Obituaries

Stella Crook

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

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

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

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

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...

Arthur C. Mumford

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...

Annet M. Shannon

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...

Rita L. Corsi

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert E. Tenant

Robert E. Tenant

Sep 4, 2013

Bob passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 4, 2013. He was born May 3, 1949, in Allegan, the son of Francis and Bernice (Tyler) Tenant. Bob faithfully served his country in the Army during the Viet Nam War. He was a graduate of Western Michigan in Industrial Engineering and was the owner of Tenants Tolerance Tooling from 1982-2005. He also...

Miriam F. Cronk

Miriam F. Cronk

Aug 30, 2013

AGE: 89 CRONK, Miriam F. Paw Paw Miriam was re-united with Ed, her lifelong friend and husband Friday evening, August 30, 2013 at her home. She was born April 16, 1924 in Paw Paw the daughter of the late Earl and Ella (Vickers) Passmore. Miriam enjoyed working at Dillon Drug Store, Paw Paw until her retirement. She was a...

Kathlyn Lee Jeannette Cagle

Kathlyn Lee Jeannette Cagle

Aug 27, 2013

Age: 15 CAGLE, Kathlyn Lee Jeannette Kalamazoo Kathlyn passed away Tuesday morning, August 27, 2013 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born Sept.20, 1997 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Richard and Joy Lynn (Lasinski) Cagle. Kathlyn enjoyed music, and being with her family. Surviving are her parents, Richard and Joy Lynn Cagle; 3 brothers and their family,...

John Paul Vloch

John Paul Vloch

Aug 26, 2013

Age: 69 VLOCH, John Paul Paw Paw, MI John passed away Monday, August 26th at Beacon Place Hospice Home in Greensboro, NC. He was born June 7, 1944 in Wayne, MI the son of the late John R. and Clara M. (Cimek) Vloch. Prior to his illness, John was a carpenter and subsequently a medical courier in Paw Paw....

Betty Jean Close

Betty Jean Close

Aug 23, 2013

Age: 80 CLOSE, Betty Jean Paw Paw Betty passed away Thursday evening, August 23, 2013 at the home of her grandson after a brief illness. She was born February 18, 1933 in Louisville, KY the daughter of the late Charles and Margret (Moore) Burkhart and was a longtime resident of Louisville moving to Paw Paw in 1990. She enjoyed...

Ruth R. Reinertson

Ruth R. Reinertson

Aug 17, 2013

AGE: 89 REINERTSON, Ruth R. Lawton Formerly of Lawrence A life-long resident of Lawrence, Ruth passed away Saturday morning, August 17, 2013 at White Oaks in Lawton after a sudden illness. She was born September 23, 1923 in Lawrence, MI the daughter of the late Grove and Gladys (Culver) Crawford. After graduation from Lawrence High School in 1941 she...

Ruth R. Reinertson

Ruth R. Reinertson

Aug 17, 2013

AGE: 89 REINERTSON, Ruth R. Lawton Formerly of Lawrence A life-long resident of Lawrence, Ruth passed away Saturday morning, August 17, 2013 at White Oaks in Lawton after a sudden illness. She was born September 23, 1923 in Lawrence, MI the daughter of the late Grove and Gladys (Culver) Crawford. After graduation from Lawrence High School in 1941 she...

Jeanine D. Stack

Jeanine D. Stack

Aug 16, 2013

Age: 83 STACK, Jeanine D. Paw Paw Jeanine passed away Friday evening, August 16, 2013 at her home. She was born April 8, 1930 in Crown Point, IN the daughter of the late Steven and Anne (Kristoff) Mucha. Jeanine attended St. Mary's grade school, Paw Paw, St. Augustine in Kalamazoo and graduated from Paw Paw High School with the...

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