Jim passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home in Otsego. He was born September 20, 1961 in Grand Rapids, the son of James and Jacqueline (VanEss) Warner. For many years, Jim was a truck driver for Nagel Construction Company. In his free time he loved deer hunting, walleye fishing and as a… Continue Reading
Norris W. Watkins
Norris passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home in Cooper Township. He was born October 4, 1934 in Kalamazoo the son of Harold and Mary (Metzger) Watkins. Norris proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. For many years he had owned and operated Watkins Machine Shop until his retirement in 1998. In… Continue Reading
Dennis T. Nelson
Dennis passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at his home in Otsego. He was born November 8, 1950 in Flint the son of David and Gladys “Skip” (Marks) Nelson. Dennis loved music and was a musician. He was a member of several bands over the years including Wrkshop, Black Cat Bone and harmonica player for… Continue Reading
Dorothy L. Snyder
Dorothy joined her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 19, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Kalamazoo. On June 19, 1937 she married John Wagner and had two daughters, Dori and Lois. In October of 1963 she married… Continue Reading
Dee A. Trolard
Dee passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 24, 1970 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Chuck and Norma (Fuller) Todd. Dee worked at the Goodwill in Plainwell. In her spare time she enjoyed coloring and shopping. She was an animal lover, especially her dog and cat…. Continue Reading
Lucille J. Lesman
Lucille was a devoted Christian, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday afternoon, September 15, 2020. Lucille was born February 14, 1928 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Everett and Cora (Deurloo) Holland. She helped out in her parents’ dairy as a young girl and attended… Continue Reading
Harold D. Keech
Harold passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was born April 30, 1944 in Otsego Township, the son of Sam and Margariete (Rex) Keech. Harold was an Iron Worker and a member of Local 340 in Battle Creek. For 32 years he worked at Miller Davis and Roberts Steel Erection… Continue Reading
Connor E. Meert
Connor passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Kalamazoo. She was born September 12, 1999 in Kalamazoo. Connor was a 2017 Plainwell High School graduate and attended KVCC. Connor was full of spunk and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. She was very social and loved shopping and hanging out with her friends. Connor… Continue Reading
Bonnie L. Harper
Bonnie passed away peacefully at home on September 12, 2020, after a long battle with diabetes and dementia (Alzheimer’s type). She was able to live out her life at home. According to her wishes cremation has occurred. Bonnie was a life-long resident of Southwest Michigan. She was born and raised in the Kalamazoo area and… Continue Reading
Ronald Newman Jr.
Ron passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was born November 17, 1934 in Plainwell, the son of Calvin and Bessie (Turner) Newman. Ron was a graduate of Otsego High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany. For 44 years Ron worked at Plainwell Paper… Continue Reading
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