Obituaries
Mary Jones (Strole) Bowen
Nov 27, 2023
Mary Jones Bowen (Strole) of Battle Creek, MI passed away peacefully on November 27, 2023. She was born on May 9, 1939 and went to heaven at 84. Mary had a fulfilling life. Her warm and friendly nature made every encounter with her an enjoyable experience.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Walter Bowen, her daughter Lisa...
Robert S. "Bob" McKinney
Nov 26, 2023
Robert S. “Bob” McKinney, age 91, of Richland passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2023. He was born in Manistique, Michigan on March 1, 1932, the son of Randal and Gladys (Cardinal) McKinney and faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Army.
Bob married Mary Dunn on July 18, 1979; she survives. He is...
Colleen Greenhoe
Nov 26, 2023
Colleen Kay Greenhoe, 77, of Battle Creek, passed away November 26, 2023. Colleen was born September 21, 1946, in Charlotte, MI to Robert and Helen (Keith) Rockwell. She married Jerry Greenhoe on August 13, 1966. They were married for 43 years. She loved to knit, crochet and shop online. She treasured her many trips to Disney World and NASCAR races...
Patricia Figueroa
Nov 23, 2023
Patricia "Pat" Figueroa, 67, of La Puente, CA, passed away on November 23, 2023 in Battle Creek, MI. She was born on November 21, 1956.Pat is survived by her daughters Angela Habelitz (Matthew) and Linda Stone, as well as her grandchildren Audrey Burbank (Abraham), Madysen Habelitz, Branden Saari, Jacen Saari, Sarah Habelitz, and great-grandchildren Jackson Burbank, Ruby Burbank, and Parker...
Larry Steven Towery
Nov 23, 2023
Larry Steven Towery, age 46 of Battle Creek sadly died unexpectedly on Thursday morning, November 23, 2023 at Bronson Battle Creek.
Larry was born in Battle Creek on December 7, 1976, the son of Larry E. and Susan D. (Eberhard) Towery. He attended Bellevue Public Schools and faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corps. Larry...
Gordon O. Fitzgerald
Nov 19, 2023
Gordon O. Fitzgerald, 85, of Battle Creek, died November 19, 2023. Gordon was born August 26, 1938 in Grand Rapids, MI to Orville and Escelie (Bodine) Fitzgerald. He graduated from Spring Arbor University where he was a decorated runner. He also ran and won medals for Robert Wesleyan University. Gordon moved to Battle Creek and started his career at the...
Raymond Richard Sikkenga
Nov 19, 2023
Raymond Richard Sikkenga, 89, of Battle Creek, Michigan died peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the Villa of Winston in Marshall, Michigan.
Raymond was born on August 16th, 1934, to parents Henry L. and Helen P. (Reed) Sikkenga in Kalamazoo Ml. Raymond graduated from Dowagiac High School in 1954 and went on to graduate with a BA from Western...
Lolita Woodmansee
Nov 16, 2023
Lolita “Lita” Woodmansee
June 18, 1943 – November 16, 2023
Ms. Lolita Woodmansee, born June 18, 1943 in the Philippines, daughter of Merceliano Nino and Esberta Lomboy, passed away peacefully at Bronson Battle Creek on November 16, 2023 surrounded by family. Lita married Martin (Willie) Burbank and divorced, then married Norm Woodmansee and divorced; she later married Dewey...
Duane L. Daam
Nov 16, 2023
Duane Lee Daam
1956-2023
Duane played his last round of golf on November 16, 2023. Even though his heart failed him, Duane will remain in the hearts of his family and many friends. Duane was born to William and Mary Donafae Daam in Kalamazoo, Michigan on February 20, 1956, and graduated from Gull Lake High School in 1974.
Duane had...
Brenda S. Landers
Nov 16, 2023
Brenda S. Landers, age 73, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Thursday morning, November 16, 2023. She was born in Coldwater, Michigan on January 1, 1950, the daughter of Clyde and Virginia (Kelly) Clutter.
Brenda married Robert H. “Bob” Landers in Battle Creek on February 14, 1997; he sadly preceded her...
Patricia S. Meekhof
Nov 14, 2023
On Tuesday November 14th, 2023, Patricia Meekhof passed away peacefully with her children by her side after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was 73 years old.
Born July 1950 in Grand Rapids Michigan, Pat was the second child of Calvin and Bernice Meekhof. She spent her childhood reading Nancy Drew, creating art and exploring. Pat was...
Kenneth Leo Kuliczkowski
Nov 13, 2023
Kenneth Leo “Kenny” Kuliczkowski, age 59, of Battle Creek passed away Monday morning, November 13, 2023 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 7, 1964, and was the son of Leo Michael and Phyllis Irene (Mackinac) Kuliczkowski. Kenny faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Army for more than 20 years,...
Wanda M Bishop
Nov 11, 2023
Wanda Marie Bishop
March 1, 1935 – Nov. 11, 2023
Wanda Marie Bishop was born March 1, 1935, in Kalamazoo and passed away Nov. 11, 2023. She was united in marriage to Frank V. Bishop on May 12, 1956, and remained married and best friends for the next 61 years until Frank’s passing in 2017.
Together they raised four children,...
Teresa Rosalie Sleight
Nov 11, 2023
Teresa Rosalie (Nelson) Sleight, age 64, of Battle Creek, died peacefully on Saturday morning November 11, 2023 at home. She was born in Battle Creek on May 9th, 1959, the loving daughter of Cheryl Coffman and Patrick Nelson.
Teresa is survived by her daughter, Andrea Nelson; 2 sons, Jason Cotton and Gordon Lowe of Battle Creek; her mother; 6 grandchildren;...
Daniel and Alicia Simons
Nov 10, 2023
Daniel Allen Simons and Alicia Mazzei Simons, husband and wife, passed away a day apart this past weekend, November 10 and November 11, 2023.
Daniel Allen Simons was born on October 13, 1955, the son of the late Joe Allen and Nila Ray Evans Simons. He grew up in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and was a graduate of Fleming...
Lois Marie (Tefertiller) Mabus
Nov 10, 2023
Lois Marie (Tefertiller) Mabus, 84, of Battle Creek died peacefully at home on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Lois was born August 30, 1939, in Lamar, Colorado to William Edwin and Geneva Ollie (Eddleman) Tefertiller. She grew up in Southeast Colorado and was a 1956 graduate of Monument Colorado High School. Lois was employed with Good Samaritan Hospice Care for ten...
Judith Ann Buschini
Nov 6, 2023
Judith Ann “Judy” Buschini passed away peacefully at home Monday, November 6th surrounded by her family at the age of 78.
She was born in Jackson Michigan to Walter and Freda Kulpinski, the 5th of 6 children. She grew up attending mass at St. Stanislaus and loved to cruise the ‘Ave’ with her sisters and friends.
She graduated from Jackson...
Mary T.M. Myers
Nov 6, 2023
Mary T. M. Myers, age 92, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Monday evening, November 6, 2023. She was born in Dayton, Tennessee on October 3, 1931, the daughter of Lester C. and Edith E. (Hall) Pickett, Sr. Mary retired from V.C. Squires Instrument Strings in 1972 and also worked at Meijer for many years.
Mary was sadly preceded...
Judith A. Studer
Nov 5, 2023
Judith A. “Judy” Studer, 79, of Battle Creek, died November 5, 2023. Judy was born June 27, 1944 in Monterey, CA to Thomas and Bettie (Johnson) Monroe. She earned an Associate’s Degree at Western Michigan University and worked as an office manager at Regional Medical Laboratory in Battle Creek for many years. Judy enjoyed music, crafts and birds. She was a very social...
Patrick R. Gray
Nov 4, 2023
Patrick R. Gray, 68, of Battle Creek, MI, passed away unexpectedly on November 4, 2023. Pat was born on November 26, 1954 to Gene and Mary (Kennedy) Gray in Chicago, IL. Pat worked for over 40 years as a flooring contractor and owned his own flooring company. He married the love of his life, Chris. He deeply loved and cared for Chris’s children Jeff, Erin, and Jason as if they were his own. Pat enjoyed the simple things in life. He had a heart of...
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