12-06-2018 Tri-City Area Obituaries

MARIAN OSTRUSZKA Marian Louise Ostruszka passed away peacefully at Woodland Terrace of Paw Paw Lake on December 3, at the age of 92, with family at her bedside.

Marian was born on March 25, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Chicago, graduated from Holy Family Academy and then attended business school. Marian then worked at National State Bank in Chicago and later for the Popeil Brothers. In 1956 Marian and her husband Edward moved to Coloma to be closer to her grandmother. In 1968 she started working at the Watervliet Paper Company and worked there until her retirement. Her hobbies included golf, bowling, gardening and volunteering at St. Joseph Catholic School in Watervliet where she was affectionately known as “Mrs. O”. She enjoyed travel and for several years wintered in Arizona. Marian’s greatest joy came from spending time with her loving family which includes: four children Mark (Melissa) Ostruszka, Ellen (Kevin) Hatfield, Diane Himes, and Dan (Linda) Ostruszka; 13 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; a brother Arthur (Beverlee) Michalik and many nieces and nephews. They will remember her for her independence, resourcefulness and pleasant nature. Marian was an excellent cook and baker and many of her recipes are favorites of family and friends alike. Her husband Edward, parents Edmund and Helen (Bonski) Michalik, and a son-in-law Richard Himes precede Marian in death. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Watervliet on Friday, December 7 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, with Recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at Hutchins Funeral Home in Watervliet. Memorials may be made to Caring Circle Hospice or St. Joseph Catholic Church, Watervliet. You are invited to leave a message of comfort for the family at hutchinsfuneral.com.

Death Notices Allen L. “Al” Page, 88, of Benton Harbor died Dec. 2, 2018 at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Services, St. Joseph Lola M. Kean, 80, of Buchanan died Dec. 2, 2018. Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan Clara A. Vandenberg, 95, of Coloma died Dec. 2, 2018 at The Willows in St. Joseph. Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Coloma Stella “Darlene” Miller, 72, of Coloma died Dec. 2, 2018 at home. Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Coloma Joan Marie (Prisco) Giannetti, 58, of Watervliet died Dec. 1, 2018 at home. Purely Cremations – Starks Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Benton Harbor Annabell J. Flagel, 89, of Bainbridge Township died Nov. 27, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Davidson Chapel – Florin Funeral Service, Coloma Joseph Dubitz Jr., 94, of Benton Harbor died Nov. 27, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Purely Cremations – Starks Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Benton Harbor Gerald Clyde Benson, 64, of Watervliet died Nov. 25, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Purely Cremations – Starks Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Benton Harbor Mary Louise (Steen) Kenyon, 83, of Watervliet died Nov. 24, 2018 at home. Purely Cremations – Starks Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Benton Harbor Terry “Cookie” Allyn Ott, 73, died Nov. 23, 2018. Howard – Quattlebaum Funeral and Event Center, North Palm Beach FL Clarence “Sonny” Bryan Fults Jr., 77, of Hartford died Nov. 16, 2018 at home. Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford