Charles Goudy
Jul 6, 2024
Charles Robert Goudy (Rob), aged 54, passed away on July 6th, 2024. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma and shortly after, passed away from heart and lung complications.
Rob was born on July 8th, 1969 in Taylor, MI to Charles Goudy and Cynthia Logan.
Rob loved the outdoors. Hunting, fishing, dirt biking and gardening were a few of his passions, but he always...
Nancy Kubin-Hutchinson
Jul 6, 2024
Nancy Kubin-Hutchinson, age 64, passed away on July 6, 2024, with family and friends that are also family by her side. Nancy was born on December 21, 1959, to Henry & Shirley (Matthews) Kubin. She attended St. Louis high school in Michigan. She graduated in 1978 and then attended Saginaw Valley State University and then received her master’s in nursing...
Helen Lovin
Jul 5, 2024
Helen M. Lovin (Hoyt, Phelps), beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024. She was born on June 19, 1930, in Kalamazoo, MI, the cherished daughter of Hale and Marie (Fox) Hoyt. She was raised on the family farm near Schoolcraft and graduated from Mattawan High School.
Helen led a life filled with dedication and service to...
Emerson Howe
Jul 4, 2024
Emerson Cornell Howe got his wings Thursday, July 4th, 2024, at 5:45 am as the sun was filling the skies with a beautiful show of light. This was his favorite time of day. He was born on May 6th, 1932, in Lake Luzerne, New York. He was raised on the family farm housing dairy cows, horses, chickens. The farm was...
Mark Obreiter
Jul 4, 2024
Mark Obreiter, a dedicated and hard-working man, passed away on July 4, 2024, in Kalamazoo at the age of 71. Mark's life was defined by his unwavering work ethic, his ability to bring laughter and joy to those around him and his deep love for his family.
Born on July 14, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Mark graduated from Parchment High School in...
Leona Schipper
Jul 4, 2024
Leona Schipper went to her heavenly home on July 4, 2024, at the age of 87. Leona was born on July 19, 1936, in Coopersville, Michigan to Clifford & Marian (Busman) Veldman.
On October 7, 1960, Leona married Bert Schipper and they shared 53 wonderful years together until his passing in 2014. They were blessed with three children: John, Jim and...
David Rininger
Jul 3, 2024
David Rininger, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away on July 3rd, 2024, at the age of 78. He was born on March 9th, 1946, in Kalamazoo MI to his loving parents Walter and Bette Rininger.
David is survived by his children: Rich and Kieu Rininger, Jason and Shawn Rininger, David and Shannon Rininger, Andre Arguijo and Lindsey and...
Joyce Siler
Jul 1, 2024
Joyce Elaine (Nuttle) Siler of Marcellus, MI, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the age of 91. Born on February 22, 1933, in Flint, MI, Joyce was the cherished daughter of Fred and Clara (Markell) Nuttle.
Throughout her life, Joyce traveled extensively, calling many places home, including Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas, before finally settling back in Michigan....
David Lewis Fisher
Jun 23, 2024
David Fisher, 61, passed away in Allegan on June 23. He was born on November 9, 1962, in Three Rivers, one of two children born to Loren and Marjorie Fisher.
Dave is survived by his son, Thomas Fisher (Heather); daughter, Meagan Hartzell (Andrew); grandchildren Alayna and Aliyah Fisher, Carter and Carson Rice, Alyssa and Peyton Street; and his sister, LuAnn Seely...
Yury Merchan Cerquera
Jun 19, 2024
Yury Merchan Cerquera
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is eternal.”
Yury Patricia Merchan Cerquera, beloved mother, wife, daughter and sister died in the morning hours of June 19th surrounded by family. She was born on July 24th, 1984, to Janeth Cerquera and Gustavo Merchan as the...
David Sziede
Jun 19, 2024
David Allan Sziede, of Marcellus Michigan, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and community member, passed away on June 19, 2024, at the age of 72. Born on November 19, 1951, in Three Rivers, Michigan, David was preceded in death by his cherished wife, Patricia Thompson, with whom he shared 40 joyous years of marriage. He was also preceded in...
Sara Masse
Jun 16, 2024
Sara Jean Masse, age 81, went to be with the Lord on June 16, 2024. She was born on March 21, 1943, and was the second of three daughters born to Paul and Jane (Herrold) Koehler, in Elkhart, Indiana.
She met her husband, Richard "Dick" Masse, in 1961 during a concert at Elkhart High School. Sara wore a red chapeau that...
Roberta Kuitert
Jun 16, 2024
Roberta Jane Kuitert
October 17, 1949 – June 16, 2024
Roberta (Bert/Berta) Kuitert of Plainwell, MI passed away at the age of 74. She was born in Kalamazoo, MI on October 17, 1949, the daughter of Robert (Bob) and Carol (Platt) Tompkins.
On July 7, 1972, she was united in marriage to David Kuitert at the First United Methodist Church in Plainwell, where...
Ruth Ann Meyer
Jun 13, 2024
Ruth A. Meyer of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed peacefully on June 13, 2024, at the age of 97 while in hospice care. She was born on September 25, 1926, in Oskaloosa, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Della James. After graduation from Perry High School, she worked as a telephone operator in Lawrence, Kansas where she subsequently met and married Marvin...
Charline Lucile Patnoude
Jun 13, 2024
Obituary written by Charline Patnoude:
My name is Charline Lucile Lance Patnoude. I was born in a home in Vicksburg, Michigan, on October 14, 1927. My parents were Lina Angeline Barber Lance and Charles Peter Lance.
I started school in a little country school called Maple Grove, between Fulton and Leonidas, MI (yes) we did walk about two to three miles, honest....
Dayla Delain Mackinder
Jun 12, 2024
Dayla Delain (Nutting) Mackinder, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Evergreen Senior Care Center, Battle Creek. Dayla was born June 26, 1935, to the late William and Elva Nutting in Bangor, Michigan. On July 17, 1955, she married her high school sweetheart, Larry, who preceded her in death.
Dayla was never still. She was a 4-H...
Marjorie Louise Hudson
Jun 12, 2024
Marjorie Louise (Shrout) Hudson, age 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Kalamazoo, MI. Louise was the oldest of seven children, born to the late William and Anna (Rogers) Shrout in Middletown, Ohio on October 7, 1930. She was a life-long resident of Comstock, graduating with the class of 1949 from Comstock High School.
Louise was a devoted scheduler...
William Charles McVeigh, Jr.
Jun 11, 2024
William Charles McVeigh Jr, age 82 of Vicksburg went to Heaven on June 11, 2024. Bill was born on June 4,1942 in Melrose Park, IL. He was the son of William Charles and Ruth McVeigh.
Bill is survived by his Sons; William Robert McVeigh (Jo Carolyn) of Arlington, TX, Dennis Bernard McVeigh of Vicksburg, MI, Geoff Ondrus (Sherrie) of Conroe, TX;...
George Richard Diethrich
Jun 10, 2024
George Richard Diethrich, of Marcellus, a man of unwavering strength and a sharp engineering mind, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Cassopolis, at the age of 86. Born on August 16, 1937, in Constantine, MI, to Wilbur and Marjorie (Guthrie) Diethrich, George was a distinguished individual whose life touched the hearts of many. George attended Three Rivers schools, and...
Virginia Dinges
Jun 9, 2024
Ginny was born on October 25, 1929 in Kalamazoo, MI and passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice on June 9, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Wayne Dinges. She is survived by her stepchildren, Steve Dinges, Karel (Al) Smith, Kathy (Steve) McCormick, Chris (Jonathon) Kloosterman, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ginny was a beautiful...