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20 Thursday, September 26, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

Denny Joe

Stahly, 61,

of Marshall,

Mich., passed

away Tuesday,

Sept. 3, 2024,

at home, of

Stiff Person

Syndrome.

He was born

Oct. 1, 1962,

to Dewain Stahly and Margaret

(Criner) Stahly-Harvey in Goshen,

Ind.

Denny was a 1982 graduate of

Coldwater High School. After high

school, he headed to Denver, Colo.,

to Auto Body school. On May 17,

1997, Denny married Susan “Sue”

Scott at Family Bible Church in

Marshall, Mich., and they moved to

Omaha, Neb. Denny was a lifelong

farmer, along with being a machin-

ist, having worked at various com-

panies in Bronson, Mich., Indiana

and Omaha, Neb. At the age of 45,

Denny had to take a medical retire-

ment due to Stiff Person Syndrome,

but he was very determined to

continue working around the house

and especially on his own cars and

tractor repairs. (He had very strong

hands and didn’t know his own

strength.) He attended Family Bible

Church in Marshall, Mich., and wel-

comed the Stephen Ministries into

their home.

Denny’s passion was bass fishing,

as he frequently entered many local

bass tournaments. He also enjoyed

deer hunting, being outdoors, build-

ing and flying model airplanes, and

target shooting. Denny, along with

Susan, relaxed by watching outdoor

shows on television. Their favor-

ite passion was fishing, going to

antique tractor shows, going to air

shows and museums, traveling to

different Bass Pro Shops and sev-

eral states.

Denny is survived by his lov-

ing spouse of 27 years, Susan;

his son, David Stahly of Jackson,

Mich.; his mother, Margaret Harvey

of Three Rivers, Mich.; his brother,

Donald Romine of Sturgis, Mich.;

his twin brother; Benny Stahly

of Three Rivers, Mich.; his sister

Sherry (Mike) Stahly-Whitehorn

of Okmulgee, Okla.; his half-

brother; Thomas (Kim) Romine of

Coldwater, Mich.; and his Aunt Ruth

and Uncle Carl Stahly of Coldwater,

Mich. He is also survived by many

nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by

father, Dewain Stahly, and his sister

Joy Harvey.

A Celebration of Life took place

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at 11 a.m.

at Family Bible Church in Marshall,

Mich., with Randy Schwan officiat-

ing (with Stephen Ministries).

Memorials are suggested to the

Stiff Person Syndrome Research

Foundation, 8621 Burdette Road,

Bethesda, MD 20817.

Arrangements were entrusted

to Kempf Family Funeral and

Cremation Services, 723 US Hwy.

27 N., Marshall, MI 49068. Visit

http://www.kempffuneralhome.com to

view the

online obitu-

ary, sign the

guestbook or

leave the fam-

ily condolences.

E. Scott
Brownell,
66, of Battle
Creek,
passed away
September
21, 2024, sur-
rounded by his
loving family.
Scott was born
July 18, 1958,
in Battle Creek, MI.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Douglas Alan and Mary
Louise (Blakeman) Brownell.
In his younger years, he was a
member of DeMolay, graduated
from Lakeview High School and
Western Michigan University with
a degree in Engineering. Scott had
a 30-year career as a Mechanical
Engineer and Program Manager for
Eaton Corp in Marshall.
On Dec. 30, 1983, he married
Mary E. Frazier at Redemption
Lutheran Church in Battle Creek.
Scott loved the outdoors. He and
Mary spent much of their free time
at their cottage on South Manistique
Lake, near Curtis, Mich., where he
would fish and duck hunt with fam-
ily and friends. Scott would also
travel the U.S. with Mary in their
RV, where he enjoyed visiting loved
ones, meeting new people, and tak-
ing in the beauty of the countryside

and national parks.

Scott loved to bring people togeth-

er. A 25-plus-year tradition, he host-

ed the annual Duck Dinner, gather-

ing family and friends to celebrate

the bounty of the fall hunt paired

with a robust selection of red wines.

He also enjoyed making internation-

al co-workers feel comfortable and

welcomed in a small town.

Scott is survived by his loving

wife, Mary; children, Emily (Nathen

Horne) Wright of Bronson, MI,

Robert Brownell of Kalamazoo;

grandchildren, Logan Wright,

Alexander Thrush; and brothers,

Garrett and Steven Brownell.

Visitation will be held Saturday,

Sept. 28, 2024, noon to 2 p.m., at

Kempf Family Funeral & Cremation

Services, Marshall, Mich., with the

funeral service starting at 2 p.m.,

officiated by Rev. Karl Strenge.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-

tributions may be made to The

ALS Association or ALS Clinic at

University of Michigan.

Visit https://www.kempffuner-

alhome.com to view the online

obituary, sign the online guestbook

or share

memories

and pic-

tures with

the family.

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