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Bernita Bentley
Jun 12, 2012
Bernita Mabel Bentley Age 84 Of Battle Creek Bernita M. Bentley, 84, left for the home her Savior Jesus Christ promised to prepare for her June 12 after a brief stay at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. Bernita was born on April 19, 1928, in Columbiaville, MI, the daughter of John and Ida (McCoy) Bentley. She...
Kenneth Gentry
Jun 11, 2012
Kenneth H. Gentry, age 68, of East Leroy, passed away at his home on Monday, June 11, 2012. He was born March 26, 1944 in Battle Creek, Michigan and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1962. Ken served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He held many jobs which included, billing for a trucking firm,...
Wayne Smith
Jun 4, 2012
Wayne M. Smith, 96, of Battle Creek passed away Monday June 4, 2012 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. He was born on October 15, 1915 in Casey, Iowa to Frank E. and Cordelia (Goodwin) Smith He was a member of the C.C. Camp during the depression, building roads in northern Michigan. Wayne was employed by the N.Y.C. Railroad for...
Alice Becraft
Jun 3, 2012
She was a poet, a singer, a songwriter, an artist, a cook/chef, a stock car driver and entrepreneur, and so much more. Alice Ahlene Gallagher will be remembered as a gifted, spirited and spiritual person. In her later years, she became quiet and reflective. There was much to reflect upon… Before starting her family in the late 50s, you would likely have...
Cahrlene Przystas
Jun 2, 2012
Charlene Kay (Oliverio) Przystas, age 62, of Augusta went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at University Hospital, Ann Arbor after a long illness. She was born on November 18, 1949 in Battle Creek to William and Velma (Young) Oliverio. Charlene retired from II Stanley after nineteen years of faithful service. She was preceded in death...
Nellie Harman
Jun 2, 2012
Nellie M. “Nama” Harman-Melling, Age 73, Of Comstock, MI, Went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her residence. Nellie was born on April 23, 1939, in Cookeville, TN, the daughter of Villard and Nancy (Fox) Williams. Before living in the Comstock area she was a resident of Battle Creek, but had lived all over the...
Mary Graw
May 28, 2012
Mary Jane Graw, age 82 of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012. She was born June 24, 1929 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Ray and Isabel (Huntley) Zimmerman. Mrs. Graw graduated from Hastings High School in 1947 and on April 15, 1952 she married Clifton Graw, Jr. For several years she worked as a nurses aid...
Nancy Bell
May 28, 2012
Nancy E. Bell, 73, of Battle Creek died Monday May 28, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital. She was born on October 5, 1938 in Battle Creek to William (Harry) and Margery (Finley) Williams. Nancy graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1956. She was employed by Cut Rate Grocery and then the United Educational Credit Union until she retired....
Mary Burd
May 27, 2012
Mary T. Burd, Age 77, Of Battle Creek, Died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at her residence. Mary was born on March 20, 1935, in Lansing, MI,the daughter of Edward and Marie (O’Connell) Turner. She had been a lifelong resident of the area. Mary was married on February 23, 1956, at Pine Creek to Lawrence E. Burd who preceded her in death...
Lois Willrich
May 27, 2012
Lois Jean Willrich, Age 75, Of Marshall, Died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Magnum Care of Albion. Lois was born on July 7, 1936, in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Earl and Cleo (Lamphear) Hughes. She had been an area resident since 1977 coming from Vicksburg. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School. She was united in marriage to...
Kenneth Roe
May 25, 2012
It was our honor to be his daughters and hold his hands as he left this earth and moved on to heaven to be with his Heavenly Father. Our father will be remembered as a soft-spoken and extremely kind man who loved the Lord with all his heart. He dedicated his life to God, the love of his life, Margaret, and...
Frances Allen
May 25, 2012
Frances E. Allen, 84, of Battle Creek passed away Friday May 25, 2012 at The Oaks at Northpointe Woods. She was born on March 25, 1928 in Salyersville, KY to Millard F. and Martha (Arnett) Anderson. Frances was united in marriage on March 13, 1948 to Hyram B. Allen. She was employed by Post Cereals in Battle Creek for 32...
Jeanne Currier
May 23, 2012
Jeanne M. Currier, 82, (forever “39”) of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on July 30, 1929 in Rocky Mount, NC to Joseph and Vida (Fisher) Boucher. Jeanne graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1947. She was united in marriage to John F. Currier on September 16, 1950 in...
Helen Robbins-Durham-Gooding
May 23, 2012
Helen L. Robbins-Durham-Gooding, 82, of Battle Creek died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on May 1, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI to Charles and Margaret (Reick) Durham. She is survived by her children, Richard A. Gooding, of Sparta, William K. (Diane) Gooding, of California, Theresa L. Medici, of Battle Creek, and Bethaney (Jeremy) Swanson, of...
Earl Wright
May 23, 2012
Earl R. Wright, Age 88, Of Battle Creek, Died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Earl was born on November 9, 1923, in Danville, IL, the son of George S. and Alice D. (Lindroth) Wright. He had been a lifelong resident of the area and attended W.K. Kellogg Consolidated School in Hickory Corners. He was a veteran serving...
Douglas Roach
May 21, 2012
Douglas A. Roach, 88 of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. Doug was born April 24, 1924 in Delavan, Wisconsin to Earl and Gladys (Mills) Roach. At the age of 12, Doug moved with his family to Union City then on to Battle Creek. Doug graduated from Battle Creek Central High...
Arlene Prior
May 20, 2012
Arlene Prior, age 93 of Battle Creek, passed away at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, OH on Sunday, May 20, 2012. She was born April 18, 1919 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ann (Howe) Spalding. Mrs. Prior had worked at Nichols Hospital for three years and Post Cereal for ten years, and then married John...
Bethel Winton
May 16, 2012
Bethel “Bud” L. Winton, age 92 of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born June 27, 1919 in Alpine, Tennessee the son of Emit and Flora (Bilbrey) Winton. Bud served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant and was stationed in Normandy during World War II. He loved to tell stories about his experience and...
Stanley Gignac, Jr.
May 9, 2012
Stanley Elvin Gignac, Jr., Age 76, Of East Leroy, Died Wednesday. May 9, 2012, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Stanley was born on December 12, 1935, in Detroit, MI, the son of Stanley E. and Joyce M. (Myers) Gignac, Sr. He had been an area resident since 1977. Before that he had lived in Midland, MI, from 1964 to 1970, then Englewood,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Paulson
May 7, 2012
Dorothy A. “Dottie” Paulson, Age 94, Of Harrow, Ontario, Formerly of Marshall, Died Monday, May 7, 2012. Dottie was born on December 30, 1917, in Battle Creek. She was a resident of Marshall for 40 years, Lansing for 7 years and had a summer home in Harrow, Ontario. She married James R. Paulson on March 25, 1948, who survives. In the...
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