Obituaries

Richard “Rick” O’Beshaw, age 81, died Friday, July 20. Rick was an electro-plating chemist. He was Past President of American Electro-Platers Society, Past Commandant of Michigan Company of Military Historians…

William W. "Bill" Klump, age 82, died Sunday, July 22. Bill grew up on a farm and was a strong family man. His hobbies were tractors and tractor pulling. He…

Watson Township native Kenneth Dale Kent, 82, of Allegan, died Friday, July 20, at his home. Born Nov. 8, 1935, in Watson Township, he was the son of Jerold Andrew…

Nicholas DeLaney, 38, of Shelbyville, was killed in a traffic crash on I-96 Tuesday, July 17. Nick was an avid outdoorsman; fishing, hunting, boating, and gardening. He had a passion…

Dwayne G. Kivekas of Dorr died Monday, July 16. He was 64. He was born in Escanaba, June 10, 1954, and graduated from Rock High School in 1972. Dwayne worked…

Delores J. Weber, age 67, of Dorr, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt died Tuesday, July 17. She graduated from Hopkins High School in 1969, and Davenport University in 1986.…

Josephine "Aunt Jo" Chrusciel (Marklevitz), age 91,died Monday, July 16.  She is survived by her brother, Roman (Colleen) Marklevitz; special caregivers, niece Darlene and Vic Lohroff, niece, Roni Hohnke, niece…

Edna Lou (Selvig) Belka, age 80, of North Dorr, died at home Sunday, July 15. Surviving are her children, Lorraine Raab, Tom Jr. (Marcia), Sharon, Carolyn (Mike) McKinnon, Joe (Roxanne),…