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Beatrice Wine
Dec 15, 2020
Beatrice Arlene Wine, age 57, of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. She was born May 29, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of James Dee and Velma Earlene (LeClear) Wine. A 1981 graduate of Harper Creek High School, she worked as the general manager at the Welcome Inn for several years. Beatrice is survived by...
Gertrude Parkins
Dec 12, 2020
Gertrude (Trudy) Parkins, of Bickford Cottages in Battle Creek, Michigan, passed peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2020. It was her 94 th birthday. Trudy was born in Port Huron, Michigan, but resided most of her life in Battle Creek. She was united in marriage to Ross A. Parkins on May 16, 1954. Trudy and Ross were both Kellogg Company...
Mark Henry M.D.
Dec 12, 2020
Dr. Mark R. Henry was born December 5, 1959 to Richard J. Henry and Sally A. Platt in Hawthorne, CA. As a young child he lived in Glastonbury, CT and later moved to Germany where he completed the 4th and 5th grade learning to read, write and speak fluent German. Mark graduated high school in East Moline, IL. He...
James Elliott
Dec 11, 2020
James M. Elliott, 83, of Springfield, passed away at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence on December 11, 2020. Jim was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on March 13, 1937 to Lillian (Knowles) and James M. Elliott. He attended Lakeview and Springfield Schools and joined the U.S. Navy in 1955 where he served proudly on the USS Tidewater. Jim married Patricia Danilowitz on...
Ryan Mcbride
Dec 11, 2020
Ryan M. McBride, age 38, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. Ryan was born in Battle Creek, Michigan to Susan (Scott) McBride and Joseph McBride on June 27, 1982. He attended Lakeview High School where he played football and baseball. He graduated in 2001. Ryan worked for Burkett Signs....
Patricia Gresley
Dec 10, 2020
Patricia F. (Wilk) Gresley, age 81, of Ceresco, passed away December 10, 2020 at her son’s home. She was born on November 11, 1939 in Battle Creek, the daughter of John and Mary (Szmyd) Wilk. Pat was a lifelong resident of Ceresco. She was a homemaker and previously ran a family greenhouse and store. She was often found on...
Janice Emerick
Dec 9, 2020
Janice Emerick, 85, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020. She was born August 31, 1935, in Malvern, Iowa, the daughter of William and Ruth Emerick. In spite of serious childhood illnesses, she had a long, happy life. Janice lived in Malvern and Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, until last year when she moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, to...
John Primm
Dec 9, 2020
John "David" Primm, 39, of Battle Creek - loving father, son, brother - passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2020, in Kalamazoo, MI. David was born November 4, 1981, in Charlotte, Michigan, grew up in the Pennfield area, and attended Pennfield schools.
David was self-employed in custom masonry and construction. He took great pride in his work,...
Laura Grenier
Dec 9, 2020
Laura Leigh (Lori) Holcomb-Grenier, 55, of Battle Creek, died December 9, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Born May 12, 1965, Lori was a lifelong resident of Battle Creek. She graduated from Pennfield High School in 1983. Lori worked as a homemaker, a food service associate, and a home health aide. She was an active member of the Fraternal Order...
Leonard Wanzer
Dec 8, 2020
Leonard Eugene Wanzer, 86, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Leonard was born on February 26, 1934 in Battle Creek, Michigan to John Edward Wanzer and Martha Elizabeth Richardson-Wanzer, both deceased. Leonard grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, and graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1952. He served in the...
Wayne Berger
Dec 7, 2020
Wayne Dee Berger, 88, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away on Monday December 7, 2020, at Reflections Memory Care of Battle Creek. He was born in Battle Creek on June 6, 1932 to Henry and Mabel (Mitchell) Berger.
Wayne, their only son, graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1950 where he participated in Band (played...
Marilyn Mcmickens
Dec 6, 2020
Marilyn Elizabeth McMickens
Sunrise November 10, 1952
Sunset December 6, 2020
Marilyn Elizabeth McMickens, 68, peacefully transitioned on December 6, 2020. Born November 10, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio to John and Lucille McMickens Sr. She was the second of seven...
Mark Willis
Dec 6, 2020
Mark E. Willis, age 63, of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020. He was born July 29, 1957 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Elwood and Louise (Voegeli) Willis. Mark was a 1975 graduate of Bellevue High School and worked for over 25 years at Imperial Beverage where he retired as the warehouse supervisor. He was...
Gerardo Ortiz-Gonzalez
Dec 3, 2020
Gerardo Ortiz-Gonzalez, age 58, passed away on December 3, 2020 at the Bronson hospital in Kalamazoo, surrounded virtually by his family and closest friends. He was born on January 2, 1962 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, the son of Luis and Sofia. He married his high school sweetheart, Martha Yolanda Ugalde Chavez, on July 24, 1987.
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Barbara Little
Dec 1, 2020
On December 1, 2020, Barbara E. Voshell-Beeman-Little, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at the age 92 in Battle Creek. Barbara was born May 12, 1928 in Burlington, Michigan to Cecil and Cathryn (Rice) Collyer. Barbara grew up on the family farm in Burlington, Michigan. After playing second base for her school’s baseball team and graduating as the...
M. Evelyn Cutshall
Nov 29, 2020
Evelyn Elizabeth Cutshall, age 80, of Kalamazoo, passed away on November 29, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on May 10, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Duncan and Catherine (Davis) Lippeatte. Evelyn graduated from Redford High School in Detroit in 1959. She was united in marriage on November 7, 1959 to Robert...
Drew Mcclure
Nov 28, 2020
Drew Alan McClure, age 56, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. He was born June 7, 1964, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Drew was a 1983 graduate of Athens High School, in Athens, Michigan. He married his high school sweetheart, JoLynn Conant, in April 1988. A home cut out of the woods just north of Athens, a son, Eric, a...
Donna Wright
Nov 27, 2020
Donna L. Wright, 88, of New Port Richey, FL passed away Friday, November 27, 2020. She was born June 17, 1932 in Battle Creek, MI, the daughter of Cecil and Ruth (Harrison) Hook. Donna worked as a riveter at the Oliver Company in Battle Creek during WWII and retired as the Human Resource Manager at Weston Biscuit Company after...
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