Obituaries

Iris Hodge

Iris Hodge

May 12, 2011

Iris passed away at her home early on Thursday, May 12, 2011. She was born on October 26, 1947 in Battle Creek, MI, the daughter of the late Harold and Ruby Hopkins. Iris was a very caring and giving person with a big heart, and could make friends with anyone she met. She was courageous and strong, and was...

Thelma M. Hall

Thelma M. Hall

May 10, 2011

Thelma passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at the Alamo Nursing Home. She was born May 31, 1916 in Paw Paw the daughter of the late Frank and Minnie (Wert) McLain. She was employed by Paw Paw Bait Company, until they closed and she moved to Warner Vineyards until her retirement in 1980. On September 5, 1936 in Kalamazoo,...

Jerry M. Butler

Jerry M. Butler

May 5, 2011

Age: 58 BUTLER, Jerry M. Paw Paw Jerry passed away Thursday afternoon, May 5, 2011 at Borgess Medical in Kalamazoo. He was born March 25, 1953 in Paw Paw the son of the late Andrew and Kathryn (Benakovich) Butler. Jerry was a graduate of Paw Paw High School Class of 1971 and loved playing sports, painting art and coin...

Harold Tomb

Harold Tomb

Apr 30, 2011

Age: 90 TOMB, Harold A. Newaygo Formerly of Paw Paw Harold passed away Saturday evening, April 30, 2011 at the home of his daughter. He was born May 5, 1920 in Battle Creek the son of the late Jacob and Mammie (Pooley) Tomb. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the India-Burma Campaign and in...

Harold A. Tomb

Harold A. Tomb

Apr 30, 2011

Age: 90 TOMB, Harold A. Newaygo Formerly of Paw Paw Harold passed away Saturday evening, April 30, 2011 at the home of his daughter. He was born May 5, 1920 in Battle Creek the son of the late Jacob and Mammie (Pooley) Tomb. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the India-Burma Campaign and in...

Casimer Pyonk

Casimer Pyonk

Apr 30, 2011

Age: 73 Pyonk, Casimer Paw Paw Cass passed away Saturday morning, April 30, 2011 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Detroit to the son of the late Joseph and Clara (Kubinski), the 2nd of 6 children. He was raised with a strong faith in God and the importance of family. He met Mary Blanche...

Dennis Swarmes

Dennis Swarmes

Apr 24, 2011

Dennis passed away Sunday morning, April 24, 2011 at his home. He was born January 27, 1942 in Lawrence, MI the son of the late Joseph E. and Helen (Letner) Swarmes. Dennis was an auto hauler truck driver until his retirement. On July 17, 1981 in Benton Harbor Dennis was united in marriage to Mary E. Hall who survives....

Lottie E. Genge

Lottie E. Genge

Apr 17, 2011

GENGE, Lottie E. Age: 91 Paw Paw Lottie died peacefully at home overlooking Three Mile Lake on Sunday afternoon. Lottie was born March 12, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late Teofil and Helen Domino. In May of 1943 Lottie married her loving husband, John Genge in Chicago, where they lived together until his retirement in 1976...

Rex D. Reynolds, Sr

Rex D. Reynolds, Sr

Apr 17, 2011

Rex passed away Sunday evening, April 17, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born December 21, 1939 in Lawton, MI the son of the late Carroll and Lucile (Beach) Reynolds. Rex served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a lineman for the Indiana-Michigan Power Company until his retirement. He was an honorary member...

Marian Smead

Marian Smead

Apr 16, 2011

Marian (Reynolds) Smead 86, lifelong resident of Paw Paw, Michigan, quietly slipped away Saturday April 16th at Bronson Methodist hospital surrounded by her loving family. Marian was born October 9, 1924 in Kalamazoo Mi, the daughter of Manfred and Addie (Chapman) Reynolds. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Smead in South Bend In. December 8th, 1951, raised 4...

Thomas R. Kincaid

Thomas R. Kincaid

Apr 12, 2011

Tom passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at this home. He was born June 9, 1935 in Allegan, MI the son of them late Robert and Claire (Isaacs) Kincaid. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. Surviving are a daughter, Jennifer Miles of California and a sister, Marjorie Malarney of Lansing. Services with military honors...

Marjorie Stacy

Marjorie Stacy

Apr 11, 2011

Marjorie passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11 in Paw Paw, MI surrounded by her family. Marge was born November 16, 1910 in Delton, MI, the daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Shultz) McQuarrie. Marge loved flowers and enjoyed spending time tending to them in her gardens. She also loved baking cookies, as well as doing puzzles, playing...

Marvin L. Davis

Marvin L. Davis

Apr 9, 2011

Marvin passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo with his wife and children at his side. He was born January 19, 1932 in Paw Paw, MI the son of the late Lawrence and May Dorothy (Laphen) Davis. Marvin served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1971 and retired with the rank of...

Sophie Tomac

Sophie Tomac

Apr 8, 2011

Sophie passed away peacefully Friday morning, April 8, 2011 at her home. Sophie was born September 23, 1924 in Bush, IL, the son of the late Michael and Ernesta (Ozanich) Stimac. Sophie was a member of St. John Bosco Parrish in Mattawan for many years and a member of St. Rita's Guild. Sophie loved to travel and enjoyed cooking...

Lucille TenHouten

Lucille TenHouten

Apr 8, 2011

Age: 100 TENHOUTEN, Lucille "Lu" Lawton, MI Formerly of Paw Paw Lucille passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2011 at White Oaks Assisted Living Center in Lawton. Lu was born in Muskegon, MI on August 20, 1910. She attended Michigan State Univesity where she met and married Jerry Mandigo, who passed away in 1960. In 1973, Lu was...

Roger A. Conolly

Roger A. Conolly

Apr 7, 2011

Roger passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, April 7, 2011 at White Oaks Assisted Living Center (Hawthorn Hall) in Lawton with his family at his side. Roger was born April 18, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Lowell and Gladys (Loomis) Conolly. Roger was a Paw Paw High School graduate with the class of 1945 and after graduation...

Nancy E. Emmons

Nancy E. Emmons

Apr 4, 2011

Nancy passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born February 24, 1944 in Kalamazoo the daughter of the late Raymond and Virginia (Talanda) Egan. She was employed at Borgess Hospital in the Billing Department until her retirement in March of 2006. Nancy loved collecting quilts, Fenton art glass and enjoyed working in her...

Robert Byrne

Robert Byrne

Mar 27, 2011

Bob was born on August 6, 1923, the son of Robert and Eleanor (Leach) Byrne in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up in Flint, Michigan, where he graduated from Flint Junior College in 1942. On September 15, 1942, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Alice Currie, who preceded him in death on January 9, 2005. They are survived...

Janet Clough

Janet Clough

Mar 26, 2011

Janet passed away Saturday morning, March 26, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born January 1, 1951 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan the daughter of the late Howard and Thelma (Throop) Clough. Janet loved going to church and was a member of the Paw Paw United Methodist Church and was a lay person in the church. She...

Mary L. Burch

Mary L. Burch

Mar 25, 2011

Mary passed away Friday afternoon, March 25, 2011 at her home. She was born April 10, 1930 in Dowagiac, MI the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Karasek) Lutz. Mary lived on a farm and loved gardening, cooking and raising her boer goats. Surviving are a son: Michael (Tamera) Burch of Lawrence; grandson, Nicholas (FiancAC.e, Staci) Burch of...