Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Stanley R. DeRight
Apr 7, 2011
DeRIGHT, Stanley R. Of Portage Stan passed away Thursday evening, April 7, 2011 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 5, 1925 in Kalamazoo, the son of Stephen and Winifred Meerdink DeRight, and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1943. Stan was a United States Army Air Corps veteran serving from 1943 to...
Willard Samuel Fast
Apr 6, 2011
Willard Samuel "Bill" Fast 1922 - 2011 On April 6, 2011, Willard Samuel "Bill" Fast passed away in Kalamazoo, MI. Bill was born June 21st 1922 in Mountain Lake MN, son of David and Justina Warkentin Fast. He was raised in a rural Mennonite household with 5 brothers and sisters. He was a graduate of Mountain Lake High School in...
Helen Geiger-Geren
Apr 6, 2011
Geiger-Geren, Helen Formerly of Portage Helen Geiger-Geren, age 79, formerly of Portage died on April 6, 2011 at Tendercare of Portage. She had struggled with Alzheimer's disease for many years. Helen was born on October 21, 1931 to Otis and Effie Boyer in Salem, MO. She grew up in Elkhart, Indiana. On June 19, 1949 she married Kenneth L. Geiger...
Shawn D. Armstrong
Apr 6, 2011
ARMSTRONG, Shawn D. of Climax Passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at home. He was born October 2, 1991 in Kalamazoo to Lewis and Deniece Peck Armstrong. Shawn had many interests and hobbies, among them being his love for fishing, camping, sports and gaming. Surviving Shawn are his parents, Lewis and Deniece; sister, Cora Armstrong; brother, Brian Armstrong; grandmother, Marylou...
Ernest F. Bonjour
Apr 6, 2011
BONJOUR, Mr. Ernest F. Kalamazoo, MI Died April 6, 2011, peacefully at home. Ernest was born April 27, 1919 on a farm in Chesaning, Michigan, the youngest of the four children of Maurice and Frances Sedlacek Bonjour. An honors student at Vernon High School and a member of the football and basketball teams, he moved to Kalamazoo in 1938 to...
Martin Paul Reames
Apr 4, 2011
REAMES, Martin Paul Allegan Passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 in Kalamazoo. Martin was born February 11, 1961 in Kalamazoo, a son of Robert H. and Mary Jo Alman Reames and had lived in Portage for several years before moving to the Allegan area last year. Martin served in the U. S. Navy Seabee's from 1982 until 1987 and worked...
Ronald Lee Klimp
Apr 4, 2011
KLIMP, Ronald Lee Of Kalamazoo Ronald Lee Klimp was born November 12, 1939, in Kalamazoo, the son of Frank and Anna Bishop Klimp and passed away April 4, 2011, in Kalamazoo. He was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident who was employed for 21 years at MasterCraft Corporation. For many years he resided at Beacons Specialized Living Services - Kobza Adult...
Harry E. Noyes
Apr 4, 2011
NOYES, Harry E. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, April 4, 2011. Harry was born February 19, 1948 the son of the late Harry J. and Genevera Barker Noyes. Harry lived for building models of cars and other things along with his love of motorcycles. He is survived by his loving family, which includes his wife, Carol; his children, Richard Judy...
Robert E. Cattell
Apr 4, 2011
CATTELL, Mr. Robert E. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday evening April 4, 2011 at his residence. Robert was born September 26, 1932 in Findley, Ohio a son of Cecil and Marguerite Miller Cattell. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1958 and was employed with Northwest Airlines for 36 years,...
Dorothy Mae Dekema
Apr 3, 2011
DEKEMA, Dorothy Mae Of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday April 3, 2011 in Saginaw, MI. Dorothy was born October 18, 1919 in Allegan, the daughter of Ray and Lillian Stone Lyon and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. She was a member of the Twin Lakes Reformed Church and spent over 12 years working in the cafeteria at...
Wanda I. VanSweden
Apr 2, 2011
VAN SWEDEN, Wanda I. Of Marshall Formerly of Three Rivers Celebration of the life of Wanda Ilene VanSweden, April 6, 2011. Wanda Ilene VanSweden passed peacefully from this world on April 2, 2011, in her 89th year, with a sound mind and loving heart and her family at her side. She was born in Kalamazoo on January 3, 1922 to...
John Olech
Apr 1, 2011
OLECH, John Kalamazoo John passed away on April 1, 2011 in Florida. He was born April 29, 1934 in Kalamazoo, the son of Walenty and Lucy Pienkos Olech. John attended Roosevelt School and Kalamazoo Central High School, graduating in 1952. He attended the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University, graduating in 1957 with a Bachelors Degree in Physics and...
Lucy R. Davis
Apr 1, 2011
DAVIS, Lucy R. of Portage Passed away April 1, 2011 at home. She was born September 15, 1928 in Duplin County, NC to the late Arthur and Lucy Teachey Mobley. Lucy was united in marriage to Charles Davis, on December 23, 1959. Charles survives. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School for 30 years, at the First Baptist Church of Portage. Also...
Betty VanderLinde
Apr 1, 2011
VANDER LINDE, Betty of Dexter, formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday, April 1, 2011. Betty was born May 23, 1930 in Kalamazoo, the only daughter of the late Peter and Joanna VanDalen and lived in the Kalamazoo area for almost 60 years. On January 28, 1949, she married Gerald VanderLinde. Betty was a former member of Third Christian Reformed Church...
Viola V. Seeger
Mar 31, 2011
SEEGER, Mrs. Viola V. Portage, MI Passed away peacefully Thursday morning March 31, 2011 at Rose Arbor. Viola was born December 9, 1915 in Piggott, Arkansas a daughter of Ernest and Etta Nettles Watson. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident for over 50 years. Viola was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Frederick W. Seeger on March...
Gloria K. Colvin
Mar 30, 2011
COLVIN, Gloria K. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Kalamazoo. Gloria was born October 1, 1942 in Moline, IL, a daughter of James H. and Leila Marie Kays Colvin and was a lifelong resident of the Parchment area. She was very proud of her 13 years of service as a crossing guard for the Parchment School System....
Harold R. Ayres
Mar 29, 2011
AYRES, Mr. Harold R. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday morning March 29, 2011 at his residence. Harold was born June 10, 1930 in Angola, Indiana a son of Willis and Mary Cambron Ayres. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with the James River Corporation for 25 years, retiring in 1987. Harold loved playing...
Zella May Muscott
Mar 29, 2011
MUSCOTT, Zella May of Portage Passed away March 29, 2011 at Bronson Hospital. She was born May 14, 1916 in White Pigeon, MI to the late Leroy and Ruth Martin Bradley. Zella was united in marriage to Ward Muscott, who preceded her in death in 1986. Zella was employed at Post Cereals for 31 years, and managed the sewing room...
Jeanne R. Shilts
Mar 29, 2011
SHILTS, Jeanne R. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday morning, March 29, 2011 at her home. Jeanne was born July 30, 1923 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Roy and Ida Bennett Hamilton and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. Jeanne enjoyed knitting, cooking, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1948 she was...
Carol Jean Barber
Mar 27, 2011
BARBER, Carol Jean of Kalamazoo Passed away March 27, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Plainwell. She was born May 20, 1934 in Kalamazoo, to the late Charles and Doris Benson Cooper. Carol was united in marriage to Wilson "Bill" Barber, on October 13, 1979, who preceded her in death in November of 2006. Carol was a long-time member...
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