John Charles Gaskill
Jul 28, 2020
John Charles Gaskill, age 62 of Hastings, passed away on July 28, 2020. John was born on June 3, 1958, the son of Charles Robert Gaskill and Betty Lou Burchett. He attended Hastings High School.
He received his pilot's license and loved to fly. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, and practice shooting with his kids.
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Rhoda Vione Lehman
Jul 23, 2020
Rhoda V. (Taylor) Lehman, 71, of Hastings Michigan September 8, 1948 – July 23, 2020
Rhoda lived a life full of joy. She enjoyed playing the organ, and raising animals, especially her cats. Sewing was one of her favorite past times and helping others with the local food pantry and women's abuse center. Rhoda was a very...
Sandra Ann Smith
Jul 20, 2020
Sandra Ann Smith, age 21, of Hastings passed away on July 20, 2020. She was born on February 18, 1999 and raised by her grandparents James and Sandy Breitner.
Sandra was a 2017 graduate of Hastings High School. She worked in Daycare at Y-Time from 2017 to 2020.
Sandra enjoyed painting, Legos, Olaf (Frozen), fishing,...
Fern Marion Lind
Jul 20, 2020
Fern Marion Lind
Of Hastings, died on July 20, 2020 in Nashville, Michigan at age 94. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on June 8, 1926. She attended Monroe Country School in Johnston Township. She married Willard Lind on August 25, 1945. In her earlier years, Fern enjoyed dancing with her husband Willard. The M66 home...
Florine V. Morgan
Jul 19, 2020
Florine V. Morgan, age 98, passed away on July 19, 2020 at 9:00 PM at Thornapple Manor, Hastings, Michigan. She was received into Heaven by her mother, father, husband Bo, and son Michael Ray, who preceded her in death.
Florine was born on January 27, 1922 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Joe D. and Gertrude E....
Carol Ann Etts
Jul 16, 2020
Carol Ann Etts of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on July 16, 2020 at the age of 78. Carol was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on August 13, 1941, the daughter of Andrew and Marion (Skiffington) Wolfe.
She was a 1975 graduate of Gull Lake High School. On May 17, 1958, Carol married Floyd Etts and enjoyed 38...
Russell Roy Wilkins
Jul 13, 2020
Russell Roy Wilkins, age 60, passed away on July 13, 2020 in Byron Center, Michigan. He was born in Hastings, Michigan on February 16, 1960 the son of Russell and Donna (Kidder) Wilkins.
Russell was a 1978 graduate of Thornapple-Kellogg High School and worked for Charleton Park and Environmental Coatings. He was a fabricator/developer. He enjoyed gardening,...
Charlie Conklin
Jul 8, 2020
Charlie Conklin, age 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 8, 2020 at Glen Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek.
He was born in Dowling, Michigan on June 28, 1936 to Leslie and Agnes (Ketchum) Conklin and lived in the Dowling area all his life (minus a 3-year stint in the Army). He loved...
Jerry Harman Fager
Jul 7, 2020
Jerry Harman Fager, age 84, passed away on July 7, 2020 with his wife of 38 years by his side.
Jerry was born on December 12, 1935 in Marion, Indiana to Orval and Mary Fager.
He attended high school in Converse, Indiana and graduated in 1953. Jerry worked at Hastings Manufacturing as a Supervisor for...
Theodore James Allerding
Jul 6, 2020
Theodore James Allerding, age 85 of Hastings, passed away on July 6, 2020. Theodore was born on August 11, 1934 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Nile and Velma (Harry) Allerding.
Ted attended Hastings High School and was a farmer and heavy equipment operator. On December 21, 1957, Ted married Phyllis Silsbee, and they enjoyed 45 years...
Gerard Michael Marczynski
Jul 1, 2020
Gerard Michael Marczynski, age 57, of Sparta, passed away on July 1, 2020. Gerard was born on August 24, 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Raymond and Rita Marczynski.
Gerard was a graduate of Western Michigan University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Management. On November 5, 1998, Gerard married Ronda Steinbrecher. He worked for Autocam...
Dean Wayne Shade
Jul 1, 2020
Dean Wayne Shade, age 86, of Hastings passed away on Wednesday July 1, 2020. Dean was born on September 8, 1933 at home in Lake Odessa, Michigan to parents Wayne Harlen and Mildred Letha (Haynes) Shade as one of eleven children.
On November 11, 1954 Dean married Margaret Lois Shumaker, who preceded him in death, and they...
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,...
