Obituaries
Hank Collick
Richard Henry ‘Hank’ Collick, Sr. of Kalamazoo, Michigan, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Kalamazoo. Hank was born July 9, 1927 in Allegan to Thomas John II and Rose (Hawkins) Collick .
Hank had worked for Al Schanz Plumbing and Heating in Kalamazoo and served in the US Army in Korea. He was a loving and caring ... Read complete obituary here
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DuWayne Hicks
Harvey ‘DuWayne’ Hicks of Trowbridge, Michigan, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, in Kalamazoo. Mr. Hicks was born October 16, 1926 in Trowbridge Township to Theodore DuWayne ‘Ted’ and Lucy (Bolenbaugh) Hicks and was a lifelong resident of the area.
He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific on the destroyer, ... Read complete obituary here
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Sharon Mahaney
Sharon Mahaney of Plainwell passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Kalamazoo. Sharon was born August 31, 1944 in Battle Creek to Howard & Dorothy (Tungate) Mahaney. Surviving are a daughter Christina Slezak and a granddaughter Kimberly Slezak of Martin and a brother, Steve (Nancy) Mahaney of Battle Creek. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated ... Read complete obituary here
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Raymond Brown
Raymond E. ‘Ray’ Brown of Otsego passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home. Mr. Brown was born April 12, 1932 in Watson Twp., Allegan Co., the son of Leonard and Hazel (Van Houten) Brown. He had worked as a veterinarian assistant for Town & Country Veterinarian Clinic in Allegan, retiring in 2004. Ray also trained harness horses and working ... Read complete obituary here
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Marylou Holdeman
Marylou Holdeman of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. She was born April 7, 1932 in Albion, IN to Ray and Fern Enos. Marylou was married to Verne Holdeman and together they have seven children. Marylou enjoyed ceramics, following NASCAR and spending time with her family.
Surviving are her children, Joe (Marcia) Holdeman, Bill ... Read complete obituary here
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Thomas Janes
Thomas ‘Tom’ Janes of Plainwell passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 in Kalamazoo. Tom was born August 1, 1938 in Kalamazoo to Charles and Hazel (Geal) Janes. He started his working career at Warren Barber Boat and Motor and had worked at Cloverleaf RV, Gull Lake Marina and other area pleasure craft dealers. Over the years Tom had worked as ... Read complete obituary here
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Thomas Riggs
Thomas A. Riggs of Cooper Twp., Michigan, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Kalamazoo. Mr. Riggs was born March 20, 1945 in Detroit to Leon and Cathryn (Huey) Riggs.
He had been employed with Eaton Corporation and retired from Plainwell Public Schools after many years of service. Tom loved farming, hunting, boating and camping.
On June 18, 1966 in ... Read complete obituary here
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Edith Chapman
Edith Ilene (Werner) Chapman of Plainwell, Michigan, passed from this life in her home surrounded by her loved ones on May 3, 2013. She was born in Allegan on November 15, 1931, to George Sr. and Laura Werner.
She lived for the times she could be with her family, enjoyed cooking large meals and having us all around the table to share our love ... Read complete obituary here
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Eugene Book
Eugene G. “Gene” Book of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his home. Mr. Book was born August 29, 1932 in Battle Creek to Gordon and Fern (Francisco) Book.
For many years he was employed at the MacSimBar as a paper maker, retiring from Rock Tenn as Tower Boss Supervisor in 1994. In his leisure time Gene enjoyed working ... Read complete obituary here
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William Miner
William ‘Bill’ Miner of Otsego passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Kalamazoo. Bill was born August 30, 1960 in Kalamazoo, the son of William and Maryann (Sivits) Miner Sr. In his leisure time Bill enjoyed shooting, hunting, fishing, vacationing with Sue, spending time with family and playing and running an online canasta league.
On September ... Read complete obituary here
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