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Mollie Fales

Mollie Fales

May 6, 2012

Mollie Ann Fales, 80, of Battle Creek passed away Sunday May 6, 2012 at home. She was born on June 19, 1931 in Climax, MI to Ray and Elsie (Brown) Irving. Mollie graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1949. She married Dennis E. Fales in Battle Creek on April 15, 1950, the love of her life. Mollie was...

Betty Lewis

Betty Lewis

May 6, 2012

Betty Lou Lewis, Age 72, Of East Leroy, Michigan,  Died Sunday, May 6, 2012, in East Leroy. Betty was born on July 7, 1939, in Battle Creek, the daughter of William Navis and Bertha May (Nelson) Gordon. She had been a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1958. On August 7, 1958 she was united...

Jacqueline Niver

Jacqueline Niver

May 2, 2012

Jacqueline K. Niver, 63, of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday May 2, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on May 13, 1948 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Jack W. and Kathleen (Swindler) Covert. Jacqueline graduated from Lakeview High School in 1966 and attended Kellogg Community College. She was united in marriage on February 1, 1969 to Donald T. Niver....

Wilma Birdsong

Wilma Birdsong

May 1, 2012

Wilma M. Birdsong, 87, of Battle Creek passed away Tuesday May 1, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on January 31, 1925 in Battle Creek to Hayes and Gladys (Lanko) Lewis. Wilma graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1943. She was employed as a secretary retiring in 1986 with the last 29 years with the Hamilton...

Virginia Garberick

Virginia Garberick

Apr 30, 2012

Virginia M. Garberick, 91, of Battle Creek passed away Monday April 30, 2012 at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. She was born on May 7, 1920 in Ashley, IN to Otis and Marie (Miller) Kempf. Virginia graduated from Pleasant Lake High School, Pleasant Lake, IN in 1938 and then the International Business School in Fort Wayne, IN. She married...

Audra Hutcherson

Audra Hutcherson

Apr 30, 2012

Audra  L.  Hutcherson, Age 86, of Battle Creek, Died Monday, April 30, 2012.  Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org

Robert Pierce, Sr.

Robert Pierce, Sr.

Apr 26, 2012

Robert L. Pierce, Sr., Age 86, Of Battle Creek, Died Thursday, April 26, 2012. In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org

Edwin Root Iii

Edwin Root Iii

Apr 25, 2012

Edwin  S. “Ned”  Root III, Age 90, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Bronson Battle Creek. Edwin was born on October 11, 1921, in Hill City, Kansas, the son of Leroy Frederic and Clyda Dell (Wilkinson) Root.  As a member of the “Greatest Generation,” his life spanned most of the twentieth century. His grandfather owned one of the...

William Baird

William Baird

Apr 24, 2012

William D. Baird, 84, of Battle Creek passed away Tuesday April 24, 2012 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. He was born on December 14, 1927 in Battle Creek to David S. and Grace (Edwards) Baird. William graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1946. He was united in marriage on December 21, 1946 to Mary L. Wilson. He...

Darlene Spears

Darlene Spears

Apr 23, 2012

Darlene K. Spears, age 65 of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at The Laurels of Bedford. She was born October 18, 1946 in Granite City, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Barbara (Beeby) Spears. Darlene was a 1964 graduate of Negaunee High School and then moved to Battle Creek that same year. In 1966 she graduated from...

Timothy Kelley

Timothy Kelley

Apr 22, 2012

Timothy James Kelley passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in the early morning; near his children in Atlanta, GA. Tim was born November 23, 1951 to Anna and Eugene Kelley in Battle Creek, Michigan. Tim graduated from Saint Philip Catholic School in 1969 and received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Indiana University. He served in the Army for...

Suzanne Trepod

Suzanne Trepod

Apr 19, 2012

Suzanne (Suzy) K. Trepod, 64, died Thursday April 19, 2012 in her childhood home in Battle Creek. Suzy was born on May 7, 1947 in Battle Creek to Herschel and Lareene V. (Hamilton) Trepod. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Suzy graduated in 1965 from Lakeview High School and Central Michigan University with a Bachelor Degree in...

George Coston

George Coston

Apr 13, 2012

George W. Coston, Age 82, Of Battle Creek, Died Friday, April 13, 2012, at his residence. George was born on March 16, 1930, in Battle Creek, the son of Collins C. and Virgie (Tudor) Coston. He had been a lifelong resident of the area and attended Battle Creek Central High School where he placed second in the state in wrestling....

Barbara Fahndrich

Barbara Fahndrich

Apr 13, 2012

Barbara J. Fahndrich, 79, went home to be with the Lord on April 13, 2012.  She was born in 1932 to Vern and Zola Romig, the youngest of their eight children.  Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters (Claribell and Mildred), three brothers (John, Merle, and Robert), and her husband (Carl G. Fahndrich, Jr.). She is survived by two...

Gerald Edgerton

Gerald Edgerton

Apr 12, 2012

Gerald D.  Edgerton, Age 86, Of Battle Creek, Went into the arms of his Lord with his family by his side on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Bronson Battle Creek. Gerald was born on April 22, 1925, in Creston, IN, the son of Glenn and Mabel (Nuding) Edgerton. He was a veteran serving as a Staff Sergeant with his twin brother...

Ella Linder

Ella Linder

Apr 12, 2012

Ella M. Linder, 89, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully Thursday April 12, 2012 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born on May 6, 1922 in Lansing, MI to Gale and Eva (McClure) Turner. Ella graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1940. Her family then moved to a farm in Marshall, MI. During WWII she worked for...

John Smith

John Smith

Apr 8, 2012

John J. Smith, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday April 8, 2012.  He was born on Oct. 13, 1928 to John and Nellie Smith in Waynesfield, Ohio. On October 20, 1951, he married Bernadette (Bonnie) Christen who preceded him in death in 2004. Mr. Smith was a U.S Army Veteran of World War II, and owned and operated...

Mareo Tabiadon

Mareo Tabiadon

Apr 8, 2012

Mareo S. Tabiadon, 94, formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan, died on Sunday, April 08, 2012 at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart, Indiana.  Mareo was born on May 30, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Louis and Anna (Rossi) Tabiadon.  The family moved to Battle Creek when he was three years old, where Mareo lived until February, 2009, when he moved to...

Ronald Stebleton

Ronald Stebleton

Apr 6, 2012

Ronald G. “Gary” Stebleton, Age 73, Of Battle Creek, Died Friday, April 6, 2012, at his residence. Gary was born on September 4, 1938, in Battle Creek, the son of Maywood and Virginia (House) Stebleton. He had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central in 1957. He was a veteran serving in the Air National...

Julian Schieffer

Julian Schieffer

Mar 30, 2012

Julian “Joe” Schieffer, 84, of Battle Creek passed away Friday March 30, 2012 at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. He was born on August 19, 1927 in Rice Lake, WI to Theodore and Matilda (Prock) Schieffer. Joe married Eva Drallmeier on October 8, 1949 in Rice Lake WI; she preceded him in death in 2008. He was employed by Post...