Obituaries
Evelyn Frances Brocklehurst
Feb 29, 2012
Age: 92 Mattawan Formerly of Trenton, MI Evelyn passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 29, 2012 at Bronson Nursing and Rehab. Center in Lawton. She was born April 17, 1919 in Detroit, MI the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Pisarek) Coopersmith. Evelyn was a secretary before her retirement. The best time of her life was a stay at...
Barbara A. Cowley
Feb 29, 2012
COWLEY, Barbara A. Age: 76 Lawton, MI Formerly of Portage passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Bronson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lawton, MI. Barb was born June 25, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of the late Clifford and Agnes (Zywicki) Goodrich. She was a long time member of St. Monica's Catholic Church in Portage. Barb...
Gladys M. King
Feb 28, 2012
AGE: 99 of Climax Passed away February 28, 2012 at Evergreen Senior Care in Springfield, MI. Gladys was born August 6, 1912 in Three Rivers, MI to the late William and Nora (Yund) Smittendorf. On December 6, 1932 in Three Rivers, she was united in marriage to Herbert "Pete" King, who preceded her in death, February 20, 1986. They...
Lucille Ramey
Feb 26, 2012
Ramey, Lucille R. Age: 75 Lawton, MI passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 27, 2012. Lucy was born April 6, 1936 in Decatur, MI, the daughter of the late Dick and Emily (Bechi) Smith. Lucy was an avid woodworker and also enjoyed quilting. She was also a huge Elvis fan. Lucy is...
William Edward Taylor
Feb 26, 2012
Age: 86 of Climax Bill passed away Sunday morning February 26, 2012 at Laurels of Galesburg. He was born in Bloomington, IL, on October 13, 1925, to the late Edward and Viola Taylor. In 1941, at the age of 16, he joined the Merchant Marines. He also served several years in the Navy during WW11 on supply ships bound...
Gary E. Johnson
Feb 25, 2012
JOHNSON, Gary E. Age: 66 Lawton, MI passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his home. Gary was born January 29, 1946 to the late Gene and Donna (Weston) Johnson. He owned and operated a successful outdoor advertising business, "Signs by Johnson", in Paw Paw starting in the early 80's. He then expanded his company during the late...
Lynne Sprague
Feb 25, 2012
SPRAGUE, Lynne Age: 64 Bloomingdale, MI passed away at home in Bloomingdale, MI on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.
Ray Kelley
Feb 17, 2012
Age: 94 Paw Paw, MI passed away February 17, 2012 at Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw. Ray was born March 6, 1917 in Manilla, Iowa, the son of the late Christian and Effie (Hemminger) Koelle. Ray was baptized in 1940 and has dedicated his life to the ministry of Jehovah's Witness, serving as elder in Iowa, Kansas, Colorado...
Carole L. Motycka
Feb 16, 2012
Age: 67 Decatur Carole passed away Thursday morning, February 16, 2012 at her home with her family at her side. She was born Oct. 21, 1944 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Calvin Theodore and Dora (Beyer) Mangan. Carole was the Register of Deeds for Van Buren County and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Paw...
Arthur Pendowski
Feb 14, 2012
Pendowski, Arthur Age: 76 Constantine, MI passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fl. Art was born February 19, 1935 in East Chicago, IN, the son of the late Arthur and Jean (Filipowski) Pendowski. Art was an avid woodworker and loved to grab a microphone to sing karaoke. He was...
Elizabeth "Beth" Kiley
Feb 9, 2012
Age: 92 KILEY, Elizabeth "Beth" Paw Paw, MI Formerly of Dodgeville, WI Beth passed away Thursday afternoon, February 9, 2012 at White Oaks in Lawton. She was born March 7, 1919 in Dodgeville, WI the daughter of the late Charles and Cecilia (Schaff) Goldthorpe. She was employed by the catalog division of J.C. Penny in Cedar Rapids, IA, Milwaukee,...
Patrick Clippinger
Feb 7, 2012
Age: 70 CLIPPINGER, Patrick R. Mattawan and Paw Paw Pat passed away Tuesday morning, February 7, 2012 at Bronson Nursing and Rehab in Lawton. He was born June 5, 1941 in Almena Twp. the son of the late Richard and Frances (Masten) Clippinger. Pat served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a Life Member of...
Veretta "Sis" Nelson
Feb 1, 2012
NELSON, Veretta L. "Sis" Age: 90 Portage, MI Formerly of Mattawan passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in Kalamazoo, MI. Varetta "Sis" was born on December 11, 1921 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Carl and Edna (Belisle) Sasman. Sis was a long time member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Paw Paw. She loved cooking...
Theodore M. Sinkewiz
Jan 31, 2012
Age:73 Paw Paw, MI ~ Formerly of Belleville, IL Ted passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 31, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born in Belleville, IL on May 19, 1938 the son of the late Andrew and Emma (Duensing) Sinkewiz. He was a graduate of Belleville High School and Southern Illinois University with a degree in Institutional...
Phyllis Ann Smith
Jan 31, 2012
Age: 62 Bloomingdale Formerly of Paw Paw Phyllis passed away Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012 at Meadow Wood Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomingdale. She was born September 1, 1949 in Paw Paw the daughter of the late John B. and Helen F. (Sirrine) Moon. Phyllis was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Paw Paw and enjoyed collecting angels,...
Dorothy L. Lepley
Jan 29, 2012
Age: 71 Lawton Dorothy passed away peacefully Sunday morning, January 29, 2012 at her home. She was born November 30, 1940 in Kalamazoo the daughter of the late William H. and Eva A. (Johnson) Weatherall. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and helped manage the family businesses. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother...
George F. Green
Jan 27, 2012
Age: 64 Lawton George passed away Friday morning, January 27, 2012 at his home with his family at his side. He was born April 13, 1947 in Traverse City, MI the son of the late Dr. George and Ruth (Fairweather) Green. George was a graduate of W.M.U. with a Bachelor of Science degree and was employed by the Kalamazoo...
Anna Furman
Jan 19, 2012
Age: 95 Lawton Anna passed away Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2012 at Bronson Nursing and Rehab Center, Lawton. She was born December 15, 1916 in Austria the daughter of Michael and Margareta (Hettrich) Pretz. She was employed as a cook at Western Michigan University until her retirement and was a member of St. Mary's Church, Paw Paw. She was...
April E. Chybik
Jan 12, 2012
Age: 55 Paw Paw April passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at her home. She was born April 3, 1956 in Paw Paw the daughter of John and Florence (Sitar) Chybik. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, Paw Paw and enjoyed doing yard work, gardening, care for her pets and being with her family. Surviving are a...
Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Maxam-Frank
Jan 7, 2012
Age: 60 Elizabeth A. (Maxam) Frank Lawrence Betsy passed away Saturday morning January 7, 2012 at her home with her family at her side. She was born January 6, 1952 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Warren and Audrey (Engel) Frank. She was a graduate of Lawton High School Class of 1970 and was the office manager at Fruit...
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