Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Jean A. Perez-Banuet McCormack
Mar 13, 2013
PEREZ-BANUET, Mrs. Jean A. McCormack of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Wednesday evening March 13, 2013. Services will be held 11 o'clock Tuesday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. Friends may meet the family one-half hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Augusta Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Kalamazoo Animal Rescue.
Dorothy Jean Hoeksema
Mar 12, 2013
HOEKSEMA, DOROTHY of Portage, Michigan Dorothy Jean Hoeksema, age 85, went home to be with her Lord on March 12, 2013. Dorothy was born May 27, 1927, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Garrett and Sinnie VanderWoude Gerlofs. On October 22, 1948, she was united in marriage to Gerald J. Hoeksema and they were residents of Portage for over...
Avis May Sparks
Mar 11, 2013
SPARKS, Avis May Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday afternoon, March 11, 2013 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Avis was born June 12, 1920 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Hugh and Etta Parker Sillars and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. She was employed for 20 years with Western Michigan University in both the Engineering and Food...
Donald L. Chaney
Mar 11, 2013
CHANEY, Donald L. SMSGT USAF, ret. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Donald L. Chaney, age 74, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013. He was born October 6, 1938 in Celina, OH a son of Mary Huffman and Virgil Chaney. His mother worked hard to take care of the children and Don learned his strong work ethic from his mother. He also...
Barbara J. 'Barb' Goldsberry
Mar 11, 2013
GOLDSBERRY, Barbara J. "Barb" Of Kalamazoo Died March 11, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born February 22, 1929 in Hibbing, MN to the late Richard and Katherine Kiefer Whitney. Barb's lifetime of medical struggles have shown why she was known as "a lifetime of strength". Barbara leaves behind her son, Tim Emily Goldsberry of Kalamazoo; 3 grandchildren,...
Linda Jane Salisbury
Mar 10, 2013
SALISBURY, Linda Jane Vicksburg Passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013. Linda was born December 18, 1943 in Lawton, MI, the daughter of the late Lyndon and Marian Lull Etter. She was a resident of the Vicksburg area for several years and worked as a baker at the Felpausch Food Center for 12 years. On October 27, 1962, she married Morris...
Harriet B. Bachman
Mar 9, 2013
BACHMAN, Harriet B. Kalamazoo, MI Harriet B. Bachman, age 97, died peacefully on Saturday morning, March 9, 2013 in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born January 23, 1916 in Staples, MN a daughter of Harry G. and Beulah E. Nason Boardway. On July 17, 1936 Harriet was united in marriage with Ralph E. Bachman. She worked as a realtor for Jaqua...
Juanita Mary Derr
Mar 8, 2013
DERR, Mrs. Juanita Mary Hampton, Virginia Passed away on March 8, 2013. Juanita Mary Hammond Derr was born on April 27, 1928, in Logan, Ohio, the daughter of Elmer Ray and Edith Denney Hammond. On June 2, 1948, she married Dale Woodrow Derr. She and her husband lived most of their lives in Logan, Ohio. She retired from Risch's Drugstore...
Raynold Barber
Mar 8, 2013
BARBER, Raynold Raynold Barber passed away at his home on Friday, March 8, 2013. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on May 1, 1926, a son of the late Arthur W. and Luler May Johnson Barber and had been a Portage resident for many years. He served in the United States Navy during WWII and the Korean War, retiring...
Joan J. Stephenson
Mar 8, 2013
STEPHENSON, Joan J. Of Portage Passed away Friday evening, March 8, 2013. Joan was born September 6, 1934 in Parma, MO the daughter of Richard and Goldie Bare Stricklin. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and worked for many years at the Elzinga and Hoeksema Greenhouse. Joan enjoyed researching family history, NASCAR racing, watching the Detroit Tigers,...
Alberta L. DeVisser
Mar 7, 2013
DE VISSER, Alberta L. of Bangor, Michigan Passed away Thursday afternoon, March 7, 2013. Alberta was born October 12, 1925 in Portage, MI the daughter of John and Jennie Nuismer Drenth. She was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation and worked for several years at the Eastwood D & C. Alberta loved spending time with her grandchildren and making...
Sherri Klies DeHaan
Mar 7, 2013
DeHaan, Sherri L. Klies of Portage, Michigan Sherri went to be with her heavenly Father on Thursday, March 7, 2013 while surrounded by family and friends at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born on February 9, 1955 in Kalamazoo, MI. She is survived by her loving husband, Timothy DeHaan; her two daughters, Brooke Camp Joel and Carley Bosker...
Lois 'Susie' Ann Clemens
Mar 6, 2013
CLEMENS, Lois Ann "Susie" of Kalamazoo, Michigan Lois Ann "Susie" Clemens, age 73, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. She was born on January 11, 1940 in Kalamazoo, MI the daughter of L.D. and Elsie Poland Clemens. Susie worked at many jobs in her lifetime including: Jolly Kids Togs, Shakespeare Company, Borgess Nursing Home and...
Jayme R. Earle
Mar 6, 2013
EARLE, Jayme R. Richland, MI Died Wednesday morning March 6, 2013. Jayme was born February 14, 1987 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Joseph Earle and Carrie Tymkew Whalen. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the I.I. Stanley Company. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Dorothy Earle; and a maternal grandmother,...
Barry R. Smith
Mar 5, 2013
SMITH, Barry R. Kalamazoo, MI Died March 5, 2013 at the age of 64. He was born November 10, 1948 in Detroit, MI to the late B. Ward and Joan Schneeman Smith. Barry was united in marriage to Elizabeth Sloan on May 4, 1974 for nearly 39 loving years together. Barry graduated from Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan...
Reba Marie McCann
Mar 5, 2013
McCann, Reba Marie York of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died on March 5, 2013 at the age of 91. Reba was born September 16, 1921, in Litchfield, IL to the late Herbert A. York and Anna O. Shepherd York. She was raised in East St. Louis, IL and graduated from East St. Louis High School in 1939. Prior to and during WWII,...
Cathleen M. 'Kate' Schafer
Mar 3, 2013
SCHAFER, Cathleen M. "Kate" Kate passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. She was born April 2, 1951 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late William and Donna Dignan Schafer. She was employed most of the life in the family business, Schafer's Flowers. Surviving are her two children, Bill Schafer of Kalamazoo and Laura Hewitt of Kentucky; grandson, Cole Schafer; sister,...
Mr. Michitoshi Soga
Mar 3, 2013
SOGA, Mr. Michitoshi Kalamazoo, MI Michitoshi Soga, emeritus professor of physics at Western Michigan University, who dedicated his career working with students to deepen the understanding between Japan and the United States, passed away in the early hours of March 3, 2013, in his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was 86. He had been battling cancer, first in his esophagus...
Donald J. 'Joe' Mason
Mar 3, 2013
MASON, DONALD J. "JOE" KALAMAZOO, MI Rarely are humility and brilliance found in the same human being. Rarer still is the person who embodies these qualities, along with a keen wit and gentle spirita�"a person about whom an ill word was never spoken. Dr. Donald "Joe" Mason, PhD., was such a person. Yet although his accomplishments and talents were many,...
Gurnia W. Peebles
Mar 3, 2013
PEEBLES, Gurnia W. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died March 3, 2013 at the age of 68. He was born May 5, 1944 in Leighton, AL to the late Robert and Era Bradford Peebles. He was united in marriage to Danielle Johnson on September 6, 1963, who preceded him in death on February 6, 2002. He was a musician in the Kalamazoo...
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