My sister is dead - UPDATE regarding THIS thread page 15..

[Hagred]

Try this for Calhoun County:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/calhoun/

And this for Kalamazoo:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/kalamazoo/

The surrounding counties are Eaton, Barry, Allegan, Ionia, Kent (Grand Rapids, may be too far north), and Van Buren. Although I might be leaving some out.

 

[Serena]

Go to private messages, you should automatically be in the inbox area. delete all those, then you should see a menu box, go to the sent folder and delete all those. I don't think the message tracking area counts.

 

[dzneprincess]

C.Ann I am sorry to hear this. I also recommend getting in contact with the local PD in Battle Creek and request assisitance, or even calling the paper. When everything happened with my cousin in Boulder, there was a wonderful man at the Daily Camera that would keep me updated when I would miss their articles.

 

[Hagred]

Originally posted by C.Ann
Is there a VA hospital anywhere in the Battle Creek area?

Yes:

Veteran's Administration


Address: 5500 Armstrong
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Phone/Fax: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

My apologies, that phone number is old. This one should work (i hope)

Battle Creek VA Hospital, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek, MI 49016, 616-966-5600

Although Battle Creek recently went to the 269 area code. You might try 269-966-5600

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Carol Ann

There is a Veteran's Hospital in Battle Creek.

Also, with this link:

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/news/stories/20011211/obituaries/

If you change the 20011211 to a date close to when you think she died, ie 20011221 for Dec 21, then you can see the obits from the paper that day.

 

[HauntedMansionGeek]

I'm sure if she died the way you say she did there will be a newspaper account of the event.

In any case, good luck. I feel for you......sometimes families are so secretive that it does more harm than good in the long run.

*hugs* to you tonite to help calm your nerves. I'm sure it's a confusing situation for you right now....

 

[Hagred]

Another good link for hospitals in the Southwestern Mi area:

http://www.wmshp.net/links.shtml

 

[Kitty 34]

CAnn, I live 20 minutes from Battle Creek. PM if you want.

 

[marlasmom]

You can get a death certificate from the county clerk of the county in hich she died.

try this

LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
(Formerly Legal Aid of Central Michigan)
3490 Belle Chase Way #50
Lansing, MI 48911
Ph: (517) 394-3121 or (517) 394-2985 or (800) 968-0044
Fax: (517) 394-4276

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Services: Provides a full range of legal services at no cost to low-income residents in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Shiawassee and Barry counties. Advice and representation services are limited to housing, consumer, public benefits, including social security, SSI, and Medicare/Medicaid and family law.

Eligibility: Income at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. Persons over age 60 should contact the Sixty-Plus Law Center.

Cost: None.

 

[C.Ann]

Just received a "cut and paste" of the supposed newspaper article. I'm not sure it's real - something about the wording doesn't seem right.

 

[Pop Daddy]

well I hope its a bad joke

 

[Pin Wizard]

If you have her social security number, you can try looking it up on SS website. How awful! Also, have you tried doing a search online of her name? Should pull up any articles about it.

 

[C.Ann]

The date is wrong. It's November 7th, 2001 - not December.

Obviously I'm NOT thinking right. I'm going to search her name now - thanks for that idea.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I would suggest calling the police, either local, county or state.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

C. Ann,

where did you get the cut and paste? I just went through the Battle Creek Enquirer archives from Nov 7 through Nov 17 and there is nothing about this story.

 

[C.Ann]

I just found her date of death - November 7, 2001 - via one of those Social Security sites. It gives her last address as Battle Creek - but the info if from Calhoun, MI.. She was going by her maiden name.

Now I need to find out where she is..

 

[floridaminnie]

I'm so sorry C. Ann.

 

[Pin Wizard]

I would contact the police any way, C.Ann. And don't trust Social Security for dates...they have my Dad's date of death WRONG! And apparently, no way for them to fix it.

 

[Serena]

Oh C.Ann, that's awful. I'm sorry. Especially for the way you had to find out. I'd really like to do some damage to your ex-bil.


prayers

 

[MHopkins2]

Originally posted by C.Ann
I just found her date of death - November 7, 2001 - via one of those Social Security sites. It gives her last address as Battle Creek - but the info if from Calhoun, MI.. She was going by her maiden name.

Now I need to find out where she is..

Oh CAnn. Right up until this post, I was still holding out hope this was someone's (horrible!) idea of a joke. I'm sorry. I hope you can find out *** has been going on quickly.