Births 11-9-09

Published 11:57 am Monday, November 9, 2009

Rokicki
Sara (Foster) and Evan Rokicki, of Royal Oak, Mich., are the parents of a daughter, Adia Allyse, born Oct. 5, 2009. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.

Maternal grandmothers are Norine (Ganger) Anderson and Marni Foster.

Maternal grandfathers are Scott Anderson and Bill Foster. Paternal grandfathers are Mike Rokicki and Ken Prats.

Paternal grandmothers are Beth Rokicki and Anita Prats.

Maternal great-grandparents are Ron and Pat Ganger, of Dowagiac.

Jones
Andrew and Rebekah Jones, of Dowagiac, are the parents of a daughter, born Oct. 23, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Kathy Moore and the late Michael Kidder, of Dowagiac.

Paternal grandparents are Kevin Jones and the late Margarita Jones.

Mitchell
Jarret and Rachelle Mitchell, of Niles, are the parents of a daughter, born Oct. 23, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Robert (Sally) Mattasits, of New Carlisle, Ind., and Debbie (Lee) Schmidt, of South Bend. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Sandy Mitchell, of Niles.

Maternal great-grandparent is Gloria Schmidt, of South Bend. Paternal great-grandparents are Harold Mitchell, of Niles, and Jean Howell, of Valley, Ala.

Gray
Jennifer Gray and George Cox Jr., of Buchanan, are the parents of a daughter, born Oct. 24, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces.

Kaiser
Kayla Canfield and Scott Kaiser Jr., of Dowagiac, are the parents of a son, born Oct. 24, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Mike Canfield, of Cassopolis, and Michelle Wilson, of Dowagiac. Paternal grandparents are Scott and Angie Kaiser, of Galien.

Maternal great-grandparents are Doris Canfield, of Buchanan, Charlotte Valentine, of Dowagiac, and Carl Wilson, of Buchanan. Paternal great-grandparents are Alan and Dawn Kaiser, of Buchanan, Frank and Jane Wolf, of Three Oaks, and Janice Higgins, of Florida.

VanVorst
Ashley and Aaron VanVorst, of Niles, are the parents of a son, born Oct. 25, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are David and Lesa Dowden, of Cassopolis, and Mike and Kathy Moore, of Sturgis. Paternal grandparents are Jeff and Gail VanVorst, of Colon.

Maternal great-grandparents are Charlotte and Red Harter, of Union, and Clyde and Esther VanVorst, of Colon.

Longfellow
Roxanne Longfellow, of Buchanan, is the parent of Colton Longfellow, born Oct. 26, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces.

Roxanne is also the parent of Jasmyn, 4.

Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Denita Longfellow, of Buchanan.

Maternal great-grandparents are Eleanor and Burl Longfellow, of Baroda, and Leonard Thompson, of Three Oaks.

Lindzy
Alex Lindzy and Emily Brewer, of Niles, are the parents of a daughter, born Oct. 27, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces.

The Lindzys are also the parents of a daughter, Kirsten, 2.

Maternal grandparent is Tammy Hess, of Niles. Paternal grandparent is Cindy Lindzy, of Niles.
Maternal great-grandparent is Carolyn Hess, of Niles. Paternal great-grandparents are Charles and Lynn Hawk, of Buffalo, Ill.

Turney-Rasmussen
Jacyln Turney and Eric Rasmussen, of Eau Claire, are the parents of a daughter, born Oct. 27, 2009 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces.

Maternal grandparents are Tim and Penney Kasun, of Eau Claire, and Rodger and Sheryl Turney, of Benton Harbor. Paternal grandparents are Roxanne Rasmussen, of Mishawaka, and Robert Rasmussen, of Indianapolis.

Maternal great-grandparents are Goldie Snow, of Eau Claire, and Esther and Floyd Turney, of St. Joseph.