Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Josie C. Vaughn
Sep 11, 2011
VAUGHN, Josie C. Plainwell Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Josie passed away September 11, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was born June 24, 1928 in St. Charles, VA, a daughter of Garfield and Marjorie Oliver Cowans and lived in the Kalamazoo area since 1950. Josie had been employed in several paper companies in the Kalamazoo area for many years. Josie was...
Phyllis M Jay
Sep 11, 2011
JAY, Phyllis M. age 82 of Kalamazoo Phyllis Mae Ferguson Jay passed away September 11, 2011. A beloved mother of eight children; she was loved and will be missed. A private family service will be held at Ft. Custer National Cemetery for immediate family with a root beer salute honoring her life and many sacrifices.
Gwendolyn Williams
Sep 10, 2011
WILLIAMS, Gwendolyn "Gwen" Of Portage Passed away Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2011 in Kalamazoo. Gwen was born February 10, 1920, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of LaVerne and Estella Roberts Yingling and has been a lifelong area resident. She was an avid outdoors person who enjoyed mushroom and agate hunting, fishing, also enjoyed puzzles and word searches; but most of all...
Vincent J Candela
Sep 10, 2011
CANDELA, Vincent J. Of Kalamazoo Vincent went to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, Sep. 10, 2011. He was born August 27, 1941 in Pontiac, MI, the son of Joseph and Meredith Lumley Candela. His childhood was spent in Otter Lake, MI. After High School, he attended Ferris State University where he received a Pharmacy Degree. His interest in...
Bertha G. Vaar
Sep 9, 2011
VAAR, Bertha G. Of Kalamazoo Bertha was born September 8, 1918, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of George and Agnes Venema Baker and went home to be with her Lord on September 9, 2011, in Kalamazoo. She was a longtime Kalamazoo area resident who was a charter member of the Covenant United Reformed Church. On October 29, 1946, Bertha was...
Natalie M. Stafinski
Sep 9, 2011
STAFINSKI, Natalie M. Of Kalamazoo Natalie McKenzie Stafinski of Heritage Community, Kalamazoo, died on Friday, September 9th at Rose Arbor Hospice following a period of declining health. She was born to Robert P. and Hortense Hatch McKenzie in Marshall, MI, on August 11, 1925. Following graduation from Albion College, she taught English at Elsie MI High School, where she met...
Virginia A. Ferguson
Sep 8, 2011
FERGUSON, Virginia A. Age 79 Of Kalamazoo Virginia Ferguson of Kalamazoo, MI died at her home on Thursday, September 08, 2011 with her family by her side. Virginia Ferguson was born November 10, 1931 to Gordon and Charlotte Young Aller. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois in the south side Beverly community where she attended Longwood Academy, a private high...
Marcia A. Longman
Sep 8, 2011
LONGMAN, Marcia A. of Litchfield formerly of Climax Passed away on September 8, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Marcia was born April 19, 1933 in Calhoun County, a daughter of William Homer Chapman and Estella Howard. She attended Athens High School and was employed as a school bus driver for Climax Scotts Public Schools and as a bookkeeper...
Dorothy R. Brant
Sep 7, 2011
BRANT, Dorothy R. of Portage, MI Dorothy died Wednesday morning, September 7, 2011, in Kalamazoo. She was born March 20, 1926, in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of John and Grace Pollycutt Poolman and had been a lifelong area resident. Dorothy was a member of Westwood Church of God and had retired from Bronson Hospital. She was a previous member of...
Clarence T.H. Peters
Sep 7, 2011
PETERS, Clarence T.H. "Pete" of Portage Passed away Wednesday morning, September 7, 2011 at his residence. Clarence was born September 1, 1916 in Hartley, Iowa the son of Christ and Lillie Newkirk Peters. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prior to his retirement in 1978, he was employed with KVP/Brown Paper Company for...
Rosamond D. Morris
Sep 7, 2011
MORRIS, Rosamond D. "Rose" of Kalamazoo Rose went to be with the Lord, Wednesday afternoon, September 7, 2011. She was born July 27, 1920 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Robert and Florence Lockwood Hubbard. On January 22, 1966, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Morris, who passed away on February 13, 1986. Also preceding her in death...
Sophia Margaret Franc
Sep 7, 2011
FRANC, Sophia Margaret "Margie" of Kalamazoo Passed away September 7, 2011 at Rose Arbor. She was born July 3, 1932 in Chicago, IL to the late Daniel and Christy Campbell Robinson. She was united in marriage to Stanley F. Franc on September 1, 1950 for a loving 61 years together. Stanley survives. Surviving Margie are her children, Linda Swierbut of...
Edith Scharlach
Sep 6, 2011
Edith "Carolyn" Scharlach, 79, formerly of Remington, IN and Lake Wales, Fl, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in Michigan, where she had resided for the past year. Carolyn was born November 13, 1931 in Benton County, Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Edith Julin Franson. Carolyn was employed by the US Postal Service for 20 years until her retirement....
Lois A. Versaw
Sep 6, 2011
VERSAW, Lois A. of Portage Passed away September 6, 2011 at her home. Lois was born June 27, 1939 in Benton Harbor, MI to the late Ted and Wilma Schwarz Bizer. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Ralph Bizer. After graduating from Ferris State University in 1961 with a Pharmacy Degree, she managed Bizer's Drug Store...
Phyllis J. Narlock
Sep 5, 2011
NARLOCK, Phyllis J. �Shafer� of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, September 5, 2011, at her home. Phyllis was born December 5, 1951 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Calvin and Joyce Burns Shafer and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. She worked in plastics for many years with various companies and had been with McPherson Plastics for the past...
Nettie D. Ashcraft
Sep 5, 2011
ASHCRAFT, Nettie D. Of Galesburg Nettie passed away Monday afternoon, September 5, 2011 at Laurels of Galesburg. She was born August 14, 1926 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Charles and Eva Rugg Fish. On July 3, 1948, she was united in marriage to Robert E. Ashcraft, who preceded her in death on September 1, 1995. Also preceding her in...
Katharine A. Boehlke
Sep 5, 2011
BOEHLKE, Katharine A. of Acworth, GA formerly of Kalamazoo Katharine A. Boehlke, 89, of Acworth, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday September 5, 2011. Mrs. Boehlke was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, where she retired from Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital in 1990. After the loss of her husband in 1995, she moved to Georgia to be...
Mabel M. Jorgensen
Sep 4, 2011
JORGENSEN, Miss Mabel M. Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Sunday morning September 4, 2011 at her residence. Mabel was born August 25th, 1918 at home in Kendall County, IL to Nels Peter and Kathenka Nielsen Jorgensen. She was preceded in death by her parents; half brother, Clarence; brothers Marinus, Harry, Sherman, Wesley Mike Jorgensen; and a sister, Margaret Jorgensen Threlkeld. She...
Earl V. Mearing, Sr
Sep 3, 2011
MEARING, Mr. Earl V., Sr. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday morning September 3, 2011 at his residence. Earl was born December 23, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Vern and Lora Healy Mearing. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the James River Corporation for 42 years, retiring in 1989. Earl was preceded in death...
Gilbert "Junior" Simon VanderLay
Sep 3, 2011
VANDERLAY, Gilbert "Junior" Of Portage Gilbert Simon VanderLay, Jr. was born September 7, 1932, in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Gilbert and Nellie VanderLay, Sr.; passed away September 3, 2011, in Kalamazoo. He was a lifelong Portage area resident. Junior was employed for over 60 years with the John Schuring Jr. Company and had worked with all four generations...
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