Obituaries
Cindy Lee Mcdonald Evans
Sep 25, 2021
Cindy Lee McDonald Evans, 63 of Battle Creek, Michigan died at home, with her family and friends at her side on Saturday, September 25, 2021.Cindy was born January 22, 1958 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Oliver Lowell and Margaret Marie (Wildie) McDonald. Other than a short stay in Alaska, Battle Creek has been Cindy's home. She was a...
Linda Marie (Hiatt) Estelle
Sep 24, 2021
Linda Marie (Hiatt) Estelle, 74 of Battle Creek died peacefully at Glen Arbor Hospice Residence on Friday, September 24, 2021.Linda was born April 26, 1947 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Lee O. and Ida M. (Ganson) Hiatt. She was a 1965 graduate of St. Philip Catholic Central, attended Kellogg Community College and Weaver Airline School in Kansas City,...
Naomi Ann Becerra-Norton
Sep 24, 2021
Naomi A. Becerra-Norton, age 51, of Battle Creek, MI passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021. Naomi was a beloved daughter to Claudia Lopez and Gonzalo "Bob" Becerra. She was an amazing mother to her sons, Mike and Nick Becerra. She was employed at Firekeepers until cancer treatments made her too weak to work. She had fond memories of her...
Bret Richard Liggett
Sep 23, 2021
Bret R. Liggett, 59, of Augusta, passed away on September 23, 2021. Bret was born January 18, 1962 in Kalamazoo to William and Barbara (Ward) Liggett. He was a 1980 graduate of Gull Lake High School, served honorably in the United States Army, and later graduated from Spring Arbor University. He worked for many years as an insurance claims adjuster...
Sally Elizabeth Byrne
Sep 22, 2021
Sally Elizabeth Byrne of Kalamazoo, MI and formerly of Delton, MISally, age 95, died Wednesday morning, September 22, 2021 at The Vineyards, Kalamazoo with her two daughters at her side. Sally was born in Kalamazoo on May 18, 1926; was a 1944 graduate of Galesburg High School and was a lifetime area resident.She retired in 1991 after 30+ years of...
Harry L. Winch
Sep 22, 2021
Harry Winch of Bellevue, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.Harry was born on June 27, 1930 to Frank and Margaret (Snell) Winch. He had two brothers and a sister, Jimmy Winch, Alice (Winch) West, and Richard Winch, all of whom preceded him in death. He attended school in McClure, Ohio. After school, Harry enlisted in the National Guard...
Dora Janette (Weimer) Drayton
Sep 20, 2021
Dora Janette (Weimer) Drayton, age 97, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Monday morning, September 20, 2021 at the Laurels of Bedford. She was born in Battle Creek on August 29, 1924, the loving daughter of Ernest J. and Flossie K. (Callender) Weimer. Dora is survived by her two sons, David (Jean) Drayton and John (Charlene) Drayton, both of...
Corey Patrick Lee
Sep 19, 2021
Corey Patrick Lee, 27, of Battle Creek, Michigan died at home. Corey was born April 29, 1994 in Battle Creek the son of Sean Patrick Lee and Jamie Louise Mason. He graduated from Calhoun Community High School in 2013. Corey was employed at several manufacturing plants in Fort Custer Industrial Park. Corey is survived by his mother, Jamie Dentler; father...
George H Garms
Sep 17, 2021
George H Garms, age 76, of Battle Creek passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at the AC Flower House in Nashville, Michigan. He was born in Battle Creek on October 9, 1944 to Richard and Ruth (Stein) Garms. He graduated from Pennfield High School in 1962 and had college classes later. In the fall of 1962, he joined the...
William Kreeger Demink
Sep 16, 2021
William Kreeger DeMink, 28, born November 29, 1992, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday evening, September 16, 2021. He was a beloved son to Peter and Nancy DeMink and brother to Kaylee DeMink and Casey DeMink. He was adored by his grandparents Bill and Ruth Woolpert. He was loved very much by his Unlce Mike and Aunt Marty,...
Betty Ann (Johnson) Roberts
Sep 15, 2021
Betty Ann (Johnson) Roberts, age 87, of Battle Creek was called home on September 15, 2021. She was born in 1934 to Oscar and Edith (Haglund) Johnson in Carlshend, Michigan. Betty Ann graduated from Graveraet High School in 1952 in Marquette, Michigan. Betty worked for the Battle Creek Public Schools and after retirement, she enjoyed volunteering at the hospital.Betty and...
Jeannine Doris (Smith) Derks
Sep 14, 2021
Jeannine Doris Derks passed peacefully in the early morning hours of September 14 at Glen Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek, MI. She was born September 20, 1934, to Stella Reeves Smith and her husband in Michigan Center, MI. A graduate of Jackson High School, she earned her Master of Education at Michigan State University. She was an adventurous, liberated woman—a...
Nicholas Ryan March
Sep 14, 2021
Nicholas R. March, 31, of Battle Creek passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2021. He was born in Battle Creek on July 22, 1990, the son of Brian and Michelle (Gibson) March. Nicholas is survived by his parents, Brian (Arnetta) March and Michelle (Greg) Wood; his beloved daughter, Teegan; siblings, Danielle (Wade Anderson) Gibson and Corey Gibson; step-siblings, Tony, Dawn,...
Carroll Brice Sawyer
Sep 11, 2021
Carroll Brice Sawyer was born on January 20th, 1930 in Battle Creek to Lavon and Vivian (Spriggs) Sawyer. He graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1948 and began his employment with General Foods, where he remained for 37 ½ years and retiring in 1986. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 and was deployed to Korea for...
Nancy K. Lubking
Sep 10, 2021
Nancy Kathleen Lubking, age 72, of Battle Creek, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 10, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 8, 1949 in Battle Creek to Dora Drayton. On June 6, 1977 she married Catherine Lubking. Nancy was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She never turned anyone away, even the...
Gregory Brian Purchase
Sep 9, 2021
Gregory B. Purchase, M.D. and software entrepreneur, 75, of Battle Creek, Michigan died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Greg was born April 14, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Willard Allman and Mary Jean (Burlockoff) Purchase. He grew up in Highland Park, Michigan and was a 1964 graduate of Highland Park High School. Greg was...
James A. "Jim" Rocho
Sep 8, 2021
James A. "Jim" Rocho, age 82, of Battle Creek passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, September 8, 2021. He was born in Battle Creek on April 1, 1939, the son of Hilton and Dorothy (Bailey) Rocho. Jim graduated from Lakeview High School with the Class of 1957 and was a lifelong resident of Battle Creek. Jim graduated from Argubright Business...
Eric S. Robbins
Sep 8, 2021
Eric S. Robbins, Jr, age 23, of Battle Creek passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2021. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on February 22, 1998, the son of Eric S. and Tammy (Rheinsburg) Robbins, Sr.Eric is survived by his parents, Eric & Tammy; his children, Madelynn, Ali Kay and Jaden Robbins; his brothers & sisters, Preston, Crystal, Chance, Erica...
Frank T. Stratton
Sep 8, 2021
Frank Stratton, age 79, of Marco Island, FL passed on September 8th, 2021. He was the loving husband of Georgia (Trinka) to whom he was married for over 55 years.He was born in Philadelphia, PA to Frank and Myrtle (Soehle) Stratton.An exceptional student, Frank was selected to attend Central High School in downtown Philadelphia and Ursinus College. His passion for...
Erwin C. Kelly
Sep 8, 2021
Loving husband, devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Erwin went to Heaven Wednesday, September 8, 2021. His life's motto, "anything worth doing is worth doing correctly the first time" was depicted in his life. He was strong, honest, kind and loving to all blessed to know him. He attended WMU before military service called. His love for flying began in the Army...
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