Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Norman Blakley
Jan 7, 2011
BLAKLEY, Mr. Norman F. "Mike" Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born July 7, 1920 in Rochester, IL, the son of Fredrick and Emma Neuman Blakley. Mike was a veteran of the United States Marie Corps serving during World War II. On January 9, 1946, he was united in...
James L Dolan
Jan 7, 2011
DOLAN, James L. Of Lansing Formerly of Galesburg Jim passed away early Friday morning, January 7, 2011. He was born July 6, 1937 in Dearborn, MI, the son of Charles and Violet Campbell Dolan. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Jim was employed by General Motors Co. for 32 years in Kalamazoo until his retirement. Preceding...
Marcie K. VanLangevelde
Jan 7, 2011
VAN LANGEVELDE, Marcie K. of Vicksburg Marcie lost her courageous battle to Melanoma on January 7, 2010. Surviving Marcie are her beloved husband Scott VanLangevelde, her precious daughter and son, Amy Junde and Cody Everett, and one little grandson, Hayden. Also surviving are her parents, Richard and Darlene Cole; sisters, Dori, Katie and Debbie; and brothers, David and Dennis. Marcie...
Naomi R. "Honey" Elwell
Jan 6, 2011
ELWELL, Mrs. Naomi R. "Honey" Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday evening January 6, 2011. Naomi was born March 10, 1918 in Marshall, Michigan a daughter of William and Anna Sigrist Reyer. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a member of the Milwood United Methodist Church. Naomi also volunteered as a Gray Lady with Bronson...
Stanley Horsfall
Jan 6, 2011
HORSFALL, R. Stanley Of Scotts, MI Stanley died peacefully Thursday morning, January 6, 2011, at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born November 11, 1916 in Scotts, MI, a son of Walter and E. Maude Gray Horsfall. During WWII, Stanley served as a signalman aboard the United States Coast Guard cutter, the USS Raritan on operations in Greenland. Stanley...
Landyn Carter Hendricks
Jan 6, 2011
HENDRICKS, Landyn Carter Of Kalamazoo Landyn passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011. He was born on Sunday, November 28th 2010 to parents Ryan Hendricks and Cody Majewski, of Kalamazoo, at Bronson Methodist Hospital of Kalamazoo, MI. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches long. Landyn's family was blessed enough to have him home for the holidays during...
Howard E. Santee
Jan 5, 2011
SANTEE, Mr. Howard E. "Red" Portage, MI Died Wednesday morning January 5, 2011. Howard was born November 19, 1927 in Hundred, West Virginia a son of Simon Harold and Lillian Mae Elder Santee. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Air Force. Howard was employed with the Y.M.C.A. for 10 years before retiring. He also worked at Allen Electric and...
Millicent Elaine Kotrba
Jan 4, 2011
KOTRBA, Millicent Elaine Millicent Elaine was born May 29, 1921, in Yuma, Michigan, the daughter of the late Wesley and Lucy Miller Ballett and passed away January 4, 2011, in Midlothian, Texas. On October 30, 1943, she was united in marriage to William John Kotrba. She was a longtime Cooper Township resident and for several years had worked as a...
Barbara Ann Stone
Jan 4, 2011
STONE, Barbara Ann Of Portage Passed away Tuesday evening, January 4, 2011. Barb was born May 9, 1935 in Union City, IN, the daughter of Charles and Gertrude Collins Hooper. She was a registered nurse for over 40 years and spent her life taking care of others. Barb worked at Bronson Hospital for 26 years, and also spent several years...
Jack Carl DiGiuseppe
Jan 3, 2011
DiGiuseppe, Jack Carl Of Portage Beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away January 3, 2011 at Bronson Hospital at the age of 71. He was born September 23, 1939 in Detroit, MI to Carl and Mary Pardo DiGiuseppe. Jack is survived by this wife Jennifer Wallgren DiGiuseppe and their daughter CaliRose Marie. He also leaves his 2 sons, Mark DiGiuseppe...
Robert Edwin Boot
Jan 2, 2011
BOOT, Robert Edwin Age 82 Of Kalamazoo, South Haven, and Naples, FL Died on his birthday January 2, 2011 in the promise of eternal life through his Lord Jesus Christ. At his side were his loving wife Marjorie and his three children Sheri, Susan and Scott. Bob was born January 2, 1929 in Kalamazoo to Henry and Ada Boot. He...
Sandra L. Buckmaster
Jan 2, 2011
BUCKMASTER, Mrs. Sandra "Sandy" Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Sunday morning January 2, 2011. Sandy was born October 8, 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Scott and Dorothy Extance Smeltzer, Sr. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Nikko's Landing for 25 years. Sandy was also a member of the Comstock V.F.W. Post #6252 Ladies Auxiliary....
Grace R. Furlow
Jan 1, 2011
FURLOW, Grace R. of Kalamazoo Grace passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Kairos Dwelling. She was born July 31, 1923 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Harold and Grace Burnham. Grace was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo and an 1941 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School. Married in 1946 to Howard "Louie" Furlow. Surviving are her sons, Louie...
Dolena "Dolly" Morrison
Dec 31, 2010
MORRISON, Dolena "Dolly" Of Portage Dolly was born August 28, 1914, in Englishtown, Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of John D. and Christie A. MacDonald MacAskill and passed away December 31, 2010, in Portage, Michigan. Following the death of her parents, she moved to Detroit, MI in 1943 to be closer to family. On December 20, 1944, she was united...
Larry G. Branch
Dec 31, 2010
BRANCH, Larry G. Of Parchment Larry passed away Friday afternoon, December 31, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born February 16, 1936 in Kalamazoo, the son of Howard and Leona White Branch. Larry was a veteran of the United States Army. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Arlene Heacock Branch; their two daughters, Deborah and Melissa Branch...
Doris A. Stuck
Dec 31, 2010
STUCK, Doris A. Portage, Michigan Doris A. Stuck of Portage, formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010. She was born August 24, 1924 to Elgin and Margaret Nidy. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Jay Nehls. Doris is survived by two loving daughters, Gayl Al Velasquez and Karen Tom Johnson; grandchildren, Tracy, Michael, Ginger, Marc Amy,...
Erma Herwick
Dec 30, 2010
HERWICK, Mrs. Erma Paw Paw, MI Died Thursday afternoon December 30, 2010. Erma was born May 29, 1922 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Frank and Helen Szakacs Molnar. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Fox Jewelry for 15 years before retiring. Erma was also a volunteer at the Paw Paw Elks Lodge. She...
Jeanne M. Long
Dec 30, 2010
Born on February 19, 1926 in Hastings, Michigan, Jeanne Long was the only daughter of June H. Brumm and Ernast Irland. She was raised on the family farm in Barry County, Michigan and went to school in Nashville, Michigan. After she attended one year at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, she returned home to work in a defense plant. Jeanne...
Clarence E. Keck
Dec 29, 2010
KECK, Clarence E. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Clarence was born November 9, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Albert and Elsie Fredrick Keck and passed away December 29, 2010, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He served overseas during the World War II in the U.S Army from 1942-45. For over 25 years he was employed as a draftsman at Burroughs Manufacturing. He...
Beatrice Corstange
Dec 28, 2010
Passed away December 28, 2010. She was born June 1, 1909 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Frederick and Hattie Stryker Bosker. Beatrice was married to Jacob Corstange on November 7, 1935, who preceded her in death on December 23, 1966. Baptized at the 2nd Christian Reformed Church in 1909, she remained a member until 1965 when she transferred to...
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