Obituaries

Dec 18, 2015

Dec 17, 2015

Shelly L. Kohfeldt-Hiltner, Age 39, Of Battle Creek, Died Thursday, December 17, 2015, in Kalamazoo. Shelly was born on May 10, 1976, in Hastings, MI, the daughter of Richard and Sandra (McDonald) Kohfeldt. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Lakeview High School in 1994. She graduated from Kellogg Community College with a LPN in Nursing...

Dec 16, 2015

Marjorie Florence Gibson, age 88, of Battle Creek, died peacefully at The Bronson At Home Hospice Residence Wednesday evening, December 16, 2015. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on November 11, 1927, the daughter of Fred and Winifred (Sadd) Paulson. She married Samuel Gibson September 26, 1969, who survives. She is also survived by two daughters:  Rita Peck of Battle...

Dec 12, 2015

Donald J. “Don” Davis, Age 82, Of Battle Creek, Died Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility after a 16 year battle with Alzheimer's. Don was born on January 23, 1933, in Crandon, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph and Jennie (Walker) Davis. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. Don received his Associate’s...

Dec 11, 2015

Donna Jean Ainsworth, age 69, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015. She was born June 28, 1946 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of B.E. and Lorena Mae (Gourley) Rogers. A 1964 graduate of Lakeview High School, she went on to Argubright Business College where she earned an associate degree. Donna had worked at RN EMS as...

Dec 8, 2015

Lydia Garcia Salinas, 93, of Battle Creek, died on Tuesday December 8, 2015 of natural causes. Lydia was born in Alice, Texas and has made Battle Creek her home since 1976. Lydia was well know through out the parish of Saint Joseph, where she sang with the Spanish choir, helped out with the Spanish speaking parishioners and gave of herself...

Dec 8, 2015

Ralph R. McCormack, Jr., age 93, of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at The Reflections Memory Care. He was born September 4, 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio and moved with his family to Battle Creek where he graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1941. Upon graduation he began working at General Foods until his enlistment in...

Dec 5, 2015

Marion A.  Roggow, Age 87, Of Athens, MI, Died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at The Oaks at NorthPointe Woods. Marion was born on December 28, 1927, in Assyria Township, MI, the daughter of Carl B. and Ola (Olmstead) Spaulding. She had been a lifelong area resident living in Battle Creek and then Athens, MI. She was united in marriage to Harold...

Nov 28, 2015

Donald M. Norton, Age 89, Of Battle Creek, Died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Countryside Adult foster Care Home. Donald was born on June 30, 1926, in Nashville, MI, the son of Maurice and Ruby (Mayo) Norton. He was a veteran serving during WWII and 2 tours in Vietnam. He served in the U.S. Navy (Seabees) from 1943 to 1945,...

Nov 27, 2015

Marion “Gramma” Robbins, age 95, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 27, 2015. She was born April 7, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the daughter of Burt and Lottie Sowles. She attended Kalamazoo Public Schools and worked at Westin Biscuit Company, Steve’s Grocery in Wattles Park and Hoff’s Hardware. Mrs. Robbins was a member of Birchwood United Methodist...

Nov 27, 2015

James (Jim) Allen Dunn, Jr., age 65, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, formerly of Rockford, Michigan, passed away on November 27, 2015 due to complications of Vascular Type Ehlers Danlos. Jim graduated from Rockford High School in 1968 and shortly thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force, which he proudly served for 20+ years. Jim spent the majority of his...

Nov 26, 2015

Joseph Gordon Dayton, age 88, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, November 26, 2015. He was born June 22, 1927 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Frank and Mable (VanLeer) Dayton. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII under the command of General Patton, from February 1945 to April 1947. Following his honorable discharge he worked for the City...

Nov 26, 2015

Clarence W. Green, 86, of Rush County formerly of Battle Creek, MI passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home in Carthage. Clarence was born on October 15, 1929 in Marshall, MI to the late Charles E. and Mabel R. (Palmer) Green. Clarence married Frances June Green, his wife of 50 wonderful years and mother of their children in...

Nov 24, 2015

Gordon Roger Stanton, age 79 of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He is survived by his spouse Marlene (Hansen) Stanton; daughter Pamela Duhe` of Hammond, Louisiana; one granddaughter and four great-granddaughters along with three step-children and their families. He was a faithful member of area Model A and Model T car clubs,...

Nov 23, 2015

Edith Trent, age 100, of Battle Creek, died Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. She was born April 27, 1915 in Sparta, Tennessee the daughter of James and Ova (Vaughn) Keathley. Mrs. Trent had worked for the Kellogg Company for five years and was a cosmetic sales representative for Beauty Counselor for 25 years. She...

Nov 23, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Beukelman, age 93, of Battle Creek, died Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born March 15, 1922 in Crystal Falls, Michigan the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Kiley) Denman. A graduate of Augubright Business School, she worked as a secretary at Clark Equipment Company and later the Battle Creek Sanitarium Hospital from which she retired in 1987. She...

Nov 19, 2015

Gail T. Heeter, 77, of Emmett Township, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015. She was born July 17, 1938 in Pineville, Kentucky the daughter of Clyde and Nelle (Card) Thurman. A 1956 graduate of Norwood High School, Norwood, Ohio she went on to graduate from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1960. She retired from Kellogg Community College, where she...

Nov 13, 2015

Charles D Arnett, Sr., age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Borgess Medical Center.  He was born September 25, 1931 in Hendricks, Magoffin County, Kentucky the son of Milt and Anne (Salyers) Arnett.  After his mom passed away when he was 6 months old, Charles was raised by his Aunt and Uncle John Dave and Jessie...

Nov 11, 2015

John P. O’Marrah, Age 73, Of Battle Creek, Died Wednesday, November 11, 2015. John was born on June 3, 1942, in Iron Mountain, MI, the son of Evelyn (Dokey) O’Marrah. He had been a lifelong resident of the area. John married the former Anna Hudson who preceded him in 2005. He then married the former Sherry Winget-Hill on September 7,...

Nov 10, 2015

Palmer William “Sandy” Philp, age 84, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Sandy was born on October 25, 1931, in Battle Creek, the son of Palmer F. and Pearl (Covert) Philp. He had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Battle Creek Central High School in 1951. He married Kathryn Alice Philp who preceded him in...