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Virgil Mains
Jul 28, 2018
Virgil E. Mains, age 93, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Kairos Dwelling. He was born May 18, 1925 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of DeWitt and Pansy (Winslow) Mains, the oldest of eight children. Virgil attended Battle Creek Central High School and worked for United Steel and Wire for 43...
Linda Jones
Jul 25, 2018
Linda D. Jones, age 59, of Battle Creek, passed away on July 25, 2018. She was born on August 29, 1958 in Oceanside, CA., the daughter of Lester and Dolly (Whitman) Lopshire. Linda was a homemaker and lifelong area resident. She was previously a den mother for the Cub Scouts and worked on the playground...
Michael Norrod
Jul 25, 2018
Michael Lester Norrod, 53, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on July 25, 2018. He was born July 23, 1965, the son of Harold and Barbara (Campbell) Norrod. Mike attended Pennfield High School and obtained his diploma from Scott County High in Georgetown, Kentucky. After school he enlisted in the United States...
Marion "Urshel" Boyd
Jul 22, 2018
Marion “Urshel” Boyd, age 82, of Battle Creek, passed away on July 22, 2018. He was born on December 19, 1935 in Graysville, Tennessee, the son of Virgil and Mattie (Levi) Boyd. He moved from Tennessee to Battle Creek in 1951. Urshel was employed at Michigan Carton Company as a printing pressman, from which he...
Thomas Richardi
Jul 20, 2018
Thomas M. Richardi, age 55, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 24, 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Donald P. and Sharon A. (Raymond) Richardi. Tom was a 1981 graduate of Harper Creek High School and served in the Air National Guard. He had worked...
Velma Doubleday
Jul 16, 2018
Velma D. Doubleday, age 90, of Plainwell, formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at her home. She was born December 28, 1927 in Green County, Mississippi the daughter of John Wesley and Bessie Mae (Mills) Gordon. Velma was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hastings and had worked...
John Kaplan, Jr.
Jul 16, 2018
Died Monday, July 16, 2018, at Advantage Living Center, Battle Creek. John was born on September 14, 1939, in Burton, MI, the son of John and Lena (Hanzaryk) Kaplan Sr. He was a graduate of Holy Redeemer High School in 1957. John was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1967. On October 19, 1968 he...
Joseph Mcallister
Jul 11, 2018
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Miltiades "Mike" Polyviou
Jul 8, 2018
Miltiades “Mike” Polyviou, age 77, of Battle Creek, passed away on July 8, 2018. He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus on January 18, 1941, later coming to Battle Creek in 1995. He previously owned the Lakeview Family Restaurant in Battle Creek, Emily’s Kitchen in Fort Custer and currently the Lux Café. Miltiades enjoyed traveling, food,...
Steven Smith
Jul 7, 2018
Steven G. Smith, age 65, of Galesburg, passed away on July 7, 2018. He was born on January 6, 1953 in Battle Creek, the son of Frank and Betty (Worthington) Smith. Steven graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1970. He was previously employed by American Fire Apparatus then as a painter for Sweitzer...
Sophie Frontczak
Jul 2, 2018
Died Monday, July 2, 2018, at Boschway Adult Foster Care. Sophie was born on February 5, 1919, in Joliet, IL, the daughter of Stanley and Josephine (Tomasczewski) Drewno. She attended St. Mary’s School in Bronson. Sophie had been an area resident since 1940. On September 16, 1939, she was united in marriage to Ignatz “Iggie” Frontczak who preceded her...
Norman Craven
Jul 2, 2018
Norman W. Craven, age 92, of Battle Creek, passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Norman was born on February 23, 1926, in Hastings, MI., the son of John and Golda (Shopbell) Craven. He lived in Pontiac, MI, before joining the U.S. Navy in 1944. After serving, he...
Minnie Larock
Jun 29, 2018
Minnie Myrtle (Wooten) Larock, age 95, of Battle Creek, passed this earthly life on Friday, June 29, 2018 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. She was born June 21, 1923 in Coffee County, Alabama the daughter of Isaac Henry and Mary Lou (Grimes) Wooten. She was employed with Alatex Shirt Company in Enterprise, Alabama as a seamstress and in later...
Mason Mayo
Jun 27, 2018
Mason D. Mayo, age 89, of Battle Creek, passed away on June 27, 2018. He was born on January 24, 1929 in Battle Creek, the son of Howard and Lillian (Mason) Mayo. Mason graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1948. He was formerly employed by the Kellogg Company from which he retired after...
Rosalie Craytor
Jun 26, 2018
Rosalie T. Craytor, age 89, of Bedford Township, passed away on June 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born on March 27, 1929 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Villard and Lodine (Osteshout) Mann. Rosalie graduated from Lakeview High School in 1946. She previously lived in Bull Head City, Arizona for thirty-five years before...
David Radtke
Jun 26, 2018
Died Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at The Oaks at NorthPointe Woods. David was born on January 9, 1932, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Leonard and Donna (Zietlow) Radtke. He had been an area resident since 1969 coming from Milwaukee. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. On May 7, 1955, he was united in marriage...
Mildred Smith
Jun 22, 2018
Died Friday, June 22, 2018, at Reflections Assisted Living. Mildred was born on September 18, 1931, in Sparta, TN, the daughter of Thomas R. and Nora Ann (Bumbalaugh) Rice. She had been a lifelong resident of the area. Mildred married Fred M. Smith who preceded her in death on February 28, 1991. She was in charge of Volunteers at...
Sharon Crockatt
Jun 17, 2018
Sharon K. Crockatt, age 69, of Villa Hills, Kentucky and formerly of Battle Creek, MI., passed away on June 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born on September 18, 1948 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Robert and Geraldine (Duryea) Laird. Sharon was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School in 1966. She...
Lyle Moiles
Jun 11, 2018
Went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on June 11, 2018 at 9:30 p.m. at home with his wife and close friends at his side. He had accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior on September 29, 2004 while attending an evangelistic meeting by Harold Vaughn at the family Altar Chapel and was baptized May 29, 2005 by Pastor...
Elsa Blanton
Jun 11, 2018
Our dear mother, Elsa Blanton, 91, died peacefully Monday, June 11, after suffering a stroke two years prior. Although she never recovered from the episode that took her independence, she continued to be known by all for her caring nature and sense of humor. Elsa was born in Battle Creek as the third child of parents Carmelina Maria and...
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