Obituaries

John passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.John was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and beloved son. He was born August 6, 1956 in Kalamazoo the son of John Summers and Joelene (Morrell) Staffen. John enjoyed wrestling while in high school and had also wrestled for a year at WMU. He had worked for NWL/Parker...

Oneta passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at her home in Otsego.She was born December 24, 1943 in Kalamazoo to George and Evelyn (Sieling) Eby. Oneta was an avid reader and also enjoyed golfing, fishing, bowling, and spending time with her family. On December 2, 1977 in Otsego she married Dennis Myers who survives.Also surviving are her son, Donald Kuiper;...

Thomas passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center, leaving behind his loving family and friends.He was born September 10, 1939 in Grand Rapids the son of Floyd and Janet (Mieras) DeYoung. Tom served his country in the US Air Force from 1957-1961, serving one year in Thule, Greenland. He was a member of the Men’s Auxiliary VFW...

Bruce passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo.He was born February 28, 1943 in Middleville to Henry “Bud” and Helen (Shaarda) Bronkema. He had worked at Rog and Bob’s in Otsego for several years and then spent 27 years working for Menasha as a millwright. Bruce enjoyed golf and was a member of Pairiewood Golf Course....

Barbara passed away peacefully Sunday, January 18, 2015 at her home in Plainwell.She was born August 13, 1941 in Three Rivers to Irvin and Ardith (Lovejoy) Briggs. For 25 years she worked for First of America Bank as a teller and continued through the change to National City and PNC, retiring in 2005. Barb enjoyed volunteering at Plainwell School’s Hand...

June passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at The Springs at Bronson Place in Kalamazoo.She was born July 2, 1942 in Battle Creek. For many years June had worked at Wesco and Westgate gas stations and also at Big Wheel. June loved going to country music concerts and also enjoyed crocheting, watching movies, playing bingo and shopping.Surviving are her children,...

Carleen Arndt of Holland, MI (formerly of Otsego) passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Holland. She was born October 30, 1941 in Allegan to Willard and Mabel (Carl) Brooks. Carleen grew up in Otsego and had raised her grandson, Carl ‘Bud’ Arndt. Surviving are her children, Rayline Sink of South Haven, Michelle Warner of Holland, Pixie Puente of Allegan,...

Paul passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home in Otsego.He was born June 6, 1936 in Kalamazoo, the son of Clarence and Tillie (Slater) Doxey. For 24 years he was employed with Eaton Corporation and since 1978 he owned and operated Quality Products in Plainwell. In his leisure time Paul enjoyed fishing and hunting, spending time in the...

Jean passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Crystal Woods in Kalamazoo.She was born July 5, 1927 in Boyne Falls, the daughter of Joseph and Clara (Klinkner) Bartholomy. For 15 years she was a secretary at Star Elementary School in Plainwell. On October 9, 1948 in Otsego she married Donald Scott who passed away in 2001. After her retirement she...

Geertje “Gertrude” Knooihuizen of Oshtemo, Michigan, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at the Sojourner House in Kalamazoo.She was born April 10, 1917 in Groningen, Netherlands, the daughter of Arnold and Jantina (Oving) Woldhuis. In 1942 she married Remburtus Knooihuizen in the Netherlands who passed away in 1985. Geertje loved to garden, sew and crochet and had made all of...

David A. Pomeroy passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his home in Alamo.He was born August 12, 1933 in Alamo Township, the son of Grant and Letha (Newton) Pomeroy. For many years he was a machine operator for GM at Fisher Body. David enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing music, collecting, golf, and woodworking. He was a man of many talents....

Shirley L. Shook of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Plainwell.She was born September 11, 1935 in Corning, Arkansas to Tom and Clara Waldon. She worked for Kal Equip and had retired from Stryker. On November 18, 1955 in Plainwell, she married Ramon “Whitey” Shook. Shirley loved spending time at Lake Michigan and...

Sandra K. ‘Sandi’ Cornelia passed away peacefully Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her home in Plainwell, surrounded by her loving family.She was born July 6, 1952 in Allegan, the daughter of Donald and Sylvia (Ives) McKeown. For over 30 years she had worked at Parker Hannifin in Otsego. Growing up she enjoyed spending time at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Sandi liked...

Larry L. Crawford Jr. of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on September 1, 1962 to Larry and Sandra (Cushing) Crawford. He had owned and operated Otsego’s Glass Source and most recently had been employed by Safelite Auto Glass. Larry enjoyed most sports including softball, racing at the...

Cynthia C. ‘Cindy’ Petrowsky of Hopkins, Michigan, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at Wings Home in Allegan. She was born November 1, 1957 in Kalamazoo to Ernest and Ruth (Baldwin) Keckler and was a longtime resident of the area. For many years she was employed as a nurse’s aide and medical technician. She loved taking care of people.In her...

Caroline F. ‘Carrie’ Kling of Otsego, Michigan passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at her home. She was born in Otsego June 27, 1921, the fifth of eleven children of Charles and Ida (Herbst) Kling and was a longtime resident of the area. For many years she was employed as a linotype operator with the Otsego Union before moving to...

Marian A. Sandahl of Allegan, Michigan died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Sandahl was born December 6, 1923 in Allegan to Harvey and Margaret Dunfield and was a lifelong resident of the area.During WWII she served in the Nurse Corps in the U.S. Navy. In 1947 Marian graduated from Nazareth College earning her...

George ‘Bruce’ Miner of Otsego, Michigan passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Kalamazoo. George was born August 26, 1962 in Paw Paw, the son of Bruce and Florence (Stanfill) Florian. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and tying flies. On December 13, 2007, he married Geana Miner, who survives. Also surviving are his step-children, Autumn (Robert) Young of Allegan, April (Timmy)...

Don passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.He was born February 20, 1957 in Lansing. Don served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a ham radio operator and mechanic who owned and operated After Hours Garage for about five years. Don then began selling computers with a friend of...

Bill passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born December 19, 1924 in Ionia the son of Michael and Anna (Hacker) Dreger. Bill served his country in the US Army during World War II in the South Pacific. He was a lineman for Consumers Energy until his retirement in 1984. On September 1, 1947 in...