Obituaries

Donald Ray ‘Red’ Pinks ofDelton, MI went to be with the Lord Saturday, March 27, 2010 while at home with his loved ones. Don was born October 16, 1950 in Plainwell, the son of Wallace and Mildred Pinks. He loved hunting with his Uncle Ellis and his brothers. He loved all his family and friends dearly. Don is survived by...

Mary ‘Susy’ (Huitt) Cline of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayFriday, March 26, 2010inKalamazoo. Mary was bornJune 14, 1942inAllegan,MIthe daughter of Howard ‘Sonny’ and Mary (Morrison) Huitt. She had been a Sales Representative for an insurance agency and a real estate agent for Professional Realty in Plainwell. She was a member of the Lions Club. Mary loved her family, friends and animals,...

RobertBoerman ofOtsego,Michigan passed awayWednesday, March 24, 2010inKalamazoo. Mr. Boerman was bornNovember 9, 1930in Otsego to John and Jennie (Arendson) Boerman. Bob served in the Army during the Korean War; he worked for Valley Metal then owned and operated E & B Machine Shop in Otsego for around 25 years. He had been a Scout leader, was a member of the...

Marjorie N. Breck of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayWednesday, March 24, 2010inKalamazoo. Margie was bornJune 23, 1919inManistique,MI, the daughter of John and Grace (Fulsher) Wehner. She was employed with Parker Hannifin for 11 years and was the Otsego Township Clerk for 13 years. In her leisure time she enjoyed playing games, especially Scrabble, traveling, gardening, flowers, birds and dogs, sweets, especially...

Lois King of Plainwell, Michigan, passed awayThursday, March 18, 2010, at her home. Lois was bornMay 2, 1946inGrand Rapidsto Wesley and Marjorie (Giles) Martin. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church of Portage and also volunteered with the M.O.P.S. children’s group atOtsegoFirstBaptistChurch. In her leisure time Lois enjoyed sewing and gardening. OnJune 4, 1971inPortageshe married Garth King, who survives....

Everett C. ‘Red’ Eb’ Brock of Plainwell, Michigan, passed awayThursday, March 18, 2010, inKalamazoo. Mr. Brock was bornMay 31, 1922inBrodhead,Kentuckyand moved to Otsego in 1958. For 12 years he was employed with Weyerhauser (later Plainwell Paper) and had also been a milk truck driver. Red loved to travel, hunt, the out-of-doors, animals and planting trees. He taught himself to play...

James L. Claflin of Plainwell, Michigan, passed awayWednesday, March 17, 2010in Plainwell, MI. Mr. Claflin was bornMarch 3, 1941in South Haven, MI to Kenneth and Eleanor (Dawe) Claflin. In 1963 he received his Bachelor of Science degree fromDePauwUniversitywhere he was a Phi Gamma Delta. Jim then served his country in the U.S. Army. For over 30 years he was employed...

Norman P. Warning of Otsego, Michgian, passed awayTuesday, March 16, 2010, and went to join his 8 siblings, and sons-in-law, Tedd and Jeff. During WWII he served his country in the Army Air Force. He was the loving father of Star, Norma and Ralph. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and close friends. The family will...

Ina Mae (Huffman) Inman of Plainwell, MI passed away Monday, March 8, 2010, at home with her children at her side. Mrs. Inman was born February 4, 1931 in Paragould, Arkansas to William and Sadie (Cameron) Huffman. For many years Mae worked at the Wash Well in Plainwell. Mae helped each and every person as they spoke their troubles to...

Flora V. Moore ofOtsego passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Plainwell after a long battle with dementia. Flora was born November 23, 1922 in Almena Township to Frank and Daisy (Griffith) Masten. When Flora was 3 months old, her mother died and Flora was raised by her aunt and uncle, Etta and Charles Farnsworth. She was a 1976 graduate...

Imogene ‘Gene’ Wentland ofKalamazoo, MI(formerly of Allegan) went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Imogene was born October 26, 1920, in Wayland, MI to Raymond and Ruth (St. Martin) Newton. She taught school for 2 years and then retired to raise a family. For 32 years she taught Sunday School in the children’s division at...

Clyde Walters of Battle Creek (formerly of Otsego and Kalamazoo) passed away quietly Sunday, February 28, 2010 in Battle Creek. Clyde was born September 9, 1917 in Otsego to Henry and Tena Wolters in Otsego. He was a member of the Otsego Methodist Church for over 30 years and of the Parchment United Methodist Church after moving to the Kalamazoo...

Betty Jean Guild ofAllegan,Michigan passed awaySaturday, February 27, 2010in Allegan. Mrs. Guild was bornApril 20, 1929in Battle Creek,MIthe daughter of Peter and Marjorie (Gradwell) Collins. Betty was employed as a nurse’s aid atAllegan GeneralHospitalfor many years and then worked at K-Mart in Otsego until they closed. She is survived by her children; David (Jo) Guild of NJ, Judy Nash of...

Burnath Brabon of Otsego, Michigan died peacefully Friday, February 26, 2010 at Life Care Center in Plainwell. Mr. Brabon was born February 6, 1915 in Martin. He worked for KVP (James River, Brown Co.) retiring after 23 years. Burnath farmed most of his life and had a “green thumb” he enjoyed gardening and his house plants and also enjoyed CB...

JennieVeenkant ofDouglas,Michigan formerly of Allegan passed awaySaturday, February 20, 2010inDouglas. Jennie was bornJanuary 30, 1928inDouglasto Frank and Betsie Veenkant. Jennie had worked for several Allegan area restaurants before working in the laundry at Pine Oaks Nursing Home for 19 years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing solitaire, the Chicago Cubs and watching her grandsons. Surviving are a daughter, Sue (Robert Sr.)...

Louis D. ‘Louie’ Keith ofPlainwell, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 20, 2010, with his family by his side. Louie was born June 29, 1920 in Plainwell, the son of Dale and Catherine (Goss) Keith. He was a lifelong resident of Plainwell and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Otsego where he served as...

Shirley F. Syers of Otsego, Michigan, passed awayMonday, February 15, 2010, at her home. Shirley was bornAugust 14, 1936inMontereyTownship,AlleganCounty, to Norman and Alma (Taylor) Miller and was a lifelong resident of the area. For 44 years she was employed with Parker-Hannifin Corp., retiring as a foreman. Shirley was a member of the Women of the Moose. In her leisure time...

Warren R. Paff of Cooper Township, Michigan passed away Friday, February 12, 2010 at his home. Mr. Paff was born October 30, 1933 in Kalamazoo, the son of Phillip and Faith (Goodell) Paff. Warren was an avid bowler, loved playing cards, especially Cribbage, and going out for breakfast. He was a sports fanatic, working crossword puzzles, hunting and fishing. He...

Cynthia A. “Cindy” Sincler ofPlainwell, Michigan passed away Monday, February 8, 2010 at her home with her family at her side. Cynthia was born November 21, 1954 in Kalamazoo to Walter and Rika (Kroeze) Griffith. Cynthia had been employed with the Allegan General Hospital for 35 years and had also worked at the Allegan Medical Clinic for several years. She...

Sharon Lee Stevens of Coldwater,Michigan passed awayFriday, February 5, 2010in Coldwater.Sharonwas bornDecember 16, 1941in Otsego to William and Madeline (Goodwin) Vickery.Sharonowned and operated the Gardens Lounge and the Fly-In Restaurant, both in Plainwell. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds and burning candles in her home. Surviving are 4 sons, Donald Vickery ofFulton, Paul Knobloch of Allegan, Steve Knobloch ofCharlotteand Brian Knobloch of...