Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

James J. Hewitt, the ‘Music Man’, who loved music and playing the trumpet which in turn was the catalyst that would affect Jim’s entire life, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 12thin the morning at Bronson Methodist Hospital.Jim was born on November 22, 1928 to James and Vera (McKinney) Hewitt in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He had an older brother Edward. Jim...

Kenneth passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born June 16, 1936 in Kalamazoo the son of Clyde and Elma Swinehart. Kenneth served his country in the US Army. He was a skilled chef who for many years had cooked at area restaurants. In his spare time he enjoyed attending and selling items at...

Renny passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his home in Plainwell.He was born March 24, 1951 in Plainwell the son of Lester and Phyllis (Madden) Ransbottom. For more than 28 years he owned and operated the Third Base Grocery in Plainwell. He was also active with the Michigan Association of School Boards, having served on the Board of Directors....

A service celebrating the life of Brenda Jean (Grauman) Powers will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Otsego United Methodist Church, Pastor Joe Shaler officiating.Friends may meet with her family, Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 4 to 7 PM at the Winkel Funeral Home, Otsego.Brenda went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, August...

Robert passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo surrounded by his loved ones.He was born March 14, 1943 in Chicago, IL the son of Robert and Josephine (Tikalsky) Macak. For more than 18 years Bob had worked for WL Molding as an engineer. In his spare time he enjoyed spending time with his family, playing bingo,...

Merl passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home in Otsego.He was born July 16, 1950 in Plainwell, the son of Carl and Dorraine (Denslow) Lindsey. Merl served his country in the US Army during Vietnam. For 35 years he owned and operated Lindsey Appliance Service. In his spare time he enjoyed farming especially growing corn and soybeans. More...

Robert passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 in Kalamazoo.He was born January 16, 1981 in Kalamazoo the son of Roy and Teresa (Cherette) Pueblo. He was a 1999 Allegan High School graduate who served his country in the Army National Guard for 6 years beginning in 2001. Rob was an avid Detroit Tigers fan and enjoyed snowboarding, skateboarding, riding motorcycles,...

Charles passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Dussia House in Otsego.He was born September 13, 1934 in Kalamazoo, MI to Vern and Eileen (Leighton) Piper. Following graduation, Charles served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. On June 30, 1958 in Drake, North Dakota he married Karen Davis who passed away in 2012. Charles had...

Julia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2015.She was born September 17, 1924 in Comstock, MI, the daughter of Thomas and Frances DuCharme. She graduated from Scotts High School and then moved to California where she met her future husband, Harvey. They married in San Diego, CA on May 8, 1944. After WWII ended they...