Obituaries

Archie G. Smith of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in Kalamazoo. Archie was born November 26, 1940 in Otsego Township to George and Mildred (Stratton) Smith.A 1960 graduate of Plainwell High School he was employed for 40 years with James River. In his leisure time he enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing, cooking, yard work, gardening and his dogs....

Robert L. Wood of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Wings Home in Allegan. Mr. Wood was born September 11, 1927 in Otsego Township to Fred and Alice (Root) Wood and was a lifelong resident of the area.Bob was a Navy veteran of WWII and a life member of V.F.W. Post #3030. For many years he was...

Thomas A. Lutes ago 53 of Otsego passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Allegan.He was born March 12, 1962 in Plainwell, the son of Ernest and Betty (Foote) Lutes. Tom was a 1980 Otsego High School graduate. After high school Tom worked at Menasha for 24 ½ years as a senior bulldozer operator until they closed. He was currently...

JoAnn passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Life Care Center in Plainwell.She was born December 15, 1933 in Ferndale, MI, the daughter of Neal and Mary (Landrie) Laur. JoAnn was raised in Cheboygan, MI and later moved to Port Huron where she met and married Francis “Frank” Rush on July 4, 1958. JoAnn had taught in a one...

Rebecca passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born September 22, 1955 in Plainwell, MI the daughter of Clyde and Helen (Shook) Staley. Becky was a 1974 graduate of Otsego High School, attended Pensacola Jr. College and graduated from Phoenix Business College. She worked for 13 years for Dr. Pace in Lillian, AL and...

Patricia A. Davis age 69 of Allegan, passed away, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.She was born April 9, 1945 in Plainwell the daughter of Vickie Town. Pat enjoyed fishing, camping, being outside, working in her flower gardens, cleaning her house and playing cards. She loved animals especially her dogs. On January 17, 1970 in Paw Paw...

Mickie passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at her home in Alamo Township.She was born April 3, 1953 in Kershaw County, SC, the daughter of Thomas and Shirley Owens. For 22 years she had worked at Perrigo. On September 23, 1978 in Alamo Township she married Dennis Hiemstra. Mickie was a hard worker who was happy to stay busy and...

Betty passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Alamo Nursing Home.She was born May 6, 1922 in Wayland Township, the twelfth of thirteen children of the late William and Mary Caroline (Holderle) Wahmhoff. On August 30, 1941 she married Richard Meacham who passed away in 1990. She always loved music and played many instruments without ever having a lesson or...

Barbara Knowlton of Otsego, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 in Alamo. Barbara was born May 21, 1944 in Plainwell to David and Mary (Sage) Knowlton.A complete obituary with Memorial Funeral arrangements will be posted the 2nd week of April.Messages of condolence may be posted at www.WinkelFuneralHome.comOffer Condolence for the family of Barbara KnowltonCondolence MessagesThe Walker kidsMarch 29, 2015 at...

Althea Hoover passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Alamo Township.Mrs. Hoover was born July 23, 1918 in Mears, MI to Elias and Ethel (Read) Keen. Althea went to school to become a beautician and worked several years as a stylist. She and her husband built a grocery store in the Vicksburg area which they owned and operated for 10...

Mr. Joseph R. Howell of Richland, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Plainwell. Joseph was born October 25, 1925 in Grand Rapids, the son of Joseph and Virginia (Hope) Howell.In February of 1950, he married Beverlee Silcock, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children, Alan Howell of Chicago, Susan (Ben) Quick of Grand Haven, Debra Snyder of Kalamazoo...

Robert A. Paradine of Allegan, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home. He was born December 29, 1963 in Kalamazoo, the son of David and Donna (Rohn) Paradine. After graduating from high school, Bob enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, where he served for over 6 years.On June 10, 1992, he married Doris Syers, who...

Betty J. Nichols of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in Otsego. She was born November 1, 1935 in Cheshire to Frank and Ruth (Mudgett) Trutsch and graduated from Allegan High School. For over 20 years she was employed at Alamo Nursing Home.On February 17, 1956 in Otsego she marriedJack V. Nichols, who died in 2013. Also preceding...

Jean Louise (Burgess) Taylor died peacefully on March 13, 2015. Jean was a resident at the assisted living home, Allegan Country Estates, for the past six years.Jean was born in Otsego on June 29, 1922 to her parents, Alpha and Esther (Stratton) Burgess. Her only sibling, Beth Tallmadge Vote, survives and resides in Plainwell.Jean graduated from Otsego High School in...

Louise Ann Henrickson of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Henrickson was born October 1, 1941 in Kalamazoo to Harry and Johanna (Aukes) Wood.For 35 years she was employed as a computer operator with The Upjohn Co, then Pfizer, retiring from the work that she loved in 2003. Louise was a member of The...

Ron passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his home in Otsego.He was born April 21 1931 in Chicago, IL to Harry and Agnes Nelson. Harry and Agnes raised Ron in South Haven, MI. Ron worked as a stonemason and bricklayer until he moved to the Florida Keys where he spent the rest of his working years as a shrimper...

Dick passed away March 17, 2015 at his home in Allegan.He was born February 19, 1946 in Allegan, the son of Basil and Lillian (Gleason) Davis. Dick served his country in the US Army during Vietnam. For many years he worked in maintenance at Birds Eye until his retirement in 2006. In his spare time Dick enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling,...

Dallas ‘Butch’ Miller of Otsego passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 in Allegan.Butch was born January 24, 1941 in Monterey Township to Norman and Elma (Taylor) Miller. Butch enjoyed painting and was very accomplished at it. He also enjoyed fishing, riding his bike and gambling – possibly because he always came out ahead. He especially enjoyed visiting with friends and...

Duane passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Bronson Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.He was born December 19, 1933 in Gaylord, MI the son of Elsie Sniffin and Charles Seward. After graduating from high school he joined the US Navy and served his country from 1956 to 1962. He studied education at Western Michigan University and was...

In a moment of weakness Joseph took his own life Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home in Allegan.He was born August 5, 2000 in Oberlin, Ohio, the son of Timothy and Rebekah (Putnam) Cornish. Joseph loved church activities, mowing the yard, hunting, gardening, riding his bike and spending time with his friends. He was currently memorizing the book of...