Obituaries

Helen passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Kalkaska Long Term Care.She was born September 15, 1919, in Grand Junction, the daughter of Homer and Pearl (King) Evans. While her husband was stationed in Arizona she worked on the U.S Army base and then at Western Michigan University for 20 years retiring in 1983 as the administrative assistant of the...

Mike passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 21, 2020.He was born October 12, 1960, the son of Lewis and Barbara (Langeance) Cooley. Mike was a 1978 Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. Mike was a selfless parent and devoted friend. He passionately lived for spending time with his children and grandchildren.Mike belonged to the Wormburner, enjoyed days...

Ronald L. “Skip” Stratton Jr. passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Byron Center.He was born April 5, 1966 in Kalamazoo the son of Ronald and Diane (Peebles) Stratton. Skip was a 1984 Plainwell High School graduate. He worked at James River Corporation for several years before joining the U.S. Navy and proudly served during Desert Storm. He went on...

Marilyn passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan.She was born February 21, 1932 in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Lillian (Seeger) Diesness. Marilyn was a 1950 graduate of White Pigeon High School and moved to Plainwell in 1952.In her free time Marilyn loved to go shopping and enjoyed attending sporting events for...

Beverly passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Vicinia Gardens in Otsego.She was born November 16, 1935 in Newark, New York, the daughter of John and Leona (Nutten) Dubler. Beverly enjoyed reading, camping, traveling and square dancing. In 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii, she married Richard Jensen who passed away in May.Surviving are her children, Jacqueline (Steve) Minor and Stacey Jensen;...

Dennis passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 in North Carolina.He was born April 2, 1963 in Kalamazoo the son of Raymond and Carolyn (Bryant) Snyder. Dennis was a 1982 Martin High School graduate. In 1983 in Martin he married Jeanne Solomon they were together for 7 years. Together they had two children, Ashley and Keith.Dennis was very devoted to his...

Laura passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at Glenn Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek.She was born May 15, 1939 in Allegan, the daughter of Raymond and Ethel (Warner) Leonard. Laura enjoyed playing bingo, trips to the casino, shooting pool, bowling, sewing, crocheting, playing computer games and fishing. In October 1955 she married Robert Dalrymple who passed away in 2009.Surviving are...

Howard Wayne Norton passed away on July 3rd, 2020.Howard was born on August, 4th 1928, at his family’s home at 113 Morrel Street, Otsego, MI, to Andrew and Imo (Newton) Norton.  Howard was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Raymond (Bernice) Norton, Merle (Virginia) Norton, Vera (Leonard) Earl, Lois (Ross) Jenkins, Paul Norton, Ruth Norton, and an infant...

Frances passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Grand Rapids.She was born December 8, 1943 in Arkansas, the daughter of Charles and Edna (Bolen) McCormick. As a young woman Frances had been a bartender and waitress at the Olympia Restaurant and the Elks Lodge and for 20 years had been a nanny.Frances loved music and singing. She was in several...

Cobe passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born July 18, 1930 in Allegan, the son of Ivor and Ruth (Coppock) Coburn. Cobe grew up on his family’s farm where he developed a strong work ethic as a young man. He graduated in 1947 from Allegan High School and married his high School sweetheart, Ruth...

Lloyd E. Snyder of Otsego, MI passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 in Allegan.Lloyd was born February 5, 1930 in Orangeville Township to Howard and Nina (Shook) Snyder. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and was a lifetime member of the Otsego VFW Post #3030 serving on the Honor Guard for many years. ...

Doug passed Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at his home in Kalamazoo.He was born April 19, 1950 in Grand Rapids, the son of Arnold and Elaine (Warner) Bohjanen. Doug was a graduate of Portage Central High School and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Western Michigan University.For many years he had worked at several area paper manufacturing companies. In his younger...

Joy M. Stowell of Plainwell passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at her home in Plainwell. Joy was born February 18, 1933 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Clifford and Mary (Hidecker) Brauer.Joy had worked at Shakespeare in the purchasing department and had owned and operated Joy’s Styling Hut until 1995. She was a member of the Eagles, Moose and the...

Betty went home to rest with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, June 19, 2020, on her own terms, surrounded by her family at her home in Kalamazoo.She was born January 11, 1929 in Detroit, the daughter of Willie and Bertha (Rudd) Greene. Betty was a skilled seamstress and enjoyed sewing clothes for her children when they were young....

Sheryl Lee Baker of Aberdeen, SD (Formerly of Otsego, MI), died June 11, 2020 at her parents’ home in Aberdeen, SD.Sheryl Lee, daughter of Marty (Caley) Haveman was born March 1, 1978 in Kalamazoo, MI. She attended school at East Martin Christian Elementary in Martin and Kalamazoo Christian High School. Sheryl lived in Otsego, MI for several years working for...

Allen passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born September 23, 1970 in Allegan the son of Daniel and Dawn (Kingsley) Wells. For many years Al had worked as a machine operator at Hascal Steel and had also done roofing and installed drywall. In his free time he enjoyed playing guitar, cooking, playing horseshoes...

Betty passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.She was born August 18, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Arlen and Leta (Ellard) Spielgelmyer. Betty worked as a waitress at the Fly Inn for many years. On March 30, 1946 she married Laverine Potts who preceded her in death.Surviving are her daughters, Rhonda (Jim) Snyder and...

Emersyn Joy Rose was born into heaven on Friday, June 5, 2020.She is the precious daugh­ter of Samantha Harmon and DeVaughn Rose. Though she was not born yet, Emer­syn could be described as a force of life and personality! She was stubborn like her mommy. She always made it difficult to get pictures dur­ing her ultrasounds, sticking her tongue out...

John passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at his home in Plainwell.He was born July 15, 1942 in Moulton, Alabama, the son of Clinton and Jessie Terry. For many years John had worked on a farm until his retirement in 2008. In his free time he enjoyed bodybuilding.Surviving are his daughter, Angela, sisters, Etta Marshall, Hasal Bumgart, Willa Bellingar and...

Jerry Willis Oetman passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on May 26, 2020.Jerry was born April 23, 1932, the oldest son of Viva and Clarence Oetman. Jerry was a lifelong resident of the Otsego area where he worked as a draftsman and at local paper mills, as well as at Rockwell, Int. in Allegan.He married Illene Ballay in...