Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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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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...

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,...

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...

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. ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...