Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 14, 2018

Frederic Emery Wilcox, age 80 of Hastings, Michigan passed away April 14, 2018 at the Ely Manor in Allegan, Michigan. Fred was born in Hastings, Michigan on April 3, 1938, the son of Lyle D. and Brenice V. (Pierce) Wilcox.  He married Donna Kay Sandbrook on January 11, 1958. Fred worked at Hastings Aluminum Products as a Tool and Die...

Apr 14, 2018

Carl William Cabral passed away unexpectedly April 14, 2018, after battling Alzheimer's.

He was born June 28, 1944 in Escanaba, Michigan to Betty Brinker-Perry. He spent his school years in both Escanaba and Nashville, Michigan, where he played High School Football. He graduated from Maple Valley High School in Nashville, Michigan in 1963.

Carl immediately...

Apr 14, 2018

Leon S. Lewis, age 87 of Morley, Michigan and formerly Hastings, Michigan, passed away April 14, 2018. Leon was born on July 4, 1930 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Harvey and Edith (Sage) Lewis.  He attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1948.   Leon worked for the Royal Coach Co., in Middleville, Michigan, was an engineer at E. W. Bliss...

Apr 13, 2018

Sharon Lynn Duits, age 74 of Hastings, passed away April 13, 2018 at her home, with her family at her side. Sharon was born on April 21, 1943 in Ionia, Michigan, the daughter of Victor and Dorotha (Grounds) Inman.  She graduated from Hastings High School in 1961.  Sharon married Rick A. Duits on November 5, 1977.   She worked for...

Apr 11, 2018

Eloise Fern Orsborn passed away this past April in Florida.  She was 96 years old. Fern was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved to Hastings with her family at an early age.  She lived most of her life in Hastings and married Albert L. Orsborn in 1939.  They moved to Lansing, Michigan in 1962 and returned to Hastings...

Apr 7, 2018

Clarence "Bud" McCulligh, age 90 of Hastings, died on April 7, 2018, in Hastings, Michigan. He was born on October 6, 1927 in Strongs, Michigan, the son of Herbert and Leona (Perry) McCulligh. He attended Hulbert High School. He served in the United States Navy during WW2. On February 14, 1947 he married Faye Tolman. He worked as a...

Apr 6, 2018

Matthew "Matt" Reed Wood passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Matt, age 60, of Hastings, was born August 12, 1957, in Carmel, California, to William and Hattie (Gates) Wood.  The family moved back to the Grand Rapids area when Matt was an infant. Matt attended Forest Hills Central, graduating in 1975.   He enlisted in...

Mar 30, 2018

Merle Edwina Sears, age 73 of Middleville, Michigan, went home to be with her loving Savior on March 30, 2018. Merle was born on February 11, 1945 in Vicksburg, Michigan, the daughter of Marcellus and Veronica (Weiler) Claypool.   She attended Thornapple Kellogg High School, in Middleville, graduating in 1963.   Merle married Donald Sears on August 9, 1963 and they...