Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Ruth Jane Overbeek
Mar 27, 2011
OVERBEEK, Ruth Jane Kalamazoo, MI Ruth Jane Overbeek was born September 23, 1918, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Reine and Martha DeMink Smith and went home to be with her Lord on March 27, 2011 in Centreville, Michigan. She was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed for 12 years as an administrative assistant at Western Michigan University....
Robert E. McColpin
Mar 26, 2011
McCOLPIN, Robert E. "Moe" Formerly of Kalamazoo Moe passed away Sunday morning, March 27, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born December 22, 1919 in Kalamazoo, the son of Robert O. and Amy A. Larkins McColpin. On August 29, 1941, Moe was united in marriage to Maxine B. Guetschow. He was a veteran of the United States...
Harriet R. Struble
Mar 26, 2011
STRUBLE, Harriet R. Three Rivers, MI Passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Three Rivers. Mrs. Struble was born November 3, 1926 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Leonard and Johanna Jacobiun Van Den Bos and had lived in Three Rivers for the past 45 years. She was a member of Prairie Edge Christian Reformed Church for many years. On December...
John H. VanderMeer
Mar 25, 2011
VANDER MEER, John H. "Joe" Kalamazoo John Henry Louis Vander Meer, "Joe", passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice Facility. Joe was born March 5, 1919 in Grand Rapids, a son of Henry and Grace Hesse Vander Meer and had been a resident of Kalamazoo since 1939. He was a member of Hope Reformed Church, where he...
Tina J. Alexander
Mar 25, 2011
ALEXANDER, Tina J. Portage, MI Tina passed away Friday, March 25th surrounded by her loving family. Tina was born November 10, 1962 in Lansing, MI, to DL & Rita Pettigrew. She was a 1981 graduate of Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools. She was a vivacious young woman who lived her life fully, in her own way, and positively touched the lives of...
Nona M. Miller
Mar 25, 2011
MILLER, Nona M. Age 85 Of Kalamazoo Nona Miller passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25th, 2011. Her children and grandchildren were with her at the end. Although she suffered from a chronic lung ailment during her last years, until that time she was a person of tremendous energy and diverse interests into her 70's, and was very active in...
Joanne Clavier
Mar 24, 2011
CLAVIER, Joanne Kalamazoo, MI Joanne died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. She was born August 1, 1946, in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of William B. and Florence L. Hunt German and had been a life long area resident. She retired from General Motors in 1985. Joanne was a former member of Eagles Aerie #526 and UAW...
Bruce A. Shoemaker
Mar 24, 2011
SHOEMAKER, Mr. Bruce A. Portage, MI Died Thursday morning March 24, 2011 at his residence. Bruce was born January 15, 1947 in Marion, Indiana a son of Warren and Bernice Glass Shoemaker. During the Vietnam War, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Portage area resident and was employed with the Mill Assist Company, Otsego for...
Calvin H. Hounshell
Mar 24, 2011
HOUNSHELL, Calvin H. of Kalamazoo Passed away March 24, 2011. He was born May 21, 1951 in Kalamazoo to the late Jesse and Helen Miller Hounshell. Calvin was united in marriage to Donna Krietz on October 23, 1971, who survives. Calvin worked for Checker Motors for 29 years as a welder and tool & die maker, until he retired. Calvin...
Ronald G. Hughson, Sr
Mar 23, 2011
HUGHSON, Ronald G., Sr. Of Kalamazoo Died March 23, 2011 at his residence with his family by his side. Ron was born July 14, 1940 in Kalamazoo, a son of Samuel and Florence Primley Hughson, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed for 44 plus years at Greenbay Packaging Kalamazoo...
Rev. John N. Fikkert
Mar 22, 2011
FIKKERT, Rev. John N. of Kalamazoo Went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 22, 2011. He was born January 23, 1925 in Grand Rapids, MI to the late Berend and Jennie Huisman Fikkert. John was united in marriage to June Markus, on April 18, 1947 who preceded him in death in May of 2000. He was a...
John Glas
Mar 21, 2011
GLAS, Mr. John Kalamazoo John died early Monday morning, March 21, 2011 and went home to be with his Heavenly Father. He was born March 8, 1932 in Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands, a son of Abram and Grietje Smit Glas and moved with the family to the United States when he was 17 years old. John served in the US Army...
Mary A. Morgan
Mar 20, 2011
MORGAN, Mrs. Mary A. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday morning March 20, 2011. Mary was born August 7, 1927 in Jackson, Michigan a daughter of Bert and Mary Langston Andrews. She had been Kalamazoo area resident since 1970 and was employed with Fashion Fare for 15 years before retiring. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her son, David Morgan...
Tracy Lynn Walters
Mar 20, 2011
WALTERS, Tracy Lynn Age 38 Of Kalamazoo Tracy passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Bronson Hospital. She was born in Kalamazoo on November 13, 1972, the daughter of Trudy Caley and the late Howard Brown, and sister to Jeff Shelly Brown. Tracy was a loving wife to her best friend, Chris Walters, and the proud parent of three daughters,...
Mary E. Goff
Mar 20, 2011
GOFF, Mary E. Portage Mary Editha Goff, age 100, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011. She was born December 25, 1910 in Poughkeepsie, AR, a daughter of William Edmond and Mary V. Barnes Barnett. On January 23, 1931, she married Aaron Goff who preceded her in death on September 2, 1977. She was also preceded by her parents; a daughter,...
Nathan W. Osborne
Mar 19, 2011
OSBORNE, Mr. Nathan W. Dungannon, Virginia Formerly of Mattawan, Michigan Passed away Saturday afternoon March 19, 2011 at his oldest grand-daughter's home in Missouri. Nathan was born December 18, 1923 in Dungannon, Virginia the oldest son born to, Thomas and Lillie Mann Osborne. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Mattawan area resident years ago...
Dr. Ihsan Kent
Mar 19, 2011
KENT, Dr. Ihsan Of Plainwell Dr. Kent passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his home. He was born August 22, 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Kent operated a private OB/GYN practice for many years in Kalamazoo and later joined Borgess Medical Center working for several years before and during retirement. Preceding him in death was his wife, Sharon Kent,...
Dena Cornelia Meeuwse
Mar 18, 2011
MEEUWSE, Dena Cornelia Of Hopkins Formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away March 18, 2011 at home after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Dena was born September 6, 1926 in Kalamazoo the son Marinus and Lena Van Gemert Yzenbaard and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1944. She served as a hearing technician for the Kalamazoo County Health Department from...
E. Arnold Hamlin
Mar 18, 2011
HAMLIN, Mr. E. Arnold Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday afternoon March 18, 2011. Arnold was born October 30, 1914 in Decatur, Michigan the son of Fred E. and Eva Arnold Hamlin. During WWII, he served in the Medical Corps with the U.S. Army. He was a graduate of Decatur High School and Parsons Business College in Kalamazoo. Arnold had been a...
Brett W. McNabb
Mar 18, 2011
MCNABB, Brett W. Portage Brett passed away on Friday, March 18 at Bronson Medical Center. Brett was born October 19, 1961 in Anchorage, AK. His father was in the Air Force so Brett traveled all over the world with his family. He graduated from high school in 1979 in Upper Heyford, England. He received his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.
