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Nina Ainslie
Dec 4, 2018
Passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. She was born in Albion, MI, on September 22, 1947, the daughter of Leo Wells Camburn and Hazel Louise (Moog) Camburn. Nina was raised on the Camburn Centennial Farm in Homer, Michigan. Nina graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Science and Health Education. Nina was a...
Jeanette Millard
Dec 2, 2018
Jeanette R. Millard, age 75, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2018 at her home in Battle Creek, MI. Jeanette was born on June 29, 1943 alongside her twin sister, Patricia Wolney. She was one of twelve children born to Raymond J. and Dorothy E. (Mezak) Wolney. Jeanette was a lifelong resident of Battle Creek and a graduate...
Ortha Bishop
Nov 28, 2018
It was a long life, but a good and busy life for Ortha June Bishop, who passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Ortha was born on July 19, 1926, in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI, the daughter of Vern and Fern (Wenger) Hawblitz. She grew up in a farming family, was a 1943 graduate of Hastings High School...
Betty Jarmul
Nov 22, 2018
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David Barnes
Nov 21, 2018
David H. Barnes, age 78, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018. He was born August 5, 1940 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Albert David and Christine Margaret (Bradley) Barnes. David graduated from Lakeview High School in 1958 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy from September 1958 until April 1966. Following his...
Jean Giacchina
Nov 19, 2018
Died Monday, November 19, 2018, at Glenn Arbor Hospice. Jean was born on October 9, 1925, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Ottorino and Mary (DePalma) DiLoreto. Jean graduated high school in Detoit. She moved to the Battle Creek area 4 years ago to be near her family. She was united in marriage to Leo Giacchina on...
Charles Budd
Nov 15, 2018
Died Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall. Bob was born on January 8, 1943, in Topeka, IL, the son of Harold R. and Lorraine M. (White) Budd. He was a graduate of Lakeview High School and Joined the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1965 and was a meteorologist in the Navy. On June 25,...
Jimmie Hall
Nov 14, 2018
Jimmie Lee Hall, age 96, of Battle Creek, passed away on November 14, 2018. He was born on July 22, 1922 in Dayton, Tennessee, the son of Elbert and Ida (Jenkins) Hall. Jimmie attended public schools in Dayton, TN. and moved to Battle Creek in 1953, where he lived in the same house since 1961....
Joyce Ashley
Nov 13, 2018
Joyce E. Ashley, age 83, of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 1, 1935 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Bryan J. and Genevieve A. (Locke) Taylor. A 1953 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, she worked at Calhoun Federal Savings and Loan...
James "Poppy" Smith
Nov 12, 2018
James K. Smith, surrounded by his children, joined his wife Bertie in heaven on Monday, November 12, 2018. James was known by many names, Kermit, Ol’ Brother, Smitty, Dad, Grandpa, but most admired being called Poppy. He was born in 1934, Crawford, TN to Allen and Etta Mae (Garrett) Smith (deceased). He had a loving family with several siblings;...
Cheryle Nosek
Nov 5, 2018
Cheryle Kae Nosek, age 68, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018. She was born February 9, 1950 in Valparaiso, Indiana the daughter of Marion Robert and Helen Laverne (Tanner) Miller. A 1968 graduate of Portage High School in Portage, Indiana she worked at Town and Country in Valparaiso for several years prior to her retirement. She...
Charles Hale
Oct 31, 2018
Charles M. Hale, age 83, of Battle Creek, passed away on October 31, 2018. He was born on June 14, 1935 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of David and Agnes Barve. Charles was formerly employed as a security guard at the Buckingham Inn, and from 1965 until 1982 as a meter reader for the...
Joann "Baba" Gillum
Oct 30, 2018
JoAnn “Baba” Gillum (Pultorak) left this world to be with the Lord Tuesday evening, Oct 30, 2018 as a result of lung and heart complications. She was at peace with the situation and surrounded by some of her closest family during her last days and minutes. She was an amazingly compassionate woman of God. She was truly loved by...
Arlis Douglas, Jr.
Oct 29, 2018
Arlis “Ray” Douglas, Jr. age 70, of Battle Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 29, 2018. Ray served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany, during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to work at the Kellogg Company working for 34 years, prior to his retirement in 1999. He was a...
Marion Aycock
Oct 25, 2018
Marion W. Aycock, age 90, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. He was born December 20, 1927 in Hickory, Mississippi the son of Joseph Terrell and Eunice (Williams) Aycock. Marion graduated from Hickory High School and married his high school sweetheart Madeline Redditt. They were married for over 50 years prior to her death on April...
Dora Gould
Oct 25, 2018
Dora H. Gould, age 91, of Battle Creek, passed away on October 25, 2018. She was born on February 2, 1927 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Clarence and Estella (Nichols) Howard. Dora graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1945. Dora was united in marriage on November 8, 1948 to Albert F. Gould Jr., to whom she...
Julia Wentworth
Oct 24, 2018
Julia Ann Wentworth, age 81, of Battle Creek, passed away on October 24, 2018 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was born on March 1, 1937 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Amiel and Julia Siefke. She graduated in 1955 from Battle Creek Central High School and was formerly employed as a vault teller for Michigan...
Carol Griffin
Oct 22, 2018
Died Monday, October 22, 2018, at Bronson Battle Creek. Pat was born on March 17, 1938, in Battle Creek, the son of Michael and Evangelyn (France) Griffin. He had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central High School in 1956. He was married to the former Doris L. Dee Dellinger for 53 years before...
Rev. W. Holman
Oct 21, 2018
Rev. W. Earl Holman, age 88, of The Woodlands, Texas, and formerly of Marshall, Michigan, died October 21, 2018. He was born November 3, 1929, in Happy Valley, North Carolina, the son of Walter Edward and Margaret Dorothy Holman, both of whom preceded him in death. His brother James A. Holman also preceded him in death. Survivors include his...
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