Obituaries

JackieHesser ofGobles,Michigan passed away at his home onFriday, January 16, 2009surrounded by his family. Mr. Hesser was bornAugust 20, 1927inCentralia,ILto Carl and Zelma (Sanders) Hesser. Jackie worked for Consumers Energy for 30 years retiring in 1983. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He loved his family, spending time with his grandchildren and vacationing with his children when they were young....

Eloise L. Roblyer of Otsego, MI, passed awaySaturday, January 10, 2009in Plainwell. Mrs. Roblyer was bornJune 21, 1925in Otsego to John and Alice (Krueger) Haight and was a lifelong resident of the area. In 1943 she graduated fromOtsegoHigh School. For 33 years she was employed as a secretary with Allied Paper Co. She enjoyed golfing and was an excellent clay...

Elaine P. Hobbs of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayWednesday, January 7, 2009inKalamazoo. Mrs. Hobbs was bornJune 29, 1920in Bloomingdale to Lester and Irene (Fleckenstein) Leversee and was a lifelong resident of the area. For several years she was employed with Shakespeare and then with Kalamazoo Metal Protection for 15 years, retiring 33 years ago. Elaine was very skilled in needle crafts...

Edna J. Mattison of Alamo Township passed awayTuesday, January 6, 2009inKalamazoo. Mrs. Mattison was bornApril 26, 1918inKalamazooto William and Alma (Eberhard) Goodhart and was a lifelong resident of the area. Edna was an active member of the Alamo Community Congregational Church, a faithful Detroit Tiger fan, an avid reader, sewer, knitter and euchre player. She enjoyed making clothing for her...

Juanita M. Roberts of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed away at home surrounded by her family onMonday, January 5, 2009. Mrs. Roberts was bornSeptember 14, 1910inMemphis,TNto Oscar and Daisy (Ferrier) Gomez. She had been a resident of the area since 1935 when she moved fromChicago,Illinois. For over 55 years she was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Otsego and had...

Frederick Westfield ofOtsego,MI passed away peacefullyDecember 25, 2008at his home with his family by his side. Mr. Westfield was bornDecember 15, 1921inGrand Rapidsto Robert and Mary (Wensink)Westfield. Fred was a veteran of WW II serving in the Army/Air Force. He had worked for 10 years for the MacSimBar and was a Regional Manager for Domestic Linen Supply for over 20...

Dorothy M. Bronkema of Merrill, Wisconsin (formerly of Otsego) passed awayFriday, December 12, 2008inMerrill,WI. Mrs. Bronkema was bornApril 10, 1917inOtsego,Michiganto Alfred and Anna (Beck) Baker. Dorothy had worked as a dietary supervisor forPippHospitalwhere, after her retirement, she volunteered and was President of the Hospital Guild. She attended the Otsego Church of God and was member of the Mom’s Club. Dorothy...

Mr. Calvin R, Peck ofOtsego pssed away onSaturday, December 6, 2008in Allegan. Calvin was bornApril 6, 1928inCharleston,West Virginia, the son of Pete and Bertie (Hopcroft) Peck.Calworked for Michigan Cottage Cheese for many years then did residential home building for Peck Home Improvement. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and music. OnApril 17, 1954in Otsego, he was united in marriage to Audrey Prior,...

Mr. Carroll ‘Mac’ McNutt of Otsego, Michigan, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008 at Borgess Hospital. Carroll was born July 31, 1915 in Cadillac, Michigan, the son of John and Della (Homan) McNutt. On October 5, 1940, he was united in marriage to Florence (Russon) Clair. Carroll was employed by the city of Otsego, retiring in 1978. He was...

Michael D. Harrington of Gobles, Michigan, diedTuesday, November 25, 2008, inKalamazoo. Mike was bornSeptember 16, 1953inKalamazooto Elver and Jean (Krohn) Harrington and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a graduate ofPlainwellHigh Schooland had been employed for many years as an auto mechanic. Mike loved NASCAR, crossword puzzles and scratch off lottery tickets. Surviving are four children, Melissa...

Kenneth H. ‘Kenny Dark, Jr. of Otsego, Michigan passed away suddenlyMonday, November 24, 2008, as the result of an accident. Kenny was bornDecember 22, 1950, inKalamazooto Kenneth H. Sr. and Mary Ann (Wilgenhof) Dark, and was a lifelong resident of the area. For many years he was employed with Beloit Wheeler, currently Millassist. Kenny loved his animals, dogs, cats and...

Helen E. McHale of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at her home. Helen was born May 1, 1937 in Plainwell, the daughter of Frank and Mary ‘Lillie’ (Green) Townsend. Helen had been a member of the Civil Air Patrol and the Otsego Moose. Helen enjoyed crocheting, drawing, playing the organ, gardening, painting and feeding the squirrels.On April...

William B. Preston of Alamo Township passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 in Kalamazoo. Bill was born December 2, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of John and Zita (Geran) Preston. He was a Veteran of WW II, serving in the Navy. He was employed with Parchment Paper mill for many years and for 53 years he was employed at...

Donna B. Knight of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayWednesday, November 12, 2008, inKalamazoo. Mrs. Knight was bornNovember 9, 1918, in Martin to Homer and Daisy (Tilley) McDonald and had been a lifelong resident of the area. In 1937 she graduated fromOtsegoHigh School. For several years she delivered the Kalamazoo Gazette, drove school bus, was a waitress at Mol’s and Judy’s Restaurants,...

Ronald Merle Page was born on March 20, 1927 in Allegan, Michigan to the late Floyd and Rena Page. He departed this life peacefully on November 11, 2008 at the Hernado-Pasco Hospice. He was predeceased by his wife Nina Page; daughter, Nancy Johnson; brothers, Eddie and Lloyd Page and granddaughter, Shane Vote.Ron was a proud veteran. He served his country...

Dorothy E. Burroughs Wagner of Otsego, MI, passed awayMonday, November 10, 2008inKalamazoo. Mrs. Wagner was bornAugust 9, 1921in Plainwell to Harvey and Maude (Johnson) Hartwell. For many years she was employed with Otsego Sanitary Milk and the Plainwell Granary. She had also been a volunteer with Christian Neighbors. Dorothy enjoyed reading and was an excellent seamstress and quilter. She donated...

Dennis A. Robinson of Otsego, MI passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 at his home. Dennis was born December 16, 1938 in Kalamazoo, the son of Asa Robinson and Garni (Stopher) Burr. He graduated from Plainwell High School in the class of 1956 and he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963. Dennis was employed as a...

Zbigniew “Ziggy” Slotwinski ofKalamazoo,MI diedTuesday, November 4, 2008, at Tendercare ofKalamazoo. Zbigniew was bornAugust 25, 1926inDrohoycz,Polandto Tadeusz and Jozefa (Szandrowska) Slotwinski. InPolandhe had worked as an engineer and held several patents for his inventions. In Michigan Mr. Slotwinski had worked for Meto-Plast Inc. until his retirement. He enjoyed music, cooking, fishing and loved designing and inventing. Surviving are his children:...

William H. ‘Billy’ Dean, Jr. of Plainwell, formerly of East Jordan, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008. Bill was born March 14, 1965 in Battle Creek, the son of William Sr. and Dorothy (Puffpaff) Dean. He had been employed with Dura Automotive and later with Boyne Mountain.Bill loved spending time with his family. On July 1, 1988, he married Brenda...

Angelo Randy Cilluffo of Otsego, Michigan, diedThursday, October 30, 2008. Randy was bornOctober 29, 1961inCalifornia. For many years he was employed with Parker-Hannifin inRichland. Surviving are two brothers and a sister, Steven (Christy) Filkins of Gobles, Scott Filkins ofKalamazooand Ellen (Ed) Spencer of Mount Sterling, KY; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Phyllis (Forbes)...