Obituaries

Kathryn passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell.She was born December 26, 1919 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Charles and Katherine (Lawrence) Dumas. Kate graduated from Otsego High School in 1937. For many years she had worked at Coburn Drug Store. On September 6, 1946 in Otsego she married Ray Hughes and spent 49 wonderful...

Ovonah (Hamilton) Nichols of Wayland, Michigan, (formerly of Otsego and Coloma) passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Wayland with her loving family by her side.Ovonah was born June 27, 1923 in Allegan to George and Eva (Case) Hamilton. Ovonah graduated from Otsego High School in 1941. She had been in charge of the gift department in the Hardings of...

Roger Brainard of Otsego passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at his home. Roger was born November 5, 1949 in Allegan to Carl & Rose (Long) Brainard. He retired from Parker Hannifin in 2009 after 36 years; following his retirement he worked for Pro-Automotive. Roger enjoyed hunting, fishing, his 57 Chevy and car shows. He was a member of the...

Rick went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Otsego due to a tragic accident.He was born June 7, 1979 in Kalamazoo, the son of Rickie and Patricia (Winn) Sheldon. He grew up in Otsego and was a 1998 graduate of Otsego High School. Rick enjoyed many sports, especially playing softball on a league with his...

Barbara passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Allegan.She was born December 30, 1928 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Sniffin) Seward. Barbara was a simple Christian woman who loved the Lord and all he created. She didn’t require much to make her happy. She loved all animals especially her pets. Barbara enjoyed sewing, gardening and was a...

Raymond Bodine of Otsego passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 in Allegan. Mr. Bodine was born December 28, 1927 in Allegan Township. Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving 3 years in the Army Air Force. For over 40 years, he was employed with KVP, later Brown and then James River. He was a member of the Otsego Moose Lodge....

Pam passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 due to a tragic accident in Otsego.She was born August 23, 1959 in Plainwell, the daughter of Larry and Shirley (Vander Ploeg) Knowlton. Pam grew up in Shelbyville and was a 1977 graduate of Wayland High School. Following graduation she moved to Otsego. She attended Parsons Business School and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree...

Helen passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 in Allegan.She was born May 11, 1926 in Allegan the daughter of Harry and Gertrude (Marble) Jewett. Helen enjoyed sewing, embroidery, knitting, reading, playing the piano, attending church, flower gardening, painting and riding in the car. On June 23, 1945 in Allegan she married Ivan Kibby who passed away in 1971.Surviving are their...

Tommy Jameson of Plainwell passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015. He was born December 17, 1961 to Douglas and Marshia (Stopher) Jameson. Tommy had worked at Hammond Machinery as a painter/finisher. He enjoyed building/running large scale RC cars and trucks and also working on autos having even come home with an ambulance. He enjoyed spending time up north at the...

Jerry passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 in Kalamazoo.He was born April 21, 1943 in Lawrence, the son of Harry and Hazel (Triesenburg) Newnum. Jerry loved spending time with his family, listening to older country music, playing his guitar, bowling and fishing.Surviving are his nieces and nephews along with their children and several extended family members.He was preceded in death...

Jack Mitchell of Plainwell, MI passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 in Kalamazoo. Jack was born July 16, 1939 in Montmorency County, Lewiston to Leslie & Doris (Carlson) Mitchell. He had been employed for over 30 years at Plainwell Paper Company and in his leisure time enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling.Surviving are his wife, Linda; his children, Sheri Mitchell, Rosamond,...

Butch passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born January 22, 1942 in Kouts, Indiana, the son of Walter and Irene (Gott) Wallace. Butch was a 1960 Otsego High School graduate. For 33 years he drove truck for the Pepsi Co. After his retirement he had worked at Eagle Creek and the Lynx Golf Courses....

Gene passed on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Alamo Nursing Home.He was born April 23, 1921 in Benton Harbor, the son of Clarence and Ida (Merrill) Wycoff. Gene served his country in the US Navy during World War II. For 15 years he had worked at the Rex Paper Mill and then at Menasha until his retirement in 1983. Gene...

Guy E. Hess Jr. of Gobles, MI passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at his home. He was born March 6, 1937 in Kalamazoo, the son of Guy and Maxine (Crawford) Hess. Guy graduated from State High School where he pitched on the Varsity Baseball team for 3 years, with a record of 21 wins and 4 losses. During the...

June E. Simon of Galesburg, MI passed away Monday, February 09, 2015 in Kalamazoo. She was born in East Grand Rapids on December 20, 1923 to Frank and Mildred (Joy) Campbell. June grew up in Otsego, MI. She retired from James River Corp. June enjoyed traveling, knitting, gardening, reading and doing puzzles. She was a longtime member of the Galesburg...

Janet E. Trutsch of Plainwell passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Kalamazoo. Janet was born July 25, 1939 in Gobles, the daughter of Walter and Reta (Easton) Garrett. She had worked at R.B. Huffs Dime Store and had owned and operated a daycare from her home for several years. She was a member of Allegan United Methodist church where...

Michelle (Nutter) Casey passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Otsego. Michelle was born July 15, 1957 in Plainwell, the daughter of Kenneth & Yvonne (LaDuke) Nutter. She was a graduate of Plainwell High School and was employed with Village Express in Allegan and later, Christian Neighbors in Plainwell. Michelle loved spending time with her family, going on picnics, fishing...

Linda Burton of Allegan passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Allegan. Linda was born July 29, 1948 in Kalamazoo to Arthur and Ruth (Miller) Livingston. She had worked at the Alamo Nursing Home for several years and enjoyed watching wrestling and stock car racing with her son.Surviving are her sister Sally (Dennis) Waldron of Allegan; a niece, Ginger; a...

Marjorie Youtzy of Otsego passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in Otsego. Mrs. Youtzy was born December 5, 1914 in Watson Township to George and Florence (Kelly) Germain. On October 19, 1932 she married Frank Youtzy in Battle Creek. In her leisure time Marjorie had enjoyed dancing, painting, crocheting, gardening, knitting and had been skilled at caning chairs; she had...

Dennis ‘Denny’ Corradini of Otsego passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in Kalamazoo. Dennis was born March 28, 1950 in Kalamazoo to Charles and Pauline (Rice) Corradini. Dennis had owned Service Plus Disposal and Jade Isle Ltd. Dennis was a religious man and had been active in several area churches where he enjoyed evangelizing and volunteering. In his leisure time...