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Mary Lee Thick

Mary Lee Thick

Dec 13, 2024

Mary L. Thick, 80, of Marshall, passed away on December 13th, 2024 at home with her husband Bill close by, as always, throughout their life together of over 60 years.

She was born on March 8, (her Mom's birthday), 1944 in Albion to Lawrence L. and Pauline C. Duttlinger.

The family moved to Marshall where Mary graduated in 1962. She continued her...

James "Randy" Bowman

James "Randy" Bowman

Dec 29, 2024

James "Randy" Randall Bowman, 74, of Homer, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

He was born on August 18, 1950 to Richard and Coralee (Barker) Bowman in Zanesville, Ohio.

On May 27, 1977 Randy married Gloria Eppley and they moved to Michigan shortly thereafter to begin raising their family. He was a man...

Norma Jean Smith

Norma Jean Smith

Dec 28, 2024

Norma Jean Smith, 87, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. 

She was born on May 30, 1937 to Maurice and Josephine (Treat) Blanck in Battle Creek, Michigan.

She married Don Smith in Bellevue, Michigan, but sadly he passed away on July 18, 2011. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1955. One...

Conrad Eugene Thrun

Conrad Eugene Thrun

Dec 27, 2024

Eugene Thrun, 91, of Marshall, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Medilodge of Marshall. 

He was born on August 4, 1933 to Elmer and Martha (Bahr) Thrun in Jackson, Michigan.

Conrad On June 21, 1963, Conrad married Carole A. Styer in Erie, Pennsylvania, sadly she passed away on February 26, 1998. After graduating from Jackson High School, he enrolled...

Sharon Leora Smith

Sharon Leora Smith

Dec 22, 2024

Sharon Leora Smith, 78, of Albion, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024.

She was born on February 12, 1946 to James and Leora (Jennings) Clark at Albion, Michigan. 

Sharon was a graduate of Sturgis High School. On September 8, 1963 she married Albert Denbrock, following nine years of marriage they divorced. On December 31, 1979 she married Jerry Smith in...

Jerome "Jerry" C. Bussing

Jerome "Jerry" C. Bussing

Dec 21, 2024

Jerry Bussing

Born as Jerome Craig Bussing, 77, of Homer passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024, peacefully at home. 

Jerry was born in Albion, MI on October 27, 1947, to Jerome C. Bussing and Ruth E. Heisler. Jerry excelled at football. Following graduation from Homer High School in 1967, he served in the United States Army as an electrician while stationed in...

Robert "Bob" Louis Herwarth

Robert "Bob" Louis Herwarth

Dec 20, 2024

Robert "Bob" Louis Herwarth, 90, of Battle Creek, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. 

He was born on July 16, 1934 to Carl Julius and Iva Mae (Blunt) Herwarth in Battle Creek. 

On September 18, 1954 he married Ellen Capatolia Goodrich in Battle Creek, sadly she passed away on February 25, 1997. He was a graduate...

Brenda Sue Winter

Brenda Sue Winter

Dec 20, 2024

Brenda Sue Winter, 62, of Hillman, passed away December 20, 2024, at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan.

Born Brenda Sue Cobern on September 17, 1962, in Albion, Michigan, she was the daughter of Ardis (Potter) Perkins. She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School. Brenda worked as a factory welder for Tenneco for 15 years, then later at...

Richard "Dick" Orville Wise

Richard "Dick" Orville Wise

Dec 14, 2024

Richard “Dick” Orville Wise, 86, of Marshall, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, MI. He was born on May 2, 1938 to Clifton E. and Vida Levado (Huff) Wise in Marengo Township, MI. After Dick graduated from Marshall High School, he married Barbar Lu Hagelshaw on June 4, 1960 in Battle Creek. Dick was...

Robert "Bob" Inwood Dixon

Robert "Bob" Inwood Dixon

Dec 13, 2024

Robert “Bob” Inwood Dixon, 90, of Bellevue, passed away on December 13, 2024, at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.

He was born on April 20, 1934, to George and Henrietta (Inwood) Dixon in Battle Creek, Michigan. Bob graduated from Bellevue High School, later attending Michigan State University where he majored in Music. While in high school, Bob played clarinet in the high...

Sandra "Sandi" Kay Scherer

Sandra "Sandi" Kay Scherer

Dec 13, 2024

Sandra Kay Scherer, 76, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 13, 2024 at her home in Battle Creek. She was born on December 9, 1948 to Norman and Rosemary (Morgan) Wilson in Battle Creek, MI. Sandi married Roger Scherer on August 10, 2001 in Marshall. Sandi was a registered nurse and she also worked as an investigator for the...

Mary E. Rathbun

Mary E. Rathbun

Dec 3, 2024

Mary E. Rathbun, 78, of Tekonsha, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at home. 

She was born on November 18, 1946 Jeanne (Grippen) Millikin in Binghamton, New York. 

On November 13, 1980 Mary married Steven Rathbun in Sevierville, Tennessee, sadly he passed away on July 20, 2019. She worked as an auditor for Blue Cross-Blue...

Jean Helen Andrus

Jean Helen Andrus

Dec 3, 2024

Jean Helen (Van Petten) Andrus, age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from complications associated with Lewy Body Dementia, surrounded by her loving husband, Richard Andrus, her daughter, Deb Root, and granddaughter, Jessica Metzger.

 Jean’s life was dedicated to serving the underprivileged and the marginalized in our society—as a nurse, a social worker, a member...

Lyndon "Blue" H. Jones

Lyndon "Blue" H. Jones

Dec 2, 2024

Lyndon Harold “Blue” Jones, 61, of Battle Creek, passed away on December 2, 2024 at his home in Battle Creek, MI. He was born on January 6, 1963 to Joseph Albert and Ruby Nell (Aldredge) Jones, Jr. in Jesup, GA. He graduated from Harper Creek High School. Lyndon worked for Common Citizen Green House, he really enjoyed working there. 

Blue was...

Harold A. Ruffner

Harold A. Ruffner

Dec 1, 2024

Harold A. Ruffner, 66, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away on December 1, 2024 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. 

He was born on November 2, 1958 to Arthur and Dorothy (Garrow) Ruffner in Nashville, Michigan.

On March 10, 2020 Harold married the love of his life Candace "Candy" Gould in Battle Creek. 

Harold worked in maintenance at Two Ducks Concrete for the past...

Eleanor Ruth Keene-Kennedy

Eleanor Ruth Keene-Kennedy

Dec 1, 2024

Eleanor Ruth (Kenyon) Keene-Kennedy, 92, died peacefully Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was born April 11, 1932, to Arthur Yates Kenyon and Lillian Fern (Case, Kenyon) Vincent in Fredonia Twp, Calhoun County, Michigan.

Eleanor attended Marshall High School. She married Terence Noel Keene-Kennedy on August 12, 1949, at the Trinity Episcopal...

Thelma Marie Taylor

Thelma Marie Taylor

Dec 1, 2024

Thelma Marie Taylor, age 89 of Climax, passed away from surgery complications at Centrica Rose Arbor Place on December 1, 2024. She was born on April 24, 1935, in Calhoun County, Michigan, the second oldest daughter of Charles O. and Pauline I. (Hoskins) Schneider. Thelma was a lifelong resident of Climax, except for the six years she lived on Travis...

Herschell J. Blanks

Herschell J. Blanks

Nov 29, 2024

Herschell J. Blanks, 83, of Portage, Michigan, formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away at home on Friday, November 29, 2024.

Born on November 23, 1941, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to Herschell and Genevieve (Hedke) Blanks, Herschell was a natural athlete and leader. A graduate of Trenton High School, he excelled as a varsity athlete in three sports, a testament to his...

Joyce Laing

Joyce Laing

Nov 29, 2024

Joyce Laing of Battle Creek passed away November 29, 2024, returning to the original farm at Graham Lake as she always wished in her final days. 

Joyce was born on January 3, 1935, in Battle Creek, Michigan, growing up on the family farm which fostered her love for animals and gardening. 

Joyce taught numerous family members and their friends how to sew...

William C. Sisco

William C. Sisco

Nov 28, 2024

William C. Sisco, 83, of Homer, Michigan passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024 at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. He was born on September 8, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to Carl W. and Ruth G. Sisco. Bill married Jean Hayes on June 5, 1965, who passed away last year.

Bill is survived by one sister, Janet (Tom) Kingsley, one brother, Chuck Sisco,...

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