Obituaries
Geraldine L. Peterson
Geraldine (Gerry) Lila Peterson was called Home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 18, 2019. She was 92. She was born September 7, 1926, in Muskegon, MI, to Rufus Leroy and Geraldine (Bowen) Deater.
Gerry attended Bob Jones University and earned a teaching degree. She taught first through fourth grades. She also performed in a women’s vocal ... Read complete obituary here
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Thelma J. Smalla
Thelma passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Wings Home in Allegan.
She was born April 5, 1936 in Allegan the daughter of Hugh and Beatrice (Clawson) Taylor. Thelma had been a secretary at Tru Heat in Allegan for 10 years retiring after her marriage to Steven Smalla on January 28, 1989. She was active in the Otsego Church of God as a prayer warrior ... Read complete obituary here
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Mya R. Griffin
Mya passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home in Shelby.
She was born December 13, 2018 in Ludington, Michigan, the daughter of Noah Griffin and Rebeca Bailey. Mya was a happy baby girl who was most often seen with a smile on her face that could light up a room. Although her time with us was much too short she brought endless joy ... Read complete obituary here
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Peter L. Bax
Pete passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at Ely Manor in Allegan.
He was born September 7, 1948 in Grand Rapids the son of James and Eva (Oliver) Bax. Pete proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and continued his service until his retirement. Pete loved cars especially Porsches and was lovingly known as Porsche Pete.
In his free time he enjoyed ... Read complete obituary here
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Nancy J. Heilig
Nancy passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Wings Home in Allegan.
She was born December 24, 1933 in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the daughter of Adele Hyder. Nancy had owned and operated Western Michigan Financial Services for over 20 years. After retiring she started 2 non-profit organizations, Good Hands of Plainwell and Bridges of Hope of ... Read complete obituary here
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Maggie H. Giles
Maggie passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at her home in Plainwell.
She was born June 7, 1946 in Munising, the daughter of Paul and Henrietta (Rollain) Lukowski. Maggie had worked at Meijer’s in Holland for 15 years. In her free time she enjoyed painting, doing crafts, bowling, and decorating. Maggie loved spending time with her family and friends.
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William J. “Bill” Pickett
Bill passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Otsego.
He was born July 4, 1941 in Kalamazoo the son of William and Ethel (Shearer) Pickett. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a hard worker and for 30 years had worked at Consumers Energy where he was lovingly known as General Pickett until his retirement in ... Read complete obituary here
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Frances J. White
Frances passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.
Fran was born May 26, 1925 in Cadillac, Michigan to Allen and Josephine (Mordhorst) Curry. She went back to school and graduated from Plainwell High School in 1980. She had worked at the Canning Company, Kessler’s and the K-Mart in Kalamazoo. Fran last worked at Bronson Hospital ... Read complete obituary here
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Isabelle M. Kong
Isabelle passed away July 9, 2019 at Rehoboth Oaks Assisted Living in Dorr.
She was born November 17, 1929 in St. Louis County, Missouri, the daughter of Ignacio Marie and Guadalupe (Gomez) de Uriarte. Surviving are her children, Robbie Melton of Hawaii, Ann Kong of California, Dave Kong of California and Randy Kong of Iowa and her siblings Irene Ruga, ... Read complete obituary here
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Janice L. Keith
On July 29th, 2019, Janice Lee (Wadsworth) Keith was called to heaven to be with her Lord. Janice was born January 20, 1961 in Kalamazoo.
She was proceded in death by her sister LuAnn (Hamm) Dekilder and step brother Roe Johnson. Jan is survived by her husband of 42 years John Ray Keith of Plainwell; her mother, Joann (Rocky) Johnson of Allegan; daughter ... Read complete obituary here
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