Ruth Irene Auten
Jul 30, 2012
Ruth Irene Auten, age 87 of Brooksville, Florida passed away July 30, 2012 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings, where she has resided since June 2011.
She was born in Dearborn, Michigan on November 12, 1924, the daughter of Clayton and Ethel (Hilts) Wildfong. Ruth attended Dearborn High School, in Dearborn, Michigan, graduating in 1942.
Ruth...
Sharon Ann Mcginness
Jul 27, 2012
Sharon Ann McGinness, age 60 of Middleville, Michigan passed away Friday, July 27, 2012, very unexpectedly at Pennock Hospital in Hastings.
Sharon worked for Stephenson & Lawyer for 22 years and Zondervan for 10 years, both of Grand Rapids. She married Jim McGinness on November 28, 1968.
Sharon is survived by her husband, James McGinness...
Neal Ernest Wilkins
Jul 26, 2012
Neal E. Wilkins, age 67 of Freeport passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 22, 1944 in Hastings, the son of Ernest and Beulah (Kidder) Wilkins. Neal attended Thornapple Kellogg High School, graduating in 1964.
He honorably served in the US Army, during the Viet Nam War era. Neal worked for...
Patsy Lou Chamberlain
Jul 24, 2012
Pat attended High School in Battle Creek. She graduated in 1951 from nursing training with an RN degree in South Bend, Indiana. Pat's career as a registered nurse in Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky gave her great joy. She was an obstetrical nurse for 25 years, psychiatric nurse at the VA in Battle Creek, Michigan and served at Pennock Hospital...
Isa Nathan Shultz
Jul 24, 2012
Isa Nathan Shultz, age 62 of Hastings passed away July 24, 2012 at Grand Rapids Metro Hospital. He was born December 26, 1949 in Hastings, Michigan the son of Bernard and Eva Shultz.
Isa attended Hastings High School. He married Mary Hess on June 21, 1991. Isa worked for Signs Auto, Jerry's Tires and did some self...
Richard A. Conrad
Jul 21, 2012
Richard A. "Dick" Conrad, age 73, of Woodland passed away July 21, 2012 at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was born October 1, 1938 the son of Virgil and Winifred (Cappon) Conrad.
Dick attended Woodland High School. He lived his whole life on the family farm in Woodland. Dick worked for the family business, the...
Gary Joseph Bekker
Jul 20, 2012
Gary Joseph Bekker age 55 of Hastings passed away Friday, July 20, 2012.
He was born April 1, 1957 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Orville and Frances (Hickman) Bekker. Gary attended Northview High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He honorably served in the United States Navy. Gary married Brenda Slaughter on February 3, 1979. He...
Charles Franklin Hoffman (Thumper)
Jul 16, 2012
Charles Franklin Hoffman (Thumper) age 46 of Nashville passed away July 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 6, 1965 the son of the Dorrance and Dorothy (Leonard) Hoffman. Chuck attended Hastings High School, receiving his GED in 1989.
He loved music and started off playing music with his family. Chuck worked for Stephenson and...
Justin Crofoot
Jul 16, 2012
On Halloween of 1978 Justin David Crofoot entered this world by way of Elise L. Crofoot in the city of Lansing , Michigan. Both he and the world had no idea what they were in for. His life was the epitome of random thoughts and actions culminating in in the creation of a universe only he could ever really explain....
Thelma Maude Treat
Jul 13, 2012
Thelma Maude (Kidder) Treat of Hastings, passed away July 13 th 2012 at Thornapple Manor with her family by her side. She was 86 years old, Thelma was born April 13, 1926 in the Freeport area. Thelma had congestive heart failure and diabetes for many years. Thelma's hurt is gone, she is in peace now.
She married...
Pam S. Patten
Jul 10, 2012
Pam S. Patten, age 60, of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012. She was born April 8, 1952, at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, Michigan, to Robert and Doreen Sherman. She attended and graduated from Maple Valley High School in 1970. She also graduated from Wrights Beauty Academy in 1972, followed by graduating at the top of her class as...
Judy Marie Martinez
Jul 10, 2012
Judy Marie Martinez, age 62 of Hastings passed away on July 10, 2012 at Lifespan Hospice in Battle Creek.
She was born March 14, 1950, in Napoleon, Ohio, the daughter of Santos Martinez Sr. and Guadalupe (Melchor) DeLaCerda. Judy attended Hamler High School in Hamler, Ohio, graduating in 1968. She worked for ten years as a secretary/receptionist...
Wendell Lloyd Smith
Jul 4, 2012
Wendell Lloyd Smith, age 80 of Hastings passed away at Carveth Village, Middleville, after seven years battling with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
He was born September 3, 1931, the son of Harold and Zelma (Hastings) Smith. Wendell attended Nashville High School, graduating in 1949. In 1983 he retired from Clark Equipment, after 33 years of service. Following retirement, he...
Kenneth Wayne Vandenburg
Jun 28, 2012
Kenneth Wayne VanDenburg, age 86 of Hastings passed away June 28, 2012 at his residence.
He was born October 22, 1925 in Hastings the son of George and Ruth (Schiefla) VanDenburg. Ken attended and graduated from Hastings High School.
Ken enlisted in the Navy March 3, 1944. After boot training his second assignment was aboard...
Reverend Richard Lee Myers
Jun 24, 2012
Reverend Richard Lee Myers, age 75, of Gaylord, MI passed away June 24, 2012 in Hastings, MI. He was born on August 30, 1936 in Hastings, son of Floyd and Virginia (Gilding) Myers.
He graduated from Hastings High School in 1954, Otterbein College in Westerville, OH in 1958 and...
Mable Marie Osis
Jun 23, 2012
Mable Marie Osis, age 92, of Hastings passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Hastings. She was born January 10, 1920 in Canora, Canada the daughter of Lawrence W. and Bertha E. (Norris) Snodgrass. She attended Norway School in Canada. Mable moved to Dowagiac, Michigan in 1940, lived in Battle Creek, MI for four years and then moved to Hastings...
Julie Ann Olsen (Kat)
Jun 22, 2012
Julie Ann Olsen (also known as Kat), age 34 of Hastings, MI passed away June 22, 2012 at her residence in Mt. Washington, KY.
She was born July 23, 1977 in Eaton Rapids, MI, the daughter of Janet A. Olsen of Waunakee, WI and Richard W. Olsen...
Catherine Ann "Katy" Shepler
Jun 22, 2012
Catherine Ann (Katy) Shepler, age 50 of Woodland, Michigan passed away at her home Friday, June 22, 2012. Katy was born April 9, 1962 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings to Arthur Shepler and Nella (Lyons) Shepler. She attended Hastings High School and graduated in 1980.
Katy worked at Hastings Mutual Insurance after High School and after moving...
Grace C. Howell
Jun 18, 2012
Grace C. Howell age 95 of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on June 18, 2012 at Clark Retirement Center in Grand Rapids.
She was born December 16, 1916 in Kalamo, Michigan the daughter of Burl and Celia (Curtis) Will. Grace attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1934. She worked as a country school teacher in rural Barry...
Lyndia Kay Crawford
Jun 17, 2012
Lyndia (McNutt) Crawford, age 65 of Hastings passed away June 17, 2012 at St. Mary Hospital in Grand Rapids.
She was born February 15, 1947 in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of George and Norma J. (Anderson) McNutt. Lyndia attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1965. She worked at the Viking Corporation in Hastings for 41 years, from...
