Local Obituaries
William Earl Lake
Feb 12, 2018
William Earl Lake, age 42, of Charlotte, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 12, 2018, at his home. He was born July 19, 1975, in Charlotte the son of David and Kathleen (Moehring) Lake. Bill graduated from Charlotte High School in 1994. On June 26, 2004 he married Jennifer Kay Hildebrant. Bill adored his two boys, David and Tyler. They...
Joy Arlene Hicks
Feb 7, 2018
Joy Arlene Hicks, age 77, of Charlotte passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Sensations Memory Care in Charlotte. She was born February 17, 1940, in Eaton Rapids the daughter of Earl and Kressa (Calhoun) Brummette. Joy was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed spending time together around the bonfire. Joy loved all things outdoors. Whether...
Robert Basil Brown
Jan 27, 2018
Robert Basil Brown, age 77, of Bellevue, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at his home. He was born February 5, 1940, in Lansing the son of Basil G. and Claribel L. (Schuchaskie) Brown. On November 1, 1974 he married the love of his life Catherine Ray Summers in Orlando, Florida. Bob owned and operated Brown Builders in Charlotte...
Herbert Levi Stacey
Jan 26, 2018
Herbert Levi Stacey of Marshall, MI, formerly of Charlotte, MI passed away on January 26, 2018 at the Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall. Herbert was born August 17, 1923 in Charlotte, MI the son of Elmer and Luella (Shaffer) Stacey and lived most of his life in the Charlotte area. He was a 1942 Graduate of Charlotte High School and...
Vera I. Cronk
Jan 25, 2018
Vera Irene Cronk, age 96, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. She was born March 5, 1921 in Sundance, WY the daughter of Harland and Idumea (Bundy) Roberts. Vera graduated in 1939 from Olivet High School. Soon after graduation she married Robert Cronk. They resided most of their married life on a farm in...
Julietta Cox
Jan 25, 2018
Julietta June Cox, age 80 of Battle Creek, went to be with the Lord on January 25th, 2018 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born September 15th, 1937 in Lee Township, Calhoun County, MI the daughter of Harry Franklin and Olive Cary May (Anderson) Ripley. Julie was born in Olivet and moved to Albion with her...
Senia Jean Rev. Taipale
Jan 25, 2018
Rev. Senia J. Taipale, age 68, of Lansing MI died Thursday January 25th, 2018. She was born April 29, 1949, in Warren, Ohio the daughter of Taito and Janice (White) Taipale. She was proud to have been given the opportunity to be raised in a Finnish-American family. After attending Wittenberg University, she attained a Masters Degree in Guidance and...
Wilmina Arlene Wesenberg
Jan 22, 2018
Our Mom and Grandma Wilmina Arlene Mininger Wesenberg left us to be with Jesus on January 22, 2018; just ten days shy of her 91st birthday. Grandma was born February 1, 1927 in Newark Township, Gratiot County Michigan the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Peters) Mininger. At a young age she was baptized into the Church of God in...
Pamela Rae Vinson
Jan 21, 2018
Pamela Rae Vinson, age 67, of Charlotte, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 21, 2018 after bravely battling cancer. She was born May 5, 1950 in Charlotte the daughter of Ralph and Betty (Creller) McLane. Pam graduated from Olivet High School with the Class of 1968. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and...
Carrol Dick Parr
Jan 21, 2018
Carrol "Dick" Parr, age 81, of Charlotte passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Charlotte. He was born July 15, 1936 in Charlotte the son of Carson and Evah (Rawson) Parr. Dick graduated from Charlotte High School with the class of 1954. On August 24, 1957 in Olivet he married Sharon Ann Sherman. Dick was a dedicated lifelong dairy...
Lowell Edwin Cook
Jan 13, 2018
Lowell Edwin Cook, age 88, died January 13, 2018 in Charlotte following a short hospitalization. He was born September 9, 1929 in Belleuve Michigan to Clarence and Martha Cook. He was a member of the 5th generation of the Cook family to live along Butterfield Hwy between Belleuve and Olivet until his move to Kalamo Hwy in Charlotte in...
Clarence Bud Howard
Jan 7, 2018
Clarence L. "Bud" Howard, age 94, of Bellevue passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Reflections Assisted Living in Battle Creek. He was born December 13, 1923 in Battle Creek the son of Charles and Estella (Nichols) Howard. As a young man Bud met a beautiful girl at the Calhoun County Fair that caught his attention. Her name was...
David Harold Sloan
Dec 31, 2017
David H. Sloan, age 73, of Olivet passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek. He was born October 22, 1944 in Charlotte to Harold and Esther Sloan. David graduated from Olivet High School in 1963 and spent a year at Western Michigan University. He was a military policeman in the...
Barbara E. Fhaner
Dec 29, 2017
Barbara E. Fhaner, age 96, of Marshall, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Maple Wood Assisted Living, Marshall. She was born September 22, 1921 in Potterville the only child to Fern "Ted" and Ruth (Merrill) Newell. She went on to graduate from Potterville High School and later attended Michigan State University. On July 10, 1942...
Stephanie Terese Haney
Dec 28, 2017
Stephanie Terese Haney, age 33, of Holt, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, in Lansing. She was born June 11, 1984, in Lansing the daughter of Ronald and Debra Haney. Stephanie graduated from Laingsburg High School in 2002. She adored her children and cherished each and every opportunity she had to spend together with them. Stephanie is survived by...
Howard Robert Peters
Dec 25, 2017
Howard Robert Peters, was born to Alph and Clara Gable Peters on April 18, 1929, in Harrison, Michigan. He peacefully passed away on December 25, 2017, at the age of 88. As a boy his family moved to Alabama then back to Michigan, settling in Gratiot County. On September 15, 1948 he married Josephine Marie Inman. God blessed them...
Shirley Ann Weaver
Dec 25, 2017
Shirley Ann Weaver, age 87, of Olivet, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017. She was born October 29, 1930 in Saugatuck, MI the daughter of Herbert A. and Lola F. (Smith) Miller. Shirley was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed spending time together with her family. She was a lover of nature and the outdoors....
Sandra Kay Sonnie Cody
Dec 25, 2017
Sandra Kay "Sonnie" Cody, age 80, of Charlotte, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Hope Landing in Charlotte after an extended illness. Sonnie was born June 27, 1937 in Charlotte the daughter of Everett and Pauline (Horn) Granger. She was a lifelong Charlotte resident. Sonnie was a 1955 graduate of Charlotte High School where she had served on...
Alice Jean Martens
Dec 23, 2017
Alice Jean Martens, age 93, of Kalamo Township passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Charlotte. She was born August 11, 1924 in Charlotte the daughter of Robert and Marion (Claflin) Wright. On Saturday, October 12, 1946 at 10 AM at the Congregational Church in Charlotte she married Grant B. Martens. She was a true homemaker. Alice kept a...
Bruce William Eddy
Dec 21, 2017
Bruce W. Eddy, age 65, of Charlotte passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Eaton Community Palliative Care in Charlotte. He was born May 21, 1952 in Lansing the son of William Harper and Rosa May (Sawdy) Eddy. Bruce grew up in Carlton Center and graduated from Lakewood High School in 1970. Soon after graduation he took a job...
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