Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Dorothy Elaine Hoekstra
Nov 17, 2011
HOEKSTRA, Dorothy Elaine of Kalamazoo Dorothy passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2011. She was born on November 27, 1928 to Harry and Hazel Bourdo Blauvelt in Orangeville, MI, and was a graduate of Delton High School. On November 5, 1948, Dorothy married Donald Hoekstra in Plainwell, MI. They were charter members of Westwood Christian Reformed Church. After raising...
Evelyn G. Johnson
Nov 16, 2011
JOHNSON, Mrs. Evelyn G. of Kalamazoo, MI Died Wednesday afternoon November 16, 2011 at her residence. Evelyn was born February 6, 1936 in Portageville, Missouri a daughter of Sherman and Audrey Savage Hedges. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with Borgess Hospital for over 20 years before retiring. Evelyn was preceded in...
Kari Lyn Kuiper
Nov 15, 2011
KUIPER, Kari Lyn of Kalamazoo Kari was born April 3, 1963, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of James and Roselyn Thomas Buell; and passed away November 15, 2011, in Kalamazoo. She was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School. On May 11, 1985, she was united in marriage to Michael Kuiper. Kari has been employed since January...
Mary L. Owens
Nov 15, 2011
OWENS, Mrs. Mary L. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday morning November 15, 2011. Mary was born March 23, 1935 in Pekin, Illinois a daughter of Leroy and Laura Bloomfield Blackburn. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with Diekema Hamann Architects for 15 years before retiring. Mary was preceded in death by her parents;...
Robert Fiorino Santini
Nov 14, 2011
SANTINI, Robert Fiorino of Lansing Passed away Monday evening, November 14, 2011. Robert was born January 10, 1915 in New Brunswick, NJ the son of Umberto and Felomena Costanza Santini. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement in 1985 he was employed for 28 years with General Motors. Robert was...
Gregory J. Magierka
Nov 14, 2011
MAGIERKA, Gregory J. of Paw Paw Passed away November 14, 2011 in Kalamazoo. He was born April 23, 1951 in Kalamazoo to George and Lois Bahm Magierka. Greg was united in marriage to Brenda Gould on October 9, 1987. Brenda survives. Also surviving Greg are his children, Timothy Rachel Magierka of Mattawan, Danielle VanDerSlik of Paw Paw, Tasha Phillip Hubbard...
Lisa K. Doremus
Nov 14, 2011
DOREMUS, Lisa K. of Kalamazoo Passed away November 14, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was born January 2, 1971 in Kalamazoo. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and Davenport University. She was united in marriage to Ryan Doremus on May 20, 2000. Lisa's family was first and foremost in her life and among her other interests were spending time at...
Natalie H. Bailey
Nov 14, 2011
BAILEY, Oakley W. and Natalie H. of Galesburg Oakley passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. Natalie passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Oakley was born November 25, 1921 to the late Daniel and Lottie Pierce Bailey. Natalie was born January 5, 1922 to the late Harry and Hazelle Hall Jansen. Oakley and Natalie were married on January 12, 1941. Oakley...
James Doster "Jim" Conrad
Nov 14, 2011
CONRAD, James Doster "Jim" Kalamazoo Jim died early Monday morning, November 14, 2011 in Kalamazoo. He was born August 10, 1923, in Toledo, OH, son of Louis C. and Ruth Doster Conrad and had lived in Kalamazoo since 1953. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army from 1942 to 1946. Jim was employed by Allied Paper...
Dr. Enrique Leguizamon
Nov 13, 2011
LEGUIZAMON, Dr. Enrique Of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday evening, November 13, 2011 at his residence. Enrique was born November 5, 1933 in Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina to Efrain and Carmen Oviedo Leguizamon. He was a graduate of the University of Cordoba Medical School, Argentina and served his residency at the Cleveland Clinic. In 1971 he established a private cardiology practice based...
Carolyn J. Beaupre
Nov 13, 2011
BEAUPRE, Carolyn J. Kalamazoo Passed away November 13, 2011 at her residence. Carolyn was born July 6, 1928 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Cecil and Marjorie McCauley Bowler and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of St. Augustine High School when she was only 16 years old. Carolyn was employed at Michigan Bell Telephone Company as an operator...
Edward J. Stafinski
Nov 13, 2011
STAFINSKI, Edward Kalamazoo Edward J. Stafinski of Kalamazoo died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice following a period of declining health. He was born to John and Catherine Grubka Stafinski on December 15, 1922 in Vicksburg, Michigan. After graduating from Vicksburg High School where he was a three-sport athlete, he attended Michigan State before enlisting in the U.S....
Leslie C. Eaton, Sr
Nov 13, 2011
EATON, Leslie C., Sr. Of Portage Mr. Eaton died Sunday afternoon, November 13, 2011 following a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born October 7, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Charles and Charlotte Bronson Eaton. Mr. Eaton joined the United States Navy in 1935, serving first in China. Then, during World War II, he served...
Alexander Lloyd Schmitt
Nov 13, 2011
Alexander Lloyd Schmitt, of Houston, formerly of Kalamazoo September 1, 1981-November 13, 2011 Alexander L. Schmitt, died tragically, Nov. 13, in Houston TX, in a motorcycle accident. He was born Sept. 1, 1981 to William J. and Babette A. Schmitt, who survive. He is also survived by his beloved brother, Maxwell Schmitt and fiancé of Natalie Kiser. He is the...
David A. Grigg
Nov 11, 2011
GRIGG, Mr. David A. Portage, MI Died Friday morning November 11, 2011 at his residence. David was born July 16, 1943 in Tecumseh, Michigan a son of Robert and Anna Soncrant Grigg. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 35 years and was employed with Borgess Hospital for 28 years, retiring in 2005. David was preceded in death by...
Michael Steele
Nov 11, 2011
STEELE, Michael Fulton Passed away Friday, November 11, 2011. He was born November 30, 1956 in Kalamazoo, the son of Robert H. "Mike" and Joyce Ayers Steele and had lived in the Fulton area for many years. He was employed by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission for several years and in his spare times, loved to hunt and fish. He...
Mirdza Paudrups
Nov 11, 2011
PAUDRUPS, Mirdza of Anniston, AL, formerly of Kalamazoo Mirdza Paudrups, 96, passed away at her home in Anniston, Alabama on November 11, 2011 from natural causes. She was born in Riga, Latvia on February 25, 1915, the daughter of Juris and Olga Ansbergs Renebuss. She and her husband, Herberts Paudrups, were held in work camps in Germany. She came to...
Cora L. Campbell
Nov 11, 2011
CAMPBELL, Mrs. Cora L. of Three Rivers, MI Died Friday morning November 11, 2011. Cora was born February 1, 1928 in Trommald, Minnesota a daughter of Clyde and Joyce Fleener Brooks. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1938 and owned and operated Home Bakery for 20 years. Cora also worked at Western Michigan University for 11 years before...
Robert Ellsworth Wertz
Nov 10, 2011
WERTZ, Robert E. Comstock Robert Ellsworth Wertz passed away peacefully on November 10, 2011. Robert was born to Joseph and Mary Galbraith Wertz on January 3, 1928. He married Lois Jean Leversee on April 16, 1948. They had 4 children, Peggy Milt Harrison, Elaine Dana Lewnfield, Donald Nancy Wertz and Jan Estes Mike DeMink. He also has 7 grandchildren and...
Ora Mae Spraggins
Nov 10, 2011
SPRAGGINS, Mrs. Ora Mae of Kalamazoo Passed away November 10, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was born September 17, 1920 in Woodland, MS to the late Jess and Celest Gordon Nolden. She was a longtime member of North Westnedge Church of Christ. Surviving Ora Mae are her children, of Kalamazoo, Tommy Annie Mae Robertson of Houston, MS and Lola Pulliam of...
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