All Obituaries

Daniel Jon Peterson 49, of Marshall died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, after being stricken suddenly at home. Dan was born on July 15, 1972, in Marshall to Jonathan R and Sandra K. (Basham) Peterson.  He graduated from Marshall High School in 1990, and later from Kellogg Community College and Sienna Heights University. Dan was currently employed by the Eaton Corporation, and he currently had been working at the Eaton Proving Grounds in Marshall since 1994. He was a member of the Marshall...

Jeffery T. Hilyard, 43, of Battle Creek died on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home. Jeff was born on March 4, 1978, in St. Joseph County to William and Theresa (Thayer) Hilyard.  He graduated from Athens High School in 1998.  On June 18, 2019, he married Dana Hassenzahl in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Jeff was a Team Leader at Duncan Aviation in Battle Creek where he has been employed for the past 25 years.  He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, watching football games, and...

Doyle D. Greer, 73, of Marshall died on Thursday, October 14. 2021 at home. Doyle was born on September 10, 1948, in Martin, Kentucky to Leon and Edna (Kidd) Greer.  He attended school in Kentucky and moved to Michigan when he was 18 years old. Doyle started working at St. Regis Paper Company which changed its name to Waldorf and later would retired from Rock 10 Paper Company after 40 years.  Prior to that he worked at Schuler’s in Marshall.  Doyle enjoyed traveling...

Chester “Chet” Gilbert Thiessen, age 89, of Battle Creek, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. He was at peace and looking forward to seeing our God. Chester was born on October 14, 1932 in Muskegon, Michigan and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the age of 17, in 1950 he landed on the shore of war-torn Korea and joined the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division as a Combat Squad Leader. Chet also served in Germany from 1952-1953 during German occupation. Returning home highly...

  Robert (Bob) Bochenek passed away peacefully at home on October 2, 2021 with his wife, Lorraine, by his side. He was born in Detroit, MI on July 15, 1947 to a large extended Polish Catholic family. He is survived by his wife Lorraine, son and daughter-in-law Rob and Lyra and his 4 grandchildren, Jesse Simpson, Anna Simpson, Greta Bochenek and Amelia Bochenek. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Lisa Simpson Bochenek, who died at the age of 35in 2009 due the autoimmune...

Lori J. Negus (Potter), 60, of Albion, died on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Bronson Battle Creek following a prolonged illness that was exacerbated by Covid. Lori was born on December 12, 1960, in Marshall to Howard and Lois (Wright) Potter. Lori attended Marshall Schools, but later went on to obtain her GED and a few Associate Degrees from Kellogg Community College. On August 31, 1990, she married the love of her life and best friend John G. Negus at the courthouse in Marshall. Lori...

Bruce L. Landis, 82, of Homer died on Monday September 20, 2021, at his home. Bruce was born on July 19, 1939, in Butler Township, to Theodore R. and Juanita M. (Loose) Landis.  He graduated from Homer High School in 1957. Bruce started working for Thurston Tractor were met Joyce. He married Joyce M. Thurston on April 3, 1966, in Homer at the Homer United Methodist Church. Bruce farmed in the Homer area his whole life.  He also worked a short time driving school bus for Homer...

Allen Royce “Big Al” Seedorff, of Newton Township, Ceresco, passed away on Sunday morning, April 19, 2020 at Bronson Battle Creek after a long battle with cancer. Al was born on October 16, 1944 in Marshall to Charles P. and Reda L. (Bird) Seedorff.  He grew up attending Marshall schools, and was a graduate of Marshall High School in 1963.  After that he enrolled in MSU’s Agriculture Program for Farm Equipment Sales and Service.  He graduated from Michigan...

William Percy Pittard, 94, of Battle Creek, MI passed away on October 14, 2021 at Marshall Nursing and Rehabilitation after a brief illness.  William, who liked to be called Bill, was born on April 29, 1927 in Petoskey, MI to Percy Pittard and Bernice Sheleski. When he was 17, he had his father sign papers so he could serve in the military during WWII. He served in the Navy Amphibious Corps from 1944 until 1946 aboard LST 828 L.S.M.R. 407 in the South Pacific Theatre as a...

Geraldine F. “Jerry” Briegel, 91, of Marshall died on Monday October 4, 2021, at The Villa of Winston Court surrounded by her family following a short illness. Jerry was born on September 8, 1930, in Marshall to Clay and Cecil (Camp) Van Zandt. He father would die from TB before her birth.  Many years later she would find his WWI doughboy helmet at the museum in Augusta, Michigan.  She graduated from Marshall High School in 1948.  In her younger days she would...