joanne (Moles) Hewitt. Cathy was a 1974 graduate of Maple Valley High School and held various secretarial positions thru the years, including Bronson Battle Creek and the Federal...
Louis Atchley
Dec 20, 2013
Louis “Bernie” Atchley, age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born June 1, 1929 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Roy Charles and Mary Theresa (Marriott) Atchley. A 1947 graduate of St. Philip High School, Bernie was drafted and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following...
Angelina Fedele
Dec 16, 2013
Angelina M. “Angie” Fedele, Age 85, Of Battle Creek, Died Monday, December 16, 2013, at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. Angie was born on October 30, 1928, in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Christopher and Angela Prato. She had been an area resident since 1959. On June 25, 1955, she was united in marriage to Dr. Stephen Fedele who survives....
Robert Rettenmaier
Dec 16, 2013
Robert W. “Bob” Rettenmaier, Age 84, Of Battle Creek, Passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Robert was born on July 2, 1929, in Ft Dodge, Iowa, the son of William and Mary (Steininger) Rettenmaier. He was a 1948 graduate of Corpus Cristi Academy in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was a graduate of Hamilton Business College in Mason...
Adeline Okerman
Dec 15, 2013
Adeline E. Okerman, 91, of Battle Creek passed away Sunday December 15, 2013 at home. She was born on April 23, 1922 in Chicago, IL to William C. and Lillian M. (Bachmann) Blaesing. Adeline graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL and received an Associate’s Degree from Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek. She attended Western Michigan University...
Donald Wilson
Dec 12, 2013
Donald Raymond Wilson, 92, died peacefully in his sleep on December 12, 2013. Don was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 26, 1921 to Raymond W. and Leah Stevens Wilson. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School, graduating in 1940. After a year at Kalamazoo College, he enrolled at Northwestern University in their first Mechanical Engineering Co-op Program. He enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Wanda Owens
Dec 12, 2013
Wanda Mae Owens, age 71, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born January 9, 1942 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Otto McCleary and Dorothy (Ensign) Koser. Mrs. Owens was a 1960 graduate of Battle Creek Kellogg High School and was a Nurse’s Aide helping the elderly...
Marvin Mcghee
Dec 7, 2013
Marvin “Mack” McGhee, age 62, of Battle Creek, died Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was born February 20, 1951 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Austin and Frances Inez (Sneed) McGhee. Mack served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War as a Military Policeman. Following his honorable discharge he worked at Clark Equipment Company and later Schweitzer Construction...
William Lampas
Dec 6, 2013
William (Bill) John Lampas, 91, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2013. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 22, 1922 to Greek immigrants John Constantine (Lampathakis) and Eugenia (Berles) Lampas and attended Battle Creek Schools prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1942. After serving honorably in both the Alaskan and Southern Pacific Theatres during...
Bessie Owens
Dec 4, 2013
Bessie Jane Owens, Age 100, Of Battle Creek, Passed away December 4, 2013, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Bessie was born on August 2, 1913, in Marietta, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Ollie Riemenschneider. She graduated from Marietta High School and Marietta Commercial College. She married Raymond J. Owens on April 20, 1935 in Woodsfield, Ohio. He preceded...
Olga "Angie Budas
Dec 3, 2013
Olga M. “Angie” Budas, Age 87, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Angie was born on November 14, 1926, in Lynch, Kentucky, the daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Lazich) Angelich. She had been an area resident since 1944. Angie was a graduate of Bellevue High School in 1944 and attended...
Wilburn Thompson
Nov 29, 2013
Wilburn D. Thompson, 99, of Battle Creek formerly from Sawyer, passed away Friday November 29, 2013 at The Oaks of NorthPointe Woods. He was born on October 18, 1914 in Harrisburg, IL to Walter and Laura (Wise)Thompson. He was employed by the Clark Equipment Company for 22 years. He married Clara Sonnenberg in 1952, she preceded him in death in...
Betty West
Nov 29, 2013
Betty J. West, age 92, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 at her home. She was born February 22, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of Ralph R. and Ruth H. (Minges) McCormack. Betty was a 1939 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, attended Mullinex Business School and Kellogg Community College. She had worked for Stanley...
George Opala
Nov 28, 2013
George Opala, 79, of Battle Creek passed away Thursday November 28, 2013 at Heartland Health Center. He was born on August 20, 1934 in Battle Creek to Dan and Marie (Drais) Opala. George was united in marriage on January 5, 1989 to Marian D. Pearson, she preceded him in death on November 16, 2011. He was employed by Union Pump...
Walter Noga, Jr.
Nov 26, 2013
Walter J. Noga, Jr., age 78 of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. He was born February 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Walter and Victoria (Badon) Noga. Walt was a 1952 graduate of St. Philip High School, earned an associate’s degree from Kellogg Community College and went on...
William Bessler
Nov 22, 2013
William Edward Bessler, Age 91, Of Climax, MI, Passed away on November 22, 2013, at the VA Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. William was born on November 28, 1921, in Lawrenceburg, IN, the son of Joseph E. and Lucille L. (Esslair) Bessler. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Math and Science from Texas University in Austin, TX. On October 26, 1942 he...
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