Obituaries
Lauri Carpenter Huber
Apr 9, 2024
Lauri Carpenter Huber, age 46, of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday April 9, 2024, after a yearlong illness.
Lauri was born on March 15, 1978 to Richard and Patricia Carpenter in Battle Creek, Mi. After Lauri graduated from Pennfield High School in 1996 she went on to study Psychology at West Virginia University on...
Nancy L. Bommersbach
Mar 22, 2024
Nancy Bommersbach passed away after a lengthy illness with CIDP and a final battle with cancer during this last year.
Nancy was born in Kalamazoo on February 4th 1947 the daughter of Llewellyn Graham and Helen Bowersox. She attended Milwood Elementary, Milwood Jr. High, and graduated from Loy Norrix high school in 1965. She was very active with school spirit serving...
Eugene "Gene" Provost
Apr 23, 2024
Eugene “Gene” Provost, 95, of Battle Creek, MI, journeyed peacefully to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Gene was born on January 19, 1929 in Battle Creek to Charles & Fannie Provost. He grew up and lived most of his life in Pennfield Township. He and his first wife, Gwen, moved to Tucson, AZ for 13 years before returning...
Gordon Douglas Burkhead
Apr 22, 2024
Gordon D. Burkhead, 73, a lifelong Battle Creek, Michigan resident died at home on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Gordon was born September 2, 1950, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Laurence Allen and Ethel Jean (Martin) Burkhead. He grew up in the Verona area of Battle Creek and was a 1970 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. Gordon honorably...
Nichole Lynne Wabindato
Apr 20, 2024
Nichole Lynne Wabindato, age 37 of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully at her home on April 20, 2024. Nichole was born March 18, 1987 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She graduated from Battle Creek Central in 2005. Everyone who knew Nicki can tell you that she was a social butterfly and the life of any party. She dedicated her life to...
Gloria P. "Pat" Smith
Apr 19, 2024
Gloria “Pat” Smith, 89, of Battle Creek passed away Friday, April 19, 2024.
Pat was born March 7, 1935 to Tony S. and Edna T. (Korkus) Sadowski on the military base at the Panama Canal. She was a graduate of St. Philip Catholic Central High School and was a devout Catholic. In 1953, she was united in marriage to Leo “Joe”...
Virginia M. Smith
Apr 10, 2024
Virginia “Ginny” Smith, 85, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born May 12, 1938 in Benton Harbor to Orville and Hazel (Renbarger) Wells. She spent her childhood growing up in Charlotte, MI. where she attended and graduated from Charlotte High School, class of 1957. She...
John R. Walton
Apr 9, 2024
John Richard Walton passed away April 9, 2024.
John was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on January 22nd, 1941 to Henry and Alma Walton. Spending most of his life in Michigan, he graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1960. John was particularly proud of his service in the Marine Corp Reserves and would be scarcely seen without his Marine...
Patricia Louise Schafer
Apr 9, 2024
Patricia Louise Schafer, 95, of Battle Creek, MI died Tuesday, April 9, 2024. She spent her final days peaceful and surrounded by her family. She was born August 10, 1928 to Karl and Harriett Johnson.
After she graduated, Patricia worked for the Battle Creek Enquirer for 3 years and Miller Jewelers for 28 years. On September 10, 1950 she married Robert...
Howard R. Ginter
Apr 7, 2024
Howard R. Ginter, 98 of Richland, died peacefully on April 7, 2024. Howard was born August 17, 1925 in Harvey, IL to John and Frieda (DeWitz) Ginter. He honorably served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and then attended and graduated from Cornell College in 1949. After college Howard worked in the paper industry. He started at...
Dolores Boyle
Apr 7, 2024
Boyle, Dolores Marietta (nee) Russell age 87, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving husband and children on April 7, 2024. Doree was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised on The Russell Farm in Parchment. She later moved next door to the farm with her own family before moving to Gull Lake in 1979. She was a parishioner at St. Ann...
Marlene Joy (Winans) Katz
Apr 7, 2024
Marlene Joy (Winans) Katz, 88, of Battle Creek, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 7, 2024.
Marlene was born December 23, 1935, at the former Nichols Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Donald W. and Rhea Lucile (Wheeler) Winans. She was a lifelong Battle Creek resident and a 1954 graduate of Battle Creek Central High...
Roberta "Bobbi" Edwards
Apr 6, 2024
Roberta F. “Bobbi” Edwards, age 78, of Dowling passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, April 6, 2024. She was born in Battle Creek on July 3, 1945, the daughter of Ellsworth and Gladys (Henker) Puffer Jr.
Bobbi married Fred Edwards Jr. in Battle Creek on March 17, 1995; he sadly preceded her in death on January 29, 2021. She...
Katherine Jean Zilligen
Apr 6, 2024
On April 6, 2024, Katherine “Kathy” J. Zilligen of Battle Creek passed away after a long battle with chronic illness. She was 73 years old. She was a talented homemaker, compassionate nurse and mother of two daughters and step mom to Dave’s two daughters. She was married to the love of her life David for over 50 years and was...
Mary Lou J. Woolf
Apr 6, 2024
Mary Lou J. Woolf peacefully passed away on April 6, 2024 with her family by her side. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Melvin Woolf; her daughters, Kathleen Woodhouse and Karen Woolf and her son, Kenneth Woolf. She was preceded in death by her son, Clark Woolf and sister, Linda Milley.
Mary Lou was born in Detroit on...
Marshall D. Parsons, Jr.
Apr 4, 2024
Marshall Devon Parsons, Jr. was born on August 19, 1936 in Union City, Michigan. He graduated from Bronson High School in May of 1955. After graduating, Marshall worked on his family’s farm until joining the U.S. Army in March of 1959, earning many awards and accommodations. Marshall left the Army in July of 1968 when he started working for the...
Karen Kay Smoker
Apr 4, 2024
Karen Kay Smoker, 64, of Bronson, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in the loving care of her family.
Karen was born January 14, 1960, in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of Arthur Eugene and Mary Ann (Kregger) Smoker. Karen grew up in Bronson, Michigan and was a 1978 graduate of Bronson High School.
Surviving are her son, Brett Schroeder of...
Mr. Luong Van To
Apr 2, 2024
Mr. Luong Van ToJune 20, 1932 - April 2, 2024
On Tuesday, Mr. To passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Kalamazoo. He was a devoted family man, a proud American, and a man of incredible kindness.
Mr. To was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. His father was a tailor and the family ran a dairy herd of...
John C. Miller
Apr 2, 2024
John C. Miller, 94, of Battle Creek, died April 2, 2024. John was born March 14, 1930 in Battle Creek to Carl and Marietta (Shaffer) Miller. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School, as Class President in 1949, and later from Western Michigan University. He served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1951-1953. John spent...
Patricia Ann (Moore) Miller
Apr 2, 2024
Patricia Ann Miller, 83, a lifelong Battle Creek resident went to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Patricia Ann Moore was born August 31, 1940, in Battle Creek to Cecil Edgar and Ruth Caroline (Jones) Moore. She was a 1958 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and was employed at Sullivan Dairy, as a tour guide at...
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