Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Beulah M. Howard
Apr 11, 2012
HOWARD, Mrs. Beulah M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Wednesday morning April 11, 2012. Beulah was born April 2, 1917 in Villa Ridge, Illinois a daughter of Ralph and Mary Hayden Watson. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1955, coming from Charleston, Missouri. Beulah was employed with Okun Brothers for 12 years before retiring. She was also a member of...
Roger D. Rediker
Apr 11, 2012
REDIKER, Roger D. of Galesburg Roger, age 82, passed away April 11, 2012. He was born June 17, 1929 in Grand Rapids, MI, the second son of Joseph and Nellie Burlington Rediker. He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1948, and was a lifelong resident of Galesburg. Roger is survived by his sister-in-law, Reba Rediker; two grand-nephews, David Rediker Jr....
David A. Miller
Apr 11, 2012
MILLER, David A. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Dave passed away Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born May 10, 1939 in Sturgis, MI, the son of the late Robert B. and Gertrude Schroeder Miller. Growing up in Athens, Dave graduated as class president of the Athens High School in 1957. He attended Battle Creek Community College,...
Kenneth R. McIntosh
Apr 11, 2012
MC INTOSH, Mr. Kenneth R. Portage, MI Died Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012. Ken was born January 31, 1922, in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, a son of Hugh and Lyla Thompson McIntosh. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 22 years, coming from West Bloomfield Township , MI. Ken was a co-owner of Professional Management, a consulting firm owned...
Richard M. 'Rip' Allen
Apr 10, 2012
Allen, Richard M. "Rip" of Kalamazoo, MI Completed life's journey on April 10, 2012 and is now with his Lord in heaven. Age 79. He was born July 24, 1932 in Springfield, IL, the son of the late Gilbert and Viola Heaton Allen. He worked as a guard at Stateville Penitentiary and then as a police officer with the Rockdale...
Dorothy J. Leino
Apr 10, 2012
LEINO, Dorothy J. Went home to be with her Lord on April 10, 2012 at the age of 78. She was born January 28, 1934 in Ontonagon, MI to the late John and Alice Lenneville Kioski. Dorothy was an entrepreneur having owned and operated a gift shop for many years in Houghton, MI. Upon moving to Green bay, WI, she...
Tom M. Baize
Apr 9, 2012
BAIZE, Tom M. Portage, MI Formerly of South Lyon, MI Tom died on Monday morning, April 9, 2012, in Battle Creek, MI. He was born December 13, 1926, in McHenry, KY, a son of Connie and Athel Ashby Baize. Tom served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. After being discharged Tom moved to Detroit, met Lorraine...
Georgia L. Rediker
Apr 8, 2012
REDIKER, Georgia L. Of Kalamazoo Passed away April 8, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center. Georgia was born July 29, 1952 in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of Henry and Virginia Emmons Ingram and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. On May 19, 1973, she was married to David L. Rediker, who preceded her in death on August 30, 2011. Surviving are her...
Myrl "Ed" Hall
Apr 8, 2012
HALL, Myrl "Ed" Of Kalamazoo Ed passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born July 20, 1941 in Battle Creek, MI. Ed was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in Europe during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked as an inhalation therapist which moved him several times throughout the U.S. He was a...
Bruce L. Brown MD
Apr 8, 2012
BROWN, Bruce L., MD of Kalamazoo, Michigan A lifelong student, Bruce L. Brown, M.D. husband of Dorothy S. Brown, died on April 8, 2012, Easter Sunday, in Kalamazoo Michigan. The son of Hazel and H. Larry Brown, Bruce was born in Columbiana Ohio in 1923. He attended Mount Union College, entered the Navy as a hospital corpsman in 1943, and...
Violet Rose Blodgett
Apr 8, 2012
BLODGETT, Violet Rose of Galesburg, Michigan Passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. Violet was born April 10, 2002 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Samantha Blodgett and Steven Mathews and lived in Galesburg. Violet was a beautiful and fun loving child who had so much energy and was so full of life and devilishness all at the same time. Violet had...
Howard George O'Keefe
Apr 8, 2012
O'Keefe, Howard George of Portage, MI Died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the Laurels of Galesburg. Age 93 years. Howard was born August 11, 1918, the son of the late Harry and Jane Ahern O'Keefe. He served with the United States Army during World War II. He was a huge sports fan, especially of the Detroit Tigers and played minor...
Claudine Allen
Apr 6, 2012
ALLEN, Mrs. Claudine of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Friday evening April 6, 2012. Claudine was born June 25, 1929 in Vicksburg, Mississippi a daughter of Dave and Emma Attaberry Downs. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. Claudine was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, William H. Allen on June 23, 2010. She is...
Harijs 'Harry' Rollis
Apr 6, 2012
ROLLIS, HARIJS HARRY of Ada, MI formerly of Kalamazoo, MI and Denver, CO Harry Rollis, age 85 of Ada MI, formerly of Kalamazoo, MI and Denver, CO, passed away unexpectedly on Friday April 6, 2012. Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Mirdza Rollis; daughters Lia Roger Anderson of Potter, NE and Aija Tobin of Cheyenne, WY; stepdaughter, Daina Atis...
Elisabeth A. Kosowicz
Apr 6, 2012
KOSOWICZ, Elisabeth A. Our dear Mother, Elisabeth Agnes Kosowicz passed away peacefully April 6, 2012 at home. She was born on January 11, 1927 the daughter of Max and Frieda Henow Steinke in Niederlehme, Germany. She was married to Willy Popp on December 18, 1941 and widowed as the result of war. She married Siegfried F. Kosowicz on December 11,...
Linda Rhodes
Apr 6, 2012
RHODES, Linda L. Of Kalamazoo Linda passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born April 3, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Frank and Winifred Saye Campbell. On July 21, 1961, was united in marriage to Charles L. Rhodes, who survives. Also surviving are their two children, Mark Elizabeth Rhodes and Lisa Miller...
Clara B. Van Lester
Apr 6, 2012
VAN LESTER, Mrs. Clara B. Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday evening April 6, 2012. Clara was born December 7, 1923 in Boswell, Oklahoma a daughter of John and Estelle Gregory Finch. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1945, coming from Monroe, Louisiana. Clara also attended the Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Beverly J. Knowlton
Apr 5, 2012
KNOWLTON, Mrs. Beverly J. Portage, MI Died Thursday evening April 5, 2012 at her residence. Beverly was born January 13, 1930 in South Bend, Indiana a daughter of Carl and Ruth Kline Steininger. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with Mead Products for 17 years, retiring in 1995. Beverly was also involved...
Carol A. Lanting
Apr 4, 2012
LANTING, Carol A. of Portage Passed away April 4, 2012. Carol was born April 1, 1939 in Kalamazoo to the late Martin and Wilhelmina Eshuis Lanting. Carol was deeply committed to family and institutions dedicated to serving God and others, including Kalamazoo Christian Schools and Third Christian Reformed Church. Surviving Carol are her sisters, Norma David Meadows of Naples, FL...
Vivian M. DeWaters
Apr 3, 2012
DEWATERS, Vivian M. Vivian M. DeWaters, age 101, passed away April 3, 2012, in Bellevue, Michigan. She was born May 1, 1910, in Valiant, Oklahoma, the daughter of Louis and Elizabeth Stewart Moore. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and two husbands, Hank Price and Earl M. DeWaters. Surviving are three children, Beth DeWaters Ken Tindall...
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