Obituaries

Liliana passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.She was born February 2, 2015 the daughter of Kevin Temple and Roxanne Hughes. Surviving are her parents; siblings, Kira Hughes age 9, Tritin Hughes age 7 and Jasmine Hughes age 2; grandparents, Gregory and Susan Temple, Donna Ward and Chyanna Hughes; several aunts and uncles...

Leonora ‘Lee’ Opperman passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Kalamazoo. Lee was born December 25, 1934 in Kalamazoo to Eric and Esther (Roekle) Puschel. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1952 and Bronson School of Nursing in 1955. Lee worked at the Kalamazoo County Health Dept. for over 30 years and was a long time member of...

Robert passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at his home in Kalamazoo.Bob was born January 20, 1953 in Kalamazoo, the son of Clarence “Cookie” and Roberta “Bobby” (Roebuck) Cook. For many years he was a hog farmer, then became a truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Local 406 in Grand Rapids. He played guitar in many area...

Barbara passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born February 5, 1933 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Ralph and Elsie (Williams) Rozema. Barbara was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to many.Surviving are her husband, James Faust; her children, Lawrence Edward (Zarlene) Main, Robert (Kathy) Main, Steven (Abbie) Main...

Wendy passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her home in Plainwell.She was born December 29, 1949 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harold and Una (Whitney) Cole. For several years Wendy worked at Parker Hannifin. She enjoyed hunting for morel mushrooms, camping, flowers, going to the casino, playing at the roulette table and making jewelry. On September 15, 1966 she...

Daniel D. Handley of Plainwell passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home in Plainwell. He was born to Hugh and Alta (Atkinson) Handley August 9, 1920 in Plainwell. Dan spent most of his youth in Plainwell, except for short periods in Grand Rapids, Flint and also in Shinglehouse, PA., his parents’ home town. He attended Plainwell Schools and...

Michael Lynn Hill, 69 of Otsego, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, April 27, 2015 at his home.Born in Kalamazoo on August 22, 1945 to Albert and Ora (McNeese) Hill, he lived a lot of his life in his beautiful Manistique, MI home with his wife Delores Ann (Baker) Hill. Mike took great pride in his work as...

Mary passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.She was born December 9, 1931 in Alamo Township to Jesse and Anne (Veldt) McBride. Mary enjoyed cooking, camping and watching the freighters on the lakes. She was skilled at knitting and crocheting. In February of 1950 she married Charles Horton who passed away in 1997.Surviving are her...

Barbara Ann Knowlton age 70 went to be with her Lord, March 27, 2015.She was born May 21, 1944 in Plainwell, Michigan to David R. and Mary E. (Sage) Knowlton. The great joy of her life was her family and friends.Surviving are her brother, David W. (Susan) Knowlton of Bridgman, MI; 3 nephews, Jeffrey (Amy) Knowlton of Bridgman, Brian (Patty)...

DuWayne passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Tendercare of Westwood in Kalamazoo.He was born November 13, 1946 in Plainwell, the son of Dorsey and Winonna (Pratt) Warner. DuWayne served his country in the US Army and had worked at GM. He enjoyed making jewelry using gemstones and rocks, hunting, fishing, camping, being outside and had spent many weekends fishing...

Shirley passed away Wednesday, April, 15, 2015 at Alamo Nursing Home.She was born June 27, 1935 in South Bend, IN the daughter of Alfred and Evelyn Wojciechowski. For many years Shirley taught piano and singing lessons and was a vocalist at many community musicals. She attended and enjoyed singing at the Assembly of God Church in Plainwell. Shirley also enjoyed...

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...

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...

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...

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...