Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

Arlene E. Nichols of Plainwell went to be with her Savior on December 18, 2014, at the age of 88, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Arlene was born to Benjamin and Leila (Barnes) Reynolds on March 5, 1926, Battle Creek, Michigan, the youngest of three children.She was married to Kirk W. Nichols, had three children, resided in Louisville, KY and retired...

William H. “Bill” Ahlberg of Kalamazoo, MI, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Park Place Assisted Living in Kalamazoo.He was born July 17, 1929 in Plainwell the son of Edmond and Esther (Reed) Ahlberg. Bill served his country in the US Army. On October 9, 1952 he married June Bos who preceded him in death in 2012. For more...

Donald Trautman, formerly of Otsego, passed away in Florida on November, 2014 after a long illness.Don was the owner and pharmacist of Otsego Drug for more than 29 years. Don cherished the people in the community that he served for so many years. In addition to his work, he enjoyed collecting coins, fishing, golfing, gardening and playing shuffleboard (and even...

Frances Ellinger passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 in Kalamazoo.Mrs. Ellinger was born March 31, 1925 in Oakland, CA to James and Edith (Johncock) Powers. For 25 years, together with her husband, she owned and operated Corky’s Drive-In in Allegan. She was later employed as a greeter with Wal-Mart. In her leisure time she enjoyed playing Pepper and Poker. Fran...

Paul passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Park Village Pines in Kalamazoo.He was born November 28, 1920 in Kalamazoo the son of Robert and Helen (Gordon) Brewer. He was a 1939 graduate of Martin High School. Paul served his county in the US Army during World War II. After his discharge he farmed with his father for a short...

Troy S. Baker of Otsego, Michigan passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his home in Otsego. He was born July 16, 1970 in Plainwell the son of Phillip and Paula (Tice) Baker.Troy’s family meant everything to him. He was a caring and loving son, father, and grandfather. He loved family get-togethers. He was an accomplished cook, adding much...

Christopher G. “Chris” Schmitt of Otsego passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his home. Chris was born March 26, 1964 in Plainwell to Arthur and Nancy (McLeod) Schmitt and was a lifelong resident of the area.In 1982 he graduated from Otsego High School and then served in the U.S. Army Armored Division in the DMZ in Korea from...

Bonnie passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.She was born October 29, 1943 in Plainwell the daughter of Lester “Shorty” and Viona Fleeman. Bonnie was one of six children and lived most of her younger years in Plainwell and in Orangeville where she helped her father build the family’s brick house on Marsh Road. Later...

Cody passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home in Pine Grove Township.He was born September 16, 1994 in Kalamazoo the son of Timothy and Shawntell (Felty) Bazan. Cody enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, spending time at Silver Lake, dirt bikes and fixing things. For the past year he worked at Armintrout Tree Farm in Allegan.Surviving are his parents,...