Obituaries

Robert was born in South Bend, Indiana on April 20, 1943 and passed peacefully at home in Monteagle, Tennessee on July 16, 2022.Preceded in death by his parents Oval and Dorothy Jackson.  His brothers Kenneth, Orville (Junior), Duane (Duke), James, and sister Denise Looman.  He is survived by the love of his life Cheryl, wife of over 56 years.  His...

Dean went to be with Jesus on July 19, 2022.He was born in the spring of 1944 to Dean E. and Laura Hermann in the Upper Peninsula of MI as their second son. His siblings are Bill Ursula, Greg, Chris and Jim. He grew up in St. Ignace and Newberry. He joined the Navy the fall after high school and...

Audrey was born to Thelma (Morris) Thomas and Basil Thomas on August 26th, 1947 in Traverse City, Michigan. The family lived in southwest Michigan, settling in Portage where Audrey graduated from Portage Central High School in 1965.Audrey married E.J Hart on October 28th, 1966. She graduated from Wright Beauty Academy that same year and worked as a professional hairdresser before...

Betty passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Ely Manor in Allegan.She was born July 5, 1928 in Chicago, the daughter of George Jr. and Josephine (Dvorak) Jacobs. After graduating from high school, Betty moved to the family farm in Allegan. On December 30 1986 she married Robert Price Jr. who passed away in 1990. Betty loved cats and enjoyed...

Michelle passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at her home in Delton.She was born April 2, 1966 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Jack and Linda (Lindamen) Dalrymple. Michelle enjoyed flowers, gardening, reading and watching TV. She liked being outdoors on the boat, fishing, cleaning fish, rock hunting and enjoying a drink. Michelle had a distinctive laugh that will be...

Pearl L Koning passed away on Friday, July 15 at the age of 95. She was born on June 7, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois to Herman and Lena Tammeling.She was married to Earl H. Koning on February 19, 1949. He passed away in 2007.Also preceding her in death were her parents, son; Mark J Koning, grandson; Aaron Wykstra, and her...

Don passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born October 4, 1937 in Hopkins Township, the son of Ronald and Marion (Ritchie) Knobloch. In January 1957 Don married Lena Bailey, they shared 29 years together. He worked for Consumers Energy as a gas lineman for over 25 years.Don loved fishing and hunting and was a...

Dave passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in Kalamazoo.He was born October 30, 1941 in Plainwell, the son of Lovell and Elda (Hummell) VanFleet. Dave proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. For over 25 years he worked at Georgia Pacific until his retirement in 1997. During his retirement he worked in maintenance at Little River Casino in...

Dorothy Ellen (Bender) Krieg passed away on Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at the age of 98.She was born in Saginaw, MI on January 1, 1924 the daughter of James and Eve (Knight) Bender. Dorothy grew up in Gladwin, MI.  She was raised by her mother, father and maternal grandparents.  Her father was a railroad man and her mother was a...

Pat passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his home in Martin.He was born June 30, 1938, in Lake Odessa, the son of Paul and Mabel (Weber) McLaughlin. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked at Eaton for almost 20 years, as a heavy equipment operator at Carl Goodwin & Sons and was transportation supervisor at...

Brynlee was called back home to God on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.Brynlee was born June 1, 2022 in Kalamazoo to her loving parents, Seth Brunn and Justice Keyzer. Despite her short time on earth, she was deeply loved and brought immense joy and a smile to everyone around her. Her full head of hair was...

Wayne passed away June 16, 2022 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.He was born April 1, 1936, in Plainwell, the son of Ned and Dorothy (Thompson) Curtiss. For many years Wayne worked as a property manager. In his free time he enjoyed studying history and gardening.Surviving are his daughter, Carla (Kim) Stellrecht; 2 grandchildren, Chae and Brynn Stellrecht; sister, Marilyn DeYoung...

Gary passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.He was born one minute after his twin brother, Cary, on December 10, 1970 in Kalamazoo, the son of Leonard and Mary (Mannon) Curtiss. Gary was a 1989 Otsego High School graduate and worked for Edustaff as a food truck driver...

Thresa May  Todd of Swartz Creek, died June 5, 2022.  Service will be held 11 AM Saturday June 18 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road,  Swartz Creek.  Visitation will be 10AM Saturday June 18 until time of service at the funeral home.  Those desiring make contributions to the March of Dimes.  Thresa was born July 15,...

Jenny passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at her home in Otsego.She was born December 27, 1946 in Plainwell, the daughter of Irving and Ethel (Fletcher) Fuller. Jenny worked at Kmart, the Kellogg Biological Station and owned and operated Jenny & Ron’s Market. Jenny loved doing crafts, puzzles and word searches. She enjoyed collecting Coca Cola memorabilia, but preferred drinking...

Carey passed away peacefully with her husband by her side, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Kalamazoo.Carey was born on July 16, 1964 in Chula Vista, California, to David and Donna (Kaiser) Hole. When she was 10 years old her family moved to Oklahoma where she grew up. In the mid 1980’s Carey moved to Michigan. Carey worked many jobs over...

Ron passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Kalamazoo, surrounded by his loving family.He was born March 16, 1933, in Kalamazoo, the son of Everett and Charlotte “Ruth” (Finley) Lyons. Ron graduated from Martin High School in 1952. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Ron worked at Hydreco, Pemco and for 24 years at Checker Motors until...

Robin passed away, Friday, May 20, 2022 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.She was born June 15, 1948 in Allegan, the daughter of Maynard and Joyce (Crisman) Keyzer. As a young woman Robin enjoyed bowling and had been on several area leagues. She also liked being outdoors, hummingbirds, working on her house, baking sweets and shopping. Robin loved her cat...

Garry D. Hesser of Gobles, MI passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice, surrounded by his family. He was born July 21, 1957 in Kalamazoo, the son of Jackie and Violet (Thompson) Hesser. As a young man Garry worked with his father as a painter, for 10 years at Parker Hannifan and most recently was a truck...

Robert passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Allegan, with his family by his side.He was born May 13, 1954 in Allegan, the son of Robert Jr. and Esther (Sandahl) Crim. Robert proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. For many years he was a salesman for the Detroit Free Press and also enjoyed selling...