Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Dale R. Quarry
Jan 28, 2013
QUARRY, Dale R. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died January 28, 2013 at the age of 75. He was born May 4, 1937 in Kalamazoo to the late Harold and Emma Randal Quarry. He was united in marriage to Dixie Ingram on April 12, 1958, who survives. Dale was a believer. His Bible was well worn and underlined. He was a prayer...
Barbara E. Traxler
Jan 27, 2013
TRAXLER, Barbara E. Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013. Barbara was born November 18, 1925 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of the late John and Gladys Bullard Storteboom and was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. On March 8, 1946, she married Harold Traxler, who preceded her in death on November 24, 1999. She was also preceded by her sister, Lois...
Frank Holport
Jan 27, 2013
HOLPORT, Frank of Portage Frank passed away early Sunday morning, January 27, 2013 at Kairos Dwelling. He was born on November 9, 1927 in Kalamazoo. Frank was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. He was employed by Georgia-Pacific Kalamazoo Mill for 44 years until his retirement. He and Helen M. Chambers Holport were married...
Amelia Jane Peck
Jan 27, 2013
PECK, Amelia Jane Of Bloomingdale, MI Died Sunday morning, January 27, 2013. Amelia Millie to all who knew her was born May 12, 1918, in Shelbyville, MI, the firstborn daughter of Johanna and Michael Chlebana. She became a resident of Kalamazoo, MI following her marriage on November 26, 1937, to Donald S. Peck, who preceded her in death on August...
Kathleen G. Martin
Jan 26, 2013
MARTIN, Kathleen G. of Parchment, Michigan Passed away Saturday evening, January 26, 2013. Kathi was born February 17, 1954 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Kenneth and Martha Loughead Green. Prior to her retirement she was employed with the Kalamazoo Gazette for 25 years. She was a member of Westwood Church of God and was an excellent artist. Kathi loved spending...
Norma J. Welch
Jan 26, 2013
WELCH, Mrs. Norma J. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday evening January 26, 2013. Norma was born March 12, 1933 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Vernon and Frances Welch Ward. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Bronson Hospital for 29 years, retiring in 1995. Norma was also a member of the Portage Moose Lodge and...
Walter H. Hendrichsen
Jan 26, 2013
HENDRICHSEN, Walter H. Kalamazoo, MI Walter passed away Saturday afternoon, January 26, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born October 31, 1938 in Chicago, IL, the son of Henry and Winifred Wynne Hendrichsen. Walter was a veteran of the United States Army serving 2 years. On June 28, 1959, he was united in marriage to the former Mary Edwards....
William A. Bailey, Sr
Jan 26, 2013
BAILEY, William A., Sr. Kalamazoo, MI William Albert Bailey, Sr., age 88, passed away Saturday evening, January 26, 2013, at his home. He was born on May 21, 1924 in Dowagiac, MI a son of the late Edward C. and Mable A. Pickard Bailey. William entered the US Army in 1943. He served with the 15th Tank Battalion in Northern...
Gladys Youderian Stuifbergen
Jan 24, 2013
Gladys Youderian Stuifbergen October 29, 1914 - January 24, 2013 A farm girl, Gladys, the daughter of Edward and Margaret Youderian, was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty. She had delicate features and, as time passed, her parents noticed that she had a love for finer things. Her mother bought her a hat by catalog and when it came, thought the feather...
Harriet J. Chapman
Jan 24, 2013
CHAPMAN, Harriet J. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Thursday evening, January 24, 2013 at the Kairos Dwelling. Harriet was born January 6, 1919 in Delton, MI the daughter of the late Harrison and Minnie Boyes Kelly. She was an active member of Sunnyside United Methodist Church; and enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting, and camping and in her later years, leisure travel....
Marjorie Lammers C. Young
Jan 24, 2013
YOUNG LAMMERS, Marjorie C. Marjorie Christine Young, age 93, passed away January 24, 2013 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Marjorie was born June 7, 1919, in Cedar Creek, Michigan, the daughter of John and Effie Albertson Lammers. She was a longtime Kalamazoo area resident and was a teacher with the Kalamazoo Public School System for 28 years prior to her retirement. Marjorie...
Carol Ann Scholten
Jan 23, 2013
SCHOLTEN, Carol Ann Kalamazoo, Michigan Carol Ann Scholten, age 68, was unexpectedly called home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday morning, January 23, 2013. She was born on July 14, 1944 in Kalamazoo, MI a daughter of the late Isaac and Nellie Goldschmeding Kiewiet and had been a lifelong area resident. While attending Kalamazoo Christian High School, Carol met the...
Frances A. Keto
Jan 23, 2013
KETO, Frances A. of Kalamazoo, Michigan formerly of Patchogue, New York Frances A. Keto died January 23, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born July 11, 1928 in Patchogue, Long Island, NY to the late Carmelo and Rosaria Barone Barone. She was married to Edward Keto on April 19, 1958. Frances graduated with a B.S. from Ladycliff College...
Sandra L. Zimmerman
Jan 23, 2013
Zimmerman, Sandra L. of Portage, Michigan Passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Age 77. She was born in Three Rivers on August 29, 1935, the daughter of the late Edwin and Cherrie Carr Gearhart. Sandra loved spending time with her family and especially enjoyed caring for her children, grandchildren and nieces. She enjoyed flower gardening, doing...
Frederick P. Baggerman
Jan 22, 2013
BAGGERMAN, Frederick P. Frederick Peters Baggerman, age 97, passed away peacefully after a brief illness surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fred was born March 5, 1915, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of William J. and Emma L. Peters Baggerman. A professional engineer, Fred's career in mechanical engineering spanned...
Linda A. Barker
Jan 22, 2013
BARKER, Linda A. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Linda was born March 16, 1948 in Kalamazoo the daughter of the late Kenneth and Mildred Phillips French. Linda enjoyed baking, painting, gardening, reading, and drawing. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family. On September 26, 1981 she was united in marriage to her loving...
Wellington 'Wes' Duvall
Jan 22, 2013
Duvall, Wellington "Wes" of Portage, MI Passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Age 62. He was born in Sturgis, MI on December 27, 1950, the son of the late Wellington Marcellus and Donna Yvonne Hearld Duvall. His loved to spend time with his grandchildren, who were his pride and joy. He enjoyed fixing anything with a...
Michael A. Nelson
Jan 21, 2013
NELSON, Michael A. of Portage, Michigan Died January 21, 2013 at the age of 70. He was born July 18, 1942 in Kalamazoo to the late John and Betty Irish Nelson. Michael leaves behind nephews, Jeff Nancy Nelson and Jim Rose Nelson; sister-in-law, Dorothy Nelson; and dear friend and nurse, Karen Stewart. Preceding Michael in death were his brothers, John...
Stella Alice Henton
Jan 21, 2013
Henton, Stella Alice Of Kalamazoo, MI Went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 21, 2013. Age 71. Stella was born in Kalamazoo on December 9, 1941, the daughter of the late Raymond and Frances Pavelec Cowgill. She worked as an LPN for Bronson Hospital, Bronson Place, Heritage Community of Kalamazoo and other nursing homes in the Kalamazoo area....
Lucille E. Hobbs
Jan 20, 2013
Lucille E. Hobbs Formerly of Mattawan Passed away January 20, 2013 in Little Rock, AR. She was born February 14, 1923 in Mattawan and lived most of her life in the house she was born in. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Loron Hobbs on February 11, 1985. Lucille is survived by her children, Robin DuBois of...
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