Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
David A. Frank
Jan 22, 2024
Passed away Monday morning, January 22, 2024 at his home. David was born January 27, 1940 in Schoolcraft, MI the son of Duane and Minnie (Reish) Frank and was raised on the family farm in Schoolcraft. After graduating from Mattawan High School he went on to further his education at Michigan State University where he studied agriculture. If you knew...
Elizabeth Ann LeBlanc
Jan 22, 2024
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" LeBlanc, age 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 22, 2024, at Rose Arbor Hospice Care in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Betty was born on January 16, 1930, in Huron, South Dakota, to the late William D. and Edna Marie (Miles) French. She was a graduate of Cavour High School with the class...
Thomas Edward Cunningham
Jan 22, 2024
Thomas Edward Cunningham passed away peacefully at home on January 22, 2024. Born July 8, 1956, to Edward and Ida Cunningham in Allegan, Michigan, he spent his rowdy youth with his large family in Parchment, Michigan. He enjoyed participating in high school football and wrestling, and in shop class where he learned skills that served him throughout his career and...
Donald L. Reeves
Jan 22, 2024
Donald passed away Monday, January 22, 2024 surrounded by family. He was born on October 29, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Edwin and Wilma (Newhouse) Reeves. He enlisted in the United States Army on January 24, 1947 and was honorably discharged in June of 1948.
On November 14, 1947 he was united in marriage to Marguerite L. Vandenberg who...
Phyllis Baranoski
Jan 21, 2024
Phyllis Baranoski, age 91 of Plainwell, died on January 21, 2024. She was born January 11, 1933, in Glenwood, Michigan, the daughter of Donald and Alice Colleen (Bair) Anderson. Phyllis attended Glenwood Schoolhouse and Dowagiac High School. She was married to Joseph Baranoski and raised five children. Phyllis was a caring and supportive mother and grandmother. She attended St. Joseph...
Brooksey F. Allen
Jan 21, 2024
Brooksey Faye Allen, age 74, died on January 21, 2024. She was born on September 28, 1949, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Charlotte Allen. Brooksey was a special girl. She was independent throughout her whole life until recently when she moved to the Laurels of Coldwater. Brooksey worked hard at caring for her home and kept it neat and...
Dorothy Ann Watson
Jan 21, 2024
Dorothy Ann Watson, of Kalamazoo, died Sunday, January 21, 2024. Dorothy was born Dorothy Ann Smith, on June 28, 1953, in Allegan County, Michigan, a daughter of Robert Matthew and Julia Ann Smith.
Dorothy was a resident of Kalamazoo for over 60 years. She married the love of her life, Robert James Watson, on September 17, 1980, and he survives her....
Helen Jean Bult
Jan 20, 2024
Helen Bult, age 93, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Helen was born September 11, 1930, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Henry and Ann DeBoer. She graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1948.
On May 31, 1951, she was married to Allan C. Bult. They were married for 42 years when Allan passed away...
Patricia Carlin
Jan 19, 2024
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” -Mary Oliver
With great sorrow and profound gratitude, we announce the passing of Patricia Ann Carlin on January 19, 2024. Patricia started her journey on March 9, 1951, in the city of Detroit as the first born to Leo and Beatrice Carlin. As the eldest...
Gerald John Ridderbos
Jan 19, 2024
Gerald John Ridderbos, age 73, of Portage, passed away January 19, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 18, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois to the late John Eltjo and Emma Ann (Bloem) Ridderbos.
Jerry was married October 15, 1976 to the former Kim Warner, and together they had two daughters. Jerry loved his family dearly and was...
Ashley Nicole Latora
Jan 18, 2024
Ashley Nicole (Tinney) Latora passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 31. She was born in Kalamazoo, MI on October 2, 1992, to Timothy Tinney and Cindy (Bradshaw) Tinney. Ashley was a 2010 graduate of Loy Norrix High School and attended KVCC as well as Western Michigan University. She was...
Margery Thomas
Jan 18, 2024
Margery (Marge) Thayer Hobson Thomas was born May 9, 1926 to the Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson and Edmonia Bryan Hobson. She was the youngest of four children and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where her father was the bishop of the southern diocese of Ohio. She attended the Chatham Hall School in Virginia and graduated from the University of...
Archie Naugle
Jan 17, 2024
Archie Naugle passed away Wednesday, January, 17, 2024, at Park Village Pines after a struggle with renal failure. He was born October 20, 1931, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Archie W. and Eunice (Johnson) Naugle and had been a lifelong area resident.
Archie grew up in the Vine neighborhood, graduating from Kalamazoo Central in January 1950. He met his wife,...
Fonda K. Czitterberg-Steele
Jan 17, 2024
Fonda K. Czitterberg-Steele, age 71, passed away January 17, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer, with her family by her side. She was born May 10, 1952, in Kalamazoo, and remained in the area her entire life. She was a proud supporter of the United Way and the Edison Neighborhood Association.
Fonda was a dedicated, career-driven professional and beloved friend...
Hennie W. Kloosterman
Jan 16, 2024
Hennie Wilhelmina Kloosterman, age 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 16, 2024. She was born December 22, 1940 in Groningen, The Netherlands, the daughter of the late Eisse and Hinderkien Wilhelmina (Eisses) Woldhuis. She emigrated to America in 1948, then after 2 years in Terra Ceia, N.C. moved to Kalamazoo, MI.
Hennie graduated from Kalamazoo...
David Wesley Gibson
Jan 15, 2024
Passed away Monday morning, January 15, 2024, at his home in Portage, MI. David was born October 14, 1938, in Kansas City, MO the son of Phil and Thelma (Leuenberger) Gibson. He was a veteran and served in the U.S Army, National Guards. He attended Baker University where he was a disc jockey and a troublemaker and Kansas University. He...
Joe Alan Jackson
Jan 14, 2024
Passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024. Joe was born on March 18, 1953, to Theodore and Diane (Skelton) Jackson, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Joe grew up in a large extended family where he was the oldest of his generation and the lead troublemaker. He picked up the guitar at a young age and taught himself to play by ear. Joe aced...
Elizabeth D. Desposato
Jan 14, 2024
Elizabeth “Betty” Dell Desposato, age 96 of Kalamazoo, died peacefully in her sleep on January 14, 2024. Betty was born August 1, 1927, in Paonia, Colorado, the daughter of Sarah “Sadie” (Jaquiss) and John “Frank” Franklin Cline; she was the youngest of six children and the only girl. After graduating from high school in Paonia, Colorado, Betty moved from Colorado...
Katherine "Kay" M. Jamerson
Jan 14, 2024
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Katherine “Kay” Mary Jamerson on January 14, 2024. She is the beloved wife of 58 years to Ed Jamerson. Ed and Kay made many homes while she was a military wife, but spent the last 43 years living in Portage, Michigan. In her life, she has...
Michael Lee Lefforge
Jan 13, 2024
Michael Lee Lefforge of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died on January 13, 2024, at the age of 66. Michael was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on April 23, 1957, to the late Robert and Margaret (Hoover) Lefforge.
Michael is survived by his children, Morgan Lefforge and Michaelyn Tackett; eleven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and siblings, Marilyn (Jim) Sullivan, Mary (Don) Snell, and Ellen Lambright.
Michael...
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