Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Kristine L. Kimble
Nov 13, 2024
Kristine L. Kimble, age 82 of Kalamazoo, died on November 13, 2024. She was born on December 6, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Maximillian and Anne (Boyce) Krause. She grew up in Chicago and moved her family to Michigan in 1978. Kristine excelled in many crafts including ceramics, crocheting and dollhouse building but her deepest passion was raising...
Marguerite "Peg" Whitcomb
Nov 13, 2024
Marguerite Anne Whitcomb, age 94 of Portage went to heaven on November 13th surrounded by her family. She was born July 27, 1930, in Lawrence, MI. Daughter of Leo and Margaret LaDuke. She was raised on the family farm in Lawrence, MI. She attended Mundelein College in Chicago for 2 years, then transferred to Western Michigan University, graduating with her...
Frieda Maxine Wallace
Nov 12, 2024
Age 92, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Frieda was a life-long resident of the Parchment and Kalamazoo areas. Born on December 27, 1931, she was the third of five children to Oliver Chester and Sarah Belle (Cox) Wallace, who brought their children to Michigan during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. The tenacity and dedication of her parents...
Larry Padgett
Nov 12, 2024
Larry Padgett, age 68 of Richland, died on November 12, 2024. He was born April 2, 1956, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Charles and Joy (Psalmonds) Padgett. Larry was a 1975 graduate of Comstock High School where he was All-State All-Star in football and held a record pin in Wrestling. He attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. For 41 years,...
Jerry Fluty
Nov 11, 2024
Jerry M. Fluty, age 77 of Kalamazoo, died on November 11, 2024. He was born on June 11, 1947, in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of John and Margaret (Struemph) Fluty. Jerry moved to the Kalamazoo area as a teenager. He served in the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge, he began his career at General Motors. After 32 years, he retired...
Betty June De Vries
Nov 11, 2024
Betty June De Vries departed this life to meet her Lord and Savior on November 11, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mrs. De Vries was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on June 20, 1927, the daughter of Cornelius and Tina (Greendyke) VanderRoest and had been a life-long resident of the community. She was a member of Centerpoint Church and was a Kalamazoo...
Charlotte Ann Williams
Nov 10, 2024
Charlotte Ann Williams, age 85, of South Bend, Indiana passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024. She was born on December 13, 1938, in Kalamazoo, the oldest daughter of Robert and Alice (Burden) Singer.
She was a 1957 graduate from Gobles High School. On December 6, 1958, she married the late Robert Reno Williams, Sr. and moved to South Bend, Indiana....
Ellen L. Winter
Nov 10, 2024
Ellen L. Winter (nee Flannery), age 75 of Portage, died on November 10, 2024. She was born on June 4, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Mary (FitzGerald) Flannery. Ellen was a graduate of Villa Angela High School, Ursuline College, and received her master’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. At a holiday party...
Marjorie "Marj" C. Overbey
Nov 8, 2024
Marjorie “Marj” (Voss) Overbey of Schoolcraft, Michigan passed away peacefully on Friday, November 8, 2024, in the loving care of Centrica Rose Arbor Place. Marj was born in Seattle, Washington, to Benjamin and Anna (Oordt) Voss. Raised in South Holland Illinois. Marj moved to Michigan in 1978 to live on Cedar Lake in Marcellus for many years. In 2012 she...
Joseph Hubert Killewald
Nov 7, 2024
Joseph Hubert Killewald passed away at age ninety-six on November 7, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Joe was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 2, 1928, the youngest son of Albert and Mary (Dec) Killewald’s six children. From a young age, he loved working with his hands and was an exceptional woodworker. After military service in the US Army Civil Engineers (1951-1953),...
Thomas M. Roe
Nov 6, 2024
Thomas M. Roe, age 61 of Kalamazoo, died surrounded by family on November 6, 2024. He was born on July 5, 1963 in Kalamazoo, the son of Allan and Clara (Anson) Roe. Tom was a 1981 graduate of Portage Northern High School. He worked in the durable medical equipment field for 30 years, ending his career as Branch Manager for...
Sharron McCarthy Meisenhelder
Nov 3, 2024
Sharron McCarthy Meisenhelder, 77, of Kalamazoo, Michigan died on November 3, 2024, from complications of her Breast Cancer treatment and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Sharron was born in Brockton, Massachusetts to Lorraine C. and Donald J. McCarthy. After growing up on USAF bases throughout the country, Sharron attended North Texas State University and graduated from the University of Great Falls in Montana. She...
Alida J. Blauwkamp
Nov 2, 2024
Alida J (Dykhuis) Blauwkamp of Kalamazoo, MI was welcomed into glory on November 2, 2024. She was born in Overisel, MI on November 10, 1943 as the youngest of 6 children to William and Jennie. She was raised on a dairy farm and graduated from Holland Christian High School, where she met her future husband, Jason. She attended Calvin College...
Franklin D. Doornhaag
Nov 1, 2024
Franklin Delano Doornhaag, age 87 of Portage, died on November 1, 2024. He was born on November 9, 1936, in Kalamazoo, the son of Joseph and Dieuwke (Verdries) Doornhaag. Frank was a 1955 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School. On August 24, 1956, he married Carol Beaman. For over 45 years, Frank worked in the roofing business. He was with...
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