Obituaries

George Jiri Esterle of Dorr died March 6. He was 91. Born April 12, 1930, he immigrated with his family to the U.S. from Czechoslovakia in the early 1970s. He…

John A. Johnston, born to Jack and Ginny Johnston Oct. 19, 1951, did Monday, March 21. He was the middle child and only boy, with Pammie being the oldest and…

Robert “Bob” Charles Wright, age 65, died Sunday March 20, at his home. He was born July 3, 1956, in Allegan, the son of Thomas Roxbury. His siblings were Robin…

Edward (Jim) Sawicki of Moline died Thursday, March 17. He was 85. Jim was born in 1937 in Mancelona to Edward and Martha Sawicki. He graduated from Wyoming Park High…

Bernard Baker, age 88, died Friday, March 18, just 12 days shy of his 89th birthday. Bernard loved his family and passed on his work ethic and valuable life lessons.…

Amy JoNichols died Monday, March 14, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 27 years old. She was born Oct. 19, 1994, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of David and Ruth…

Phyllis L. Hall-Hartwell, age 80, of Wayland, died Monday, March 14. Phyllis was born Oct. 13, 1941, at home in Muskegon County, one of 13 children born to Roy and…

A memorial service time and place for Barbara Jean Nelson, 73, of Shelbyville, will be announced in the spring. The former Barbara Pechta was a daughter, mother, sister, aunt, and…

Elmer Evart Lawes, 88, of Moline, died Wednesday, March 9 just four days shy of his 89th birthday. Elmer was born March 13, 1933, in Otsego to Elmer and Lottie…