All Obituaries

Helen L. Sykora, age 93, of Marshall died early Thursday morning at Oaklawn Hospital.  Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear as more information becomes available.  

Edward Louis Waidely, age 90, of Marshall died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Marshall Nursing and Rehabilitation Community.    Arrangements are pending.  A full obituary will appear as more information becomes available.

Leo Duane Chichester Jr., age 70, of Marengo Twp., passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospital. He was born in Marshall, MI on January 21, 1950, the son of the late Leo Duane Chichester Sr. and Ruth (Decker) Chichester. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Veterans Hospital and had owned a comic book and trading card store in Marshall. Leo loved fishing and enjoyed bowling and golfing. He also liked to...

Alice F. Shepherd, 89, of Marshall died on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater. Alice was born on November 5, 1930 in Logan, West Virginia, to Marion and Tennessee (Gilliam) Jackson.  On June 6, 1956 she married Tommy Shepherd in Detroit.  He preceded her in death on March 18, 2006. Alice stayed home and raised her family, and she would babysit for others.  She attended the First Baptist Church of Marshall and the Fredonia Holiness...

      Austreberto “Albert” Arizmendi, age 88, of Marshall died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home in the loving care of his family. Mr. Arizmendi was born on May 16, 1931 in Coatepec Harinas, Mexico to Aurelio Arizmendi Mendoza and Marie del Refuio Mejia Vilchis. He set out for a better life in the United States in 1949 as a very young man.  He traveled throughout the country for several years as a farm worker.  He saw many parts of the country...

Deborah “Deb” M. Lehman, 70, of Battle Creek, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence in Battle Creek with her loving husband at her side. She was born November 7, 1949 in Battle Creek to George and Harriet “Betty” (Pike) Tidd. Deborah was a graduate of Bellevue High School where she met and then married Brian Lehman on June 7, 1969 at Bellevue United Methodist Church. She started her working career with Transamerica in Battle Creek...

Edward Charles Schoenfeld, age 83, of Marshall, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2020. Per the family's wishes, services are pending until it is safe to have a public gathering. A visitation with the family and a memorial service, with a luncheon to follow is planned at Kempf Family Funeral and Cremation Services, 723 US Hwy 27 N, Marshall, MI 49068. The full obituary will be updated later and may be viewed at https://kempffuneralhome.com, where guests may sign the on line guest book...

Mildred Louise Jones Townsel, 81, of Battle Creek went to sleep in the Lord on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 12, 1938 to the union of Willie Lee (Smith) Jones and Earl Jones in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mildred moved to Battle Creek in 1983. Mildred worked as a caretaker for many years prior to working at Tokai Rika USA now TRMI in Battle Creek, retiring 1999. She then worked as a volunteer Grandmother at several local schools in Battle...

Earl Barton Johnson, 57, a lifelong Marshall resident, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 17, 1962, the son of Cecil Eugene and Nora Marie (Perkins) Johnson in Marshall. Earl received his GED from Marshall Public Schools. He had worked for Lear Corporation in Marshall as a laborer for many years and for the past 15 years he was a welder line leader at Tenneco Automotive in Marshall. Earl loved to watch football, especially the Minnesota Vikings, NASCAR...

Donald "Don" Damon, 94, of Fredonia Township passed away March 26, 2020 at his residence resting his head on a pillow that his mother had made.  Don was born July 26, 1925 in Battle Creek to William Damon and Doris (Parmelee) Damon.  Don married Margaret Boehlke April 16, 1945 in Hastings, Michigan.  Don is survived by a daughter Carol Ann Damon and three sons, Mick (Joan) Damon, Doug (Vicki) Damon and Phil (Sherrie) Damon.   Don is also survived by 8...