Obituaries

Donald R. “Ray” Hall of Plainwell, Michigan passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Kalamazoo. Mr. Hall was born October 7, 1941, in Stockbridge, Michigan to Grover and Mae (Whitaker) Hall.Ray had worked as a driver for Hall Brothers Logging for many years, he also enjoyed the work he had done as a mechanic. In addition to working on them...

Marjorie I. Will, age 96, of Otsego passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in Alamo. Marjorie was born February 21, 1915 in Chicago, the daughter of Carl and Isabel (Forner) Weddon.She was a member of the Otsego First Congregational Church and a volunteer for the Kalamazoo Nature Center. Marjorie graduated from Western Michigan University and had taught school for 33...

Raymond E. Summerer of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Plainwell.Born of German descent on March 14, 1917, in Chicago, IL, Ray grew up in South Haven, Michigan, on his uncle’s fruit farm. He served as 1st Lieutenant in Iceland during WWII, and was honorably discharged after the war. Ray put himself through U of M and...

Alan Misner of Allegan, Michigan passed away on May 27, 2011, at Ely Manor in Allegan, surrounded by his family. Alan was born July 30, 1970 in Plainwell to Ricky and Linda (Livingston) Misner. He is survived by his mother, Linda Burton of Allegan; aunt, Sally (Dennis) Waldron of Allegan; cousins, Ginger and Dennis. In keeping with his wishes, cremation...

Daniel E. Seekman of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Seekman was born November 18, 1939, in Zeeland to Earl andIrene (Finn) Seekman.He was a self employed builder and excavator, co-owning and operating Joe Dan Builders with Joseph Pirrone and owning and operating Southwest Gravel and Excavating.Dan was a life...

Pauline N. Betzner of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. Pauline was born December 2, 1924 in Chicago, the daughter of Paul and Ruth Voight.On September 19, 1946 in Berrien Springs, she married Frank Betzner. Together they raised their family in Allegan and for the last 20 years lived in Florida. Frank preceded her in death in 2003.Surviving...

Lena Kathryn Robinson of Otsego, Michigan was surrounded by family on May 25, 2011 as she passed away in the comfort of her home. Lena was born November 19, 1937 in Kalamazoo, to William and Zola (Liles) Maze. Lena enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, making friends and gambling at casinos. While raising five children, Lena worked various jobs to...

Dean King of Otsego, Michigan passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at his home. Mr. King was born April 24, 1936 in Eaton County to Floyd and Ruth (Thomas) King. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Following his time in the service Dean worked for Menasha Corp for 27 years, retiring in 2000....

Leo ‘Grant’ Cole, III of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Grand Rapids. Grant was born June 26, 1952, in Flint, Michigan, to Leo Grant Jr. and Betty (Louise) Johnson. His father died when he was just 13 months old and his step-father, Ron Gilbert, helped raise him from the age of 13.In 1980 he began working...

Wanda M. Kling of Plainwell (formerly of Otsego) passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Kling was born July 13, 1929 in Otsego to Edgar and Florence (Stout) Casey and was a lifelong resident of the area.For many years she was employed with the D & C Store, Skogmos, Newmans and Kal-Equip, all in Otsego....

Joyce I. Costello of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Costello was born February 6, 1937, in Hartford, Indiana to Clifford and Nellie (Hornbaker) Hall.For 20 years Joyce had been employed with Brave Industrial Fasteners.Surviving are six children, Hope Robbins, Lowell Warner, Charity Lynn Rush, Christina M. Costello, Constance Costello and Cynthia (Brian ) Schrier;...

Robert H. ‘Bob’ Spencer of Otsego, Michigan passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.Robert was born in Kalamazoo to William and Trena (Meninga) Spencer. He was a WW II Veteran serving in the United States Navy and had been a driver/salesman for Continental Linen Service retiring in 1984. Bob was a people person who enjoyed...

’Howard B. ‘Tag’ Wesler of Otsego, Michigan went home to be with his Lord and be reunited with his daughter, Kay, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.Mr. Wesler was born February 6, 1917 in Otsego to Ernest and Margaret (McDonald) Wesler and was a lifelong resident of Otsego. In 1935 he graduated from Otsego High School. Tag served his country in...

Dolores A. Rouse of Otsego, MI passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at her home. She was born August 25, 1927 in Plainwell, the daughter of George and Nettie Gauthier.For over 25 years Dolores had been employed as a secretary at Parker Hannifin Corp. Dolores enjoyed bowling, golfing, crossword puzzles, wintering in Alabama, playing cards with family, feeding the birds...

Joseph R. ‘Bob’McKIBBIN of Plainwell, (formerly of Otsego), passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at his home. He was born March 14, 1947 in Vicksburg, the son of John and Nova (Brimmer) McKibbin.Bob was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the Navy. For over 17 years, he was employed with the Otsego Public Schools.Bob loved being with his...

Larraine Minshall-Dobson of Otsego, Michigan passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Dobson was born April 9, 1935 in McLaughlin, Kentucky to Troy and Tillie (Patton) Rowe.Larraine was a good story teller and enjoyed crocheting, spending time outdoors, flower gardening and watching her grandchildren play.On October 1, 1977 in Otsego she married Laurence Dobson who preceded her in...

Marian E. Carruthers of Pullman, MI passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Life Care Center in Plainwell. Mrs.Carruthers was born March 12, 1936 in Kalamazoo to Charles and Jennie (Britton) Mastin. Marian enjoyed bingo, playing slots at the casinos, watching old movies and was a long time skater at the Silver Star Roller Skating Rink.On February 20, 1983...

Jacqueline Joyce ‘Jackie’ Ladd, Otsego, age 84, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was born May 30, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Howard and Marguerite (Higgins) Ladd. She would have celebrated her 85th birthday on May 30th.Jackie graduated from Otsego High School and worked as a clerical worker at various companies, including local banks, Kalamazoo...

Anthony T. ‘Tony’ Mario of Belleville, Michigan (formerly of Otsego and Pine Lake) passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at his home. Mr. Mario was born April 18, 1916, in Otsego, Michigan, to Samuel and Frances (Congemi) Mario.For 42 years he was employed at the MacSimBar Paper Mill (later Mead Corp.) in Otsego, retiring in 1984. During WWII Tony served...

Daniel A. Cook of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at his home. Daniel was born March 26, 1960 in Plainwell, the son of Alton Sr and Mary Lou (Powers) Cook.Surviving are 3 sisters Teresa (Tom) Butler, Mona Stoddard and Angela (Dean) Cook Stratton; 4 brothers, Alton Jr. (Denice) Cook, Paul (Leanora) Cook, Samuel (Bonnie) Cook and Sgt....