Obituaries

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)...

Mary passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at her home in Otsego.She was born May 25, 1950 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Lamphere) Austin. Mary had worked at many area factories and had operated a daycare out of her home. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of...

Catherine passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at her home in Plainwell.She was born September 29, 1944 in Otsego the daughter of John and Addie (Parsons) Mason. Kitty was an Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. She had worked as a hair stylist before staying home to raise her family. She then began working at Plainwell...

Fred Lloyd Volker age 83 went to join his Heavenly Father on Monday, March 14, 2016.Fred was born February 21, 1933 the youngest son of Fred and Dorothy (Petty) Volker. He attended Otsego High School and served his country in the United States Air Force ending by being stationed in Victoria, Texas where he married the love of his life,...

Kristin passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after a courageous battle with Scleroderma.She was born September 13, 1967 in Allegan, to Donald and Susan (Veley) Hutchinson. Kristin was a 1985 Bangor High School graduate. Following her high school graduation she began working and taking classes at Davenport University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree....

Lorena passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center.She was born October 20, 1928 in Kalamazoo to Fred and Almetta (Musselman) Grinnell. Lorena had worked at Kal-Equip in Otsego and for many years at Allegan General Hospital and had also worked for the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce. In her spare time she enjoyed playing dominos, bingo, euchre...

Steven passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Alamo Nursing Home where he had lived for many years.He was born November 26, 1932 in Ecorse, MI the son of Mike and Caroline (Rinhart) Dackovich. For many years he had worked at Burger King as a janitor. Steve enjoyed die cast cars and trucks, watching old westerns and tv shows, gardening,...

Dorothy passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at Alamo Nursing Home.She was born July 10, 1947 in Martin, MI the daughter of Ernest and Leva (Camfield) Drake. Dorothy was a 1965 Otsego High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. She had worked at the drive-in restaurant in Allegan, was manager at Fanny Farmer Candies in Kalamazoo, had owned...

Esther passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Allegan County Medical Care.She was born March 10, 1928 in Zeeland, MI to Gradus and Doris Schrotenboer. Esther had owned and operated Bill & Esther’s Restaurant in Allegan. She had also worked for over 20 years at the Hardings Market in Allegan until her retirement. In her spare time she enjoyed knitting,...

Loretta passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at her home in Plainwell.She was born in Toledo, OH on November 11, 1917 the daughter of Gilbert and Hattie (Newman) Drewyor. Loretta lived through some hard times including the great depression. As a young girl she worked in the onion and potato fields. Later she had worked at Angle Steel for more...