Obituaries
Mary Howrigon
Mary passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 12, 2019. She was born to George and Elizabeth Gehring on June 27, 1955.
She leaves behind her husband of 43 years, Richard Howrigon, 2 sons, Ryan (Trisha) of Portage and Sean (Megan) of Elmhurst, Illinois; daughter, Nino (Dato) Dekanozishvilli of the Republic of Georgia; 8 grandchildren, Brayden, Kellan, ... Read complete obituary here
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Ted M. Kisabeth
Ted M. Kisabeth of Alma, MI gained his wings February 8, 2019 at the Masonic Home in Alma. He was born March 22, 1934 in Pennsylvania, the son of Everett and Essie (Cook) Kisabeth. He graduated from Newberry High School and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On June 28, 1958 he married Mary Joanne Feneley who passed away ... Read complete obituary here
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Russell E. Fisher
Russ passed away surrounded by his loving family Monday, June 10, 2019 at William Crispe Community House in Plainwell.
He was born December 15, 1935 in Plainwell the son of Eldon and Julia (Stewart) Fisher. After high school Russ had worked at Michigan Cottage Cheese and as a supervisor at Menasha for over 35 years retiring in the late 1980’s.
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Mary R. Gingrich
Mary passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Wings Home in Allegan.
She was born April 17, 1934 in Allegan the daughter of Ivor and Ruth (Coppock) Coburn. Mary was a bookkeeper at several area businesses and had retired from Menasha in the 80’s.
In her free time she enjoyed cross stitching, gardening, pickling beets, drawing and playing piano. Mary ... Read complete obituary here
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Norwood E. “Hutch” Hutchinson
Hutch passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center.
He was born November 26, 1939 in Bemidji, Minnesota, the son of Homer and Doris (Holm) Hutchinson. For almost 40 years Hutch had worked at Menasha until his retirement. Hutch was a John Deere man and enjoyed tinkering in his garage, building tractors and riding motorcycles. He also liked ... Read complete obituary here
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Tressa K. DeMann
Tressa passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center.
She was born May 8, 1936 in Byron Center the daughter of Joseph and Reka (Kuiphof) Morren. Tressa spent many years working on the family farm and raising her family. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, embroidery, crocheting, doing puzzles, flower gardening and canning the many vegetables ... Read complete obituary here
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Berle E. Finkey
Berle passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo.
He was born July 14, 1926 in Augusta, the son of Lloyd and Pearl Finkey. Berle spent his childhood in Augusta and Delton with his brother, Louis and sister, Margaret. He graduated from Delton High School in 1946 and then served in the U.S. Army during WWII as military police ... Read complete obituary here
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Amy Misner
Amy passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from injuries sustained from a car accident in Colorado along with her close friend Cody Nozhackum.
She was born November 24, 1974 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Haynes) Cole. Amy was a 1993 Martin High School graduate and had worked as a CNA in many area nursing homes. After raising her children ... Read complete obituary here
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Russell D. Predum
Russell passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.
He was born December 22, 1933 in Martin, the son of Henry and Edith (Lowery) Predum. Russ proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. For more than 40 years he had worked at James River Paper Mill and retired as an electrician. He was also active with ... Read complete obituary here
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Sheila M. Oetman
Sheila passed away unexpectedly at her home Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
She was born April 21, 1963 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Dewey and Shirley (Lesman) Thomas. Sheila loved her family and enjoyed caring for her children and grandchildren.
Surviving are her children, Jeremiah (Layne) Oetman of South Lyon, Mandy Oetman of Plainwell and Tyler Oetman of ... Read complete obituary here
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