Obituaries
Alice C. Hess
Oct 25, 2013
Age: 87 HESS, Alice Paw Paw Alice passed away Friday, October 25, 2013 at her home. She was born Oct. 15, 1926 In Harlan, KY the daughter of the late William and Flava (Farmer) White. She enjoyed bowling with her husband at Rainbow Lanes. On April 29, 1944 in Battle Creek, Alice was united in marriage to Roy L....
John F. Moriarty
Oct 25, 2013
Age: 79 MORIARTY, John F. Paw Paw ~ Formerly of Battle Creek John passed away Friday morning, October 25, 2013 at his home. He was born April 4, 1934 in Brighton, England the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Hoddinott) Moriarty. John came to America at the age of 16 and was a graduate of St. Philip High...
Earline Hitt
Oct 21, 2013
Earline passed away Monday evening, October 21, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 4, 1930 in Decatur, Alabama, the daughter of Benny Thomas and Martha Jane (Treadway) Reeves. Earline moved to the area with her family in 1968 and was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker, excellent cook and devoted caregiver to her son,...
Amber A. (Atwater) Burnett
Oct 18, 2013
AGE: 33 BURNETT, Amber A. (Nee Atwater) Galesburg; Formerly of Paw Paw Amber passed away suddenly October 18, 2013 at her home. She was born January 21, 1980 in Paw Paw, the daughter of the late Robert Soule and Judy Atwater. She was a 1998 graduate of Paw Paw High School, worked as a cashier at Rite Aid for...
James P. McDonald
Oct 16, 2013
AGE: 78 McDonald, James P. Lawton, MI Jim passed away Wednesday evening, October 16, 2013 at Bronson Commons in Mattawan. He was born May 5, 1935 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of the late Arthur G. and Elizabeth P. (Van Prooyen) McDonald. Jim served in the U.S. Army in Germany and was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church,...
Heriberto De La Garza
Oct 14, 2013
Heriberto passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 at Borgess-Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. He was born March 16, 1937 in Brownsville, Texas, the son of Napoleon and Estella (Hinojosa) De La Garza. Heriberto was a truck driver and most recently worked in environmental services at Western Michigan University. On October 18, 1990, Heriberto was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hughes,...
Roy Hess, Sr
Oct 8, 2013
Roy passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at his home. He was born February 28, 1924 in Marshall, the son of Roy and Bernice (Beatty) Hess. He was a resident of Paw Paw since 1975 and was active in the Paw Paw Lions Club. Roy enjoyed hunting and fishing in the area, golfing with the Lion's Club and bowling...
Theresa E. Niles
Oct 3, 2013
Age: 87 NILES, Theresa E. (Nelson) Paw Paw ~ Formerly of Bangor Theresa passed away Thursday evening, October 3, 2013 at Lakeland Healthcare in St. Joseph. She was born June 7, 1926 in Struthers, OH the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Irek) Juros. Theresa loved music, was an avid reader, a talented painter and member of the...
Stella Crook
Oct 2, 2013
Stella passed away Wednesday morning, October 2, 2013, at her residence. She was born April 18, 1923, in East Chicago, IN, the daughter of Roman and Catherine (Tribalski) Wolownik. She has lived in the Paw Paw area since early childhood. Stella worked at Ellingsworth Manufacturing for many years, and later worked at Dillon's Drug Store. She married Jack Crook...
Berniece C. Sells
Oct 1, 2013
Berniece passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Wings Home in Allegan. She was born September 27, 1928 in Lugerville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Orville and Mae McMullen. Berniece was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Paw Paw and was also a volunteer at Lakeview Community Hospital. She enjoyed fishing, feeding the birds and her time at Cedar...
James A. Reed
Sep 30, 2013
Jim passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at Meadow Woods Nursing and Rehab in Bloomingdale. He was born August 27, 1937 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Rose (Ceglarski) Reed. Jim was a member of the Air Force Reserves serving in the Korean War. He was a chemical salesman for Koppers in Chicago, and was active...
Jack M. Burke
Sep 30, 2013
Jack passed away September 30, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, with his family by his side. He was born September 9, 1937, in Detroit, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Holt) Burke. Jack was employed by Welch's in Lawton until his retirement in 1995. In his spare time he was an owner and driver of stock car and...
Mary E. Gibson
Sep 28, 2013
Mary passed away Saturday morning, September 28, 2013 at Bronson LakeVIew Hospital, Paw Paw. She was born one of eight children on September 26, 1943 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of the late Hardtie Levi and Johnnie Azalee (Lewis) Churchill. Mary was of Cherokee Indian Tribe decent and enjoyed reading, drawing, and cooking for family gatherings. Surviving are...
Annet M. Shannon
Sep 25, 2013
Annet passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her home. She was born November 3, 1955 in Angola, Indiana, the daughter of Marion and Eunice (Pickering) Towne. Annet was a member of the Lawton Evangelical Mennonite Church where she was part of the puppet ministry "Puppets with a Purpose." She enjoyed crafts, sewing doll clothes, cake and event decorating...
Arthur C. Mumford
Sep 25, 2013
AGE: 93 MUMFORD, Arthur C. Kalamazoo Art passed away Wednesday evening, September 25, 2013 at his home. He was born one of thirteen children on January 10, 1920 in Paw Paw the son of the late Fred C. and H. Rose (Hazen) Mumford. Art was a 1939 graduate of Paw Paw High School and was employed as bus supervisor...
Rita L. Corsi
Sep 22, 2013
AGE: 92 CORSI, Rita L. Paw Paw Rita passed away Sunday evening, September 22, 2013 in Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born July 31, 1921 in Detroit, MI the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Bolda) Schankin. Before she moved to Paw Paw she had a business in Detroit as a seamstress. After moving to Paw...
Kathryn "Katie" Grybus
Sep 15, 2013
Age: 94 GRYBUS, Kathryn Lawton, formerly of Paw Paw Katie passed away Sunday afternoon, September 15, 2013 in Bronson LakeView Hospital, Paw Paw. She was born October 4, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of the late Steve and Anna (Zatko) Filip. She was employed by Ellingsworh (Duo-Tang) Mfg. Company in Paw Paw for 39 years retiring in 1981....
Donald J. Hall
Sep 12, 2013
Age: 66 HALL, Donald J. Paw Paw Don passed away peacefully Thursday morning, September 12, 2013 at his home. He was born December 24, 1948 in Paw Paw the son of the late Stanley C. and Dorothy J. (Schallhorn) Hall, Sr. He was a 1966 graduate of Paw Paw High School and served with the Wolfhounds of the 25th...
John A. Mehl
Sep 12, 2013
John passed away Thursday afternoon, September 12, 2013 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born July 14, 1948 in Saginaw, the son of John and Betty (Christensen) Mehl. John was a graduate of Battle Creek Lakeview High School, and was employed at Heavenrich's men's clothing store, also working in the family roofing business with his grandfather and...
Carlton Kelley
Sep 4, 2013
Carl passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born May 6, 1937 in Benton Township, the son of Carleton and Vera (Malusk) De Morrow. He was employed at Dibble Concrete Products and later General Motors in Kalamazoo, retiring when the plant closed. Carl was a handy man, jack-of-all-trades, a lover of animals...
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