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James Atchley
Oct 8, 2013
James R. Atchley, 90, of Battle Creek died Tuesday October 8, 2013 at home. He was born on August 8, 1923 in Battle Creek to Roy and Mary Theresa (Marriott) Atchley. Jim graduated from St. Philip High School in 1942 where he served as senior class president. In high school Jim became a team leader, and one of St. Philips...
Joseph Harvath
Oct 8, 2013
Joseph L. Harvath, Age 69, Of East Leroy, Died Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Joseph was born on November 10, 1943, in Hastings, MI, the son of Joseph and Viola (Terpening) Harvath. He had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Harper Creek High School in 1962. In December of 1968, he was united in marriage to his wife...
Helen Arnett
Oct 4, 2013
Helen E. Arnett, age 95, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at Bickford Assisted Living. She was born April 26, 1918 in Traverse City, Michigan the daughter of Lyman and Ethel (Beeman) McNeil. When she was a year old the family moved to Otsego, Michigan and she graduated from Otsego High School. After graduation, she worked in...
Velma Holloway
Sep 28, 2013
Velma L. Holloway, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013. She was born October 14, 1926 in Bangor, Michigan the daughter of George B. and Ethel L. (Race) Wheaton. Mrs. Holloway was a 1945 graduate of Bangor High School. On January 10, 1948 she was married to James R. Holloway in Bangor and they moved to...
Lorena Rogers
Sep 28, 2013
Lorena Mae Rogers, age 94, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013. She was born July 15, 1919 in Midway, Indiana the youngest of seven children to Lee and Ada (Royer) Gourley. Mrs. Rogers worked at the V.A. Hospital for 27 years as a patient benefit coordinator from which she retired. She was a life member of American...
Kenneth Crane
Sep 27, 2013
Kenneth S. Crane, 98, of Battle Creek passed away Friday September 27, 2013 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born on June 1, 1915 in Freesoil, MI to Ernest and Myrtle (Irish) Crane. Kenneth graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1935. He was united in marriage on November 26, 1936 to Ruth M. Keathley, she preceded him in...
Nancy Ohler
Sep 26, 2013
Nancy Ellen (Kaye) Ohler, age 65, passed away peacefully, Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her home in Tiffin, Ohio, after a lifetime battle with diabetes. She was born in Battle Creek, May 24, 1948 to Dorence C. (Kwasigroch) and Mary “Lillian” (Austin) Kaye. Nancy loved her family and friends and will be dearly missed. Before her illness, she was a caregiver...
Rev. Stanley Mckenzie
Sep 25, 2013
Rev. Stanley Curtiss McKenzie, age 98, of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Northpointe Woods. He was born August 11, 1915 in Flint, Michigan the son of Alexander and Ginevra A. (Jewett) McKenzie. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1933. Mr. McKenzie went on to attend Northern Baptist Theological Seminary...
Rose Fritz
Sep 18, 2013
Rose G. Fritz, age 93, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born August 31, 1920 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Melvin and Alice (Thomet) Bartlett. Mrs. Fritz was a 1938 graduate of Lakeview High School and a 1939 graduate of LaMar Beauty School. She had worked...
Shirley Ogden
Sep 16, 2013
Shirley E. Ogden, 89, of Battle Creek passed away Monday September 16, 2013 at home. She was born on September 22, 1923 in Petoskey, MI to Dayton E. and Johanna (Swanson) Riter. Shirley was united in marriage on May 19, 1945 in Beloit, WI to Raymond J. Ogden, he preceded her in death in 1977. She was employed by the...
Lavinia Webber
Sep 16, 2013
Lavinia Sue Webber, 66, of Battle Creek passed away Monday September 16, 2013 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born on October 4, 1946 in Battle Creek to Ernest J. and Irma M. (Miller) Webber. Sue is survived by her mother, Irma Webber, a brother, Russell J. Webber, his fiancée Kathryn Spiegel, and her daughter, Megan (Broderick) Johnson...
Jovita Ramirez
Sep 15, 2013
Jovita O. Ramirez, 88, of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. She was born February 15, 1925 to Vicente and M. Gracia (Rodriguez) Ornelas in Jalisco, Mexico. Jovita is survived by her five daughters: Jovita (Javier), Margarita (Arturo), Leonarda, Marta (Lupe) and Carmen; six sons: Jose Jr. (Tammie), Fernando (Diane), Arturo, Francisco (Susan), Simon (Candace) and Juan; numerous...
Kathleen Alspaugh
Sep 14, 2013
Kathleen M. Alspaugh, Age 83, Of Battle Creek, Died Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital. Kathleen was born on January 28, 1930, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Evelyn (Sieks) Ward. She had been an area resident since 1935 and was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. She attended Mercy College in Detroit and received a...
Carl Perez
Sep 9, 2013
Carl Perez, Age 84, Of Battle Creek, Died Monday, September 9, 2013, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Carl was born on July 2, 1929, in Shiner, TX, the son of Ernest and Frances (Brown) Perez. He was a graduate of Shiner High School in Texas and attended G.M.I. in Flint, MI. He was married for 35 years to the former...
Lucy Turner
Sep 9, 2013
Lucy Turner, 96, of Battle Creek, Michigan died September 9, 2013. Lucy was born November 29, 1916 in Canton, North Carolina. She married Clarence (Champ) Turner October 12, 1940. Clarence preceded her in death in 1976. Many will remember Lucy and her twin sister, Ruth Andres, who passed away last year, for their many years working in local women’s retail...
Betty Decoe
Sep 9, 2013
Betty Anne DeCoe, age 81, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, September 09, 2013. She was born December 5, 1931 in Laurium, Michigan the daughter of Arthur and Laura Elizabeth (Christensen) Jarvela. On September 4, 1952 she graduated from the St. Joseph Hospital nursing program in Hancock, MI and worked as a nurse all of her life. Betty had been the...
Maria Zanetti
Sep 8, 2013
Maria L. Zanetti, age 81, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning September 8, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born August 16, 1932 in Fanna, Italy the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Mion) Levorato. Maria married Santo L. Zanetti in Italy on August 22, 1953 and moved to Battle Creek in 1954. In...
Jack Woods
Sep 8, 2013
Jack W. Woods, age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. He was born June 5, 1929 in Lansing, Michigan the son of Jack W. and Gertrude I. (Perry) Woods. Jack lived a short time in Alaska where he graduated from K-HI High School in Ketchikan in 1947. He moved back to the Battle Creek area following...
Marcia Carle-Sleeper
Sep 8, 2013
Marcia Lynn (Lane) Carle-Sleeper, Age 56, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013. Marcia was born on September 11, 1956, to Ralph and Zeretta (Davis) Lane in Battle Creek. At age 12 she accepted Christ as her Savior, was baptized and became a member of Lakeview Baptist Church where she was still a member. She served the...
Richard Lewis
Sep 3, 2013
Richard D. Lewis, Age 85, Of Davenport, FL, Formerly of Battle Creek, Died Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Richard was born on December 9, 1927, in Battle Creek, the son of Paulford and Velma (Messner) Lewis. He had been a lifelong resident of the area. He then moved to Florida in 1993 where he was currently residing. He was united in marriage to...
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