Obituaries

May 15, 2019

Bethany Elaine Wons, 76, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born December 24, 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of the late Edmond A. Slate Sr.and Durralee (Justis) Slate . Beth proudly served in the United States Army as a medical corpsman during the Vietnam War....

May 13, 2019

Gaylann Sue (Stuut) Morse, 56, of Lawton, MI passed away on May 13, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI on August 14, 1962, the daughter of Richard Stuut and Sandra (Hissong) Plunkett and raised by her beloved dad, Hughie Plunkett. Gayl graduated from Lawton Community Schools in 1980.  She was Miss...

May 10, 2019

Catherine Alice Smith, 93, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away on May 10, 2019 in Lawton, MI. She was born on January 26, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN, the daughter of Ward and Geraldine Horn. She graduated from South Side High School in 1944. The family moved to Paw Paw, Michigan in 1945.

Catherine married Frederick Smith...

May 6, 2019

Keith Duane Yocum, 78, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at his home in Paw Paw, MI. He was born on November 18, 1940 in Gary, IN, the son of William Yocum and Marge Peters.

Keith worked at Welch's as a maintenance system advisor and retired in 2005. He loved his work...

May 4, 2019

Ernest Paul Markovich, 101, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, on May 4, 2019. He was born on January 11, 1918,  in Lake Mine, MI, the son of Anthony and Paulina (Ozanich) Markovich. Ernie graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1936 and went on to graduate from Western  Michigan...

Apr 29, 2019

Victoria Ellen Bulson, 28, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday April 29, 2019 in Paw Paw. She was born April 29, 1991 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Timothy Bulson and Valarie (Wessel) Vanderzel. Victoria was active at Freshwater Community Church in Paw Paw including bible fellowship and Freshwater Celebrate Recovery. She was also active with the First Reformed...

Apr 29, 2019

Karen Ann German, 59, of Mattawan, MI, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2019 in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born on December 9, 1959, in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of William German and Florence (Hunt)Thiel.

Karen was very accomplished given the cards she was dealt. She worked at Bronson Methodist Hospital for 26 years and retired in...

Apr 18, 2019

Elizabeth Louise Cummings, 56, of Mattawan, MI, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 18, 2019, at her home in Mattawan, MI.

She was born September 23, 1962, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of James Cummings and Nancy Crews.

Liz had a passion for the outdoors and a respect for nature. She...

Apr 15, 2019

Theresa Marie Sirrine, 31, of Paw Paw, MI, died April 15, 2019 in Kalamazoo. She was born August 12, 1987 in Paw Paw, MI, daughter of James Wood and Linda Sirrine.

Theresa graduated from Paw Paw High School. She worked at Family Fare and the Marathon. She loved music, crafts and arts. She liked drawing and coloring...

Apr 13, 2019

Nancy Lou-Ellen Steele, 79 of Kalamazoo, Michigan went to be with the Lord on Saturday April 13, 2019.   Born October 23, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Coramay (Abrams) and Richard O. Wheeler, Nancy graduated from Mattawan High School in 1957 and attended Tracey’s Beauty Academy and graduated as a cosmetologist.    She received her Associate in Applied Science with a...

Apr 3, 2019

Anthony L. Benzie, 86, of Paw Paw, MI, died April 3, 2019, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born on April 27, 1932, in Burnside, PA, the son of Stanley Benzie and Agnes (Rybarcek) Benzie.

Anthony graduated from Montgomery Schools in Pennsylvania. He proudly served in the Unites States Army as an engineer during the Korean War. Tony...

Apr 2, 2019

Virginia "Ginnie" Atwater, 82, of Lawton, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home. She was born May 16, 1936 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the lateTony and Alice (Miles) Stimac. Ginnie was active with her family, their home was the "neighborhood house". She was a Brownie troop leader, softball coach and player. She enjoyed bingo and bowling...

Apr 1, 2019

Wanda Eichaker, 78, of Kalamazoo, passed away Monday April 1, 2019.

She was born July 19, 1940 in Benton Harbor, the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Versaw) Stohrer. Wanda and Ronald were members of the Kalamazoo Corvette Club for 19 years, she enjoyed the color tour in the fall and dinner cruises with the club....

Mar 31, 2019

Robin Sue Nitz (nee Rennhack), a lifelong resident of southwest Michigan, left this world for a better place on Sunday, March 31.  She was born on October 28th to the late Dick Paul (D.P.) Rennhack and Lucille Rennhack (nee Reck) in St. Joseph.  She attended Immanuel Lutheran School in Bridgman and graduated as the salutatorian of the Paw Paw...

Mar 27, 2019

Dedicated, caring and selfless, Timothy Deaner’s world revolved around his loved ones. He was the definition of a hard working family man, but knew how to balance it with a good amount of fun, a true jokester. While his days with us were far too few, the lasting gifts of his life will long live in the hearts...