Obituaries

Guy passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born July 2, 1949 in Plainwell, the son of Carl and Martha (Coder) Holloway. Guy served his country in the U.S. Army. He had worked as a delivery driver at Joe’s Pizza in Plainwell, as a mechanic at Plainwell Lanes and at several area factories over the...

Kay passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.She was born October 25, 1925 in Otsego, the daughter of Charles and Emma (Hammenon) Lorenz. Kay was a 1943 Otsego High School graduate and longtime resident of the area. She was a founding member of the kitchen band at Friendship Village where she had lived for the last...

Jim passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his home in Plainwell.Jim was born November 20, 1943 to Walter and Gertrude (Lauer) Boettcher of Otsego. He proudly served his county in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1966. Jim had worked at Parker Hannifin, Kal-Equip and retired from plastering in 2002. In his free time he enjoyed golfing and being outdoors.Surviving are...

Vance Chester Swope passed away January 28, 2020 in Plainwell. Vance was born September 13, 1935, the son of Earl and Thelma (Decker) Swope, in Needmore, PA into a hard-working rural farming family and was a 1953 graduate of Green Hill High School. Many of the family, including Vance, went on to become educators. Vance headed west from Fulton County...

Albert passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Allegan. He was born on January 22, 1931 in Byron Center the son of Sierd and Grace Hoekstra. Albert was married to the love of his life, Florence Belle Herbert on June 4, 1954 in Martin.Albert left school at the age of 14 upon the death of his father. He became the...

Bonnie S. Bloomquist of Otsego passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at her home in Otsego.Bonnie was born July 19, 1954 in Otsego the daughter of Luis and Marie (Anaback) VanDerMeer. She had worked for Parker Hannifin for over 30 years and was a hard worker. Bonnie was an avid gardener, loved God’s earth, liked horses, ducks and cats and...

Marc went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, January 15, 2020.He was born April 14, 1968 in Muskegon the son of Richard Faulkner and Susan Pierce. For the last 10 years he had owned and operated Creative Funding Service. Marc was a very loving husband and father. He enjoyed fishing, skateboarding and snowboarding. He faithfully attended Texas Corners...

Joe passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell.He was born August 8, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of James and Blanche (Morrill) Perry. Joe proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He moved to the area in 1947. For 35 years Joe had worked for Clarage Fan until his retirement. He went...

Tony passed away January 12, 2020 at his home in Otsego.He was born February 19, 1990 in Ionia, the son of James Warner Jr. and Lorelle Musser. Tony enjoyed fishing, swimming, reading, listening to music and playing chess. He was a wonderful uncle and liked spending time with his nieces and nephews.Surviving are his parents, Lorelle and Kurt Mathe; his...

Claudette passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born November 28, 1943 in Allegan the daughter of Russel and Donna Wesseling. Claudette enjoyed sewing, crafting, flower gardening and arranging and cooking.Surviving are her children, Trisha (Mark) Hipp of Florida and Tammy (Kevin) DeRyke of Otsego; 5 grandchildren, Jacob, Logan, Bailey, Brandon and Kyle; 3...

Sandy passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center.She was born August 14, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harold and Beverly (Angell) MacDonald. Sandy was a 1959 graduate of Plainwell High School and lifelong resident of the area. For 26 years she had worked for the Plainwell Community Schools and retired in 1997 from Cooper Elementary.Sandy was...

Sheila passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 6, 2020 in Plainwell.She was born September 10, 1964 in Allegan the daughter of Howard and Pricilla (Oisten) Pegg. Sheila was a 1982 Allegan High School graduate. For 11 years she had been a rural mail carrier for the Plainwell Post Office. Sheila loved animals especially her dogs. Most of all she loved spending...

Steve passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at his home in Otsego.He was born December 30, 1960 in Kalamazoo the son of Laverne and Joyce (Heighton) Abbott. Steve graduated from the University of Michigan in 1984 and earned his MBA from Western Michigan University in 1993. He had worked at Parker Hannifin for 35 years.Steve loved running and biking and...

John passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Cape Coral, Florida, near Pine Island where he has been spending the winters since 1989.He was born September 12, 1939 in Plainwell the son of Carl and Margaret (Ames) Lovett. John was a 1957 Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. On June 25, 1960 at the First Congregational...

Tom passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born July 6, 1947 in Battle Creek the son of Richard and Ellyn (Thomas) Otte. For 20 years he had worked as a driver for Fed Ex until his retirement. Tom loved the open road and in his retirement had hauled boats and trailers. He enjoyed...

Doug passed away after an extended illness, Friday, January 3, 2020 at Medilodge in Portage.He was born August 26, 1942 in Lansing, the son of Harvey and Rosetta (Newburn) Quick. Doug proudly served his country in the U.S Navy. For over 35 years he had worked at Jim Koestner in Plainwell until his retirement.Doug enjoyed woodcarving, fishing, collecting and restoring...

Duane passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 with family at his side.He was born February 26, 1929 in Cooper, the son of Alfred and Bernice (Hughes) Anson. Duane proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a lifelong resident of the area and had owned and operated a golf course in Cooper.In his free time Duane enjoyed golfing,...

Sue passed away December 20, 2019 at her home in Otsego.She was born May 25, 1938 in Detroit, the daughter of Kenneth and Alice (Verigh) Blackwell. Sue had worked as a case worker for 20 years at the Allegan County Friend of the Court.Surviving are her sons, Jim (Tammy) Drake and Mark Drake both of Otsego; grandchildren, Joshua and Jacob...

Luis passed away Thursday, December 18, 2019 at his home in Plainwell.He was born July 17, 1970 in Plainwell the son of Sotero and Maria (Delgadillo) Gonzales. Luis had worked as a lineman at Perrigo and had been the mascot for the Kalamazoo Kings. He enjoyed going to the casino and loved his dog, Sasha.Surviving are his sister, Juanita (John...

Evelyn passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her home in Otsego.She was born November 1, 1927 in Otsego the daughter of John and Jennie (Arendsen) Boerman. Evelyn was a 1944 Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. Evelyn had worked at Woolworth and Upjohn and later owned and operated Klein’s Variety in Kalamazoo with her husband...