Obituaries

Ronald passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Wings Home in Allegan.He was born September 4, 1949 in Benton Harbor the son of Edward and Caroline (Howard) Baes. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Ron had worked for Atlas Press/ Clausing Industrial for 17 years until his retirement in 1987. After his retirement...

Mollie L. Riker passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan.She was born on November 18, 1932 in Allegan, the daughter of Maxwell and Bernice (Richardson) Morris. She had lived in the area and had worked at Kal-Equip and had been active with the Moose Lodge. On August 18, 1973 she married Russell M. Riker...

James passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born on November 30, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA to Alfred and Bertha (Leon) Martin. Jim served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. For over 18 years he had worked for Parker Hannifin HSD, most recently as a painter. In his spare...

Ruth passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at her home in Shelbyville.She was born September 28, 1936 in Dorr Township to Charles and Effie Stankey. For over 25 years Ruth was head cook for Plainwell Public Schools until her retirement in 1993. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, cooking and most of all spending time with her family. She...

Jerry Bowen Sr. passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at his home in Otsego. He was born September 10, 1949 in Holland, MI to Clinton and Darlene (Emmons) Bowen. Jerry had worked in his younger years in the onion fields in the area and on a pickle farm and for over 13 years he had worked at Allegan Tubular. In...

Jean passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.She was born August 26, 1932 in Otsego the daughter of Elmer and Cleora (Frost) Brenner. Jean was a 1950 Otsego High School graduate. For 30 years she was a bookkeeper for Wykstra Oil and in her spare time was a volunteer at the Martin Resource Center. Jean...

Johanna passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at her home in Alamo Township with her daughter by her side.She was the last of seven children born to Reinard and Lucille (Kuiper) Dekker on January 22, 1920 in Grundy Center, Iowa. Johanna was a 1937 graduate of Old Central High School and had worked at Allen Electric during WWII. In 1941...

Shirley passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born on March 27, 1938 in Plainwell, MI to Morris and Audrey (Edson) Stoughton. She married Thomas Campbell on December 17, 1955. Shirley was a 1956 graduate of Otsego High School. As a young lady she loved singing and having friends over for music and dancing....

Wanita passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Wings Home in Allegan.She was born October 25, 1934 in Kalamazoo Township the daughter of Myron and Ruby (Baker) Alexander. For many years she was a nurse at the Kalamazoo State Hospital. Wanita enjoyed growing flowers and traveling across the US to visit her sister. She was a member of the...

Mary Kathleen “Kathie” passed away Thursday, September 4, 2015 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.She was born April 7, 1949 in Allegan the daughter of John and Matilda (Wesaw) Shagonaby. Kathie had been a student at WMU and had also been a home health care worker for many years. She was a member of the Gun Lake Tribe of...

Corrine Anderson of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Plainwell.Corrine was born December 17, 1936 in Williams Crossing, MI to Clyde and Alma (Beauchamp) Rock. She received her diploma in 1986 and had worked at the Otsego District Public Library for about 10 years; Kal-Equip/Mitech for about 5 years in the 1970’s and 80’s and had also worked...

Irma passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born June 10, 1942 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Jacob and Marguerite (Curkendall) Evans. Irma was a graduate of Otsego High School and had worked at Humphrey Manufacturing. She was also a horse handler who was active in 4-H as a member and leader and had...

Thomas passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at his home in Plainwell.He was born May 21, 1970 in Trenton, MI to Charles and Donna (Stewart) Wright. Tom was a 1988 Mattawan High School graduate who went on to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College and the University of Detroit. He had worked for Target and Office Max. Tom loved sports especially...

Ruth passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell.She was born September 29, 1918 in Allegan Township to Ludwig and Clara (Funk) Jennings. Ruth grew up in the Allegan, Minor Lake area and attended country school before moving on and graduating from Allegan High School. For many years Ruth helped run the family farm and during WWII...

Joseph passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Lake Wales Medical Center in Florida.Mr. Boball was born October 8, 1912 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late Joseph G. and Margaret (French) Boball. He had been a resident of the area until he moved to Florida in 1983. Joseph served his country in the US Army Air Corp during World...

Natira passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at her home in Plainwell.She was born December 15, 1978 in Kalamazoo the daughter of William Jr. and Nancy (Sinkler) Gray. Natira loved to collect DVD’s and color. She had worked at Safari Technologies and at several other area jobs. On November 4, 2000 she married Jonathan Nichols who passed away in 2014.Surviving...

Agnes passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at her home in Richland.Mrs. Stevens was born August 13, 1918 in Kalamazoo to Cyril and Lillie (Cross) Kolhoff. She was a 1936 Kalamazoo Central graduate and then went on to attend Marsh Business College. For many years she had worked for several area businesses including the Shoppers Guide, she had also worked...

Frances passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.She was born September 27, 1922 in Allegan to Rube and Frances (Gerry) Tubbs. On November 27, 1948 in Crown Point, Indiana she married Kenneth Klumpp. Together they enjoyed traveling and had been all over the US including trips to Alaska and Hawaii. Zeb was passionate about helping the...

Harold passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at his home in Shelbyville.He was born April 3, 1928 in Hopkins the son of Ray and Marian (Drew) Linsley. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Otsego VFW Post #3030. Harold was the print shop supervisor at Parchment Paper until his...

John Boers of Plainwell passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his home. Mr. Boers was born August 11, 1946 in Kalamazoo, the son of James and Evelyn (Scott) Boers. John served his country in the Air Force during the Vietnam war and later in the Air National Guard. He had worked for Torin Mfg. in Kalamazoo and later retired...