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Vicki Smith
May 12, 2016
Vicki M. Smith, age 66, of Battle Creek passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born November 5, 1949 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of Clyde and Elizabeth (Bissonette) Beckley. She was married in September 1980 to Patrick Smith. Vicki graduated from St. Philip Catholic Central High School in 1967 and was a lifelong area resident of Battle Creek. She was...
Vernice O'Keneske
May 9, 2016
Vernice M. O’Keneske, Age 92, Of Battle Creek, Died May 9, 2016. In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place and a private graveside will be held. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Myrtle Cantrell
May 8, 2016
Myrtle B. Cantrell, age 87, of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday May 8, 2016 at the Bronson at Home Hospice Residence. She was born January 28, 1929 in High Point, North Carolina the daughter of Daniel and Mae (Petrie) Yother. Mrs. Cantrell moved to Michigan as a child, living in Battle Creek most of her life other than a period...
Richard Sterken
May 6, 2016
Richard L. “Dick” Sterken, Age 73, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on May 6, 2016, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, where he came in to this world on November 9, 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Louise (Czarnecki) Sterken. He is survived by his loving wife, Olivia; sister, Suzanne (Dave) Hartwell; brothers, and sisters...
Donalee White
Apr 30, 2016
Donalee Florence White, age 90 of Kalamazoo, formerly of Beadle Lake, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Park Village Pines. She was born August 18, 1925 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Alton Bliss and Marie Nellie (Dell) Armour. Donalee was a 1943 graduate of Lakeview High School and retired from the Kellogg Company in 1985 where she...
Susan Ralston
Apr 28, 2016
Susan E. Ralston, age 47 of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born on August 26, 1968 the daughter of Harvey Kenton and Donna Irene (Lugar) Benedict. Susan was a 1986 graduate of Lakeview High School and currently worked on the line at TRMI, Inc. since 1990. She loved spending time with her son, family and...
William Bradstreet
Apr 28, 2016
William L. “Bill” Bradstreet, Sr., Age 70, Of Battle Creek, Died Thursday, April 28, 2016, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on March 17, 1946, in Battle Creek, the son of William R. and Dorothy D. (Damon) Bradstreet. He had been a lifelong resident of the area and attended Marshall High School. He was a veteran serving in the...
Frank Pesti, Jr.
Apr 26, 2016
Frank J. Pesti, Jr., age 88, of Palmetto, Florida and formerly of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Bradenton, Florida. He was born April 16, 1928 in Essex, Michigan the son of Frank and Mary (Chunko) Pesti, Sr. Frank served in the U.S. Army from June 1948 to March 1950 and following his honorable discharge worked at Eaton Corporation...
Alice Pierce
Apr 25, 2016
Alice C. (Palmer) Pierce, Age 80, Of Battle Creek, Died Monday, April 25, 2016. Alice was born on May 19, 1935, in Alma, MI, the daughter of James H. Palmer and Evelyn (Moats) Palmer. The family later moved to Midland, MI where Mrs. Pierce graduated from Midland Senior High School. She earned a B.A. degree from Manchester College in Indiana...
Richard Brush
Apr 25, 2016
Richard L. Brush, Age 83, Of Battle Creek, Died Monday, April 25, 2016, in Battle Creek. Richard “Dick” was born on July 4, 1932, in South Bend, IN, the son of Lloyd and Bernice (Hess) Brush. He was a graduate of Three Oaks High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Western Michigan University. A U.S. Army veteran, he...
Bessie Haddrill
Apr 22, 2016
Haddrill, Bessie M.,Age 92, Battle Creek, Bessie Mae (Johnson) Parker Haddrill, 92, of Battle Creek, MI, passed away on Friday, 22 April, 2016. She was born at Grashul, South Dakota, the daughter of Robert and Julia Johnson, and moved with the family to Battle Creek in 1933. Bess graduated from Battle Creek Central H.S. in 1940 and married Wm. E....
Pete Raab
Apr 19, 2016
Pete Raab, Augusta, MI – Pete Raab, age 71, of Augusta, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family Tuesday, April 19, at Borgess Hospital. Pete was born on March 28, 1945, in Battle Creek, the son of Roger and Glendon Raab. Growing up, Pete attended Lakeview Schools, graduating in June of 1963. Upon graduating, Pete enlisted in the...
Sidney Webb
Apr 17, 2016
Sidney J. “Sid” Webb, Age 79, Of Battle Creek, Died Sunday, April 17, 2016, in Battle Creek. Sid was born on September 17, 1936, in Nashville, MI, the son of Louie E. and Arleta E. (Swift) Webb. He had been an area resident for 62 years and was a 1955 graduate of Marshall High School. He married Marilyn McKee which...
Theodore Darling
Apr 16, 2016
Theodore R. “Bob” Darling, age 86, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday April 16, 2016. He was born August 17, 1929 in Hastings, Michigan the son of Ted and Gladys (Beach) Darling. Bob had worked at AK Zin Feed and Grain, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and retired in 1988 from the City of Battle Creek where he had worked for...
Shirley Dunham
Apr 15, 2016
Shirley Zoog Dunham, age 87, of Battle Creek died Friday, April 15, 2016. Shirley was born June 7, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of John Ernst and Elizabeth Ann (Ruhl) Zoog. She was a 1946 graduate of North High School and attended The Ohio State University. In 1949 she married Dudley P. Dunham, Sr. Shirley worked as an Office...
Joan Gibson
Apr 15, 2016
Joan Gibson (Banaszak), age 80, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016. She was born June 10, 1935 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of John Joseph and Mary Agnes (Joswiak) Banaszak. Joan attended Battle Creek Public Schools. She worked at Kellogg’s and after having children, spent her time as a loving stay at home mom. Joan also volunteered...
Charles Medler
Apr 15, 2016
Charles R Medler, 69 of Battle Creek, MI died Friday, April 15, 2016. Charlie was born May 31, 1946 in Marion, Indiana, the son of Charles C and Martha Medler. He grew up in Fairmount Indiana and moved with his family to Marshall, MI in 1963 where he graduated from Marshall High School in 1964. Charlie married Joan Blakeslee in 1972; they divorced...
Ruth Damsma
Apr 11, 2016
Ruth Ann Damsma, Age 70, Of Plainwell, MI, Passed away Monday April 11, 2016, at Bronson at Home Hospice Residence. Ruth Ann was born on November 29, 1945, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Wayne R. and Delores (Engelhardt) Johnston. She was a 1964 graduate of Galesburg-Augusta High School. She had resided in Augusta for 25 years, Kalamazoo for 3...
Norman Borchardt
Apr 10, 2016
Norman Lee Borchardt, Age 81, Of Battle Creek, Died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Evergreen Senior Care and Rehab Center. Norman was born on October 7, 1934, in Morris, MN, the son of Alfred and Lucille (Sherrett) Borchardt. He grew up at a young age in Morris, MN, and moved to Battle Creek in 1941. He was a 1953 graduate of Battle...
Harlan Loomis
Apr 5, 2016
Harlan R. Loomis, age 61 of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from injuries sustained in a house fire at his home. Harlan was born November 6, 1954 to Harlan S. and Lavera L. (Ibana) Loomis. Harlan will be remembered by his many friends as a happy go lucky man who loved NASCAR and Elvis, and always had...
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