Obituaries

Colleen L. Thaxton (nee Severy), of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Wednesday morning, February 19, 2014, at her home in Otsego with her husband of 65 years, Ronald L. Thaxton, at her side.Colleen, only child of Luther and Ada Severy, was born on November 14th, 1929 and lived her entire life in Otsego. She married Ronald, her High School sweetheart and...

Bonita C. Knight passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014, at her home in Kalamazoo.Mrs. Knight was born February 4, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of Chauncey and Ruby (Dinius) Tucker. She was an accomplished artist and pianist, but above all she was devoted to the Lord.On February 28, 1947 in Bluffton, Indiana she married Blain Knight who died...

Darrel J. Allen age 75 of Otsego, got his promotion to glory on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Darrel was born July 25, 1938 in Marenisco, MI to Clarence and Grace (Cox) Allen and had been a lifelong resident of this area.He was employed as a DNR officer with the State of Michigan for 30...

Betty L. Tishhouse of Otsego, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 16, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Tishhouse was born April 8, 1931 in Otsego to Irwin and Cecil (Sims) Hill and had been a lifelong resident of the area.For many years she had been employed as an aide with Otsego Public Schools, retiring in 1996. Betty loved her children,...

Ruth Amelia Miller, 87, of Baraga Manor in Otsego, Michigan, died Saturday, Feb.15, 2014, in Kalamazoo, Mich. following repair of a fractured hip.Miller was born Oct. 12, 1926 in Conway, Mo., the daughter of Edward and Joy (Marsh) Miller.She was a graduate of the Burge School of Nursing, and was proud to have spent most of her career ushering babies...

Mrs. Ollie “May” Babcock of Plainwell, MI, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Babcock was born December 29, 1934 in Mount Leonard, MO the daughter of Walter and Julia (Gennings) Martin. For over 50 years May was a foster mother to over 100 children and she enjoyed collecting dolls and crocheting.On August 30, 1952 in Middleville, MI...

Archer “Arch” Woodstock age 87 of Otsego, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, February 10, 2014 at the Dussia House in Otsego.He was born June 19, 1926 in Otsego, the son of Archer and Mary (Coon) Woodstock. He served his country in the Navy during WWII on the Pacific Front. For over 45 years Arch was employed...

Lionel H. Little age 89, of Otsego, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Life Care Center in Plainwell. He was born August 16, 1924 in Muncie, Indiana to William and Flo (Robinson) Little. During WWII he served his country in the US Army and was a recipient of the Purple Heart following wounds he received as a POW in...

Kenneth Moore of Otsego passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at his home. Mr. Moore was born January 18, 1931 in Canton, OH the son of George and Verna (Poland) Moore. Kenneth served his country during the Korean Conflict where he earned two Purple Hearts. He worked for over 40 years at Menasha Corp. In his leisure time he enjoyed...

Bernard “Bernie” Harper of Martin passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home.Bernie was born November 17, 1940 in Plainwell to Willard and Rosemond (Osburn) Harper. During the Korean War he served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he worked at Ken Tire in Allegan and for over 20 years with Rockwell International until his retirement...

Deloris “Dee” Meacham of Pullman, Michigan, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, in South Haven. Mrs. Meacham was born May 26, 1947 in Alger, OH to Oscar and Laura (Patten) Dyer.For many years she had been employed as a nurse’s aide, which she thoroughly enjoyed. In her leisure time her favorite activities were music, cooking, decorating her home, reading and...

Ralph E. Nichols of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with his Lord on January 23, 2014 in Allegan. Ralph was born November 29, 1956 in Otsego, Michigan toJackand Betty (Trutsch) Nichols.He enjoyed fishing, bowling, football and NASCAR. For over 30 years Ralph worked for Allegan Tubular Products.He is survived by his mother,Betty; brother, John (Heather) Nichols; sisters, Esta Nichols and...

Thomas J. ‘Tom’ Wells of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home.Tom was born July 18, 1953 in Ferndale, MI to Albert and Lillian (Rumble) Wells. For 16 years he was employed with Continental Linen Services as a maintenance supervisor. Tom was a hard worker. In his leisure time he was an avid motorcycle rider and...

Richard B. ‘Rip’ Rouse of Otsego passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Life Care Center of Plainwell. Richard was born September 25, 1924 in Kalamazoo, the son of Clair and Frances (Wood) Rouse. He was a 1943 graduate of Otsego High School and served in the U. S. Army at the Battle of the Bulge during WW II. Rip...

Clifford Root age 73 of Pullman, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Wings Home in Allegan.Mr. Root was born March 24, 1940 in Plainwell to Harold and Clara (Kelly) Root. Clifford served his country in the U.S. Army. In his leisure time he was an avid fisherman and enjoyed cutting wood.He is survived by his children, Selena Dugar, Valarie...

David Carruthers of Pullman passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 in Ann Arbor.He was born June 22, 1938 in Otsego to Olin and Lena (Folk) Carruthers. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Dave worked for Brown Paper Co., RC Cola, Kendall Industrial Hardware, Michigan Cottage Cheese and Arvco Container until his retirement in 2009. In his leisure time...

Robert “Bucky” Buckmaster Sr. of Otsego passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Mr. Buckmaster was born August 15, 1924 in Fowlerville, MI the son of Howard and Emma (Gehringer) Buckmaster. Robert served his country in the Army on D-Day on Omaha Beach, France and central Europe during WW II. He worked as a plant superintendent at KVP Sutherland/...

Keith Clingenpeel of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was born September 30, 1947 in Lansing to Keith E. Leroy and Grace L. Jenks.Keith served his country in the U.S. Army and was a master plumber by trade. He was the owner and operator of “Wondering Keith Karaoke”. In his leisure time...

Martha Bourdo Maurer of Otsego passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home.Martha was born May 3, 1920 in Toledo, OH, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah ‘Mattie’ (Mohler) Shoemaker. She was a 1939 graduate of Martin High School. She enjoyed golfing, bowling, crocheting and traveling. She had been a lifelong member of St. Francis Episcopal church in Orangeville.On...

Gerald L. ‘Jerry’ Tiller of Plainwell, Michigan, went to be with his Lord Monday, January 6, 2014 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Mr. Tiller was born June 3, 1939 in Kalamazoo to Robert ‘Lee’ and Mildred (Duniphen) Tiller.He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and attended Western Michigan University. Jerry worked for the Kalamazoo Police Department for several...