Martin William Bigley
May 31, 2022
Martin William Bigley, age 79, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 31, 2022, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Martin was born on June 29, 1942, the son of John and Marian Bigley.
Martin married Ruth Blain August 13, 1965. He proudly served his country as a US Marine. Martin received his bachelor's degree in Pastoral Study in...
Elsie Marie Dewitt
May 26, 2022
Elsie "Marie" (Powers) (Burandt) DeWitt, age 82 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Marie was born February 16, 1940 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She spent the majority of life in Battle Creek, Hastings and Middleville, Michigan.
She married Wiliam Burandt. They resided in the Chicago area until returning...
Helen Louise Brown
May 15, 2022
Helen Louise Brown, age 85, of Woodland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on May 15, 2022, and is now in heaven with her husband, whom she missed so much. Helen was born on September 24, 1936, in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Howard and Georgia (Wolfe) Davis.
Helen was a 1955 graduate of Lake Odessa...
Candice Jean Roeder
May 11, 2022
Candice Jean Dreger Roeder passed away peacefully on May 11, 2022, following a tragically short battle with ALS. She was the youngest of three daughters, born to Nila Irene (Bluemly) Dreger and Richard Wayne Dreger on December 26, 1954, in East Grand Rapids, MI.
Candice fell in love with Jerry (Gerald) DeRuiter and they married in 1975. ...
Sandra Ruth Drummond
May 9, 2022
Sandra Ruth Drummond passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by loved ones on May 9, 2022.
Sandra was born December 4, 1945 in Lakewood, Ohio. She was the oldest of five children, followed by her departed brother Charles Ross II, her sister's Bonnie Cripe (Keith) and Pam Kline (Rick), and her brother Mike Ross...
Beverly Ann Brooks
May 7, 2022
Beverly Ann (Belson) Brooks passed away at the age of 88 on Saturday, May 7, 2022, after a valiant fight against kidney disease.
She was born on April 15,1934 in Nashville, Michigan. She was the only daughter of Roy and Theresa Belson and graduated from Nashville High School. On September 6, 1953, she married the love of...
Ruth "Irene" Cole
May 7, 2022
Ruth "Irene" Cole, 93, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 6, 2022. Irene was born on June 22, 1928, the daughter of Howard and Ruth (Beach) Springer.
Irene married Dale Cole on January 6, 1945, and they began their married life on Dale's family farm on Dowling Road. Once retired, Dale and Irene bought a home...
Bruce Alan Sherman
May 4, 2022
Bruce Alan Sherman, age 62, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 4, 2022. Bruce was born on December 26, 1959, the son of Richard and Bonnie (Vorheis) Sherman.
Bruce was a 1978 graduate of Hastings High School where he played football and was in the band and orchestra. Bruce was also an Eagle Scout. On December...
Rick M. Pennington
May 1, 2022
Rick M. Pennington, age 74, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away May 1, 2022, in Hastings, Michigan.
Rick was born on April 18, 1948, in Hastings, Michigan, to Ken and Barbara (Newton) Pennington. He graduated from Hastings High School. He worked for HEL, LTD as a machine repair supervisor. On January 26, 1990, he married Karen Ann Thompson....
Joshua David Holdaway
Apr 30, 2022
Joshua David Holdaway, age 33, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on April 30, 2022 at Spectrum Health Blodgett in East Grand Rapids, Michigan after a long battle with a severe immune condition.
Joshua was born on January 22, 1989, the son of David Holdaway and Holly (Gibson) Kendall. Joshua was a 2009 graduate of Hastings High School....
Jack Thomas Cook Iii
Apr 30, 2022
Jack Thomas Cook III, age 46, of Enterprise, Alabama previously of Midland Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2022, in Hastings, Michigan. Jack was born on June 10, 1975, the son of Jack and Carolyn Cook.
Jack attended Bullock Creek High School and proceeded on to earn his Associate Degree in Turf Management from Michigan State...
Alyssa Jean Mennell
Apr 28, 2022
Alyssa Jean Mennell, age 34 of Hastings, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Hastings, Michigan on September 23, 1987, the daughter of Loni Bennett and Chris Mennell. She lived in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 2005. She enjoyed reading, music, gardening, animals and...
Ivan Junior King
Apr 26, 2022
Ivan Junior King, age 93, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on April 26, 2022, in Hastings, Michigan.
Ivan was born in Charlotte, Michigan on July 2, 1928, the son of Harvey and Winifred (Sanford) King. He was a 1945 graduate of Charlotte High School and attended Michigan Tech University, Michigan State University, and Texas A&M studying Civil...
Lois Ann Von Seggern
Apr 21, 2022
Lois Ann Von Seggern, 94, of Hastings, MI died Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Lois was born April 24, 1927, in Oakland, Nebraska to Walter and Bertha (nee Schroeder) Von Essen, and baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran church near Hooper, Nebraska. She attended West Point High School. She graduated and earned a normal training certificate...
Roy Allen Stadel
Apr 18, 2022
Roy Allen Stadel, age 61, of Hastings, Michigan passed away on April 18, 2022. Roy was born on April 29, 1960, in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Charles and Betty (Rule) Stadel.
Roy grew up on a farm in Carolton Township. He graduated from Lakewood High School. Roy enjoyed building things with Legos and was a member...
James Richard Breitner
Apr 16, 2022
James Breitner, 93 years old, of Hastings, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family.
James was born to Richard Breitner and Ruth (Burrows) Breitner on November 9, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio.
He worked in the sawmill at the family business as a young man. Then James joined the...
Wanda Marie Golden
Apr 14, 2022
Wanda Marie (Cappon) Golden, passed away on April 14, 2022, at Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wanda was born on February 3, 1935 in Castleton Township, Michigan, the daughter of Cornelius and Nora (Adrainson) Cappon. Wanda was raised by her step-mother Viola (Kingsbury) Cappon.  She was a 1953 graduate of Woodland High School. Wanda married Russel Golden on...
Jessica Jo Smith-Chertos
Apr 10, 2022
Jessica Jo Smith-Chertos
Of Hastings, formally of Lakewood, died on April 10, 2022, in Grand Haven, Michigan at age 49. She was born on October 13, 1972, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Lakewood High School in 1991. She worked at Bradford White Corporation in Middleville, Michigan. Jessica was a horror movie buff, enjoyed reading, cooking,...
Doris B. Hendrian
Apr 6, 2022
Doris B. Hendrian, age 97 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on April 6, 2022. Doris was born on March 31, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of George and Esther (Fierk) Hendrian.
Doris was a 1981 graduate of Oakland Community College. For over 40 years, she was employed by General Motors,  Wixom Tool & Die,...
Cleo "Jake" Anthony Jacobs
Apr 2, 2022
Jake was born on January 6, 1921 in Hastings, Michigan and passed away on April 2, 2022, in Hastings, at age 101. Jake was a lifetime resident in the Hastings area. He attended St. Rose school for 10 years and graduated from Hastings High School in 1940. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Parish all his life....
