Obituaries

Michael D. Harrington of Gobles, Michigan, diedTuesday, November 25, 2008, inKalamazoo. Mike was bornSeptember 16, 1953inKalamazooto Elver and Jean (Krohn) Harrington and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a graduate ofPlainwellHigh Schooland had been employed for many years as an auto mechanic. Mike loved NASCAR, crossword puzzles and scratch off lottery tickets. Surviving are four children, Melissa...

Kenneth H. ‘Kenny Dark, Jr. of Otsego, Michigan passed away suddenlyMonday, November 24, 2008, as the result of an accident. Kenny was bornDecember 22, 1950, inKalamazooto Kenneth H. Sr. and Mary Ann (Wilgenhof) Dark, and was a lifelong resident of the area. For many years he was employed with Beloit Wheeler, currently Millassist. Kenny loved his animals, dogs, cats and...

Helen E. McHale of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at her home. Helen was born May 1, 1937 in Plainwell, the daughter of Frank and Mary ‘Lillie’ (Green) Townsend. Helen had been a member of the Civil Air Patrol and the Otsego Moose. Helen enjoyed crocheting, drawing, playing the organ, gardening, painting and feeding the squirrels.On April...

William B. Preston of Alamo Township passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 in Kalamazoo. Bill was born December 2, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of John and Zita (Geran) Preston. He was a Veteran of WW II, serving in the Navy. He was employed with Parchment Paper mill for many years and for 53 years he was employed at...

Donna B. Knight of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayWednesday, November 12, 2008, inKalamazoo. Mrs. Knight was bornNovember 9, 1918, in Martin to Homer and Daisy (Tilley) McDonald and had been a lifelong resident of the area. In 1937 she graduated fromOtsegoHigh School. For several years she delivered the Kalamazoo Gazette, drove school bus, was a waitress at Mol’s and Judy’s Restaurants,...

Ronald Merle Page was born on March 20, 1927 in Allegan, Michigan to the late Floyd and Rena Page. He departed this life peacefully on November 11, 2008 at the Hernado-Pasco Hospice. He was predeceased by his wife Nina Page; daughter, Nancy Johnson; brothers, Eddie and Lloyd Page and granddaughter, Shane Vote.Ron was a proud veteran. He served his country...

Dorothy E. Burroughs Wagner of Otsego, MI, passed awayMonday, November 10, 2008inKalamazoo. Mrs. Wagner was bornAugust 9, 1921in Plainwell to Harvey and Maude (Johnson) Hartwell. For many years she was employed with Otsego Sanitary Milk and the Plainwell Granary. She had also been a volunteer with Christian Neighbors. Dorothy enjoyed reading and was an excellent seamstress and quilter. She donated...

Dennis A. Robinson of Otsego, MI passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 at his home. Dennis was born December 16, 1938 in Kalamazoo, the son of Asa Robinson and Garni (Stopher) Burr. He graduated from Plainwell High School in the class of 1956 and he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963. Dennis was employed as a...

Zbigniew “Ziggy” Slotwinski ofKalamazoo,MI diedTuesday, November 4, 2008, at Tendercare ofKalamazoo. Zbigniew was bornAugust 25, 1926inDrohoycz,Polandto Tadeusz and Jozefa (Szandrowska) Slotwinski. InPolandhe had worked as an engineer and held several patents for his inventions. In Michigan Mr. Slotwinski had worked for Meto-Plast Inc. until his retirement. He enjoyed music, cooking, fishing and loved designing and inventing. Surviving are his children:...

William H. ‘Billy’ Dean, Jr. of Plainwell, formerly of East Jordan, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008. Bill was born March 14, 1965 in Battle Creek, the son of William Sr. and Dorothy (Puffpaff) Dean. He had been employed with Dura Automotive and later with Boyne Mountain.Bill loved spending time with his family. On July 1, 1988, he married Brenda...

Angelo Randy Cilluffo of Otsego, Michigan, diedThursday, October 30, 2008. Randy was bornOctober 29, 1961inCalifornia. For many years he was employed with Parker-Hannifin inRichland. Surviving are two brothers and a sister, Steven (Christy) Filkins of Gobles, Scott Filkins ofKalamazooand Ellen (Ed) Spencer of Mount Sterling, KY; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Phyllis (Forbes)...

Mary L. Bowlby of Otsego, MI, passed awayMonday, October 27, 2008inKalamazoo. Mrs. Bowlby was bornOctober 18, 1936inKalamazooto Don andAda(Fletcher) Sexton and had been a lifelong resident of the area. For 35 years she was an Avon Area Representative. Mary loved dancing, playing cards, bowling and visiting their cabin at Irons, MI. In her early years she enjoyed playing softball. Most...

Alice Leone Johnson of Allegan, Michigan, passed away on Thursday afternoonOctober 23, 2008with her family by her side. She was born onJanuary 21, 1941to Homer and Margaret ‘Marnie’ (Knox) Carns.Alicegraduated fromAlleganHigh Schoolclass of 1959. OnOctober 17, 1970, inAllegan,MI, she married Jurien ‘Pete’ Johnson.Alicelived in Allegan all her life. She was a stay-at-home mother who was always home when her children...

Dorothy E. Brown of Grand Rapids, MI, formerly of Otsego and Kalamazoo, diedThursday, October 23, 2008inGrand Rapids. Mrs. Brown was bornAugust 20, 1910inCalumet,MIto Elbert and Georgia (Draper) Boyd. The Brown family resided in Otsego beginning in 1940. Mrs. Brown moved toKalamazooin 1970. She resided inGrand Rapidssince 2003. Surviving are a son, James R. (Susan) Brown of Grand Rapids; two grandchildren,...

Elouise Hartman ofKalamazoodiedWednesday, October 15, 2008inKalamazoo. Mrs. Hartman was bornMay 14, 1927in Hellier,Kentuckyto Pattan and Flora (Mullins) Bartley. OnAugust 12, 1953inDetroitshe married Arthur Tyler Hartman, Jr. who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were a son, Arthur Hartman; 3 brothers, Hubbard, James Donald and Willie Ray Bartley; and an infant brother, Garfo. Surviving are nine children, Donna...

Carl H. VanNess of Otsego, Michigan diedWednesday, October 8, 2008, in Allegan. Carl was bornApril 22, 1924inTrowbridgeTownshipto Lewis and Mary VanNess and had been a lifelong resident of the area. Carl served in the U.S. Army during WWII. For over 20 years he enjoyed plowing, road work and welding for the Allegan County Road Commission, and was also a farmer....

David R. Brady ofPlainwell diedTuesday, October 7, 2008, inKalamazoo. David was bornJuly 9, 1941inKalamazoo. Cremation has taken place. A private service will be held at a later date.Offer Condolence for the family of David R. BradyLeave a CondolenceCancel replyPlease share your message of condolence with the family, It will be visible to the public but your email address will not...

John F. Campbell ofPlainwell,MI passed awaySaturday, October 4, 2008at his home. John was bornApril 23, 1940inPrairievilleTownship, the son of Russell and Marian (Brown) Campbell. He was a welder with Prab Conveyer Co. inKalamazoofor about 30 years, retiring in 2001. John was a Master Mason and was a lifetime member of theMasonicTemple. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his...

William G. Holmes of Gobles, MI passed away Friday, October 3, 2008 in Plainwell. Mr. Holmes was born February 8, 1924 in Otsego, the son of Clifton and Laura (Root) Holmes. Bill served in the U.S. Army during WW II He worked for Consumers Energy for 27 years retiring in 1979. Bill enjoyed fishing and helping anyone who could use...

Wesley F. Snook Sr. passed awayTuesday, September 30, 2008inKalamazoo. Mr. Snook was bornDecember 1, 1927in Otsego, the son of Harry and Golda (Breck) Snook. Wesley was a graduate ofOtsegoHigh Schooland served in the U. S. Air Force. For over 30 years, he worked for Consumers Ready Mix as a driver and manager. He was a good husband, father and provider...