Obituaries
James Robert Tibbitts
Dec 2, 2019
James Robert Tibbitts, age 84, of Mattawan, passed away Monday December 2, 2019 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. He was born September 5, 1935 in Galesburg, the son of the late Wilbur Tibbitts and Cletus (Prough) Tibbitts. Jim was a Longtime active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Paw Paw. He served his country in the Army, and enjoyed...
Patricia Ann (Krakowski) Wachtor
Dec 1, 2019
Patricia Ann Wachtor, 72, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away in her home on December 1, 2019. She was born October 13, 1947 in South Bend, IN, the daughter of Louis and Sophie (Krochmal) Krakowski.
Patricia graduated from South Bend High School. She married the love of her life, Robert Anthony Wachtor on October 5, 1968. They...
Susan Sievers Dunton
Nov 30, 2019
Susan Sievers Dunton, 72, of Lawrence, MI, died on the morning of November 30th, 2019 after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Sue was born January 12, 1947 in Ann Arbor, MI, the only child of Edward C. Sievers and Ruth (Venema) Sievers. Sue devoted herself to raising her children and spent many years volunteering with Boy...
Amy Jo (Priddy) Middleton
Nov 28, 2019
Amy Jo Middleton, 48, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday November 28, 2019 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born January 20, 1971 in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of Rolland Priddy and Judy (Ferguson) Evans. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Middleton, son, Devin Middleton; daughter, Ashlee Middleton; step-son, Korey Wolthuis; mother, Judy Evans and her brother,...
Clyde Yancey
Nov 28, 2019
Clyde Yancey, 85, of Lawton, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at his home. He was born June 9, 1934 in Monkeys Eyebrow, KY, the son of the late Dennis and Ora (Crabtree) Yancey. Clyde retired from the Kalamazoo General Motors plant where he was employed as a tool & die maker. He served his country in the Army...
Frances Lee (Bekielewski) Bartlett
Nov 27, 2019
Frances Lee Bartlett, age 68, of Paw Paw passed away Wednesday morning, November 27, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo with her family at her side. Lee was born November 30, 1950 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Frank and Betty (Johnson) Bekielewski. Lee enjoyed knitting, cross stitching, helping the VFW with Poppies, cooking and boating on...
Barbara Jean (Stearns) White
Nov 23, 2019
Barbara Jean White, 88, of Mattawan, MI, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 23, 2019. She was born on May 6, 1931, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the daughter of Kenner and Hazel (Posey) Stearns.
Her family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan when she was a toddler. Barb graduated from South High School in...
Richard "Dick" Forbes
Nov 20, 2019
Richard “Dick” Forbes, passed away unexpectedly, Nov. 20, 2019. Dick was a lifelong resident of Paw Paw, having graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1962.
During an enrollment in the Air Force, he met his future wife, Diana, who became his lifelong mate of over 54 years. After being discharged from the Air Force, Dick worked...
Marisha Ray (Sales) Smith
Nov 15, 2019
Marisha Ray Smith, 65, of, Paw Paw, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 in Three Rivers, MI. She was born March 4, 1954 in, Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of J.R. Sales and Vera (Bull) Sales. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Smith in 1997 and her son, Gregory Smith in 2016. She is survived by...
Janice (Bergeon) Sparks
Nov 12, 2019
Janice Sparks, 63, of Plainwell, passed away Tuesday,November 12, 2019. She was born August 1, 1956 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Charles Bergeon Sr.and Nellie (Russell) Bergeon. Janice is survived by her son, Jonathan Bergeon; two brothers, Fred Bergeon and Charles (Kelly) Bergeon Jr., grandchildren, Jonathon Taylor Bergeon and Andrew Dylan Castle, two step-siblings, Jim and Linda...
Esther (Fairbanks) Goldamer
Nov 11, 2019
Esther passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac, with her loving daughters by her side. She was Born in Tremont Illinois, to Ernest and Vernice Fairbanks.
Esther was married to Julius Goldamer for more than 40 years, and resided in Hartford Michigan, until he passed away. Later, moving to Miller Court...
Michael Andrew Guidebeck
Nov 10, 2019
Michael Andrew Guidebeck, age 76, of Paw Paw and formerly of Fort Pierce, Florida, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at his home. He was born on September 3, 1943 in Marquette, MI, to the late Avert Guidebeck and Helen Guidebeck Flugstad. Michael was raised in Adrian, MI, and spent most of his career in used car sales...
Cheri Lynn (Ball) Coombs
Nov 10, 2019
Cheri Lynn Coombs, 49, of Lawrence, MI, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2019 in Lawrence, MI. She was born October 19, 1970 in Watervliet, MI, daughter of Charles and Joyce (Harmon) Ball.
Over the years, Cheri worked as a waitress at the waffle house in Lawrence MI, as a bank teller at the 5/3 Bank in...
Ginny Gene (Britton) Knutson
Nov 9, 2019
Ginny Gene Knutson, 75, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 in South Haven, MI. She was born on February 25, 1944 in Grand Haven, MI, the daughter of Edward and Freda (Rettinhouse) Britton.
Ginny worked for many years doing clerical work. Her favorite and most important job though was serving with her...
Cecil Dwaine Blackburn
Nov 6, 2019
Cecil (Bugs) Blackburn, age 73, passed away in the early morning, of Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at home, surrounded by his loving family.
Cecil was born on June 30, 1946 in Martin, Kentucky, to the late James and Geneva (Meade) Blackburn. He was the middle child of three boys. At an early age the family moved to...
Barbara (Geiger) Stermer
Nov 4, 2019
Barbara Marie Stermer, 85, of Lawton, passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at Meadow Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Bloomingdale, after a long and courageous battle with dementia.
Barb was born Jan. 16, 1934, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Otto and Louise (Rendler) Geiger. She was a graduate of Alvernia High School, and attended DePaul...
Janet Maxine (King) Livers
Nov 2, 2019
Janet Maxine Livers, age 83 of Galesburg, MI passed away Saturday morning, November 2, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. She was born November 15, 1935 in Battle Creek the daughter of the late Herbert “Pete” and Gladys (Smittendorf) King. She was a graduate of Lakeview High School, Battle Creek and was employed as a...
Dorothy K (Kogge) Staehling
Oct 31, 2019
Dorothy Katharine Staehling passed away peacefully on October 31, 2019, at the age of 93. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Fred Ransom and Clara (Sanborn) Kogge. She graduated from Paw Paw, class of 1944 and was a member of the band. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Paw Paw and held many different jobs, including the Buick...
Calvin Edgar Lowrey
Oct 28, 2019
Calvin Edgar Lowrey, 67, of Paw Paw, MI, formerly of Kentucky, died October 28, 2019, in Decatur, MI. He was on born September 24, 1952, in Moulton, AL, the son of Samuel Lowrey and Anice Johnson.
Calvin served faithfully in the Navy. He enjoyed woodworking and retired from carpentry. He also enjoyed electronics and loved go to...
Willard Nicholas Plug
Oct 26, 2019
Willard Nicholas Plug, 70, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away in his home on October 27, 2019 in Paw Paw, MI. He was born on June 18, 1949, in Paw Paw, MI, the son of Nicholas and Dorothy Plug.
Bill graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1969. He was drafted into the United States Army and...
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