Obituaries

William Smith, Jr.

Jun 28, 2021

William H. Smith Jr., age 79, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2021. He was born April 26, 1942, in Coldwater, Michigan the son of William Howard and Mary Alice (VanDyke) Smith. Bill loved his family very much. He leaves behind his fiancé Linda Dyer, daughter Cathy “Cat” Rist, granddaughter Violet, stepdaughter Kristen Johnson, stepson James Dyer,...

Maxine Marlowe

Jun 26, 2021

Maxine Waneta Marlowe, age 94, of Battle Creek, passed away on June 26, 2021, at Reflections Memory Care.  She was born on January 12, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Frank and Fay (Shirk) Royer.  Maxine graduated from Marshall High School.  She was previously employed by Swanson Cookie Company in Battle Creek and worked in administration at...

Edna Odell

Jun 23, 2021

Edna Odell, age 95, of Battle Creek, passed away on June 23, 2021, at Advantage Living Center in Battle Creek.   She was born on April 3, 1926, the daughter of Alfred and Violet Hines.  Edna moved to Battle Creek in 1952.  She was employed as a delivery driver for the Battle Creek Shopper for 41 years.  Edna enjoyed shopping...

Robert "Bryan" Pruitt

Jun 22, 2021

Robert Bryan Pruitt, 65, of Battle Creek passed away at Glen Arbor Hospice on June 22, 2021. Bryan was born on August 3, 1955 in Battle Creek to Robert C and Mary L (O’Connell) Pruitt.  Bryan graduated from St. Philip High School in 1973. He worked as a locomotive engineer for Grand Trunk Western Railroad which later became CN...

Howard Westrick

Jun 21, 2021

Howard Westrick of Battle Creek passed away in his home with family by his side on 6/21/2021. Howard was preceded in death by his father Jacob and mother Neoma (Klein) Westrick, brother Otto Westrick, sister in law Joyce Brown, the love of his life Ruby Howard and  two sons. Howard is survived by his granddaughter Debra (Nathan) Wemple, daughter...

Sandra Wenger

Jun 19, 2021

Died Saturday, June 19, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. Sandra was born on December 12, 1943, in Lansing, MI, the daughter of Donnell G. and Rosalie H. (Neve) Bumb. She had been an area resident since 1972. She was a 1963 graduate of Lakeview High School and then attended Kellogg Community College. On November 11, 1962,...

Sharon Probst

Jun 18, 2021

Cremation to take place, no services are scheduled at this time.

Douglas Hill-Kisner

Jun 18, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Douglas Alan Hill-Kisner. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Christina Wells

Jun 15, 2021

Christina Ann (Kreger) Munoz Wells passed away at Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, on June 15, 2021. Chris was born on November 24, 1948, to Aloysious and Lottie (Galarda) Kreger. Chris attended St. Philip Schools for 12 years, graduating in 1966. She worked at State Farm Insurance and the Battle Creek Federal Center until her retirement. She married John Richard...

Carol Brenner

Jun 15, 2021

Died Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence. Carol was born on October 25, 1934, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Cecil and Mayme P. (Wright) Cook. She had been a lifelong resident of the area and was a 1952 graduate of Lakeview High School. On August 4, 1956, she was united in marriage to Donald J....

Tannis Hansen

Jun 13, 2021

Cremation to take place, no services are scheduled.

Anthony Eib

Jun 12, 2021

Anthony “Tony” Denton Eib, 63 of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at his home after a hard-fought battle with heart and lung disease. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Donald James and Elizabeth Jane (Weigand) Eib. Tony was a 1976 graduate of Springfield High School and enjoyed playing sports. He was an...

Ena Mcadams

Jun 12, 2021

Ena Aurora (Mnatsakanian) McAdams, 87, passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2021.

Ena was born in New Britain, Connecticut on January 4, 1934 to John and Narin Mnatsakanian. Ena had three brothers, Sargis, Samuel, and Samson, all of whom preceded her in death. Ena is survived by the love of her life, her...

Marilyn Gibbs

Jun 10, 2021

Marilyn Louise Gibbs, age 74, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at her home. She was born November 6, 1946, in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Goepferd) Hook and was a lifelong resident of Battle Creek. Marilyn graduated from Lakeview High School in 1964 and Western Michigan University in 1969. She was an...

Carl Boyer

Jun 10, 2021

Passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Carl was born on December 15, 1928, in Lansing, MI, the son of Carl and Mildred (Leonard) Boyer. He had been a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Marshall High School and Argubright Business College.  He was a veteran serving in...

Chris Willi

Jun 8, 2021

Chris Robert Willi, 59 of Phoenix, Arizona passed away peacefully on June 8, 2021, after a brave battle with cancer. Chris didn’t let his diagnosis get him down, once saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemon merengue pie and throw it in someone’s face”. Chris was born on July 20, 1961, to parents Wanda and Karl Willi in...

Gilda Lloyd

Jun 8, 2021

Gilda Elizabeth Lloyd, age 92 of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Grace Valley in Kalamazoo.  Jill was born May 15, 1929, in Berwick, Pennsylvania.  In October of 1952, she married Frederick (Ted) and they moved to Harrisburg, where Jill worked as a seamstress (she sewed many beautiful matching outfits for her girls, even sewing clothes for...

Sidney Vandyke

Jun 4, 2021

Sid VanDyke left us here on earth on June 2,2021. Sid leaves behind the love of his life, his wife Sandra

VanDyke, his children, grand- children, great grandchildren, nephews, brother, cousins, his tennis

buddies, neighbors, musician friends & his Christian community.

Sid leaves behind his legacy. To find the bright side in all...

Yvonne Feingold

Jun 2, 2021

Cremation to take place, no services scheduled at this time.

Mikel Munn

May 31, 2021

Mikel E. Munn, age 58, of Battle Creek, passed away on May 31, 2021, at her residence.  She was born on February 3, 1963, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Lester J. Munn and Sylvia (vonbubla) waychoff.  Mikel was a lifelong area resident and worked many years as a waitress at Planet Rock in Battle Creek.  She enjoyed coloring,...