Obituaries

Arthur John Bunce of North Muskegon, Michigan, diedSunday, March 23, 2008, inByronCenter. Mr. Bunce was bornNovember 14, 1924inKalamazooto Winfield “Scott” and Cora (Tuttle) Bunce. Following graduation from Kalamazoo Public Schools he served in the United States Air Force during WWII. Art established and managed several Noble Shoe Stores inMichigan,Wisconsin,IndianaandOhio. He lived the last 44 years inNorth Muskegonwhere he retired from...

William Lyle Herrington of Otsego, Michigan, diedSaturday March 22, 2008in Plainwell. Mr. Herrington was bornOctober 23, 1919inKalamazooto John and Alma (Burgland) Herrington. He attendedKalamazooCentralHigh School. During WWII he proudly served his country in the United States Navy. During the battle ofGuadalcanalhe directed the forward guns of the USS San Francisco, which was the only cruiser in US Naval history to...

Allen K. “Al” Bruner of Kalamazoo, formerly of Plainell, passed away March 20, 2008 in FL. Al is survived by his wife, the former Ann Yunginger, their daughter Brenda Minor of Plainwell and 3 grandchildren, Caitlyn Deemter and Sean & Ashley Bruner. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Scott. A memorial service will be held...

Howard, E. “Rick” Mihlheim ofAllegan,MI passed awaySunday, March 16, 2008in Allegan. He was born onOctober 13, 1920inOelwein,Iowato Lydia Garrels and Leonard Mihlheim. Rick was raised inIowaandCalifornia. InCaliforniaRick and his dad were in the oil well drilling business. In 1940 Rick and his dad, Leonard, founded the Crescent Machine & Nipple Company in Allegan. Rick remained there for 46 years until...

Inez Swathwood of Portage, Michigan, died,Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Plainwell. Mrs. Swathwood was bornSeptember 18, 1919, inMaywood,Illinoisto Earle and Nellie (Sheldon) Wilson. In the 1930’s she was a waitress at Holly’s Grill in downtownKalamazoo. OnDecember 14, 1952Inez and Lewis were married, and they enjoyed holding hands for all of their 56 years together. Later Inez was employed with Shakespeare...

Linda McEwen of Otsego, Michigan, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 in Plainwell. Linda was born July 24, 1947, to Spencer and Millicent (Smith) Sherwood. Linda loved bowling, helping people and enjoyed traveling. She was a member of the Moose Lodge #345 and the Martin Lions Club. On April 15, 1966 she married James ‘Jim’ McEwen, who survives. Also surviving...

Philip H. Bowe of Otsego passed awaySaturday, March 8, 2008in Otsego. He was bornDecember 14, 1930inSalisbury,Marylandthe son of Howard and Anna (Culp) Bowe. He worked as a maintenance electrician for Allied Paper Corp. and Menasha Corp. retiring in 1996 and then worked part-time for Flexible Furniture. Philip loved his family, building wooden things like doll houses and toys for his...

Thomas F. ‘Tom’ Campbell of Otsego passed awayFriday, March 7, 2008in Plainwell. He was bornFebruary 29, 1932inLuverne,Alabamathe son of Lee and Martha Melinda (Worthington) Campbell. He worked for Plainwell Paper then retired from General Motors in 1994. Tom enjoyed golfing, fishing, feeding the birds and squirrels, watching baseball, game shows and old movies, playing guitar and bass with his friends...

Steven E. Rupe of Gobles passed awayThursday, March 6, 2008inTrowbridgeTownship. He was bornOctober 3, 1952inPensacola,FLthe son of Richard and Dorothy (Oviatt) Rupe. Steve enjoyed fishing and the out-of-doors, spending time at his home with his family, pizza and his cigars. Surviving are his daughter Brook (John) Green of Otsego; a grandson, Bradley; a brother, Kenneth Richard Rupe ofArkansas; niece and...

Teresa Lee Cairns of Otsego passed awayWednesday, February 27, 2008at her home. Teresa was bornMarch 5, 1954inKalamazoo, the daughter of Carl and Donna (Mathis) Sabin. She worked for Parker Hannifin Corp. for 20 years. Teresa enjoyed playing pool, dogs & cats, spending time outdoors camping and canoeing and spending time with her family and friends. Teresa had many friends and...

Bernice M. Schwander ofAlamoTownship passed awayMonday, February 25, 2008inKalamazoo. Bernice was bornMay 5, 1910inSt. Louis,Missourito Charles and Mabel (Gallagher) Schearer. Bernice was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church and League of Mary. Surviving are 2 daughters, Joyce Peterman ofKalamazooand Mary (Frederick) Edison of Sarasota, FL; 5 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; great great grandchildren. A Memorial graveside service will be...

Ronald E. Phillips ofAllegan (formerly of Otsego) passed awayMonday, February 25, 2008inKalamazoo. He was bornAugust 22, 1946in Plainwell the son of Lester and Betty (Burroughs) Phillips. Ron excelled in several sports and won many medals participating in the Special Olympics. His favorites included softball, basketball and bowling. For over 40 years, he was a carry-out and stocker at Harding’s and...

Mildred O. Miller ofAlamoTownship passed awayThursday, February 22, 2008inAlamo. Mildred was bornAugust 1, 1912in Allegan, the eldest of seven children born to John and Bertha (Ketchum) Black. She attended the Alamo Community Congregational Church for 80 years. As a child, she would walk by herself three miles to church and back. This would make her late for Sunday lunch at...

William E. McHale Sr. of Otsego,MI passed awayTuesday, February 19, 2008at his home. Mr. McHale was bornApril 18, 1921inDetroit,MIthe son of Andrew and Mabel McHale. He was an Army Veteran of WW II and had been a welder at Hammond Machinery in Otsego. Bill enjoyed gardening, fishing, ballroom dancing and listening to music. On April 13, 1963 in Otsego, he...

Rita C. Jameson-Popp of Plainwell (formerly of Lawton and Otsego), passed awaySunday, February 10, 2008, in Plainwell. Rita was born inNew York Citythe daughter of Frank and Lillian (Gutman) Kelly. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science atSt. John’sUniversityinNew Yorkand attended theCollegeofWilliamand Mary inWilliamsburg,Virginia. Rita was the children’s librarian atSouth Huntingtonand at Patchogue,Long Island,NY. Later she was assistant librarian...

Guillermo ‘Willy’ Castaneda of Plainwell, Michigan, diedSunday, February 10, 2008at his home. Willy was bornMarch 10, 1961in Plainwell toSantiagoand Amelia (Lopez) Castaneda and was a lifelong resident of the area. For many years he was employed as a trainer with the Allegan Department of Mental Health. Surviving are his companion of 20 years, Terri Jackson of Plainwell; 2 daughters and...

Milton E. Selby, Sr., of Otsego, diedTuesday, January 29, 2008inKalamazoo. Mr. Selby was bornOctober 30, 1933in Burnips to Benjamin and Josephine (Kelso) Selby and was a lifelong resident of the area.Miltonenjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, coon hunting, raising horses and mules and playing cards, especially poker.In 1968 in Allegan he married Henrietta Keech, who preceded him in death onJanuary...

Donna J. (Kohlhoff) Jarvis of Allegan, Michigan, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, in Kalamazoo. Donna was born June 17, 1942 in Benton Harbor to Leo and Leola (Hawks) Kohlhoff. She had earned a scholarship at Interlochen Music Camp and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. For many years she had been employed as an operator with the phone company. She...

Joan B. Kramnic of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Alamo. Joan was born September 18, 1940 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Louis and Esther (Thompson) Kramnic. She was a 1960 graduate of Whitehall-Yearling High School in Columbus, OH and was an Art major at Ohio State University in Columbus. While living in Washington, D. C.,...

Dawn K. Riley of Otsego, passed awayWednesday, January 23, 2008at the Cleveland Clinic inOhio. Dawn was bornMay 22, 1964inKalamazoo.Dawn was the former owner of Debt Relief of Michigan and the owner-operator of Blimpies in downtownKalamazoo. In high school, she played softball and later enjoyed watching football, basketball and hockey. OnAugust 23, 2003, inPullman, she married Robert Riley who survives. Also...