Obituaries

Judy passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home in Kalamazoo.She was born June 24, 1950 in Holland, the daughter of Lewis and Mary (Nichols) Bruischart. Judy enjoyed treasure hunting and collecting Coca-Cola memorabilia. She married William Boyd who passed away in 2013.Surviving are her son, Richard Sigsbee; grandchildren, Patrick, Tristan, Mellissa, Devon, Ashley, Liyahh and Brittney; 11 great-grandchildren;...

Jim passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at the Laurels of Galesburg.He was born November 28, 1943 in Plainwell, the son of Kenneth and Waneta Snyder. Jim worked at Mac Sim Bar, Merco, had owned and operated Jim’s Small Engine Repair and retired from Pet Milk in Wayland. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing pool and cards,...

Lloyd G. Esterline Jr. passed away on June 11, 2021.He was born August 23, 1943, the son of Lloyd Sr. and Helen Esterline. Lloyd was a former Aero Space Engineer.Lloyd is survived by his brother, Ron (Beverly) Esterline of Allegan and brother-in-law, Steve (Deb) Taggett of Kalamazoo. He married his high school sweetheart, Karen Taggett and they enjoyed 58 years...

Ruth passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Holland.She was born March 22, 1958 in Allegan, the daughter of Maurice and Martha (Trustch) Simpson. Ruth was a 1976 Otsego High School graduate. She worked at Otsego Public Schools, McPherson Plastics and Borgess Medical Center until her retirement due to health issues. Ruth enjoyed adult coloring books and her dogs. She...

Susan passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.She was born November 25, 1940 in Otsego, the daughter of Rex and Beatrice (Randall) Woodward. Sue attended Kalamazoo Central and worked as a secretary and apartment manager. She was a member of the Moose International, Schoolcraft-Portage Eagles, VFW Post #3855 and Schoolcraft American Legion. She was a...

Theodore Parsons passed away Saturday morning, May 22, 2021, at Rose Arbor Hospice.Ted was born November 3, 1942, the son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Bradt) Parsons in Evanston, Illinois.  Ted earned a Bachelor Degree at Beloit College in Wisconsin. After college Ted farmed the family farm in Dundee Illinois for almost 20 years.  He then founded Mapco and distributed Rand...

Bonnie B. Collick passed away Sunday morning, May 23, 2021 at the Life Care Center of Plainwell.Bonnie was born on October 16, 1926 in Hastings, Michigan, the third of nine children born to William and Eva (Walters) Ellsworth. Life in a big family kept everyone busy.  After high school Bonnie married Thomas Collick.  They were blessed with five children.  Thomas...

Mylan “Mike” Houseman passed away Thursday night, May 20, 2021, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.Mike was born February 11, 1931 in Three Rivers, Michigan , son of William and Florence (Miller) Houseman. He served his country in the United States Air Force.On August 21, 1954 he married Rose Ison in Angola, Indiana, she preceded him in death in 1998. Mike...

Robert J. “Bob” Miles of Otsego, MI passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born February 12, 1938 in Paw Paw, the son of Tony and Helen (Reits) Pionke. Bob graduated from State High School in 1956. During his high school career he proved to be a top athlete. Bob was on the...

Marcia passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Allegan County Medical Care Community.She was born December 12, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Clarence and A. Elizabeth (Clark) Scheidt. Marcia grew up in Richland, Kalamazoo and Portage and moved to Otsego in 2002. She was an LPN at Borgess Hospital, factory worker at Production Plated Plastics in Richland and had...

Bret passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born June 1, 1964 in Plainwell, the son of Ernest and Jerrilyn (Pell) Sunnerville. Bret was raised on the family dairy farm where he loved to ride horses and had a special bond with every dog he ever owned. He graduated from Martin High School in...

Merritt passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born February 4, 1948 in Otsego, the son of Merritt Sr. and Lorna (Lickley) Bush. Merritt was a 1966 Otsego High School graduate. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as a door gunner with the Seawolves HAL3, DET 4....

Linda Jo Sweet (White) died peacefully on May 2nd,2021. She was born to Marguerite (Clark) and Ralph White on June 30, 1949. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, and brother, Tom. She is survived by her 3 children: Sara (David) Harman of Allegan, Scot (Aimee) Sweet of Battle Ground WA, and Samantha Sweet (Paul Wirth) of Allegan,...

Ken passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 in Otsego.He was born November 29, 1943 in Plainwell, the son of Charles and Mildred (Ward) Morrell. Ken proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. For many years he was the sexton at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego until his retirement. In his spare time he enjoyed camping,...

Mike passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at his home in Allegan.He was born August 19, 1964 in Otsego, the son of Edward and Mary (Mehrley) Tourangeau. Mike was a 1982 Otsego High School graduate. He worked at Michigan Summer Blueberries, General RV and at Gibraltar Manufacturing. In his free time Mike enjoyed working on cars, coaching baseball, basketball and...

Steve passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his home in Allegan.He was born December 12, 1956 in Kalamazoo, the son of Al and Gail (Morley) Alexander. Steve was a 1975 Portage Northern High School graduate. For 25 years he was a welder for Stryker until his retirement in 2011. Steve was an outdoorsman and enjoyed gardening and cutting wood....

Bob passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at his home in Otsego.He was born January 24, 1940 in Illinois, the son of Edmund and Emily (Taylor) Stanley. Bob proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He was a steelworker and had done custodial work at Kalamazoo Methodist Church. In his free time Bob enjoyed golfing, collecting and repairing...

Sue passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at her home in Plainwell.She was born July 25, 1970 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Ronnie and Jane (Koontz) Pinks. Sue was a 1988 Delton High School graduate. She enjoyed playing bingo, arts and crafts, yard sale sites, playing the lottery and attending church. Sue was an animal lover and liked taking...

Tina passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at her home in Kalamazoo.She was born February 4, 1969 in Watervliet, the daughter of Danny and Elizabeth (Gordon) Thompson. Tina had a big heart and loved to laugh. She enjoyed being outdoors, playing softball and football, riding 3-wheelers, roller skating and following NASCAR. She loved animals, especially her dogs. On October 18,...

CARR, Daniel D. Carr of Wayland, MI, formerly of Otsego passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. He was born November 7, 1934 in Plainwell, the son of Archie and Wilhelmina (Troeger) Carr. Dan proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he worked at Crescent Metal Products in Allegan....