All Obituaries

Phyllis Allred of Marshall, MI, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. She was 94 years old. She was a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, soon-to-be great-great grandmother, and accordingly, she will be dearly missed by many. Phyllis was born on April 13, 1928, the daughter of the late Frank and Ellen (Messner) Todd of White Pigeon, MI. A graduate of the Kellogg Community Nursing Program, she was a Registered Nurse with a certificate in Rehabilitation. For 23...

ALERT!!! SERVICES HAVE BEEN CHANGED, PLEASE SEE UPDATED DATES AND TIMES!!!   Frederick H. Lutzke Jr. went home to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Fred was born in Grand Rapids on April 10, 1943, to Frederick H. Lutzke Sr. and Eva Jane (Moon) Lutzke. Fred attended Creston High School, Grand Rapids Junior College and graduated from Ferris State University in 1967 with a BS pharmacy degree. As a pharmacist, Fred worked many years for the Muir Drug...

Jean A. (Blashfield) Hall, age 100, of Tekonsha, beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Comfort Care of Marshall in the loving care of her family.  Jean was born August 13, 1922, to Floyd A. and Iva M. (Shafer) Blashfield on her parent’s farm in Clarendon Township. She grew up on the farm attending Pritchard School and graduating from Tekonsha High School in 1940.  She was married to Herbert Hall Jr. in 1942. Herbert entered...

Robert "Bob" Harold Brodock, 69, of Homer, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Brightside Assisted Living in Jackson, Michigan. He was born on July 24, 1953 to Leon and Joan (Smith) Brodock in Albion. On May 17, 1980 he married Mary Knapp in Homer. Bob was employed for 37 years at the Village of Homer. He had a special knack for training new employees and helping them do the “job correctly”. Bob loved making friends with everyone, he never met a...

Ronald (Ron) M. Walton, 72, of Marshall, passed away on September 27, 2022, peacefully in his home. He was born on July 21,1950 to Gene and Wanda (Hanke) Walton in Battle Creek, MI. He went to Pennfield, participating in 4-H and graduated with the class of 1968. He enlisted in the Air National Guard and worked as a fire fighter with them, while completing his degree from KCC’s radiology program. Ronald worked at Oaklawn as a radiology technologist but spent most of his career as a...

Meredith Edwin Wright, 91 and ½ (as he proudly stated), of Marshall, MI, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2022, surrounded by his family.  Meredith was born on December 2, 1930, to Meredith Lee and Mildred (Fountain) Wright, in Marshall. Meredith graduated from Marshall High School in 1948 and started his trucking career by learning how to drive a semi while working on the farm for Laraine VanSickle. He held various trucking positions throughout his career, hauling...

MARIANNA “ANN” NIEHAUS……OCTOBER 17, 1932 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 Marianna Niehaus was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, surrounded by family. A loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and true friend who shared her love, her guidance, her smile, her faithfulness and kindness for 90 years. Ann was predeceased by her husband, Ralph, in 2020. Marianna, “Ann”, was born in Evansville, Indiana to Frederick...

William N. Smith, 80, of East Leroy, Michigan passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at home. He was born on November 30, 1941 to Cecil and Ruth (Ellis) Smith in Chapmanville, West Virginia. On March 17, 1963, he married Sarah Beckelheimer in Cleveland, Ohio. He started his working career in Cleveland, Ohio at Bethlehem Steel Co. Bill then came to Battle Creek in 1970 and managed 2 Gulf gas stations. He decided to get out of the gas station business and open his own trucking...

Vickie Lyn Lewis, 70, of Marshall, Michigan passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Medilodge of Marshall. She was born on April 1, 1952 to George and Irene (Ordaway) Gregerson in Marshall, Michigan. She was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. On November 18, 1983 she married Tom Lewis in Battle Creek, Michigan. Vickie enjoyed her job at K-Mart in Marshall because of the customers she would meet in the garden shop. She loved to cook, family and friends never left the...

Mary E. Lane, 94, of East Leroy, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at home.  She was born on July 15, 1928 to Delbert and Nina (Keeny) Keck in Battle Creek, Michigan. She graduated from Athens High School. On October 18, 1947 she married Donald Lane in Athens, Michigan, sadly he passed away on May 6, 2016. Earlier in Mary's life, she worked at Westin Biscuit Company, the Brown Jug and Twinsy Toys. Mary was a member of North Athens...