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Bethel Winton
May 16, 2012
Bethel “Bud” L. Winton, age 92 of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born June 27, 1919 in Alpine, Tennessee the son of Emit and Flora (Bilbrey) Winton. Bud served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant and was stationed in Normandy during World War II. He loved to tell stories about his experience and...
Stanley Gignac, Jr.
May 9, 2012
Stanley Elvin Gignac, Jr., Age 76, Of East Leroy, Died Wednesday. May 9, 2012, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Stanley was born on December 12, 1935, in Detroit, MI, the son of Stanley E. and Joyce M. (Myers) Gignac, Sr. He had been an area resident since 1977. Before that he had lived in Midland, MI, from 1964 to 1970, then Englewood,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Paulson
May 7, 2012
Dorothy A. “Dottie” Paulson, Age 94, Of Harrow, Ontario, Formerly of Marshall, Died Monday, May 7, 2012. Dottie was born on December 30, 1917, in Battle Creek. She was a resident of Marshall for 40 years, Lansing for 7 years and had a summer home in Harrow, Ontario. She married James R. Paulson on March 25, 1948, who survives. In the...
Mollie Fales
May 6, 2012
Mollie Ann Fales, 80, of Battle Creek passed away Sunday May 6, 2012 at home. She was born on June 19, 1931 in Climax, MI to Ray and Elsie (Brown) Irving. Mollie graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1949. She married Dennis E. Fales in Battle Creek on April 15, 1950, the love of her life. Mollie was...
Betty Lewis
May 6, 2012
Betty Lou Lewis, Age 72, Of East Leroy, Michigan, Died Sunday, May 6, 2012, in East Leroy. Betty was born on July 7, 1939, in Battle Creek, the daughter of William Navis and Bertha May (Nelson) Gordon. She had been a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1958. On August 7, 1958 she was united...
Jacqueline Niver
May 2, 2012
Jacqueline K. Niver, 63, of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday May 2, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on May 13, 1948 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Jack W. and Kathleen (Swindler) Covert. Jacqueline graduated from Lakeview High School in 1966 and attended Kellogg Community College. She was united in marriage on February 1, 1969 to Donald T. Niver....
Wilma Birdsong
May 1, 2012
Wilma M. Birdsong, 87, of Battle Creek passed away Tuesday May 1, 2012 at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born on January 31, 1925 in Battle Creek to Hayes and Gladys (Lanko) Lewis. Wilma graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1943. She was employed as a secretary retiring in 1986 with the last 29 years with the Hamilton...
Virginia Garberick
Apr 30, 2012
Virginia M. Garberick, 91, of Battle Creek passed away Monday April 30, 2012 at the Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. She was born on May 7, 1920 in Ashley, IN to Otis and Marie (Miller) Kempf. Virginia graduated from Pleasant Lake High School, Pleasant Lake, IN in 1938 and then the International Business School in Fort Wayne, IN. She married...
Audra Hutcherson
Apr 30, 2012
Audra L. Hutcherson, Age 86, of Battle Creek, Died Monday, April 30, 2012. Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Robert Pierce, Sr.
Apr 26, 2012
Robert L. Pierce, Sr., Age 86, Of Battle Creek, Died Thursday, April 26, 2012. In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. www.henryfuneralhome.org
Edwin Root Iii
Apr 25, 2012
Edwin S. “Ned” Root III, Age 90, Of Battle Creek, Passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Bronson Battle Creek. Edwin was born on October 11, 1921, in Hill City, Kansas, the son of Leroy Frederic and Clyda Dell (Wilkinson) Root. As a member of the “Greatest Generation,” his life spanned most of the twentieth century. His grandfather owned one of the...
William Baird
Apr 24, 2012
William D. Baird, 84, of Battle Creek passed away Tuesday April 24, 2012 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. He was born on December 14, 1927 in Battle Creek to David S. and Grace (Edwards) Baird. William graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1946. He was united in marriage on December 21, 1946 to Mary L. Wilson. He...
Darlene Spears
Apr 23, 2012
Darlene K. Spears, age 65 of Battle Creek, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at The Laurels of Bedford. She was born October 18, 1946 in Granite City, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Barbara (Beeby) Spears. Darlene was a 1964 graduate of Negaunee High School and then moved to Battle Creek that same year. In 1966 she graduated from...
Timothy Kelley
Apr 22, 2012
Timothy James Kelley passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in the early morning; near his children in Atlanta, GA. Tim was born November 23, 1951 to Anna and Eugene Kelley in Battle Creek, Michigan. Tim graduated from Saint Philip Catholic School in 1969 and received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Indiana University. He served in the Army for...
Suzanne Trepod
Apr 19, 2012
Suzanne (Suzy) K. Trepod, 64, died Thursday April 19, 2012 in her childhood home in Battle Creek. Suzy was born on May 7, 1947 in Battle Creek to Herschel and Lareene V. (Hamilton) Trepod. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Suzy graduated in 1965 from Lakeview High School and Central Michigan University with a Bachelor Degree in...
George Coston
Apr 13, 2012
George W. Coston, Age 82, Of Battle Creek, Died Friday, April 13, 2012, at his residence. George was born on March 16, 1930, in Battle Creek, the son of Collins C. and Virgie (Tudor) Coston. He had been a lifelong resident of the area and attended Battle Creek Central High School where he placed second in the state in wrestling....
Barbara Fahndrich
Apr 13, 2012
Barbara J. Fahndrich, 79, went home to be with the Lord on April 13, 2012. She was born in 1932 to Vern and Zola Romig, the youngest of their eight children. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters (Claribell and Mildred), three brothers (John, Merle, and Robert), and her husband (Carl G. Fahndrich, Jr.). She is survived by two...
Gerald Edgerton
Apr 12, 2012
Gerald D. Edgerton, Age 86, Of Battle Creek, Went into the arms of his Lord with his family by his side on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Bronson Battle Creek. Gerald was born on April 22, 1925, in Creston, IN, the son of Glenn and Mabel (Nuding) Edgerton. He was a veteran serving as a Staff Sergeant with his twin brother...
Ella Linder
Apr 12, 2012
Ella M. Linder, 89, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully Thursday April 12, 2012 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born on May 6, 1922 in Lansing, MI to Gale and Eva (McClure) Turner. Ella graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1940. Her family then moved to a farm in Marshall, MI. During WWII she worked for...
John Smith
Apr 8, 2012
John J. Smith, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday April 8, 2012. He was born on Oct. 13, 1928 to John and Nellie Smith in Waynesfield, Ohio. On October 20, 1951, he married Bernadette (Bonnie) Christen who preceded him in death in 2004. Mr. Smith was a U.S Army Veteran of World War II, and owned and operated...
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