Frederick Raymond Sawdy
May 16, 2018
Fred Sawdy, age 87, of Hastings Township, died on May 16, 2018. He was born on June 23, 1930 to Miles and Florence (Vandlen) Sawdy and was raised in the Woodland, Michigan area. He attended grade school in Woodland and graduated high school in Lake Odessa in 1948. He married Doris Mote in 1949. They had 4 children -...
Mary Alice "Lipkey" Vandermolen
May 12, 2018
Mary Alice 'Lipkey' VanDerMolen, age 79, passed away peacefully in Hastings on Saturday, May 12, 2018.
Mary was born on May 29, 1938 in Hastings to Mabel and John Lipkey. Graduating from Cedar Lake Academy, Mary continued on to earn a Masters in Elementary Education. Teaching was something she loved to do.
She was preceded...
William "Bill" Merwin Keech
May 11, 2018
William "Bill" Merwin Keech, age 86 of Hastings, passed away May 11, 2018 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Bill was born February 9, 1932 in Hastings, Michigan the son of Chester and Metha Louise (Kesler) Keech. He attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1950.  Bill honorably serviced in the U.S. Army, during the Korean Conflict. Over the years, he...
Walter William Brown
May 8, 2018
Walter William Brown, age 49 of Delton, and formerly Woodland, passed away at his home on May 8, 2018. Walt was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 24, 1968, the special son of Harold William and Beverley Ann (Carpenter) Brown. Walt introduced his family to many special people over the years. The family would like to express their deep...
Russell Allen Solmes
May 7, 2018
Russell Allen Solmes, age 75 of Hastings, passed away May 7, 2018 at his home. He was born September 20, 1942 in Blue Island, Illinois. Son of Dewey Russell Solmes and Anna Mae Fridholm. He attended and graduated from Hastings High School in 1960. Russell worked for his father at Dewey's Sales and Service from a young age. He...
James Daniel Heney Jr.
May 6, 2018
James Daniel Heney, Jr., age 79 of Hastings and formerly Nashville, Michigan passed away at his residence May 6, 2018, surrounded by his family. James was born March 11, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of James D. Henry Sr., Grace (Staup) Whitehair and step-father, Richard Whitehair. He attended schools in the Barry County Area. Jim honorably served in the...
Robert Jack Mulder
May 6, 2018
Robert Jack Mulder, age 76 of Hastings, passed away May 6, 2018 at his residence. Robert was born on February 9, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Bernard and Gertrude (Kloss) Mulder. He attended Grandville High School, graduating in 1959. He honorably serviced in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles from 1959 to 1962. Bob married Norma...
Elaine Marie Hunter
May 5, 2018
Elaine Marie Hunter
Age 83, of Freeport, passed away on May 5, 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was born April 3, 1935 in Irving Township, Michigan, the daughter of Ivon and Martha (Elliott) Bird. She loved gardening, her Bible study at church and spending time with her grandchildren.
Elaine was preceded in death by...
Michael Ray Bennett
May 1, 2018
Michael Ray Bennett, age 40 of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly, May 1, 2018 at his home in Hastings. Mike was born on March 3, 1978 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Jeff and Robin (Eaton) Bennett. He received his GED from Hastings High School. Mike worked various jobs, did some factory work and also drove a tow truck. Mike was...
Phyllis Margaret Manning
Apr 30, 2018
Phyllis Margaret Manning, age 69 of Hastings, passed away April 30, 2018 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Phyllis was born July 28, 1948 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Richard William and Gennieve Louise (Shroyer) Teske. She attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1966.  Phyllis worked for Millers Ice Cream in her earlier years, the National Bank of Hastings and...
Michael Edmund Rashid
Apr 30, 2018
Michael Edmund Rashid, age 58 of Delton, passed away April 30, 2018 at his residence. Michael Rashid, was born June 30, 1959 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Edmund and Margaret (Neinstedt) Rashid. He attended Swartz Creek High School in Swartz Creek, Michigan, graduating in 1976.  Michael married Theresa Tumer on September 5, 1993 and they were married 24 years....
Betty Jean Avery
Apr 30, 2018
Betty Avery
Middleville, Mich. - Betty Jean Collins Avery, 87, of Middleville, Mich. joined Jesus her savior on April 30, 2018. She was born in Lafayette, Ind. January 30, 1931 but lived in Glen Ellyn, Ill. and Hastings, Mich. while raising her family. She eventually moved back to Indiana, living in Indianapolis and...
Robert Raymond Knoll
Apr 28, 2018
Robert Raymond Knoll, age 75 of Hastings, passed away April 28, 2018 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Robert was born November 10, 1942 in Plainwell, Michigan, the son of Maynard and June Esther (Hale) Knoll. He attended Otsego Schools, where he was raised. Robert married Betty Lou Harvath on June 25, 1988 and they were married 30 years. Bob...
Norma Jean Hitchcock
Apr 27, 2018
Norma Jean Hitchcock, age 94, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Norma was born on February 20, 1924 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Earl Harvey and Edith Alfreda (Rockwell) Butler. She attended Hickory Corners Kellogg High School, graduating in 1942. She married Dwight Ernest Hitchcock on August 10, 1942. Norma worked in the elementary libraries...
Hazel Wilson Brown
Apr 23, 2018
Hazel Wilson Brown
Age 89, longtime Hastings resident died April 23, 2018 at Woodlawn Meadows. She was born November 2, 1928, the daughter of Emmett and Ethel Wilson. She attended Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky and moved to Hastings in 1946 during her senior year and graduated from Hastings High School.
She married...
Jackie David Noel
Apr 23, 2018
Jackie David Noel, age 77 of Hastings, Michigan, passed away April 23, 2018. Jack was born on December 21, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Harvey and Dorothy (Deplanche) Noel. He was a High School graduate and served an apprenticeship at General Motors. He honorably served  in the U.S. Army in Germany. Jack worked for Hastings Piston Rings (Hastings...
Richard Lee Smith
Apr 23, 2018
Richard Lee Smith, age 63 of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly April 23, 2018 at his residence. Rick was born on October 29, 1954 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Richard Jack and Charlene Joy (Geisinger) Smith. Rick worked for Coffman Electric.  He enjoyed fishing, taking walks, riding his motorcycle, reading, camping and working with mechanics and electronics.  Rick also ...
Theron Kent Gibson
Apr 19, 2018
Theron Kent Gibson
Born June 14, 1937 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah to Theron George Gibson and Lorna Grace Carter Gibson. Died April 19, 2018 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He lived and attended schools in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California from 1938 until 1966. He lived in Sunfield, Michigan from 1966...
Mitzi Rae Pierce
Apr 17, 2018
Mitzi Rae Pierce, age 84 of Hastings, passed away April 17, 2018 at her residence. Mitzi was born on December 5, 1933 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of Woodrow J. and Lois I. (Sprague) Hinken. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1951 and KCC college in 1973, with a registered nursing degree. Mitzi married the love of her...
Deanna Jean Wieczorek
Apr 16, 2018
Deanna Jean Wieczorek, age 77 of Hastings, passed away April 16, 2018 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Deanna "Jean" was born May 6, 1940 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Delvin A. and Julia L. (Badgerow) Landes. She graduated from Woodland High School in 1958. Jean worked for the Ben Franklin store in her younger years. She retired...
