Pearl Shindler Beers
Nov 9, 2012
Pearl S. Beers, age 98 of Hastings passed away November 9, 2012 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born November 18, 1913 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Forrest and Pearl (Weise) Shindler.
Pearl attended John Harris High School and Harrisburg Business School. She married Ernest Beers on August 11, 1934. Pearl was employed by J.H....
Marjory Jean Varney
Nov 2, 2012
Marjory Jean Varney , age 87 of Hastings , died Friday November 2 , 2012 at her families residence where she was cared for by her daughter Nancy . Marjory was born March 17, 1925 in Nashville , Michigan , the daughter of Theron and Ruth (Hawthorne) Belson . She graduated from Nashville High School in 1942 . She...
Frank R. Boniface
Oct 30, 2012
Frank R. Boniface age 95 of Hastings passed away Tuesday October 30, 2012 at Magnum Care in Hastings.
Frank was born November 19, 1916 in Prairieville Township, the son of Frank and Jennie (Raymond) Boniface. He attended school in Prairieville.
Frank married Leta Jones on September 5, 1936 and they were married for 61 years...
Grant R. Robinson
Oct 29, 2012
Grant Robinson age 91 of Hastings passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at his residence.
Grant was born on May 1, 1921 in Middleville, the son of Earl and Esther (Schleh) Robinson. He attended and graduated from Thornapple Kellogg High School of Middleville in 1939.
Grant honorably served in World War II from June 2,...
John Franklin Huntley Jr.
Oct 28, 2012
John F. Huntley, Jr., 71, of Hastings, Michigan, died early Sunday morning, October 28 after an extended battle with emphysema. He was born in Detroit on November 14, 1940 to Frank and Ruth (McCarty) Huntley. He moved to Hastings as a small child and spent the majority of his life there afterwards. He...
Mark Gregory Pennock
Oct 27, 2012
Mark Gregory Pennock, age 50 of Freeport passed away unexpectedly at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, on Saturday, October 27, 2012.
He was born April 16, 1962 in Sullivan, Missouri, the son of Lee and Helen (Issgrigs) Pennock. Mark grew up in Sullivan, Missouri, graduating from Sullivan High School in 1980. He married Leigh Bailey on June 18,...
Jeffrey Lynn Kelley
Oct 25, 2012
Jeffrey Lynn Kelley age 48 of Freeport passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his residence.
He was born December 16, 1963 in Hastings, the son of Michael Merle Kelley and Patricia (Truesdell-Kelley) Swihart. Jeffrey attended Hastings schools. He was employed at Bradford White in Middleville for seventeen years. Jeff loved family, playing with nieces, nephews and...
Omar Ray Cooper
Oct 22, 2012
Omar Ray Cooper age 73 of Hastings, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids.
He was born April 26, 1939 in Charters, Kentucky, the son of Minor and Jessie (Lewis) Cooper.
Omar honorably served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for General Motors Fisher Body, for many years....
Catherine Elizabeth Pittman
Oct 17, 2012
Catherine Elizabeth (Jones) Pittman passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012.
She was born August 4, 1913, Assyria Township, Bellevue, Michigan to Hugh and Irene Jones.
Catherine was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh S. and Irene (Cummings) Jones; husband, Thomas A. Pittman; brothers: Sherman Jones, Bellvue, MI and Louis Jones, Spring Lake, MI.
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Raymond Arthur Mead
Oct 12, 2012
Raymond Arthur Mead age 79 of Hastings passed away, Friday, October 12, 2012.
He was born October 30, 1932 in Hastings, the son of Clement (Ted) Mead and Ida (Shellenbarger) Mead. Ray attended Striker school in the early years, then Freeport school until 8 th grade, continuing on to Hastings High School where he graduated in 1951....
Georgia E. Otis
Oct 5, 2012
Georgia E. Otis, age 84 of Hastings passed away, Friday, October 5, 2012 at her residence.
She was born June 28, 1928 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Burl H. and Celia B. (Curtis) Will. Georgia attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1946. She married Paul Otis, Sr. on June 19, 1948. Georgia was employed by Gerald...
Patrick Joseph Loftus
Oct 3, 2012
Patrick Joseph Loftus, age 79 of Hastings passed away October 3, 2012 at St. Mary's hospital in Grand Rapids of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born March 24, 1933, in Ann Arbor to Henry J. and Elizabeth G. (nee Baker) Loftus, Patrick lived most of his life in Middleville and Hastings. He served in the 3 rd...
Ronna Kay Dove
Oct 2, 2012
Ronna K. Dove,  age 75 of Hastings passed away October 2, 2012 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born February 2, 1937 in Hastings, the daughter of Roland H. and Doris Leone (Williams) Taliaferro.  Ronna attended Hastings Schools.    She married Benjamin Dove on February 15, 1963.  Ronna was employed by Michigan Magnetics for 3 years, Hastings Manufacturing for 2...
Ruth Adell Mcdaniels
Sep 30, 2012
Ruth Adell McDaniels, age 92 of Hastings, passed away September 30, 2012 at Magnum Care in Hastings. She was born on March 3, 1920 in Stanley, North Dakota, the daughter of Carl and Ruth A. (Jackson) Moore. Ruth attended and graduated from Vermontville High School in 1935. She was a homemaker and a caregiver for most of her life....
Joseph A. Ulrich
Sep 28, 2012
Joseph A. Ulrich age 90 of Custer, Michigan passed away Friday, September 28, 2012.
He was born October 21, 1921 in Petoskey, Michigan the son of Michael E. and Margaret M. (Daniels) Ulrich.
Joe attended school in Petoskey and later in Hastings, graduating from Hasting High School in 1939. Joe honorably served in the U.S....
Stacy Hunt Rothrock
Sep 23, 2012
Stacy Hunt Rothrock, age 53, of Battle Creek, passed away at sunrise on Sunday, September 23, 2012. She was an angel on earth. Her loving husband realizes it was necessary for her to leave. Stacy has gone to obtain her wings.
She was born in Hastings, Michigan on November 18, 1958, to Pauline (Cheney) and Hubert Hunt....
Ellen L. White
Sep 20, 2012
Ellen L. White, age 96 of Hastings passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings.
She was born November 23, 1915 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of George and Anna (Bouner) Nihart. Ellen attended Lansing Eastern High School, graduating in 1933. She worked as a secretary in the Bath School system and for many years at...
Lynne Bernice Mead
Sep 18, 2012
Lynne Bernice Mead age 73 of Hastings, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
She was born on August 10, 1939 in Goshen, Indiana the daughter of Morris and Lillian (Anderson) Wood. Lynne graduated from high school in Bronson, Michigan. Lynne married Richard Mead on October 3, 1956. She was very dedicated to...
Melody Lagretta King
Sep 15, 2012
Melody LaGretta (Hussey) King age 82 of Hastings passed away September 15, 2012 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
She was born February 21, 1930 in Vermontville, Michigan the daughter of Charles and Geraldine (Hokanson) Hussey. Melody graduated from Charlotte High School in 1948.
She raised five sons and was a housewife until 1972...
Anne Louise Baum
Sep 10, 2012
Anne (Anna) Louise (Meyers) Baum died on September 10, 2012 at Woodlawn Meadows Retirement Village in Hastings, Michigan. She was 94 year old, and until 2 months before her death had been in relatively good health.
She was born November 28, 1917, in Browntown, Wisconsin. She was the youngest of four children of David Allen Meyers and...
