Obituaries

Red passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home in Plainwell.He was born February 23, 1935 in Gapsville, KY the son of Homer and Zelma (Kennard) Patrick. Red had been an owner and operator of Floyd Construction for many years. He loved being outdoors and his hound dogs. In his spare time Red enjoyed hunting for coon, squirrels and...

Tom passed away peacefully Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo.He was born November 5, 1940 in Allegan the son of Peter and Dorothy (Wolters) Benedict. Tom received his Bachelor’s Degree in secondary education and his Master’s Degree in educational leadership from Western Michigan University. For many years he had been a teacher at Gull Lake Community Schools...

Ashley passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Watson Township due to an accident.She was born December 4, 1993 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Michael and Ann (Cole) Pallett. Ashley had worked at Subway in Martin, Blimpies in Allegan and at Walmart. She loved the water and enjoyed swimming, horses and her dogs. Ashley was a people person and liked...

Susan passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Kalamazoo.Susan was born July 16, 1937 in Kentucky the daughter of Joe and Lindie (Smith) Conley. She enjoyed going to church, sewing and watching soaps.Surviving are her husband, John; children, Jeff (Sherri) Smith of Holland, Lori (Randy) Smith of TN and Julie (Marty) Smith of Allegan; 4 grandchildren, Nicole and Jessica Smith...

Garrit passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Kalamazoo.He was born September 20, 1928 at home in Alamo Township to Fred and Katrina (Nightingale) Vander Veen. Garrit was a graduate of Central High School in 1946. On June 25, 1948 at Twin Lakes Reformed Church he married Winona Smith. With Winona by his side Garrit had owned and operated Vander...

Judy Lylene Leonard, 70, of Plainwell passed away peacefully at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo on April 16, 2016 surrounded by loved ones.Judy was born in Allegan on February 15, 1946 to Marion and Mabel (Huffman) Harris. Judy enjoyed shopping, finding bargains at garage sales, attending the annual family fish fry, visiting with family and riding on the motorcycle with longtime...

Beverly J. (Baldwin) Patterson, wife of the Reverend Paul E. Patterson, died April 19, 2016 in Grand Rapids.She was born in Lawton on April 11, 1934 the daughter of Roy and Marian (Rodgers) Baldwin. In 1942, the Baldwin family moved to Albion, where Bev graduated from high school and then attended Central Michigan University. On August 27, 1955 at the...

Richard passed away peacefully with his family by his side, Friday, April 15, 2016 in Kalamazoo.He was born December 19, 1935 in Otsego the son of Charles and Ida (Herbst) Kling. Richard was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Otsego. He enjoyed spending time with, Justin and Karrie and his family most of all. In his spare time...

Carlene passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center.She was born June 15, 1931 the daughter of Charles and Philitha (Schultz) Conard. Carlene was a woman of strong faith and loved attending Watson Bible Church. She also enjoyed delivering baskets and cards to shut-ins and to friends in area nursing homes. She was an animal lover and in...

Shirley passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Monday, April 11, 2016 at her home.She was born June 6, 1928 in Otsego and was a lifelong resident of the area. Shirley had worked in the cafeteria at Otsego Public Schools for almost 20 years and was a member of the Otsego Lady Elks. On July 13, 1946 she married...

Howard W. Gott of Otsego, Michgian, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Wings Home in Allegan after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Howard was born August 13, 1941 in Detroit to Howard and Dorothy (Kerr) Gott and was raised most of his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A veteran of the Army, having served in Germany, he was...

Stena Bosma went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2016. Stena was born March 22, 1920 in Alamo Township to Garret and Anna (Jepkema) Veldt. On June 23, 1939 she was united in marriage to John H. Bosma who preceded her in death in 1996. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, an infant...

Martin L. Price age 60 of Otsego passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at his home.Surviving are his daughter, Debra Price; 2 grandsons, Matthew Wilson and Jamie Wilson; siblings, Julia (Marvin) Thompson, Marsha Wyman, Amanda (Jim) Doolittle and Paul (Roberta) Price; brother-in-law, Mitch Houghton and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Viola...

Alice McGoldrick age 78 passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Alamo Nursing Home.She was born September 28, 1937 in Kalamazoo to Jay and Daisy (Ross) Bullis. Alice was a member of the Oak Grove Bible Church in Kalamazoo and enjoyed dancing, music, celebrating the holidays and spending time with her family. She had worked as a nurse’s aide at...

Yvonne Ann Nutter age 80 passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Wings Home in Allegan.She was born June 12, 1935 in Plainwell the daughter of Clyde and Irene (Day) LaDuke. Yvonne was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Otsego and was part of the True Blue Sunday School Class. She enjoyed collecting salt and pepper...

Amy Murdock age 47 passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center.She was born August 9, 1968 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Bennard and Ellen (Ort) Pickett. Amy was an Otsego High School graduate and enjoyed reading, travel and playing with her dogs. She was a very kind and caring woman and loved her family more than anything....

Erin Audeen Hanson-Black age 38 passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at her home in Indiana.She was born April 18, 1977 in Allegan the daughter of Henry and Sally (Warner) Hanson.Surviving are her husband, Bill Black; son, Monte Hanson; her parents; brother, Chuck (Tabatha Dunklee) Hanson of Vicksburg; sister, Jennifer (Michael) Robertson of Schoolcraft; nieces and nephews, Kalob, Sarah, Kollin...

Wyatt passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at his home in Plainwell.He was born January 22, 1957 in Allegan, the son of Terrance and Alma (Hampton) Miller. Wyatt loved to play guitar, party with his friends and have a good time. He would go out of his way to help anyone he was able to.Wyatt is survived by a daughter;...

Garold William Dean age 94 passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Wings Home in Allegan.He was born October 9, 1921 in Kalamazoo, the son of Lee and Ireta (Shaw) Dean. Garold was a 1940 Kalamazoo Central High School graduate who served his country in the US Army during WWII. For 20 years he had worked at Parker Hannifin...

Clarence D. ‘John’ Griffiths of Kalamazoo, MI passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born July 9, 1940 in Kalkaska to Donald and Arlene (Hamacher) Griffiths and had raised his family in Kalamazoo. He had worked at General Motors. Surviving are his wife, Judy Griffiths; sons, Steven (Martha) Griffiths, John Griffiths and Wade (Marin)...