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Anita Struble
May 20, 2018
Anita (Harms) Struble, age 96, of Battle Creek, passed away on May 20, 2018. She was born on January 5, 1922 the first of identical twin sisters, Alvina (Harms) Struble. Yes, they married brothers! They were born in Nordheim, Texas in 1922, the daughters of Henry and Martha (Belitz) Harms Sr. They were second generation...
Rosa "Rosie" Sloan
May 16, 2018
Rosa “Rosie” T. Sloan, age 94, of Battle Creek, passed away on May 16, 2018 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born on September 10, 1923 in Bellevue, Michigan the daughter of John Sr. and Kathrina (Voegeli) Tanner. She was united in marriage to Lawrence V. Sloan on November 20, 1941, he preceded her...
Thomas Smith
May 12, 2018
Thomas W. Smith, age 60, of Battle Creek, struggled with multiple sclerosis, and lost his short battle to cancer on May 12, 2018. He was born on December 14, 1957 in Battle Creek, the son of Raymond and Marian (Leins) Smith. Thomas graduated from Springfield High School in 1976 and previously was employed as a roofer with Sherriff Goslin...
Ellwyn Warren
May 9, 2018
Ellwyn S. Warren, age 89, of Battle Creek, passed away on May 9, 2018 at the Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born on October 10, 1928 in Leonidas, Michigan the son of Frank and Velda (Rench) Warren. Ellwyn graduated from Lakeview High School in 1946 and worked as a brick mason from 1947 to 1991. He was united...
Helen Hall
May 8, 2018
Helen F. Hall, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away on May 8, 2018 at Heritage Assisted Living. She was born on June 23, 1931 in Ann Arbor, the daughter of Ernest and Inez (Barkley) Wheeler. Helen was a lifelong area resident, graduating from St. Philip High School in 1949. She was employed by Leila Hospital for several years...
Nancy Mcdonald
May 7, 2018
Nancy Sue McDonald, age 76, of Ceresco, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. She was born December 7, 1941 in Adrian, Michigan the daughter of Milford H. and Opal M. (Morris) Vedmore, and was raised in the Marshall area. Nancy graduated from Marshall High School and retired from Lotte USA. On May 20, 1961 Nancy was married to Kenneth...
Michael Wines
May 3, 2018
Michael Eugene Wines, age 64, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. Michael was born on September 10, 1953 in Battle Creek, the son of Colleen Roberta Uptgraft and Eugene Norman Wines. He was the oldest of four children; Steven Wines, Lynn Wines, and Norman Wines. Michael was a 1972 graduate of...
Philip Trascik
May 1, 2018
Died Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence. Philip was born on January 21, 1932, in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to the former Barbara J. Cook who survives. Also surviving is a step-daughter, Sue Hendon; a step-son, Gary (Wondrella) Deno;...
David Carey
Apr 30, 2018
David A. Carey, age 75, of Paw Paw, formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. He was born June 2, 1942 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Arthur and Cora (Eyre) Carey. Dave graduated from Harper Creek High School in 1961 where he played football and ran track. He retired from the Eaton Corporation in...
Maria Truch
Apr 26, 2018
Maria L.Truch, age 90, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on April 26, 2018. She was born on October 27, 1927 in Frankfurt, Germany to August and Helene (Holzschuh) Keden. Her first marriage to Paul L. Anthony ended in divorce. In 1966, she married Erwin A. Truch in Schwalheim, Germany. She was preceded...
Ralph Brandenburg
Apr 26, 2018
Ralph R. “Russ” Brandenburg, age 92, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, April 26, 2018. Ralph was born on August 5, 1925, in Battle Creek, the son of Ralph L. and Mable (Embree) Brandenburg. Russ was a 1943 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On November 27, 1948,...
Mary Horwarth
Apr 23, 2018
Mary Lou Horwarth, 89, of Battle Creek, died April 23, 2018 of natural causes. She was born May 10, 1928 in Mason City, IA to Rose Mildred (Murray) and Thomas Victor Adams. Surviving are three daughters and one son; Mary (Tim) Dunivin of Lake Forest, CA; Rose (Joe) Arbic of Battle Creek; Marilyn (Mark) Wieas...
Lavonne Stein
Apr 20, 2018
It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lavonne Lida Hope Stein, age 65 of Battle Creek, on Friday, April 20, 2018. Lavonne passed away from complications of aneurisms at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born January 10, 1953 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of the late Maynard Calvin and Phyllis Jean (Jacobs) Hope. Lavonne...
Janet Shanks
Apr 20, 2018
Janet C. Shanks, age 82 of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 surrounded by her family. Jan was born on December 23, 1935, in Covington, Kentucky, the daughter of Fred and Loraine (Hagerty) Hampton. On September 7, 1963, she was united in marriage to Joseph C. Shanks who preceded her in death in 1983. She had been...
Patricia Mullins
Apr 17, 2018
Patricia Ann Mullins, age 82, of Battle Creek passed away on April 17, 2018. She was born on April 3, 1936 in Smyrna, Tennessee, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Mann) Wright. She was a graduate of Smyrna High School. She later graduated cum laude from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in education. Patricia was united in...
Jessie Irving
Apr 13, 2018
Jessie Ellen Irving, age 82, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born May 11, 1935 in Nottawa, Michigan the daughter of Robert W. and Jessie Leone (Jackson) Coombs. Ellen graduated from Paw Paw High School and loved collecting dolls and antiques. On November 28, 1953 Ellen was married to Carleton Irving. She is survived...
James Welch
Apr 10, 2018
Died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Bronson Battle Creek. James was born on September 20, 1947, in Allegan, MI, the son of Elmer L. and Anna M. (Kennedy) Welch. He had been a lifelong resident of the area. James was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. On October 6, 1995, he was united in...
Lawrence Mack Jr.
Apr 9, 2018
Lawrence H. Mack Jr., age 77, of Battle Creek, passed away on April 9, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born on June 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Lawrence and Katherine (Williams) Mack Sr. Lawrence was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Springfield High School in 1960. Lawrence was united in marriage to Annette...
James "Jim" Davis
Apr 7, 2018
James “Jim” Richard Davis, age 89, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family on April 7, 2018. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Lakeview High School in 1946 and married his sweetheart Doris in 1950. Jim was an extremely hard worker. He built his...
Helen Schmitz
Apr 5, 2018
Helen M. Schmitz, age 64 of Battle Creek, passed away on April 5, 2018 at the University of Michigan Hospital. She was born on September 8, 1953 in Warren, Michigan the daughter of Lincoln and Pebble (Moor) Quesenberry. Helen was united in marriage to Louis A. Schmitz Sr. on December 20, 1973 in Warren, Michigan. She previously lived in...
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