Gordon Dexter Rumsey
Jul 3, 2007
Gordon D. Rumsey, age 63 of Delton , died quietly at home in the care of his wife , family , and Hospice. Gordon was born March 14, 1944 in LaJolla, California, the son of Dexter and Mary (Foster) Rumsey. Gordon served in the Air Force and the Army after two tours in Vietnam. He was honorable discharged in 1980....
Mary Jane Mcclelland
Jul 1, 2007
Mary Jane McClelland of Hastings died Sunday, July 1st, 2007, at Thornapple Manner.\r She was born July 10th, 1921, the daughter of Alva and Beulah (Spitzer) Kimmel of Roxand Township, Michigan. She moved to Barry County after her marriage to Damon D. McClelland in 1938. The two were married until Damon's passing in 1995. Mary enjoyed playing Bunco, hunting, and...
Bert Jr. Marshall Mesecar
Jun 22, 2007
Bert Marshall Mesecar Jr., age 74 of Hastings, died Friday June 22, 2007 at his Residence. He was born July 13,1932 in Ionia County, Michigan the son of Bert Marshall Sr. and Mildred J. (Hess) Mesecar. Bert attended Freeport school , he enjoyed fishing and hunting, he worked for Eatons in Battle Creek and retired after 27 years. Burt served...
Donald D. Taylor
Jun 21, 2007
Donald D. Taylor, age 66 of Hastings, died Thursday June 21, 2007 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1940 in Trufant, Michigan, the son of Oral C. and Grace W. (Bolinger) Taylor. Don attended school in Indiana and Barry County, he worked at Hastings Aluminum Products for 22 years. Don enjoyed fishing, hunting, tinkering with anything mechanical, and...
Margaret (Peg) Mckenzie Buerge
Jun 13, 2007
Margaret (Peg) Mckenzie Proctor Buerge ,age 90 of Hastings , wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and so much more, passed peacefully on Wednesday June 13, 2007 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born on February 24, 1917 and raised in Bushnell, FL. and Evart, Michigan. Peg graduated from High School in 1934. She is survived by her husband of almost...
Frances Leone Irwin
Jun 3, 2007
Frances Leone Irwin, age 99 of Hastings, died on Sunday June 3, 2007 at Hastings Woodlawn Meadows. She was born October 28, 1907 in Yankee Springs, the daughter of Charles E. and Harriott L.(Japhet) Williams . Frances attended both Jackson and Murphy School's . She was married to Melvin McKibbin in 1926 which ended in divorce. Frances worked for Eatons...
Brian Jay Lancaster
Jun 2, 2007
Brian Jay Lancaster, age 23 was tragically taken from us and embraced in God's arms on June 2, 2007. Brian was born in Hastings May 6, 1984 to Dean and Rosemary (Farrell) Lancaster. He is a 2003 graduate of Hastings High School. Brian was employed at the Viking Corporation of Hastings. Brian enjoyed music, going to concerts, playing the drums,...
Izola May Apsey
May 23, 2007
Izola May Apsey, age 96 of Shultz Rd. Hastings, died on Wednesday May 23, 2007 at Hastings Tendercare. Izola was born April 28, 1911 in Cloverdale, Michigan , the daughter of Bernard K. and Clara May (Hayward) DeGolia. She was married in Indiana on August 31, 1931 to Emery (Bus) Apsey. Izola worked at Millers Ice Cream Parlor in Hastings,...
James Alan Bartimus
May 19, 2007
James Alan Bartimus, age 57 of Hastings, died on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Jim was born May 19, 1950 in Martins Ferry , Ohio , the son of John Alan and Maxine Belle (Busby) Bartimus. Jim was a truck driver for more than 20 years and for the past 5 years worked at Hastings...
Iva G. Lee
May 10, 2007
Iva G. Lee, age 87 of Hastings , went to be with her Lord on Thursday May 10, 2007 at the Arbor Manor Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Michigan. Iva was born January 28, 1920 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Alvin L. and Hazel J. (Peaslee) VanAlstine, She attended Kalamo School and Battle Creek Lakeview High School. Iva married...
Leah Mae Phillips
May 7, 2007
Leah Mae Phillips age 92 of Nashville, died on Monday May 7, 2007 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. She was born June 21, 1914 in Byron Township, Michigan the daughter of Carl Arthur and Ada Mae (Morman) Gillons. Leah attended the Hines School, she worked for Dr. Lofdallin in Nashville, she was a hostesses at the Marywood Country Club, and...
Russell Edward Langdon
May 5, 2007
Russell Edward Langdon, age 66 of Dowling, died on Saturday May 5, 2007 at Laurels Of Bedford in Battle Creek. He was born January 24, 1941 in Maple Rapids, Michigan the son of Ernest and Donna (Cook) Langdon. He was a graduate of Lansing Eastern High School in 1959. He worked for more than 30 years at the Veterans Hospital...
Douglas Walter Rivers
May 5, 2007
Douglas W. Rivers, age 50 of Hastings, died Saturday May 5, 2007 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born January 30, 1957 in Hastings, the son of Ronald L. and Dorothy E. (White) Rivers. Doug graduated from Hastings High School in 1975. He moved for a short time to California and then back to Hastings where...
Ruth E. Davis
May 3, 2007
Ruth E. Davis age 94 of Hastings, died on Thursday May 3, 2007 at her residence. She was born on August 18, 1912 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Clinton and Elsie (Bell) Englemeyer. They re-located to Kokomo, Indiana where she graduated from High School in 1930, she then attended Indiana University receiving an A.B. in Home Economics in...
Dane Michael Seeber
May 2, 2007
Dane Michael Seeber 2 month old son of Jamie Seeber and Jeri Hendershot died unexpectedly on Wednesday May 2, 2007 at his residence. Dane was born in Hastings on February 21, 2007. He is survived by his parents, 2 sisters, Alexia Herle and Macy Seeber, grandparents, Cheryl Seeber, John & Kathy Hendershot, Mike & Sally Seeber, Great-Grandparents, Kenneth Thacker, Helen...
Raymond L. Ridenour
Apr 27, 2007
Raymond L. Ridenour, age 82 of Hastings , died on Friday April 27, 2007 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Ray was born on August 27, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio the son of Andrew L. And Gessie (Wolcott) Ridenour. He graduated from Central (Saxton) High School in 1943. He was a World War II Veteran and faught in both the European...
Dorothy Ann Leonard
Apr 21, 2007
Dorothy Ann (Bradley) Leonard, age 90, of Gun Lake, Middleville, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at her residence. Dorothy was born in Saginaw Michigan on April 3, 1917, the daughter of John and Louise (Mellentine) Bradley, and graduated from St. Maryâ??s High School. She married Joseph M. Leonard Jr., also of Saginaw, on May 23, 1941. They lived...
Nancy J. Gorodenski
Mar 22, 2007
Nancy J. Gorodenski, age74 of Hastings, died on Thursday March 22, 2007 at Hastings Tendercare. Nancy was born June 13, 1932 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Raymond and Nellie (Gardner) Bolton. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1950. She worked for several Nursing Homes as a dietary manager. Nancy was also a Home Maker, she enjoyed her flowers,...
Bernadette Mae Doyle
Mar 19, 2007
Bernadette Mae Doyle, age 78 of Hastings, died Monday March 19,2007 at Hastings Tendercare. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 29, 1928 the daughter of Joseph and Cecelia (Novakoski) Uzarski. Bernadette graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1947, she then married Martin James Doyle on June 26, 1948 and Jim died November 26, 2003. They moved...
