Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kathleen Josephine Grigsby passed away in her parents’ arms Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.Kathleen was born November 27, 2019, the eldest twin daughter of Codie and Nora Grigsby. Despite her short time with her family, she loved being read to by her dad and sang to by her mom. Kathleen was incredibly strong with the sweetest...

On December 8, 2019, Felipe Barrera Martinez (Apa), loving husband, brother and father of 9 children passed away at the age of 84.Felipe was born on May 1, 1935 in Port Isabel, Texas to Alejandro and Victoria Barerra Martinez. In 1959 he married Consuelo Facio. Together they raised two sons, Carlos Facio and Felipe Jr. and seven daughters, Maria Guadalupe,...

Leonard passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Wings Home in Allegan.He was born July 27, 1937 in Watson Township, the son of Leonard and Flouedra (Robar) Riley. Leonard proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he was a millwright for Rockwell International.He enjoyed fishing, knife making, working in his flower garden, berry picking and...

Larry passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home in Allegan.He was born July 14, 1942 in Plainwell the son of Leslie and Maxine (Bullard) Weaver. For 9 years he had worked at Plainwell Paper and for 29 years Larry had worked in the maintenance department at Menasha until his retirement in 2000.In his spare time Larry enjoyed...

Phil passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.He was born August 7, 1947 in Plainwell the son of Leland and Irene (Johnson) Baker. Phil proudly served his country in U.S. Army. He was a 1965 Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. For many years Phil had owned and operated an insurance agency in Otsego.In his...

Donald Paul Chapman went peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2019.He was born in 1930 to parents, Roy and Iva Chapman. Don was a 1948 Plainwell High School graduate. He was employed by Schafer’s Bakery as a delivery salesman for 33 years. Following his retirement he fulfilled a dream of being in law enforcement by...

Eileen passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell.She was born June 22, 1930 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Dan and Elah (Schyuler) Smith. For many years Eileen had worked in food service at Otsego Public Schools until her retirement in 1995.She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Daughter of the Nile....

Stan passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Wings Home in Allegan.He was born October 13, 1938 in Port Austin, Michigan, the son of Stanley and Sally (Maurer) Fisher. Stan proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. For many years he had worked at Hubbard State Bank in Bad Axe and was a painter...

Lynne Joyce (Jenkins) Neal, 78, of Otsego, passed away of natural causes surrounded by loved ones on Friday, November 29, 2019.Lynne was born in Boise, Idaho, the daughter of Earl and Ina Jenkins. She lived in several different states until she settled to southwest Michigan in 1969. She worked as a caretaker for the young and elderly, and was a...