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Margery Lewis
Jan 2, 2020
Margery (Margie) Ann Lewis, 87, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2020, at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility, in Battle Creek, Michigan She was born Jan. 22, 1932, in Battle Creek, Mich. to Edwin and Helen Hickman. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1949. Margery worked in the payroll department at the Kellogg Company where...
Maxine Baker
Jan 1, 2020
Died on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. Maxine was born on January 16, 1937, in Lacey, MI, the daughter of Barney Ray and Elsie Lillian (Hamner) Williams. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central High School. Maxine was employed at Transamerica Insurance until her retirement. She...
Gary Munger
Jan 1, 2020
Gary L. Munger, age 77, of Battle Creek and formerly of Athens, passed away on January 1, 2020 at Bickford of Battle Creek. He was born on April 2, 1942 in Battle Creek, the son of Allen and Flora Munger. Gary graduated from Lakeview High School in 1960. He was employed by the Kellogg Company in the paper division,...
Violet Mains
Jan 1, 2020
Violet D. Mains, age 92, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Heritage Assisted Living. She was born July 23, 1928 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Papeck) Horvat. Violet was a 1946 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and married Virgil E. Mains on September 6, 1947. She worked in...
Lawrence Faulk
Dec 29, 2019
Lawrence Lyndon Faulk, Age 75, a lifelong resident of Athens, MI, died Sunday, December 29, 2019. He was born on March 17, 1944, in Battle Creek MI, the son of Lawrence and Edna (Gay). On August 29, 1964, he was united in marriage to Patricia (Donaldson), who preceded him in death. They operated the North Avenue Boron Station from...
Michael Willbur
Dec 25, 2019
Michael W. Willbur, age 78, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 7, 1941 in Battle Creek, the son of Warren and Venna (Hughes) Willbur. Michael graduated from Pennfield High School in 1960. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed by...
Robert Willis
Dec 24, 2019
Robert Otis Willis was born to Harrison Willis and Verta (Lawson) Willis on June 3, 1936 in Stonega, Virginia, and passed from this world on December 24, 2019, in Battle Creek, Michigan surrounded by loved ones. He joined the air-force after graduating high school and was assigned to Alaska, where he kept an eye on Russia during the cold...
George Fox
Dec 24, 2019
Passed away unexpectedly this last week at his home in Battle Creek of natural causes. He is preceded in death by his mother Velma Lewis-Fox, his father George Fox and his brother Robert Fox. George is survived by his children, Paul and Connie Fox, Georgia and Todd Steiner, George (Tony) Fox; grandchildren, Barbi and Jeremy Steiner, Anthony Fox, Teela...
Marleen Reiser
Dec 19, 2019
Marleen E. (Bergren) Reiser, age 94, died Thursday, December 19, 2019, in hospice care at her home at Lakeview Assisted Living in Battle Creek. Marleen was born on August 17, 1925, in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry P. and Nellie (Lindgren) Bergren. She had been an area resident since 1977. On April 8, 1950, she was united in...
Donald Metzger
Dec 18, 2019
Donald G. Metzger, age 94 of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019. He was born May 13, 1925 in East Leroy, Michigan the son of Glenn and Nettie (Katz) Metzger. Following graduation from Lakeview High School in 1943, he immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS South Dakota during WWII. Don was a...
David Thome
Dec 17, 2019
David R. Thome, age 69 of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday December 17, 2019. He was born May 7, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the son of Raymond Richard and Dorothy Frances (Norkus) Thome. Dave attended St. Jude Catholic School and was a 1968 graduate of Northview High School and worked for his father at the Coit Avenue Gravel...
Rose Cowles
Dec 16, 2019
Rose Marie Savord Cowles, born October 22, 1932, in the small upper peninsula town of Hermansville, MI to William and Rose (Fabry) Savord. Rose was known as "Tootsie" to her U.P. family and friends, but here in lower Michigan, she was known as "The Yooper" and she was very proud of it. She graduated from Hermansville High School in...
Tiziano "Tab" Bonardi
Dec 16, 2019
Tiziano “Tab” A. Bonardi, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 16, 2019 at Bickford of Battle Creek. He was born on October 6, 1933 in Avoca, Michigan, the son of Andrew and Margaret (Richards) Bonardi. Tab graduated from Yale High School in 1951. He proudly served and was honorably discharged from the United States...
Sally Gibson
Dec 15, 2019
Died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Evergreen Senior Care. Sally was born on February 24, 1938, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Ralph and Ann (Taft) Durfee. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Lakeview High School. She married Maynard “Gibby” Gibson who preceded her in death. Sally was employed at Eaton Corporation for 5...
Joan Banaszak
Dec 14, 2019
Joan D. Banaszak, age 87 of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. She was born November 8, 1932 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Cletus and Blanch (SanCatier) St. Pierre. Joan was a 1950 graduate of St. Philip Catholic High School. She had worked at Bell Telephone and retired from the Battle Creek Health System. She...
Daniel Boone
Dec 12, 2019
Daniel R. Boone passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on December 12, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1933, the fourth of five children of Edward and Ruth Boone. Dan attended Saint Joseph University of Philadelphia after his time in the Navy. Once retired from the Social Security Administration, he completed his Master’s...
Mary Moore
Dec 5, 2019
Mary E. Moore, age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 5, 2019 at her residence. She was born on October 7, 1935 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Abram and Lena (Hyde) Bloomhuff. She attended Battle Creek Central High School. Mary was previously employed at the Battle Creek Inn in housekeeping and was an assistant activities director...
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