Obituaries
Bramuel “Hayes” Belcher
Hayes passed away peacefully Sunday, August 19, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Otsego.
He was born in Moberly, Missouri, the son of Bramuel and Ethel (Munden) Belcher. Hayes proudly served his country in the US Marines. He had owned and operated Belcher Welding until his retirement. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, ... Read complete obituary here
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Pamela A. Phillips
Pamela Ann (Pillars) Phillips 45, of Otsego, MI, passed away on August 19, 2018.
Pam was born in Allegan, MI on March 10, 1973 to Jenny & Ron Pillars. She graduated from Otsego High School in 1991 and continued on to receive an Associate’s degree from KVCC. Pam married the love of her life, Douglas James Phillips on October 16, 2010. Pam worked ... Read complete obituary here
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John ‘Jack’ Oberhill
John ‘Jack’ Oberhill of Plainwell passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 in Portage. Jack was born September 20, 1941 in Lake Charles, LA to Harold and Elizabeth (Joslin) Oberhill. He graduated from NYU with a double major in Mathematics and Economics and had retired from R.R. Donnelley & Sons Printing Co. in Chicago. Jack was an avid golfer, ... Read complete obituary here
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Lucile W. “Jerry” Nyberg
Jerry passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community.
She was born September 28, 1917 in Allegan the daughter of Martin and Pearl (Durand) Akom. Jerry was a 1935 Allegan High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. She attended Mahar’s Business College and as a young woman had worked as a secretary ... Read complete obituary here
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Marvin R. Cox
Marvin passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.
He was born October 26, 1953 in Albion the son of Calvin and Beverly (Drinkwater) Cox. Marvin enjoyed fishing, CB radios and listening to country music, especially Johnny Cash and Conway Twitty.
On June 17, 1972 he married Nancy Ripley who passed away in 2016.
Surviving are ... Read complete obituary here
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Jodi L. Cook
Jodi passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at her home in Kalamazoo.
She was born August 16, 1971 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Thomas Kruithoff and Cheryl (Adams) Case. Jodi was a 1989 Plainwell High School graduate and as a young woman had worked at Spencer Gifts and had also done children’s photography. Most recently she had worked at Phoenix Properties ... Read complete obituary here
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Daryl B. Gall
Daryl B. “Chick” Gall of Plainwell passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.
He was born September 17, 1952 in Plainwell the son of Howard and Dorthea “Mickey” (Bruce) Gall. Daryl proudly served his country in the US Airforce. For many years he had worked at Checker Motors until his retirement in 2009.
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Danny L. Staley
Danny passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.
He was born October 29, 1943 in Plainwell the son of Paul Sr. and Maxine (Adams) Staley. For 36 years he had worked at Plainwell Paper and for 9 years at Perrigo until his retirement.
Danny had a great sense of humor and a gentle soul. He enjoyed fishing, going to the ... Read complete obituary here
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Richard D. Majewski
Dick passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.
He was born January 6, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Stanley and Martha (Nowak) Majewski. Dick proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He had worked at Hooker Motor Freight, Foreway Transportation and Allied Trucking ... Read complete obituary here
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Velma M Chisholm
Velma passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her home in Plainwell.
She was born March 9, 1937 in Cushing, Oklahoma, the daughter of Kenneth and Sadie (Fields) Matlock. For many years Velma had worked at the Kalamazoo State Hospital until her retirement in 1996.
In her free time she enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, bowling, and crocheting. Velma was ... Read complete obituary here
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