Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Barbara A. Higdon
Feb 17, 2012
HIGDON, Barbara A. of Portage Passed away February 17, 2012. She was born June 6, 1931 in Eaton Rapids, MI to the late Alfred and Thelma Dornan Jardot. Barbara was united in marriage to Maynard Higdon on July 31, 1955, who preceded her in death in February of 1989. She was a former member of Lake Center Bible Church in...
John Gordon Roe
Feb 17, 2012
ROE, John Gordon Portage, MI Age 79 Passed away Friday morning, February 17, 2012, with family by his side. John was born December 27, 1932, in Climax, Mich., the son of Fred and Genette Ady Roe. A 1951 graduate of Climax-Scotts High School, John was a Climax/Portage area resident most of his life. During the Korean War, he served with...
Timothy McMeekan
Feb 17, 2012
MC MEEKAN, Timothy Galesburg Passed away Friday, February 17, 2012. He was born October 26, 1950 in Kalamazoo, the son of William J. and Delores D. Dideriksen McMeekan and was a lifelong resident of the area. Tim graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1969 and was employed by the Upjohn Company for over 25 years. He was a member...
Betty J. Ehlers
Feb 17, 2012
EHLERS, Mrs. Betty J. Kalamazoo, MI Age 82 Passed from this life to be with her Lord February 17, 2012. Betty was the daughter of Fred and Emeline Roberts. She was a graduate of State High School and attended Western Michigan University. In 1951, she married Anthony R. Ehlers. She was a member of Westwood Christian Reformed Church. She was...
Patricia L. Van Werden
Feb 16, 2012
VAN WERDEN, Patricia L. Of Hickory Corners Patricia passed away Thursday evening, February 16, 2012 at Kairos Dwelling. She was born July 7, 1924 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Charles and Ruth Stone Ray. On October 26, 1945, Patricia was united in marriage to Harold E. VanWerden, until his passing in 1998. She was devoted to her family and her...
Cynthia R. Johnson
Feb 16, 2012
JOHNSON, Cynthia R. "Cindy" of Galesburg Passed away February 16, 2012 in Kalamazoo. Cynthia was born October 16, 1963 in Kalamazoo to Robert S. "Steve" and Bonita R. "Bonnie" Anderson Johnson. Cindy was a graduate of Climax High School in 1982. She went on to attend Wright's Beauty Academy in Battle Creek where she received her certification and became a...
Duane R. Adams
Feb 15, 2012
ADAMS, Mr. Duane R. Plainwell, MI Died Wednesday morning February 15, 2012. Duane was born June 1, 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Sam and Jacoba Burgler Adams. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Danny Kay Realty for many years before retiring. Duane...
Charlene F. Doorlag Soule
Feb 14, 2012
SOULE DOORLAG, Charlene F. of Galesburg, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Charlene was born April 17, 1942 in Battle Creek, a daughter of Henry E. and Bernice J. Lanphear Stratton and lived in the Galesburg area for many years. For over 22 years, Charlene worked for the City of Kalamazoo as the Traffic Criminal Supervisor for the 9-1...
Francis G. Wesaw
Feb 12, 2012
WESAW, Mr. Francis G. "Gordon" Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Sunday evening February 12, 2012 in Allegan, MI. Francis was born August 4, 1925 in Decatur, Michigan a son of James and Edith Johnson Wesaw. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded 2 Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. He had been...
Donald Dean Smith
Feb 12, 2012
SMITH, Donald Dean Of Mattawan Don was born February 17, 1945, in Angola, Indiana and passed away February 12, 2012 in Kalamazoo. The son of Norman and Clara Carrick Smith was raised in Hillsdale, MI, then coming to Kalamazoo to attend WMU, and then began working as an ambulance attendant and eventually with Langeland Funeral Home. From 1967-68, during the...
Harry W. Sinclair
Feb 12, 2012
SINCLAIR, Harry W. of Asheville, North Carolina Formerly of Southwest Michigan Harry Sinclair, age 85, died Sunday, February 12, 2012. He was born June 24, 1926, in Battle Creek. Harry was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during World War II and spent his working career employed by Consumers Power Co. in Michigan. He was preceded in death by...
Robert B. Beck
Feb 12, 2012
BECK, Robert B. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Bob passed away Sunday morning, February 12, 2012 at Bickford Cottage in Battle Creek. He was born December 6, 1916 in Valparaiso, IN, the son of Walter and Gladys McGee Burlage and was raised by his mother and step-father, Gladys and William Beck. On October 14, 1937, Bob was united in marriage to the...
Udelbert W. "Jack" Ellis
Feb 11, 2012
ELLIS, Udelbert W. "Jack" of Portage Passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Jack was born September 29, 1930 in Battle Creek, MI to the late Clyde and Frieda Keeler Ellis. He was united in marriage to Yvonne "Vonnie" Hill on May 30, 1953. Jack served in the U.S. Army from February of 1951 until honorably discharged in February of 1953....
Dale E. Schieber
Feb 11, 2012
SCHIEBER, Dale E. Of Galesburg Dale passed away early Saturday morning, February 11, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born to Charles and Madge Wells Schieber on February 12, 1919, in Charleston Twp. Dale was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II from 1942-1946 earning the rank of Captain. On October 4, 1943, he...
Lucille S. Glas
Feb 11, 2012
GLAS, Lucille S. Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Lucille was born September 30, 1926 in Comstock, MI, a daughter of the late Raymond and Jeanette Keizer Slager. She was a longtime member of Grace Christian Reformed Church. On September 26, 1946, she married John Glas, who preceded her in death on June 5, 2011. Lucille is survived by...
James H. Goodrich
Feb 10, 2012
GOODRICH, JAMES H. James H. Goodrich passed away peacefully Friday, February 10, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. He was born in Cooper Township in 1933 to Franklin and Carolyn Bingham Goodrich. He graduated from Richland High School in 1951. He worked for many years as a driver-salesman for Continental Baking Company, delivering Hostess Cakes to Kalamazoo-area groceries....
Nettie L. Clark
Feb 10, 2012
CLARK, Nettie L. Of Delton Nettie passed away Friday morning, February 10, 2012 at her home. She was born September 8, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late John and Cleo White Lewis. A graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, Nettie worked for Gilmore Department Store in Kalamazoo. On October 1, 1947, she was united in marriage to Richard...
William Scarbrough
Feb 10, 2012
SCARBROUGH, William of Mattawan, MI formerly of Richton, MS Passed away February 10, 2012 in Kalamazoo, MI. William was born December 23, 1940 in Richton, MS to the late Jessie and Gertrude Kittrell Scarbrough. He was united in marriage to Barbara Ahlberg on December 12, 1986. William was an owner-operator truck driver for many years. He never met anyone he...
Marion Johnstone Schmiege
Feb 10, 2012
SCHMIEGE Johnstone, Mrs. Marion Of Kalamazoo February 10, 2012, Marion Frances Johnstone Schmiege accepted the call to eternal life. She was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born August 28, 1923 to Ethyle Hindbaugh and James H. Johnstone of Vaudeville fame, Marion and her brother, James H. Johnstone, Jr., inherited their parents' love of music and interest in travel. Marion...
Dolores Jean Albion
Feb 10, 2012
ALBION, Dolores Jean Dolores Albion was born August 7, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Neva Early Foster and died February 10, 2012, in Kalamazoo. She was a Kalamazoo area resident since 1964, and was an longtime active member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Battle Creek. On November 3, 1963, she was united in marriage...
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