Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Kenneth Duane Davidson
Jun 17, 2024
Kenneth D. Davidson, age 89 of Kalamazoo, died on June 17, 2024. He was born on December 19, 1934, in Kalamazoo, the son of Hobart and Marion (McConnell) Davidson. Ken served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He returned to Kalamazoo where he worked at Atlas Press and Gibson Guitar. He retired after 35 years as a tool and die...
David George Hunt
Jun 16, 2024
David George Hunt passed away in Hendersonville, North Carolina on June 16, 2024, at the age of 97. David was born on January 4, 1927, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Chemistry and started his family in Kalamazoo. The family moved several times from Michigan to Mississippi to Massachusetts to Ohio to Wisconsin,...
John Richard Boase
Jun 16, 2024
John Richard Boase, 87 of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed in peace with his family at his side the evening of Sunday, June 16th, 2024. John was born in Rockford, Illinois, on July 17, 1936 the son of Chelsea and Harriett Boase. John was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce.
John graduated from Purdue University with degrees in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering....
Nathan Bankert
Jun 16, 2024
Nathan E. Bankert, age 89 of Kalamazoo formerly of Colorado. He was born on November 22, 1934, in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, the son of Burl and Mary (Sperow) Bankert. Nathan grew up in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania and graduated from high school in 1953. Nathan enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained in Morse Code. He was stationed in Germany where he...
Ron Vlietstra
Jun 15, 2024
Ronald Jay "Ron" Vlietstra, age 70, of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on June 15, 2024. He is now in Heaven experiencing pure JOY! Romans 8:35-39 is his life verse.
He was born in Kalamazoo on October 25, 1953, to Roger and Bettie Vlietstra. Ron graduated from Kalamazoo Christian High School with the class of 1971. He also graduated...
Dale Hooper Griffith
Jun 15, 2024
Dale Hooper Griffith, “Mr. Frosty”, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the age of 89. Dale was born in Kalamazoo on December 15, 1934, to the late Frank and Pauline (Hooper) Griffith. In 1959, Dale married Darlene Saddler. The two shared 65 beautiful years of marriage together.
Dale was always a big part of his community, especially...
James E. Barnett
Jun 15, 2024
James E. Barnett, age 68, of Lawrence, died on June 15, 2024. He was born on April 21, 1956, in Winamac, Indiana, the son of Loss and Shirley (Hicks) Barnett. The family of seven children moved around but James found his forever home in Southwest Michigan. On April 22, 1974, he married Linda Chancellor and they raised their two sons...
Susan Theal Madden
Jun 15, 2024
Susan Theal Madden passed away on June 15, 2024, at Friendship Village, Kalamazoo. She is survived by her husband, I. Charles “Chuck” Madden; their children, Anne (Dana Morse) Madden, Berkeley, California, and Al Madden, Sacramento, California; sister-in-law, Gloria M. (Stephen) Carlson; two nieces, and a nephew.
Susan was born on April 2, 1932, in Nebraska to Charles W. and Berenice Theal.
Susan...
Jerry D. Barker
Jun 11, 2024
Jerry Dewayne Barker, age 88 of Mattawan, died at White Oaks on June 11, 2024. He was born on January 6, 1936, in Pennville, Indiana, the son of Kenneth and Martha (Blakely) Barker. Jerry worked for Swift-Eckrich in Kalamazoo for 29 years, until they closed and he retired. In his retirement, he enjoyed helping do lawn care for his neighbors....
Judy L. Zwart
Jun 11, 2024
Safe and at peace in the arms of her Lord and Savior, Judy passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Judy was born on August 13, 1937, in Kalamazoo, MI, to Constance (Dasher) and Basil Hayward. On October 26, 1956, she was united in marriage to Bernard Zwart, who preceded her in death on April 2, 2015. Judy loved her...
Jacqueline Cameron Schaefer
Jun 10, 2024
Jacqueline (Jackie) Cameron Schaefer, 89, of Kalamazoo died on Monday, June 10, 2024 at her residence in Portage, MI surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald S. Schaefer, M.D., who passed on May 28, 2012; her parents, John and Mabel (Bowers) Cameron; sisters, Mabel Marohn and Rosalind Brenizer; and brothers, Kenneth and...
Dorothy Irene Triezenberg
Jun 9, 2024
Age 95, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Dorothy was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 17, 1928, the daughter of the late Floris and Effie (Bogema) Triezenberg.She graduated from Kalamazoo Chrisitan High School and worked for 41 years at Dykema Office Supply. Dorothy was a life-long member of Grace Christian Reformed Church.She is survived by several close friends...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Lee Kent
Jun 8, 2024
Elizabeth Lee Kent née Beam of Schoolcraft, MI passed away on June 8, 2024.
Her life can best be described by thinking as she did, with the eye of an artist. Betsy lived a life as full as a painter's pallet. Family, friends, education, and career were her primary colors and artistic pursuits, gardening and travel were the blends that fill...
Hope Leatrice DeKorte
Jun 8, 2024
Hope Leatrice (Longjohn) DeKorte of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died on June 8, 2024, at the age of 102. Hope was born in Kalamazoo on April 4, 1922, to the late William and Hazel (Allen) Longjohn. In 1971, Hope married Neal DeKorte. The two were married 25 years until Neal’s death in 1996.
In her early life, Hope graduated from Central High School,...
Robert J. Dinzik
Jun 7, 2024
Robert John Dinzik, 80, formerly of Vicksburg, Michigan, passed away on June 7, 2024. He was born on September 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late William Dinzik and Sylvia Simone.
Robert faced challenges in life, having contracted Vascular Dementia at a young age. He was raised by his parents and later cared for by his brother, William, until his...
Doris Grace Klimp
Jun 7, 2024
Age 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 7, 2024. Doris was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on November 16, 1939, daughter of Elmer and Grace (Vandyken) Gordon. On October 15, 1960, she married Arthur Klimp who preceded her in death on August 24, 1999. She was a housewife and enjoyed the task of raising a family....
Hernani T. Almeda
Jun 6, 2024
Hernani (Nani) Almeda passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife, Milagros (Mila) Diaz Almeda, his dear children, Heramil (Ramie) Almeda (and wife, Cheryl), and Laurie Ann Almeda-Gibson, and his precious grandchildren, Jacob (and wife, Addison), Luciano, Jireh, Abigail, Casiana, and Lillian. Nani was preceded in death by his parents Dr. Luciano and Castora...
Alene Jean Mejeur
Jun 6, 2024
Alene Jean Mejeur, age 97, passed away June 6, 2024. She was born September 3, 1926, in Kalamazoo to the late Benjamin Burrma and Ida Ula (Bixler) Burrma Blue.
Alene worked for the Upjohn Company for 28 years. She was a great mom that loved cooking holiday dinners, listening to music, and traveling. She also enjoyed a good game of corn...
Malcom D. Rose
Jun 5, 2024
Passed away at his home on Wednesday June 5, 2024. Malcom was born on January 28, 1951, in Moulton, Alabama, to the late Ernest and Annie (Lowery) Rose. For most of his working life, Malcom worked at the state hospital caring for patients. Malcom was always wanting to help. He was also a lifelong, true fan of The University of...
Marilyn Elaine Brill
Jun 4, 2024
Marilyn E. Brill, 91, passed away June 4, 2024, at Story Point in Portage, MI.She was born July 6, 1932, in Battle Creek, MI, to Rutherford and Valenta (Fuller) Bryant. Marilyn was the youngest of three daughters.Marilyn was educated in Battle Creek Public Schools in her youth, and graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in music education....
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