Patricia Ann Lancaster
Feb 17, 2021
Patricia Ann (Roscoe) Lancaster passed away just shy of her 81st birthday on February 17, 2021. She was born on March 30, 1940, the daughter of Delbert and Violet (Curtus) Lancaster in Hastings, Michigan, living the entirety of her life in and around the community of her birth. Patricia was a loving mother of six children. She served those...
Leonard Harvey Spyker
Feb 17, 2021
Leonard Harvey Spyker, age 90 of Tellico Village, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Park West Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana September 22, 1930.
After moving to Michigan with his parents as a child, he attended schools in Battle Creek, graduating from Battle Creek Central High School. He married his...
Charles Earl Hubbell
Feb 12, 2021
Charles Earl Hubbell, age 61 of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away on February 12, 2021. He was born on October 11, 1959 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of William and Donna (Polhemus) Hubbell.
Charles previously worked at Ace Hardware, Lowes, and Walmart. He loved fishing - summer and winter - and even lived in Bradenton, Florida for...
Marian Bea Golyar
Feb 12, 2021
Marian Bea (Schaeff) Golyar, age 59, a long-time resident of Hastings, Michigan passed away on February 12, 2021. She was born on April 22, 1961 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Donald E. and Shirley J. (Jenkins) Schaeff Sr.
Marian liked riding motorcycles, knitting and crafting, and loved her grandkids.
Marian is preceded in death...
Denver Forest Kiersey
Feb 9, 2021
Denver F. Kiersey, age 94 of Hastings passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Woodlawn Meadows Assisted Care.
Mr. Kiersey was born on July 2, 1926 in Lansing, MI, the son of Donald Sr. & Eleanor Kiersey. He was raised in the Northport area attending Northport High School graduating in 1944.
Denver was a...
Mary Helen Pennington
Feb 9, 2021
Mary Helen Pennington, age 66 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on February 9, 2021. She was born on October 26, 1954 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Leon and Crystene (Lentz) Jasperse.
Mary was a 1972 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School. On April 8, 1989, she married Michael Pennington, and they enjoyed 28 years together...
June Frances Vandenburg
Feb 5, 2021
June Frances (Colvin) VanDenburg, 93, passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2021.
June was born in Hastings, Michigan on December 3, 1927, the daughter of Elmer and Ina (Ballie) Colvin. She attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1945.
On May 17,1947, June married Robert VanDenburg and they were blessed with seventy-one years of marriage. As...
Leslie "Jim" James Sweeney
Feb 3, 2021
Leslie "Jim" James Sweeney, age 66 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on February 3, 2021. Jim was born on July 11, 1954, the son of Leslie Leroy and Yvonne (James) Sweeney in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Jim was a 1972 graduate of Thornapple Kellogg High School. On December 9, 2005, Jim married Candi Stow, and they enjoyed 15...
Sandra Sue Gilbert
Jan 29, 2021
Sandra Sue Gilbert, age 60 of Hastings, passed away on January 29, 2021. She was born on February 8, 1960 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Larry and Judith (Stadel) Raffler.
Sandra attended Lakewood High School. She worked for Hastings Mutual Insurance in the Claims Department. Sandra struggled with diabetes since she was a teenager. She loved...
Gail Marie Connor
Jan 25, 2021
Gail Marie Connor, age 74 of Hastings, passed away on January 25, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Loren and Myrtle (Sousley) Sawyer.
Gail attended Godwin High School. On May 25, 1963 she married Earl Connor, and they enjoyed 57 years together. She worked for Keeler Brass and...
John "Pat" Patrick Mcguire
Jan 23, 2021
John Patrick "Pat" McGuire, age 81 of Middleville, Michigan, passed away on January 23, 2021. Pat was born on August 20, 1939 the son of Charles and Shirley (Sergeant) McGuire.
Pat was a 1957 graduate of Hastings High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Alma College in 1962. He continued to pursue his love of geology...
Steven Lee Reid
Jan 23, 2021
Steven Lee Reid, age 69, of Hastings, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on January 23, 2021.
Steve was born February 13th, 1951 in Hastings, to Don and Dorothy (Bower) Reid. As a child, Steve worked with his dad at the Reid Roller Rink. He attended Hastings area schools and participated in many activities...
Robert Eugene Bryans
Jan 21, 2021
Robert Eugene Bryans, age 90, of Hasting, MI passed away on January 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the son of Carl and Myrtle (Coleman) Bryans.
He is survived by the love of his life and best friend for 67 years of marriage, Marilyn (Molitor) Bryans. Also surviving are his sons Robert...
Paul "Trum" Gary Peterson
Jan 21, 2021
Paul Gary Peterson (Trum), age 77 of Hastings, Michigan went to heaven peacefully on January 21, 2021 at home. He was born on May 8, 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Wayne and Mary (Finlan) Peterson.
Trum was a 1961 graduate of Hastings High School and a 1965 graduate from Central Michigan University. He was...
Frank Edward Willis
Jan 20, 2021
Frank Edward Willis, age 90 of Middleville, passed away on January 20, 2021. Frank was born on June 22, 1930 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the son of Evart and Stella (Muir) Willis.
Frank proudly served in the US Navy. He worked as a manager at Gem Industries, and then retired from Bradford White. In September 1958, he married...
Gregory Lee Hull
Jan 20, 2021
Gregory Lee Hull, age 63, passed away January 20, 2021. Greg was born October 18, 1957 to Wayne and Norma Hull. Greg retired from Barry County Road Commission in 2017. He was a mechanic and enjoyed golf, guns, traveling and beer. Greg is preceded in death by his parents and siblings Leisha and Steve Hull. A memorial will be...
Patricia "June" Brown
Jan 14, 2021
Patricia June Brown, known by friends and family as "June", passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family and friends, on Thursday, January 14 th , 2021, at the age of 67.
June was born on June 30 th , 1953, the only daughter of Clair and Corrie Brown. She was preceded in death by...
Lois Fay Gibson
Jan 13, 2021
Lois Fay Gibson, age 97 of Hastings, passed away on January 13, 2021. Lois was born on September 14, 1923, the daughter of Admiral Dewey and Ruby Jane (Scott) Anderson.
Lois was a 1941 graduate of Hastings High School. On November 10, 1945, Lois married Gerald D. Gibson, and they enjoyed 65 years together before his passing....
Robert Tossava
Jan 13, 2021
Robert William Tossava (Tossy), age 79 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on January 13, 2021. Bob was born in Clawson, Michigan on August 25, 1941, the son of Peter and Doris Tossava. They moved to Hastings in 1945. He attended area schools and graduated from Hastings High School in 1960.
Bob married Carolyn Williams in 1964. They...
Lawrence Angus Plaunt
Jan 12, 2021
Lawrence Plaunt, 84, known as "Tickle Grampa" to the grandkids, went home with Jesus after a stroke on January 12, 2021 from Thornapple Manor.
He loved his God, family, and many friends. One of 14 siblings born in Mackinaw City, he grew up loving the Great Lakes and worked for a time on railroad car carriers across...
