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Barbara Harter
Sep 2, 2013
Barbara L. Harter, Age 92, Of Holt, Michigan, Formerly of Battle Creek, Died Monday, September 2, 2013. Barbara was born on July 31, 1921, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Elga L. and Kathryn (Gould) Pratt. She moved to Bellevue, MI, in 1929 and graduated from Bellevue High School in 1938. She was united in marriage to Robert L. Harter on December...
Louise Kennedy
Sep 1, 2013
Louise L. Kennedy, age 96, of Muskegon, formerly of Battle Creek, died Sunday, September 1, 2013. She was born June 21, 1917 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Wesley and Bessie (Wood) Reimer. Mrs. Kennedy graduated from Battle Creek Central High School, attended the First Congregational Church and was a member of the Sarah Circle at the church. In...
Mary Maxson
Aug 26, 2013
Mary Ellen Maxson, age 100, of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013. She was born November 13, 1912 in Russell, Iowa the daughter of William and Katherine (Williams) Barbour. She moved with her family to Northville, Michigan and graduated from Northville High School, and later moved to Battle Creek in 1935 following her graduation from Hillsdale College where...
Mary Horvat
Aug 26, 2013
Mary A. Horvat, 100, went to be with her Lord on August 26, 2013. She was born on September 27, 1912 in Battle Creek to Louis and Katie (Rupich) Papick. Mary was united in marriage to Joseph Horvat in 1928 in Battle Creek, he preceded her in death in 1973. She was employed by the Battle Creek Bread Company for...
Stephany Miller
Aug 25, 2013
Stephany Miller, age 83, of Fine Lake, Michigan passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 with her loving family by her side. She was born March 3, 1930 in Ironwood, Michigan the daughter of John and Mary Banaszak. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1948 and worked at Barker Manufacturing in the office, retiring in 1989. Stephany enjoyed...
Anna Stanton
Aug 23, 2013
Anna B. Stanton, Age 95, Of Battle Creek, Died August 23, 2013. In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Elizabeth Davis
Aug 21, 2013
Elizabeth “Beth” L. Davis, 75, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully at her home on August 21, 2013. Beth was born on October 24th, 1937 to Donald Plunkett and Jane E. Miller in Delaware, Ohio. She moved from Ohio to Chicago, IL and then finally settled in Battle Creek, MI with her mother and adoptive father, Prentice “Pat” Miller in 1953. She...
Earl Douglas
Aug 19, 2013
Earl R. Douglas, 65, of Battle Creek went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 19, 2013. He was born on October 31, 1947 in Cookeville, TN to James E. and Ella M. (Bolton) Douglas. He is survived by his love, his wife of 30 years, Sherri. He is also survived by his daughter, Kate (Tim) Gray,...
Lucille Harrison
Aug 15, 2013
Lucille A. Harrison, 88, of Battle Creek passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. Lucille was born March 3, 1925 in Beaver Dam, Ohio to Abraham Jacob and Mary Anna (Kramer) Losh. She was married to Merl Smith who passed away November 4, 1964 and Warren Harrison who passed away August 24, 2006. Lucille also had nine siblings who preceded her in...
Karen Gignac
Aug 10, 2013
Karen A. Gignac, Age 76, Of Battle Creek, Died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Heritage Assisted Living. Karen was born on January 21, 1937, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Alfred W. and Marquerite (Moon) Christenson. She had been a resident of the area since 1976 coming from Dayton, OH. She was a 1955 graduate of Redford High School and a 1958...
Bernita Estey
Aug 10, 2013
Bernita A. Estey, 84, of Battle Creek passed away Saturday August 10, 2013 at Care Community. She was born on January 23, 1929 in Climax, MI to Carl and Bessie (Selby) Westfall. Bernita graduated from Climax High School. She was united in marriage to Edward W. Estey, he preceded her in death. Bernita enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, word puzzles, and sewing....
Tommy Scott
Aug 7, 2013
Tommy J. Scott of East Leroy, loving husband and father, passed away Wednesday August 7, 2013 at the age of 84. He was born on August 14, 1928 in Memphis, TX to Roy A. and Agnes (Johnson) Scott. Tommy attended school in Texas and joined the U.S. Army in February, 1946. While stationed at Fort Custer in 1946, he met...
Betty Golden
Aug 7, 2013
Betty M. Golden, 91 of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday August 7, 2013 at home. She was born on October 14, 1921 in Battle Creek to Ernest and Grace (Young) Beadle. Betty was united in marriage on June 4, 1939 to Dallas Golden, he preceded her in death in 2009. She was employed by the Kellogg Company until she retired....
Timothy O'Neil, Sr.
Aug 2, 2013
Timothy H. O’Neil, Sr., Age 81, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on August 2, 2013. In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Tim enjoyed radio broadcasting and was in sales. He had a special love for the American Legion Post 298, where he was Chaplain for more than 15 years, sporting events, especially...
Robert Rathbun
Aug 1, 2013
Robert W. “Bob” Rathbun, age 85, of Battle Creek, MI died Thursday, August 1, 2013 after a lengthy fight against cancer. He died peacefully in his sleep with the love of his family surrounding him. Bob, the son of William and Lila (Leedy) Rathbun was born in Battle Creek on July 16, 1928. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Lawrence Gilbert
Jul 29, 2013
Lawrence E. Gilbert, Age 87, Of Ceresco, MI, Died July 29, 2013. In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Steven Ludlow
Jul 25, 2013
Steven Edward Ludlow, age 47, of Marshall passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 6, 1965 in Port Huron, Michigan the son of Jack C. and Mary E. (Naylor) Ludlow. He moved to Jackson, MI with his family at the age of 12 where he lived until graduating from Jackson County Western...
Eugene Mckeague
Jul 24, 2013
Eugene “Gene” Clifford McKeague, 89, passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home in Battle Creek on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 after a brief illness, surrounded and comforted by family members. He was born September 14, 1923 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the only son of the late Clifford and Grace (Miller) McKeague. Gene grew up in the Milwaukee area until...
Edsel Britton
Jul 19, 2013
Edsel S. Britton, 85, of Aurora, Illinois and formerly of Battle Creek, died Friday July 19, 2013. He was born May 16, 1928 in Emporium, Pennsylvania the son of Frank C. and Emma C. (Hartman) Britton. Edsel was a 1945 graduate of Emporium High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1951 until 1953 during the Korean War. He...
Mark Parker
Jul 14, 2013
Mark E. Parker, age 59, of Climax, died Sunday, July 14, 2013. He was born June 6, 1954 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Gaylord Ellis and Violet Joann (Fuick) Parker. Mark graduated from Climax Scotts High School in 1973 and went on to work at the Climax Telephone Company. Most recently he worked for Frontier Communications from where...
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