Obituaries
James VanDeWege III
May 25, 2024
Jim passed away, Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.
He was born April 23, 1938, in Grand Rapids, the son of James and Helena (Rienks) VanDeWege. Jim worked at General Motors until his retirement in 1990. He liked playing golf and after retirement worked at Eastern Hills Golf Course in Kalamazoo.
Jim also enjoyed woodworking, doing puzzles, working in...
Nancy L. Godin
May 22, 2024
Nancy passed away, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in hospice care.
She was born August 13, 1960, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Leonard and Betty (Greene) Godin. For over 30 years she worked at Auto-Wares. In her free time Nancy enjoyed traveling, camping, reading and cooking.
Surviving are her siblings, Vicky Byers, Kathy Godin, Becky Godin and William “Bill” VanEyl-Godin; special brother-in-law, Ron...
William J. Spencer
May 22, 2024
Bill passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Beacon Point in Richland.
He was born September 1, 1930, in Kalamazoo the son of William and Trena (Meninga) Spencer. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. As a young man he worked for his parents as a butcher at Spencer’s Grocery and later as a technician at Checker Motors...
William D Gilligan
May 19, 2024
Bill passed away, Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.
He was born May 3, 1941, in Hopkins, the son of Walter and Georgia (Flynn) Gilligan. As a young man, Bill worked as a skilled mechanic when he met Mr. Stryker. He eventually went to work at Stryker, retiring after 55 years.
In his free time Bill loved golfing...
Vivian Reed
May 18, 2024
Vivian passed away on May 18, 2024.
She was born February 12, 1937, the youngest of nine children to Frank and Florence (Maatman) Walters. She attended the Knowles Country School through 8th grade and graduated from Otsego High School in 1954. She kept in touch with her classmates and had monthly luncheons with them.
Her adult working career was in the secretarial...
Robert L. Cameruci
May 17, 2024
Bob passed away, Friday, May 17, 2024, at his home in Plainwell.
He was born July 30, 1944, in Allegan, the son of Merico and Evelyn (Henderson) Cameruci. Bob was a 1962 Plainwell High School graduate and longtime resident of the area. For 38 years he worked at Plainwell Paper and then at Perrigo until his retirement in 2009.
Bob enjoyed fishing,...
Danny E. Long
May 16, 2024
Danny passed away, Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his home in Allegan.
He was born August 15, 1963, in Allegan, the son of Wilbur and Nancy (Aukerman) Long. Danny worked at Hamilton Farm Bureau for almost 20 years and for Plumbers Portable Toilets for 15 years until his health started to deteriorate and he retired.
Danny loved nothing more than taking a...
Leonard E. Connor
May 10, 2024
Lenny tragically passed away, Friday, May 10, 2024, at his home in Otsego.
He was born March 31, 1973, in Allegan, the son of Barbara Connor. Lenny loved sports, especially football and basketball, WWE and fishing.
Surviving are his children, Jessica Connor of Kalamazoo, Sara Connor, Michael Connor and Shawn Connor all of Otsego, grandchildren, Athena and Castiel Palmer and Tambra Sutherland;...
Irene M. Culver
May 9, 2024
Irene passed away, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Alamo Nursing Home. She was born March 27, 1932, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Steven and Mary (Karaszi) Bodnar. On October 2, 1948, she married DeVon Culver in Kalamazoo. Surviving are her children, Jaci Wilson of Otsego, Nancy (John) Fahrne of Shelbyville and Pat (Walt) Schmitt of Alamo; daughters-in-law Barb Culver and...
Thersia J. Menne
May 8, 2024
Thersia Jo Menne, passed away, May 8, 2024.
She was born August 16, 1949, in Bentonville, Arkansas, the daughter of Donald and Bessie (Davis) Pate. For many years Thersia worked as an LPN. In her free time, she enjoyed needlepoint, knitting, cooking and taking care of her home.
Surviving are her husband, Stuart; grandson, Cody and sister, Betty.
She was preceded in death...
Dale R. Ohlson
May 8, 2024
Dale passed away, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his home in Allegan.
He was born July 9, 1950, in Chicago, the son of Harold and Carolyn (Plinski) Ohlson. Dale proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. For many years he was a long-haul truck driver until his retirement.
Dale was a family man and liked tinkering in his garage,...
Warren D. Meyers
May 7, 2024
Warren passed away, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at his home in Otsego.
He was born May 28, 1938, in Plainwell, the son of Earl and Wilma (Roberts) Meyers. Warren proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Warren worked in commercial construction, building all over the state and country.
He loved being outdoors, fishing, walking, sports, especially watching and playing baseball and...
Marie R Tucker
May 5, 2024
Marie passed away, Sunday, May 5, 2024, at her home in Portage.
She was born April 4, 1938, in Norwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Donald and Agnes (Pepin) Roode. Marie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut as well as also having the accreditation of Registered Nurse.
On November 21, 1959, in Griswold, Connecticut, she married Stephen...
Darlene Joostberns
May 3, 2024
Darlene Kay Joostberns was born on September 7, 1944, in Allegan, Michigan, to Albert Kizer and Coral (Meyer) Kizer. She was the second of three children and the only girl. Darlene grew up in Allegan and attended Allegan Public Schools.
Darlene married her high school sweetheart, Andrew (Tom) Joostberns on October 1, 1960, and from this union five children were born,...
Joyce A. Gaffney
May 3, 2024
Joyce passed away, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Bloomingdale.
She was born February 11, 1946, in Allegan, the daughter of Camille and Dorothy (Ullum) LaViolet. Joyce enjoyed rock collecting, playing cribbage, doing puzzles, being outdoors and camping.
She was a sweet soul who loved people and a good party. Joyce was one to never complain and lived life to the fullest. In...
Henry J. Borden Jr.
May 1, 2024
Henry passed away, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Wings Home in Allegan. Born in Spaulding, Michigan, Henry was known for his love of country life and the great outdoors. Henry owned and operated his farm in Otsego for many years. His passion for hunting and fishing, along with his green thumb evident in his gardening skills, brought him immense...
David A. Marsh
May 1, 2024
David passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.
He was born February 23, 1957, in Plainwell, the son of Charles and Barbara (Eshlaman) Marsh. David graduated from Plainwell High School in 1975 and was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked in maintenance at the Comfort Inn and JBS until his retirement.
In his free time David...
Kenneth R. Reed
May 1, 2024
Kenneth Robert Reed, 73, of Otsego, Michigan, passed away peacefully May 1, 2024, at home. Ken had been diagnosed with lung cancer 18 months prior which had metastasized to his brain.
Ken was born April 3, 1951, in Sturgis, Michigan. He was a graduate of Mattawan High School. He had been plant manager at Midwest Molded Plastics in Kalamazoo for 10...
Irene N. Smith
Apr 29, 2024
Irene passed away, Monday, April 29, 2024, at her home in Plainwell.
She was born June 8, 1941, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Delvie and Pearl (Collar) Irving. Irene was a lifelong resident of the area and for many years worked at McPherson Plastics until her retirement. Irene was a member of the Women of the Moose and the Otsego...
Phillip J. Glass Sr.
Apr 25, 2024
Phil passed away, Thursday, April 25, 2024, at his home in Plainwell.
He was born December 7, 1940, in Plainwell, the son of Ernest and Mary (Rikerd) Glass. Phil graduated from Plainwell High School in 1959 and proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps.
For over 20 years he worked at Eaton Corporation in Kalamazoo and at Parker Hannifin for...
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