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William F. "Bill" "Wacky" Morse

William F. "Bill" "Wacky" Morse

Jun 8, 1968

William F. "Bill" "Wacky" Morse was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on April 23, 1946 to James and Helen (Fletcher) Morse. He lived in the Lee Lake community and had many fond memories growing up there. He attended school in Marshall and graduated with the MHS Class of 1964.On Saturday, June 8th, 1968 Bill married Cally Draime in Homer, MI...

Wanda Arizmendi-Baker

Wanda Arizmendi-Baker

Jan 10, 1961

Wanda Arizmendi-Baker, age 48, of Marshall, died at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo on Sunday night, Oct. 25, 2009. Wanda was born on January 10, 1961 in Marshall's Oaklawn Hospital to Austreberto "Al

Kevin  Mark Lowrie

Kevin Mark Lowrie

Oct 13, 1957

Kevin Mark Lowrie, age 51, of Marshall died Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2009 at Tendercare of Marshall.Mr. Lowrie was born on October 13, 1957 in Lansing, Michigan to William J. and Ethel R. (Woods) Lowrie. He was a graduate of Lansing Everett High School, class of 1975. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was stationed...

Quenten  L. Yoder

Quenten L. Yoder

Jun 3, 1948

Quenten L. Yoder, age 64, of Burlington, Michigan was called home onJune 13, 2012.He was born on June 3, 1948 in Elkhart, Indiana the fourth child of Melvin and Anna (Schrock) Yoder. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1966 and went on to earn Bachelor of Science and Masters in Public Administration degrees both from Western Michigan University.In 1998...

Rosemary Rackow

Rosemary Rackow

Jun 1, 1943

Rosemary Rackow Ham, 68, died at home with her family after a battle with liver cancer. She was born on June 1, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio to Herman (Rocky) and Roberta (Galloway) Rackow. They preceded her in death.She graduated from Cuyahoga Height High School in June 1961, attended Bowling Green State University, until she transferred to St. Luke's Hospital School...

Ila  Burrows Weinschenk

Ila Burrows Weinschenk

Apr 17, 1938

Ila W. (Stine) Burrows Weinschenk, age 92, of Unionville formerly of Marshall and Battle Creek, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 at Vadavilla AFC in Unionville. Ila was born Dec. 15, 1915 in Battle Creek to William and Addie Stine. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1933. Ila worked at Kelloggs for several years becoming floor lady on...

Bruce  Ivan Smith

Bruce Ivan Smith

May 27, 1937

Bruce I. Smith, age 72, of Marshall, died at his home in Marshall Township in the loving care of his wife Virgie.Bruce was born May 27, 1937 in Charlotte to Wendell Atlee and Alice Gertrude (Harmon) Smith. He attended Charlotte High School and was in the class of 1954. He lived in Charlotte until 1977 when he moved to Marshall.He...

Mary  "Kaye" Mestdagh

Mary "Kaye" Mestdagh

Jul 13, 1936

Mary Kaye Mestdagh, age 73, of Homer died early Saturday morning, November 14, at Marshall Nursing and Rehabilitation Community surrounded by her loving family.Mrs. Mestdagh was born on July 13, 1936 in Homer to John Gordon and Charlotte (Edwards) Hepler. She was a graduate of Homer High School, class of 1953. Mary had been employed the Albion Community Hospital as...

Richard  E. Turner

Richard E. Turner

Jan 6, 1935

Richard E. Turner, born January 6, 1935 in his Aunt Ruth Kappis' home in Marshall, Michigan passed away of natural causes March 17, 2017 in Castroville, TX.Richard is survived by his wife of forty six and one half years Bonita, daughter, Doreen Rae (Manual) Valadez of Seward, Alaska; son, Charles of Texas; granddaughter, Madison Rae (Frank) Ritzen of Seward, Alaska;...

Frederick  L. Heidenreich

Frederick L. Heidenreich

Apr 14, 1934

Frederick L. Heidenreich was born on April 14, 1934 in Albion, Michigan, the son of Lawrence J. and Ruth (Laubengayer) Heidenreich. He was called to be with his Heavenly Father on September 10, 2009 at the age of 75 following a lengthy, courageous battle with rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease.Fred graduated from Albion High School in 1952, and continued his...

Michael  E. Ryan

Michael E. Ryan

Jan 26, 1933

Michael Eugene Ryan, age 77, of Marshall, died on Thursday afternoon, April 29, 2010 at Oaklawn Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mike was born January 26, 1933 in Fenner Corners near Casonovia, New York at home to Michael Edward and Mary Elizabeth (McCarthy) Ryan. He graduated from high school in Casonovia. He entered service in the U.S. Army on March...

Melvin  O. Pemberton

Melvin O. Pemberton

Jun 30, 1932

Melvin O. Pemberton, age 76, of Marshall, went home to his Lord Thursday night, February 5, 2009 while in the loving care of his family at his home. Mel was born June 30, 1932 at his grandparent's home in Marshall to Melvin F. and Margaret S. (Lybolt) Pemberton. Marshall has been home to Mel all of his life. He was...

Alan  Hugh Durham

Alan Hugh Durham

Jun 28, 1932

Alan Hugh Durham, age 77, of Marshall died Monday morning, November 23, 2009 at Oaklawn Hospital surrounded by his loving family.Mr. Durham was born on June 28, 1932 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Hugh and Marian (Geouque) Durham. He was a life long resident of this area and was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, class of 1951....

Bernard  L. Jones

Bernard L. Jones

Nov 10, 1929

Bernie was born on November 10, 1929 to LeRoy and Ena Irene (Nichols) Jones at their home on Fountain Street in Marshall. He attended Marshall schools and graduated from Marshall High School in 1948. Bernie served in the U.S. Army for two years. He worked at Kellogg Company as an oven operator. He started his employment with Kellogg's when he...

Robert  L. Burrows

Robert L. Burrows

Aug 23, 1928

Hardworking, positive attitude, and trailblazer are some of the words that come to mind when thinking back on the life of Robert (Bob) Burrows. One of Bob''s close friends said that Bob was happiest when he was buying, selling or moving. Bob loved the adventure of life and lived life to the fullest each and every day. He lived and...

Michael  Anthony Romanowski

Michael Anthony Romanowski

Apr 17, 1928

Michael A. Romanowski Jr., age 80, of Marshall passed away at Tendercare of Marshall on December 27, 2008.Mike was born on April 17, 1928 in Albion, Michigan to Michael A. and Alexandria (Salwsky) Romanowski Sr. He was a life long resident of Calhoun County, working and owning businesses as a pattern maker in Albion, Homer and Marshall.On November 14, 1964,...

Ann  E. Shaw

Ann E. Shaw

Aug 6, 1927

Ann E. Shaw, age 81, of Marshall, died Tuesday evening, December 16, 2008 at Lifespan Hospice Residence. Ann was born August 6, 1927 in Muncie, Indiana to Don and Susie (Lord) Irving. She graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1945 with honors. She attended Ball State University and graduated from Indianapolis Methodist Hospital School of Nursing with honors in...

M.  Maxine Schnaitman

M. Maxine Schnaitman

Feb 16, 1926

M. Maxine SchnaitmanMaxine was born February 16, 1926 in Jackson to Clarence Lester and M. Ione (Maurer) Wood. Marshall has been her home all of her life.She was a 1944 graduate of Marshall High School. Maxine then studied at Michigan State University for a year before transferring to Cleary College in Ypsilanti. She graduated from Cleary with an Associate Degree...

Richard  Wesley Gregerson

Richard Wesley Gregerson

Nov 13, 1925

Richard Wesley Gregerson was born at Oaklawn Hospital on November 13th, 1925 to Jacob and Eva (Rimmer) Gregerson. He grew up in Marshall, graduating from Marshall High School with honors in 1943. Richard then served in the United States Army for 3 years during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Fort Monmouth, NJ attending radar repair school and became...

Marylynn  L. Kleinschmidt

Marylynn L. Kleinschmidt

May 21, 1924

Marylynn L. Kleinschmidt, age 85, of Marshall, died Wednesday night, January 27, 2010at Maplewood of Marshall. Marylynn was born May 21, 1924 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Louis Otto and Barbara (Michels) Wulf. She grew up in northwest Indiana and graduated from Hammond High School in 1942. She then attended Indiana University where she was a member of Alpha...

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