Obituaries

Hazel passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her home in Otsego.She was born March 8, 1936 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of William and Sylvia (Born) Try. For over 20 years she worked at Perrigo until her retirement. Hazel loved her family, animals, music, shopping and trips to the casino. On January 23, 1954 she married her sweetie, Trevor Warner...

Emily passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at her home in Otsego.She was born March 2, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Stephania (Dzurnik) Ballay. Emily had many jobs and for 15 years was the secretary at St. Margaret School until her retirement.In her free time Emily enjoyed raising chickens, gardening, flowers, watching nature especially birds and...

Maurice passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Wyoming.He was born June 20, 1934 in Watson Township, the son of Clarence and Florence (Blair) Simpson. Maurice was a 1953 Martin High School graduate. He worked for Valley Metal and retired from the state bridge crew due to an injury in the early 70’s.Maurice loved working with his hands and could...

Ken passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at his home in Allegan surrounded by family.He was born August 6, 1957 in Plainwell, the son of Adolph and Madeline (Risner) Reed. Ken worked as a logger, at Allegan Tubular and B & G Custom Works until his retirement in 2016. Prior to and after retiring Ken enjoyed working at the Swan...

Chipper passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home in Plainwell.He was born October 4, 1965 in Geneva, Illinois, the son of Philippe and Bonnie (Schroeder) Neslund. Chipper was a heavy equipment operator in the logging industry in Texas for many years. He enjoyed spending time on Facebook, operating heavy equipment, trucking and taking care of his dogs. Chipper...

Leonard passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital.He was born August 1, 1937 in Allegan, the son of Albert and Choletta (Trimm) Bush. Leonard served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp. He worked at Crescent Pipe, Rockwell International and Tru Heat in Allegan.Leonard loved music and was an avid bluegrass musician.  He enjoyed playing...

Patrick passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Glenn Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek.He was born June 3, 1953 in Kalamazoo, the son of Ernest and Laura (Gardineer) Loughead. For many years Patrick worked at Parker Hannifin until his retirement. In his free time Patrick enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing sports.On May 16, 1975 at St. Margaret Catholic Church in...

Gladys passed away, Monday, November 22, 2021 at Ely Manor in Allegan.She was born February 2, 1936 at home in Kalkaska County, the daughter of Arthur and Virginia (Henderson) Rohde. Gladys enjoyed taking care of her home, sewing, knitting sweaters, cooking and baking. She loved animals, especially dogs and cats. She had rescued and cared for many animals over the...

Ben passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at his nephew’s home in Allegan.He was born December 7, 1938 in Hinsdale, Illinois, the son of Steven and Gladys (Cregar) Redmon. As a young man Ben poured concrete until his mid 50’s. He went on to be a self- employed truck driver, transporting RV’s around the U.S. and Canada. In his free...

Josh passed away, Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Schoolcraft.He was born September 24, 1994 in Canyon City, Colorado, the son of Karl and Linda (Van Beck) Mott. Josh was a 2013 Otsego High School graduate. He enjoyed working for Amazon as a package sorter.Josh was loving, dependable, helpful, smart and pragmatic with a sense of humor. He enjoyed playing guitar,...

Mike passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, with his family by his side at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.He was born January 17, 1947 in Kalamazoo, the son of George and Joyce (Wilcox) Herbert. Mike graduated from Plainwell High School in 1965 and from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in biology. While...

Paul Ezra Patterson was born in Altoona, PA, January 13, 1928. He was the son of Rev. Ezra and Anna Patterson. Paul was a retired United Methodist minister of the gospel and died November 13, 2021.He graduated from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, in 1950, and from Garrett Biblical Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, in 1955. He and...

Grace passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Plainwell.She was born November 21, 1930, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah “Mattie” (Mohler) Shoemaker. For 35 years Grace was a surgical nurse at Pipp Hospital in Plainwell and also worked in a physician’s office until her retirement.She enjoyed playing cards, golfing, canning and...

Floyd passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born August 15, 1933 in Texas Township, the son of Arthur and Gladys (Auston) Bowlby. Floyd proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he worked as a mechanic until his retirement. In his free time Floyd enjoyed growing and canning tomatoes, averaging...

Doris Elaine Holden Norman Youngs passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at her home in Otsego, Michigan.Doris grew up on the Holden farm in Trowbridge Township, the daughter of Curtis William and Mildred Mae Holden. She attended Hicks School and graduated from Otsego High School in 1954. Around age 11, Doris accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior under...

John passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Heritage Community of Kalamazoo.He was born January 15, 1941 in Dover, New Hampshire, the son of John and Genevieve (Jeannot) Kruizenga. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from WMU he taught school several years in Michigan and then in Idaho. He then became a licensed journeyman electrician and pursued that career the rest...

Jason Allan Newman “Chewy”, 48 of Otsego, passed away Oct 30, 2021.Jason was born March 6, 1973 at Pipp Hospital, Plainwell, Michigan. He was the son of Terri and Donald Newman. Jason grew up in Plainwell and graduated from Plainwell High School. He played baseball, soccer and football while at Plainwell and was on softball and soccer teams after graduation.Although...

Dee passed away surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, November 4, 2021 at her home in Plainwell.She was born July 5, 1940 in Allegan, the daughter of Clarence and Doris (Slater) Hinkle. Dee enjoyed sewing, making matching outfits for the kids in her family, camping, canning, horseback riding and playing board games and card games especially Skip-Bo. She spent the...

Thomas E. Cassidy, 77, of Fairfield Glade, TN and Leesburg, FL, and formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He passed away on September 30, 2021, with his wife at his side. He was under the care of Hospice of Cumberland County.Tom was born in Aurora, Illinois on June 16, 1944, coming to Kalamazoo, Michigan at the age of 6. Tom and his...

Timothy Earle Roush, 63, of Plainwell, went to his eternal home Monday, Nov. 1.Tim was born Nov. 15, 1957 in Three Rivers, the son of Nancy (Prowse) and Norman H. Roush, both of whom preceded him in death. Tim grew up in Three Rivers and graduated from Three Rivers High School, where he played varsity basketball and tennis, in 1976....