Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Robert W. Bogema
May 26, 2011
BOGEMA, Robert W. "Bob" of Kalamazoo Passed away May 26, 2011 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. He was born May 31, 1923 in Comstock Township, MI, to the late Dewey and Nina Gerard Bogema. Bob served in the U.S. Army from March of 1943 until honorably discharged in January of 1946. Surviving Bob are his children, Edward P....
Paul W. Gray
May 24, 2011
GRAY, Paul W. ?Barney? of Scotts, MI Paul William ?Barney? Gray was born March 26, 1930, in Kalamazoo, the son of Roy and Phyllis Wakefield Gray and passed away on May 24, 2011, in Kalamazoo. He resided in the Scotts community since 1946. He helped his dad farm was employed as a plasterer and was forced to retire from Unifab...
Norman L. Brigance
May 24, 2011
BRIGANCE, Norman L. of Vicksburg Passed away May 24, 2011 at home. He was born February 22, 1948 in Kalamazoo to the late Charley and Edna Hale Brigance. Norman graduated in 1966 from Loy Norrix High School. He served in the U.S. Army Security Agency, Combat Intelligence, during Vietnam until he was honorably discharged in 1971. For the past 25...
Gordon D. Kramer
May 24, 2011
KRAMER, Gordon D. of Kalamazoo Gordon went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, May 24, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1931 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Beulah Kramer-Fitzpatrick. Gordon was employed by The Upjohn Co. for 35 years until his retirement. He was an over 50 year member of Calvary...
Edward A. Jones
May 24, 2011
JONES, Edward A. of Portage Died on May 24, 2011 at his residence with his family by his side. Edward was born March 15, 1947 in Sulligent, AL, the son of Eartis and Ola B. Jones. He resided and worked in Portage/Kalamazoo area since 1997. Edward served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He was the owner/operator of...
Janice L. Goole
May 24, 2011
GOOLE, Janice L. of Vicksburg Passed away on May 24, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence with her loving family by her side. Janice was born on August 21, 1937 in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of Nicholas and Grace Yonker and was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. Prior to her retirement, she worked for several years at the Credit Bureau...
Ronn I. Sofen
May 24, 2011
SOFEN, Ronn I. of Kalamazoo Ronn passed away Tuesday morning, May 24, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born May 14, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the oldest of four children to the late Harry and Lillian LaVene Sofen. Ronn owned and operated the Ronn Sofen Hearing Center for over 20 years, supplying hearing aids to children and adults. He was...
Bernard J. Bailey
May 23, 2011
BAILEY, Bernard J. of Kalamazoo Died suddenly on Monday, May 23, 2011 at his residence. Bernard was born September 5, 1945 in Kalamazoo, a son of William Bailey, Sr. and Gertrude VanBoven Bailey and was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. Bernard was preceded in death by his father, John William Bailey, Sr. and by 2 brothers, John William Bailey, Jr....
James Allen Moore
May 23, 2011
Moore, James Jimmy Allen Augusta Surrounded by his loving family, James Moore went home to be with the Lord on May 23, 2011, at Borgess Hospital. Jimmy is survived by his loving wife, Debbie Moore, his five children, Jamie, Lisa, Rocky, Kathy and Annie, along with his parents, Evelyn and Billie, his two sisters and brother, 14 grandchildren, many Aunts,...
Elsie Irene Morrison
May 22, 2011
MORRISON, Elsie Irene Galesburg, formerly of Sault Ste. Marie Passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was born August 19, 1914 in Sault Ste. Marie, the daughter of John and Julia Buernies Holstrom, and was employed by the F. W. Woolworth Company for 25 years. Elsie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Donald and brothers...
Wesley R. Knapper
May 22, 2011
KNAPPER, Mr. Wesley R. ?Wes? of Traverse City Formerly of Kalamazoo Wes died Sunday, May 22, 2011, in St Petersburg, FL. He was born May 22, 1934, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Judson R. and Madelen Knapper. Wes was an owner of Lew Hubbard?s Clothing Store for many years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of...
Alice C. VanDyke
May 21, 2011
VAN DYKE, Mrs. Alice C. Portage, MI Died Saturday morning May 21, 2011. Alice was born February 4, 1910 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Cornelius and Alice Schuring DeYoung. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Sutherland Paper Company before retiring years ago. Alice was also a member of Milwood Christian Reformed Church. She...
Henry Peter Schippers
May 21, 2011
SCHIPPERS, Henry Peter of Tampa, FL formerly of Kalamazoo Henry Peter Schippers age 84 of Tampa, Fl and formerly of Kalamazoo passed away on May 21, 2011. Henry is survived by his wife Doris. He was preceded in death by his first wife Bertelene; a son Ronald; a brother Thomas; a sister Cornelia; and mother and father Agnes and Peter...
Cindy J. Campbell Mann
May 20, 2011
CAMPBELL, Cindy J. Mann of Comstock Passed away peacefully May 20, 2011 surrounded by her family who cared for her during her brave struggle with cancer. She was born September 26, 1955 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Don and Helen Mann and graduated from Comstock High School in 1974. She is survived by her husband of 24 years Leonard Campbell...
Patricia Ann Rinehart
May 20, 2011
RINEHART, Patricia Ann Of Mattawan Patricia Ann Rinehart was born May 24, 1945, in Lawrence, Michigan, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lilah Clark Jordan and passed away May 20, 2011, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was a longtime area resident who married Larry Rinehart on September 18, 1965. Pat was employed the past 20 years at the Antwerp Sunshine...
Philip F. Hannar
May 20, 2011
HANNAR, Philip F. "Bud" of Schoolcraft Texas Township Bud passed away Friday morning, May 20, 2011 at his home. A lifelong resident of Schoolcraft, he was born on January 1, 1922 in Schoolcraft, the son of Frank and Maude Gailhouse Hannar. Bud was born, lived his life and died in the same centennial farm house in Texas Township. He was...
Grace A. Arnold
May 20, 2011
ARNOLD, Grace A. of Kalamazoo Grace A. Arnold was born October 2, 1922, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Guy and Jennie Hall Becker and went home to be with her Lord on May 19, 2011 in Kalamazoo. She was a lifelong area resident who married Dr. Eugene E. Arnold on September 2, 1945. Grace was a wonderful Christian lady who...
Stanley Jay Besbris
May 20, 2011
BESBRIS, Stanley Jay Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday evening, May 20, 2011. Stanley was born in Kalamazoo, Mi on December 6, 1916 the son of Max and Sarah Besbris and was a lifelong resident of this area. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1934 and from Western State Teachers College WMU in 1938. He was active in journalism...
Harlan J. Cline
May 19, 2011
CLINE, Harlan J. of Kalamazoo Passed away May 19, 2011 at Friendship Village. He was born October 13, 1920 in Yorkville, MI to the late Roscoe and Mary Emmaline Ellis Cline. Harlan was united in marriage to Vivian Newbury in 1940, who preceded him in death in 1997. Harlan served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII until he was...
Mary L. Roberts
May 18, 2011
ROBERTS, Mrs. Mary L. Kalamazoo, MI Went home to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon May 14, 2011. Mary was born October 13, 1947 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Charles and Mary Bush Root. She had been a lifelong area resident and was a member of the Kalamazoo Peace Keepers. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; a sister,...
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