Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Alice Evelyn Marlowe
May 8, 2011
MARLOWE, Alice Evelyn of Climax Passed away May 8, 2011 at home. She was born December 11, 1924 in Isabella County, MI to the late Ray and Effie Osterhouse McGlocklin. Evelyn was united in marriage to Robert H. Marlowe, who preceded her in death on February 5, 1983. Surviving Evelyn are her children, Mark Laura Marlowe of Kalamazoo and Stacey...
William Slager, Jr
May 7, 2011
SLAGER, William Jr. of Portage Bill passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011. He was born December 7, 1920 in Kalamazoo, the last of nine children to William Sr. and Jenny Stickle Slager. Bill was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was a sergeant, mechanic and crew chief on...
Hazel E. Bos
May 7, 2011
BOS, Hazel E. of Portage Hazel Blakely Bos only daughter of Norman and Lera Foght Blakely went to be with her heavenly Father on May 7, 2011. Hazel was born April 28, 1922 in Alma, MI, and moved to Kalamazoo at an early age. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1940 and the Kalamazoo Practical Nursing program in...
Dorthy M. Van Landegent
May 6, 2011
VAN LANDEGENT, Dorothy M. of Kalamazoo Dorothy was born July 4, 1916, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harry and Thelma Percival Hindes and went home to be with her Lord on May 6, 2011, in Kalamazoo. She was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed for over 30 years in the office at Allied Paper Company. Dorothy was a...
Robert C. Obreiter
May 6, 2011
OBREITER, Robert Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday afternoon, May 6, 2011 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Bob was born October 24, 1944 in Kalamazoo the son of Donald and Jean Root Obreiter. He was a veteran and served with honor in the U.S. Navy. Bob was a skilled furniture and cabinet maker. He enjoyed reading about the Civil War...
Garrett Dykehouse
May 6, 2011
DYKEHOUSE, Mr. Garrett Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday morning May 6, 2011 at his residence. Garrett was born April 15, 1921 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Ralph and Grace Takens Dykehouse. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. Garrett had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Western Electric for 41 years, retiring in 1981. He...
Emil A. Geissel, Jr
May 5, 2011
GEISSEL, Emil A., Jr. Of Kalamazoo Emil was born July 5, 1920, in South Bend, Indiana, the son of the late Emil A. and Esther Schulz Geissel, Sr. and passed away May 5, 2011, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and during World War II, he served in the U.S. Army from 1942-44. For 30 years...
Ronald M. Dillon
May 5, 2011
DILLON, Ronald M. Kalamazoo Passed away at Kairos Dwelling surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 5, 2011. He was born September 8, 1939 in Kalamazoo, the son of Hosea J. and Florence L. Davis Dillon, was a lifelong resident of the Scotts area and graduated from Climax High School in 1957. He was a veteran serving in the U.S....
Maybelle Gerlofs
May 5, 2011
GERLOFS, Maybelle Of Kalamazoo Maybelle Gerlofs was born November 23, 1929, in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of George and Pearl Adams and went to be with her Lord on May 5, 2011 in Kalamazoo. May graduated from Portage Central High School in 1948 and worked at the American National Bank after High School. On October 13, 1954 she was...
Ronald L. Ludwig, Jr
May 4, 2011
LUDWIG, Jr., Ronald L. of Kalamazoo Passed away May 4, 2011 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born January 16, 1967 in Kalamazoo to Ronald L., Sr. and Iris Wesenberg Ludwig. Among Ron's many interests, he enjoyed hunting and was proud that he was due to receive his colors from the motorcycle club he was with. Surviving...
Arthur F. Rindfield
May 4, 2011
RINDFIELD, Arthur F. Lawrence, MI Arthur died on Wednesday evening, May 4, 2011, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born July 13, 1929, in Berrien Springs, MI, the youngest of 24 children to David and Mary Bomgard Rindfield. He lived most of his life in Lawrence where he worked in farming and construction. On March 4, 1950, Arthur was united in...
Delores J. Telfer
May 3, 2011
TELFER, Delores J. of Galesburg, MI Delores went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born August 17, 1942 in Niles, Michigan, the daughter of Walter E. Wilson and Marguerite Ruth Burrma Wilson-Lambeck. She was a 1960 graduate of Galesburg-Augusta High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She worked as an...
Dorothy E. Vairo
May 3, 2011
VAIRO, Dorothy E. of St. Ignace and Portage, MI Dorothy E. Vairo of St. Ignace and Portage, Michigan passed away at Rose Arbor Hospice facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan on May, 3 2011. She was born on September 27, 1916 in Mohawk, Michigan, to William John and Maud nee Nettle Phillips and graduated from Calumet High School. She resided in St....
Ardis C. DeRyke
May 3, 2011
DeRYKE, Ardis C. Of Kalamazoo Ardis passed away early Tuesday morning, May 3, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born February 5, 1922 in Allegan, the daughter of the late Otto and Lotta Dostie Hettinger. On November 29, 1947, she was united in marriage to Clifford DeRyke, who preceded her in death in 1971. Ardis was an avid reader...
Eugene "Porkey" F. Baker
May 2, 2011
BAKER, Eugene F. "Porkey" of Parchment Gene died Monday, May 2, 2011, at his home. He was born August 10, 1952, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Arthur and Ann Holewa Baker and had been a lifelong area resident. Gene is survived by: two daughters, Jennifer Patrick Hulbert of New Florence, PA and Valerie Stagger of White Pigeon, MI; seven...
Walter Harold Breyer III
May 2, 2011
BREYER, Walter H. III Of Kalamazoo Walter Harold Breyer, III, 54, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away on Monday, May 2, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Breyer was born March 2, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Mrs. Susan B. Horne of Kalamazoo and Mr. Walter H. Breyer, Jr. Judith of Chapel Hill, NC. He...
Rosalyn Champion
May 1, 2011
CHAMPION, Rosalyn Galesburg, MI Passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 after a tremendous and courageous battle with lung cancer. Born Rosalyn Lucille Yeast to Minor and Amelia Meeks Yeast in Battle Creek, Michigan on July 26, 1937, growing up in Augusta and graduating from Galesburg-Augusta High in 1955. Following graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Mark Champion, on...
Mary Russell Shader
May 1, 2011
SHADER, Mary Russell of Portage Passed away May 1, 2011 at home. She was born November 1, 1945 in Detroit, MI. Mary was united in marriage to Gary Shader, who preceded her in death in November of 2009. Everyone who knew Mary knows she was fiercely devoted to her six children and sixteen grandchildren. Her family and friends will remember...
Vera F. Burns
May 1, 2011
BURNS, Vera F. Kettler, Lammott of Scotts Joined our Lord on Sunday, May 1st 2011 at age 91. Born July 29, 1919 in Richmond, Indiana to August and Callie Kettler, she was the 6th of 11 children. Vera was raised in the Richmond area and in 1936 married Robert S. Lammott. They moved to the Three Rivers area where they...
Rosemary Dean
Apr 30, 2011
DEAN, Mrs. Rosemary Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday morning April 30, 2011. Rosemary was born October 28, 1928 in Comstock, Michigan a daughter of Bert and Helena Cook Merchant. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Allen Test Products for over 25 years, before retiring. In her spare time she enjoyed reading, jigsaw puzzles, and watching...
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