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Ethel Sanders
Oct 14, 2020
Ethel Mae Sanders, 84 of Battle Creek MI, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday October 14th.
She was born in Greensburg, Louisiana on March 5th, 1936 to the late Alonzo and Zellee Harrell. Ethel was a kindhearted, loving person, who loved children and teaching. She received her master's in education from Michigan State University....
Rose Massa
Oct 14, 2020
BATTLE CREEK – Margaret “Rose” Massa, 93, passed away on October 14, 2020, at Reflections Memory Care in Battle Creek, Michigan.
She was born August 15, 1927 to Hubert and Ann (Orchulak) Pronier in Arma, Kansas.
On February 10, 1943, she married Victor “Buck” Massa in Wichita Falls, Texas. She lived on the Massa family...
Cora Martin
Oct 14, 2020
Cora Belle Martin, age 83, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Heartland of Battle Creek. She was born May 10, 1937 in Bellevue, Michigan the daughter of Ralph and Ellen (Jaquay) Martin. Cora was a 1953 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. She was a wonderful caregiver and homemaker for her family. Cora liked...
Gloria Hakes
Oct 13, 2020
Gloria A. Hakes, age 93, of Battle Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born May 1, 1927 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of Erich and Katherine (Watson) Gauss. Gloria attended school in Jackson graduating from Jackson High School in 1946. On June 1, 1947 she married...
Edward "Ding" Leboeuf
Oct 12, 2020
Edward “Ding” A. LeBoeuf, 57, of Battle Creek, passed away unexpectedly, at work in Traverse City, October 12, 2020. He was born March 20, 1963 in Battle Creek, to Edward and Doris (Burke) LeBoeuf. He was a 1981 Springfield High Graduate. He was a long time Battle Creek business owner at Springfield Transmission and Auto Service then opened LeBoeuf’s...
Steven Heeter
Oct 8, 2020
Steven J. Heeter, 84 of Battle Creek, MI passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020. He was born August 13, 1936, in Holland, Michigan, the son of Eugene and June (Halstead) Heeter. A 1954 graduate of Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois, he went on to graduate from Miami University (Ohio) in 1958. He served in the US Air...
George Vallillee
Oct 7, 2020
George William Vallillee Sr., 93, died on October 7, 2020, in Okemos, Michigan. George was born on January 6, 1927, to George and Margaret (Tait) Vallillee in Washington, DC. He is survived by his wife Beverly, daughters Gail (Phil) Deschaine of Okemos and Jane (Mike) Scott of Midland, and his son George William Vallillee Jr. of Milwaukee, WI. ...
Susan Mckinney
Oct 5, 2020
Susan Marie McKinney, age 54, of Battle Creek, died Monday, October 5, 2020. She was born August 25, 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii the daughter of Louis and Dorothy (Mathewson) Mrozovich. Susan graduated from Lakeview High School in 1984, Kalamazoo Valley Community College in 1999 and Western Michigan University in 2005 with a degree in accounting. She currently worked as...
Tonya Jettner
Oct 5, 2020
Tonya Rae Moon – Jettner was born in Kalamazoo in 1959 and graduated from Olivet High School with the class of 1977. She was a fun, loving, amazing and supportive mom, nana, aunt, sister, cousin and friend to many. She passed peacefully onto her next journey on October 5 th after a long fight with a chronic illness.
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Joanne Roebuck
Oct 2, 2020
JoAnne Roebuck, age 85, of Battle Creek, died Friday, October 2, 2020. She was born June 8, 1935 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Clarence and Gertrude Eleanor (Jacobs) Carpenter. JoAnne graduated from Lakeview where she was a majorette in the marching band. After high school she went to work as a switchboard operator at Wolverine Insurance and...
Evelyn Westra
Oct 1, 2020
Evelyn E.(Purdham) Westra, age 71, of Battle Creek, passed away on October 1, 2020. She was born on July 20, 1949 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Dr. Glenn and Jean (Vanarsdale) Purdham. Evelyn came to Battle Creek as an infant. She attended Battle Creek Academy and Graduated from Georgia Cumberland Academy. She received her master’s degree in...
Floyd Henry
Sep 29, 2020
Floyd B. Henry (Dad, Grandpa Henry) formerly of Battle Creek, passed away and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020, at the age of 95 in Marshall, MI.
Floyd was born to Ray and Margaret (Gilson) Henry in Moore Park, MI, in 1925. He grew up closely with his brother Dick, who always...
Daniel Whitaker
Sep 27, 2020
Daniel Lee Whitaker, 32, of Battle Creek, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020. He was born on March 31, 1988 in Battle Creek, the son of Danny and Debbie Whitaker. He is survived by his brothers; David (Hannah), Andrew (Kayla), sister; Dana Williams (Johnny), grandparents; Rema Whitaker, David and Eva Sanford, and five nieces and nephews. He was...
Lewis Grenier
Sep 27, 2020
Lewis Grenier passed away at home September 27, 2020 after a long illness. He worked at Kellogg’s for many years as a printer in Kelpaco Dept. He was an avid sportsman and he loved the outdoors. He was survived by his wife of 45 years Jeannette Grenier (Ret). Also by a Sister Peggy Weeks (Roger), a sister-in-law Sandra Grenier, and...
Evelyn Tkac
Sep 25, 2020
Evelyn K. (Evie or Sugar “Sug”) Tkac, age 88, of Battle Creek, passed away on September 25, 2020. She was born on August 29, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of John C. and Margaret C. (Schneider) Bell. She was united in marriage to Frank N. Xedos in Baltimore, Maryland, and later remarried Albert R. Tkac on December 15,...
Mae Prater
Sep 20, 2020
Mae V. Prater, age 87, of Battle Creek, passed away on September 20, 2020 at Hastings Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. She was born on September 3, 1933 in Hyden, Kentucky, the daughter of Rufus and Martha (Fields) Feltner. Mae came to Battle Creek in the 1950’s. She was a homemaker and a member at Heath Street Church...
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