Jay Harmon Hare
Jun 30, 2020
Jay Harmon Hare, age 77, of Hastings, passed away on June 30, 2020. Jay was born on May 3, 1943, the son of Gerald and Letha (Gruesbeck) Hare. He attended Hastings High School ('61) and worked at Bliss Company as a Shipping Supervisor, retiring in 2002. Jay enjoyed fishing, lawn care, gardening, birdwatching, sports, reading, growing gladiolas, and long...
Kenneth Wade Wood
Jun 29, 2020
Kenneth Wade Wood, age 49, of Hastings, passed away on June 29, 2020. Kenneth was born on September 18, 1970 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Kenneth Ray and Margaret (Fluhr) Wood.
Ken was a 1989 graduate of Hastings High School. He worked for Bradford and White in Middleville and Bill Seif Chevrolet in Hastings, Michigan....
Harry Louis Kaufman
Jun 26, 2020
Harry Louis Kaufman was born in Lansing, Iowa on September 28, 1921 to George and Elizabeth Kaufman. Harry had two younger sisters, Betty and Virginia. He grew up hunting and fishing in northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River. He dredged clams and sold them to the local button factory for use in making mother of pearl buttons.
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Bonnie Jean Bryan
Jun 26, 2020
Bonnie Jean Bryan, age 71, of Battle Creek, passed away on June 26, 2020. Bonnie was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on May 12, 1949, the daughter of Charles and Marion (Burkman) Ericksen.
Bonnie was a homemaker and loved doing crossword puzzles and enjoyed being around family. She adored being a sister, daughter, mother and grandma. She loved...
Deloris Jean Dipp
Jun 22, 2020
Deloris Jean (Owen) Dipp passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the age of 88. She was born in Hastings, Michigan on September 23, 1931 to George and Florence (Hawkins) Owen. She was the oldest of 5 siblings. Her growing up years were spent in Hastings. In her sophomore year of high school, the family moved to Freeport,...
Donald Paul Freeman
Jun 20, 2020
Don passed away suddenly on June 20, 2020 in the arms of his wife whom he loved deeply.
Donald Freeman was born in Allegan Michigan on March 8, 1950 to Donald Miller Freeman and Marian (Bush) Freeman. He attended Wayland Highschool, graduating in 1968. Don then attended Michigan State University for 2 years, leaving to move to...
Gary Lee Howell
Jun 16, 2020
Gary Lee Howell, formerly of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2020, at the age of 65. Gary is survived by his wife, Amy; his former wife Brenda and their son Sean (Marina) Howell and his grandchild Sebi; his former wife, Jacque (Seagle), and their two children, Ian and Shane; and his step-daughters Elise and Riley Waugh. ...
Gary Lee White
Jun 16, 2020
Gary Lee White, age 61 of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was born on July 10, 1958 to parents Lloyd and Retha White. He spent the first few years in Morgantown, WV, then moved to Brighton, Michigan, attending Howell schools. Gary started working at a young age, and shared memories of this recently. At age 20,...
Dorothy J. Cappon
Jun 14, 2020
Dorothy J. (Bump) Cappon passed away on June 14, 2020 at Thornapple Manor. She was born in Hastings, Michigan on March 13, 1929 to Clarence and Myrtle L. (Cheeseman) Bump. She attended schools in Hastings and graduated from High School in 1947. She worked after school and on Saturdays at the Ben Franklin Store. After graduation, she worked as...
Reinhard Laubenstein
Jun 14, 2020
Reinhard Laubenstein, 69 of Hastings, died Sunday, June 14, 2020. He was born March 31, 1951 in Jena, East Germany the son of Jakob Laubenstein and Herta (Schenkle) Laubenstein. In 1954, Jakob and his family escaped Communist Germany to W. Germany and lived there for 2 years in a refugee camp. They were sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church, in...
Kenneth Richard Lancaster
Jun 9, 2020
Kenneth Richard Lancaster began life on August 29, 1934, and died on June 9, 2020. He spent all of those 85-plus years living in and around Hastings. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1953, when he then started at Hastings Manufacturing, spending much of his long career managing their Catalog Department. Before Alzheimer's disease stole Ken's abilities, he...
Gregory Bartlett Olney
Jun 4, 2020
Gregory Bartlett Olney, age 73 of Nashville, went to be with his heavenly father on June 4, 2020. Greg was born on March 22, 1947 in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Stanley Ira and Maribel (Buor) Olney.
Greg married Clara Ann Young on September 3, 1966. After marriage, Greg enlisted in the United States Marine Corp...
James J. Peck, Jr.
Jun 2, 2020
James J Peck Jr. Age 30 of Hastings, formerly of Detroit passed away June 2, 2020. He was born January 27, 1990 in Kalamazoo Mi. The son of James and Stacy (Ferguson) Peck.
He attended Delton-Kellogg and Hastings before graduating from Maple Valley. His work career began with Katerberg-VerHage, he worked for Maximum Quality for many years...
Joan Lenora Haywood
Jun 1, 2020
Joan Lenora Haywood was not shy about sharing her thoughts on how things should be. "Don (Joan's husband) always said that if there is ever a job opening for a professional opinion giver, I darn well better apply," she was fond of saying. A few days after saying she was ready to be reunited with her late husband and...
Egbert Keizer
May 28, 2020
Egbert (Bert) Keizer, age 75, left his residence for Heaven May 28th 2020. He was born January 6, 1945, the son of Aaldert and Clara (DeBoer) Keizer. Bert's family moved to Grand Rapids from the Netherlands when he was four years old and later moved to Hastings. Bert became a Christ Follower as a young boy. He later served...
Joan Eyvonne Taggart
May 24, 2020
Joan Eyvonne Taggart, age 79 of Freeport, Michigan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 24, 2020. Joan was born on December 31, 1940, the daughter of Warren and Myrtle (Waters) Kidder.
On July 26, 1957, Joan married Richard W. Taggart. She worked at Simpson Industries later known as Metadyne for 22 years before...
Jeffory Burton Gillons
May 24, 2020
Jeffory Burton Gillons, age 66 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 24, 2020 with his beloved son Jason and sister Terry by his side. Jeffory was born on March 15, 1954 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Wesley Burton and Opal Marie (Harvey) Gillons.
Jeffory attended Hastings High School. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and mushroom hunting....
Christopher Strahle
May 21, 2020
Christopher Strahle, age 29, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 21, 2020. Christopher was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 28, 1991, the son of Patty Ann (Cadwell) Knutson.
Christopher attended Kentwood Public schools and worked at Walgreen's as a team leader and then in the Pharmacy. He had just recently started at 5/3 Bank...
Mary Lee Armour
May 13, 2020
Mary Lee Armour, age 78 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on May 13, 2020. Mary was born on March 30, 1942, the daughter of Stewart W. and Willie Pearl (Jones) Kelley.
Throughout the years, Mary worked at Kellogg's Cereal Company and Hastings Fiberglass. She was a bus driver for Hastings Public Schools and also worked in real...
Kathy Ann Bundy-Pittelkow
May 4, 2020
Kathy Bundy-Pittelkow, 64, of Dowling, Michigan lost her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on May 4th. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children and her YaYa Sisters. Kathy was a fighter and she fought so hard to stay here. She was able to see the birth of her last grandchild and also to see her...
