George Edward Brown
Feb 2, 2020
George Edward Brown, age 98, of the Villages, Florida, passed away on February 2, 2020. George was born on December 8, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of George and Gertrude Anna (Esch) Brown.
George was a graduate of Mackenzie High School in Detroit, Michigan. He worked for the Detroit City Division of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company,...
Gerald Leroy Pattok
Jan 31, 2020
Gerald LeRoy Pattok, age 82, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on January 31, 2020. Gerald was born on October 7, 1937 in Hilliards, Michigan, the son of John and Anna (Lutostanski) Pattok.
Jerry was a 1955 graduate of Wayland Union High School. He ran track and played tennis and football in high school. He attended Kalamazoo College...
Kenneth Ray Sprague
Jan 31, 2020
Kenneth Ray Sprague, age 86, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on January 31, 2020. Kenneth was born on March 12, 1933 in Otter Lake, Michigan, the son of Ray and Eleanor (Sammons) Sprague.
Kenneth attended Bendle High School in Flint, Michigan. He was a retired construction worker, and previously worked at Buick. On October 30, 1990, he...
Catherine Rose Mead
Jan 30, 2020
Catherine (Cathy/Cate) Rose Mead, age 61, of White Cloud, MI, passed away January 30, 2020. She was born January 24, 1959 in Hastings, MI, the daughter of Leon and Sue (Bishop) Smith. Cathy was a 1977 graduate of Hastings High School.
Cate was a lover of animals, often fostering rescued cats and dogs. She was a leader...
Jack Forrest Coykendall
Jan 28, 2020
Jack Forrest Coykendall of Hastings died on January 28, 2020 in Hastings Township, Michigan. He was born July 19, 1935 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Guy and Doroth (Downs) Coykendall. He graduated from Hastings Hight School in 1953. He worked in the fish pole factory in Hastings until it closed. He moved to Lake Odessa,...
Lincoln David Shepherd
Jan 16, 2020
Lincoln David Shepherd was still born on January 16, 2020 in Hastings, Michigan. He leaves behind his mother is Chasity Lynn Hester and father Benjamin Dean Shepherd, brother Jackson Shepherd and sister Emily Shepherd, grandparents Patty Brunke, and Bryan and Juanita Hester, and uncle Matt Siple. There are no services planned.
Carol Jeanne Stark
Jan 10, 2020
Carol Jeanne Stark, age 82, of Hastings, passed away on January 10, 2020. She was born on September 23, 1937, the daughter of Bill and Helena (Scramlin) McCall.
Carol was a 1955 graduate of Hastings High School and retired from Hastings Manufacturing after 34 years of service.
Carol enjoyed taking her little dog Tiki to...
Marilyn "Joy" Ward
Jan 7, 2020
Marilyn "Joy" Ward, age 77 of Hastings, passed away on January 7, 2020. She was born on February 14, 1942 in Newbury, Missouri, the daughter of Carl and Pauline (Wilson) Decker. Joy married Robert Ward on December 26, 1958, and they enjoyed 57 years together before his death in 2016.
Joy worked for several years in retail...
Rocky Clare Rabishaw
Jan 6, 2020
WAYLAND-Rocky Clare Rabishaw, formerly of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on January 6, 2020. He was born on August 14, 1953, the son of Albert O. and Carolyn "Joyce" (Freer) Rabishaw.  He is survived by his sister Zandra Rabishaw Wrobleski and sister-in-law Joan Rabishaw. Rocky was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Melva J. Rabishaw and brother Ronald...
Terry Mac Johnson
Jan 3, 2020
Terry "TJ" Mac Johnson, age 67, of Hastings, passed away on January 3, 2020. He was born on September 3, 1952 in Hayti, Missouri, the son of William and Ruby Jewell (Ballard) Johnson.
On July 5, 1997, Terry married Janet Boersma. They were together for 34 years and enjoyed 22 years of marriage. Terry proudly served his...
Daniel Merl Clemens
Jan 2, 2020
Daniel Merl Clemens, age 70 of Hastings, passed away on January 2, 2020. He was born on December 1, 1949 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Claud and Doris (Clem) Clemens.
Daniel was a 1967 graduate of Lakewood High School and attended Kellogg Community College and Ferris State University. He retired from General Motors, where he worked...
Billy Raymond Sines
Jan 1, 2020
Billy Raymond Sines, age 80 of Hastings, passed away on January 1, 2020. He was born on October 21, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Mack and Edith Sines.
Billy was a 1958 graduate of Middleville High School. He proudly served in the Navy and worked as an engineer in Middleville and at General Motors for...
Christine Dolores Anderson
Jan 1, 2020
Christine Dolores Anderson, age 72 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on January 1, 2020.
Christine was born the youngest of the first triplets born in Barry County on December 31, 1947 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Dale Richard and Lilah Dolores Sunday Hall. She was a 1966 graduate of Hastings High School. Christine worked at the...
Helen Noteboom
Dec 30, 2019
Helen (Yurisich) Noteboom age 80 of Hastings, Michigan went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ and his blessed mother, Mary, Queen of Heaven on December 30, 2019 at 3:00 PM (the hour of Divine Mercy), after a six-month battle with cancer.
She is survived by her husband James Noteboom, sons Terry (Brenda) Noteboom, Mark (Koleen) Noteboom,...
Joshua Kent Dewey
Dec 27, 2019
Joshua Kent Dewey, 32 of Hastings passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2019. Josh was born in Hastings Michigan on September 21, 1987. From the time Josh was a young child, he was always very inquisitive, he would disassemble every new toy piece by piece just to figure out how it worked and new ways that he could make...
James Bruce Williams
Dec 26, 2019
James Bruce Williams, age 75 of Hastings, passed away on December 26, 2019.
James was born in Hastings, Michigan on July 6, 1944, the son of Lafayette and Sophia (Cooke) Williams. He was a 1962 graduate of Nashville High School (Maple Valley). James worked for General Motors for 32 years, retiring in the mid 90's. On May...
Jean-Paul "Jp" Soucy
Dec 25, 2019
Jean-Paul, age 82 of Thonotosassa, FL passed away December 25, 2019 with loved ones by his side. JP was born in Magog, Quebec, Canada May 18, 1937 the son of Marieanne Boivin and Camille Soucy. He grew up on a farm in Compton, Quebec. He attended mechanics school in Montreal and worked as a mechanic from 1964 until 1976...
"Cj" Charles Albert Dennis, Jr.
Dec 22, 2019
Charles "CJ" Albert Dennis, Jr. of Wayland died on December 22, 2019 in Wyoming, Michigan at age 26 after battling an illness. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 3, 1993. He graduated from Thornapple Kellogg School in Middleville, Michigan in 2012. He was working at Bradford White. CJ was a writer who loved animals, especially his...
Shirley Marie Blakely
Dec 20, 2019
Shirley Marie Blakely, age 67 of Freeport, Michigan, passed away on December 20, 2019. Shirley was born on June 16, 1952, the daughter of Dennis and Alice (Nash) Frederickson.
Shirley was a 1971 graduate of Lakewood High School. On December 1, 1972, she married Randy Blakely. Shirley worked at Pennock Hospital and Dr Wildern's Office until her...
Richard "Dick" Carlin
Dec 18, 2019
Richard Carlin (Dick) age 92 of Richland, Michigan passed away December 18, 2019 at Borgess Place in Kalamazoo. Dick was born August 2, 1927 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Elza and Ardis (Miske) Carlin. Richard graduated from Hastings High School in 1945. He worked as a machinist, welder and self-employed as a cabinet maker, retiring in 1991.
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