Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Lauren A. Klinkner
Nov 21, 2010
KLINKNER, Mrs. Lauren A. Portage, MI Died Sunday morning November 21, 2010. Lauren was born April 14, 1949 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Gerald and Viola King Mercure. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and enjoyed antique dealing for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles E. Klinkner on May 5,...
Mary Lou Roberts
Nov 21, 2010
ROBERTS, Mary Lou Of Portage Passed away Sunday morning, November 21, 2010. Mary was born July 7, 1920 in Schoolcraft the daughter of Chance and Mable Fox Hackenberg. She worked as a secretary in the family business, Roberts Steel Erection, Inc. for 50 years. Mary enjoyed snowmobiling, auto racing, and mushrooming with her husband, and spending time with her family....
Carol J. Barton
Nov 20, 2010
BARTON, Carol J. Hendrichsen of Scotts, MI Passed away November 20, 2010 at home. She was born November 28, 1935 in Pavilion Twp., MI to the late Henry A. and Winifred Wynn Hendrichsen. Carol was married to William Barton on November 2, 1963 for 47 loving years. Bill survives. Carol was the family genealogist and she loved to visit different...
Elizabeth F. VanVoorst
Nov 20, 2010
VAN VOORST, Elizabeth F. "Betty" Of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday afternoon, November 20, 2010 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Betty was born November 11, 1956 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of Dr. C. L. Dunmire and Trudi Snedden. She was employed for 31 years at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and spent several years working at Sam's Club. Betty's greatest...
Sandra K. Weston
Nov 20, 2010
WESTON, Sandra K. "Sandy" Of Gobles Sandy passed away early Saturday morning, November 20, 2010 at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan - Rose Arbor Residence. She was born December 26, 1937, one of thirteen children to Charles and Dorothy Pennington Ames. On April 5, 1958, Sandy was united in marriage to Claude Weston. She was employed by Liberty Mutual Insurance...
Betty J. Zoutman
Nov 20, 2010
ZOUTMAN, Betty J. Of Portage Betty Jane Zoutman was born February 21, 1924, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of William and Pansy Senne Powers and went home to be with her Lord, November 20, 2010 in Kalamazoo. A lifelong area resident she had been employed for over 28 years with The Upjohn Company. On September 12, 1947, she was united in...
Jennifer Norville-Idemudia
Nov 19, 2010
NORVILLE-IDEMUDIA, Jennifer Kalamazoo, MI Jennifer Norville-Idemudia of Kalamazoo, MI. USA, at the young age of 39, answered her heavenly father's call on November 19th 2010. Born October 1st , 1971, in St. Peter, Barbados, West Indies, to Sonia Norville deceased and Shurland Greaves. From birth, Jennifer was a gift, accepted by her surrogate parents, Valrita Boyce and Carleen Castro. She...
Gerard Thomas
Nov 19, 2010
THOMAS, Gerard of Kalamazoo Born September 13, 1925 in Utica, New York, Gerard Thomas was the only child of Mary Estelle Gerard and Danforth Roger Thomas. He died November 19, 2010 of natural causes at home with his family in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Thomas had a distinguished career as General Counsel and Vice President of the Upjohn Company, but his leadership...
Herman J. Medema
Nov 19, 2010
MEDEMA, Herman J. Of Portage Herman John Medema was born April 22, 1931, in Portage, Michigan, the son of John and Henrietta Smit Medema and went home to be with his Lord on November 19, 2010. He was lifelong area resident, and had served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Herm was employed by the City of Kalamazoo...
Russell M. Kinsey
Nov 18, 2010
KINSEY, Russell M. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Thursday morning, November 18, 2010. Russell was born June 24, 1925 in Richland, MI the son Frank and Esther Kinsey and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. On January 19, 1945, he was united in marriage to Beatrice, who preceded him in death on April 29, 2009. He was...
Kenneth Earl Shelley
Nov 18, 2010
Kenneth Earl Shelley Age 74 Kalamazoo Passed away November 18, 2010. Kenneth was born on September 27, 1936, son of Perry Shelley and Eyrcel Linderman, both of whom have preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Myrna J. Shelley, daughters Robin Kevin Lenkart of Mattawan, MI and Annette Shelley of Wyoming, MI and 5 grandchildren - Michael...
Philip L. Bushhouse
Nov 17, 2010
BUSHHOUSE, Philip L. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Went to be with his Lord on November 17, 2010 at Bronson Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born September 21, 1931 in Kalamazoo to the late George and Alta Coates Bushhouse. Phil was united in marriage to Mary Lowe on June 12, 1953, who survives. Phil taught school at Ada Christian for...
Patricia E. McKinney
Nov 17, 2010
McKINNEY, Patricia E. Sun City Center, FL Formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away November 17, 2010, with her family in Kalamazoo. She was born September 24, 1926, in Pellston, MI to the late John and Beatrice Riegel Gehman. Patricia was married on October 6, 1952, to Robert McKinney, who preceded her in death on March 15, 2003. She was a very...
Henrietta Kloosterman
Nov 16, 2010
KLOOSTERMAN, Henrietta of Scotts Henrietta was born December 15, 1934, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Henry and Cornelius VanDalen Griffioen, Sr. and passed away November 16, 2010 at her residence. A lifelong area resident, she loved living at her home in the country, where she enjoyed farming her one acre garden. She was employed as a nurse's aide with a...
Lillian M. Sofen
Nov 15, 2010
SOFEN, Lillian M. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Lillian passed away early Monday morning, November 15, 2010. She was born February 2, 1921 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Max and Ruth Pullen LaVene. Preceding her in death were her husband, Harry B. Sofen; her parents; and her sister, Patricia Bode. Surviving are her four children, Ronn Sofen of Kalamazoo, Nancy Dr. Hilary...
Troy Alexander Lee Bailey
Nov 15, 2010
BAILEY, Troy Alexander Lee Kalamazoo, Michigan Troy died at his home on Monday, November 15, 2010, after a lifelong struggle with a congenital heart problem. He was born December 27, 2009, in Ann Arbor, MI the son of Larry and Andrea Rex Bailey. He is survived by: his parents; paternal grand mother, Katherine Philip Tettleton of Oxford, MS; paternal grandfather,...
Thomas F. Sullivan
Nov 15, 2010
SULLIVAN, Thomas F. Portage, MI and Winter Haven, FL Passed away Monday, November 15, 2010. Tom was born December 21, 1931 in Glen Cove, NY, a son of John and Mary Finnegan Sullivan and has lived in the Portage area for many years. He had worked in the paper making industry for over 40 years and retired as a general...
Henry J. Oosterhouse
Nov 14, 2010
OOSTERHOUSE, Henry J. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away November 14, 2010 at Bronson Nursing Home. He was born July 28, 1913 in Kalamazoo to the late Jacob and Bessie Zuidema Oosterhouse. Henry was married to Georgina Harmon on December 8, 1939, who preceded him in death in 2004. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII until honorably discharged. An...
Donald L. Hippensteel
Nov 13, 2010
HIPPENSTEEL, Donald L. Mattawan, Michigan Donald passed away peacefully with family at his side on Saturday afternoon, November 13, 2010, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born July 14, 1948, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Chester and Harriet Norcross Hippensteel. He lived most of his adult life in Mattawan, MI, where he was a previous...
John Bennett
Nov 13, 2010
BENNETT, John Of Kalamazoo, Michigan John Hardwick Bennett passed away unexpectedly on November 13, 2010. He was born July 7, 1938 in Grand Rapids to Laura and Roscoe Bennett. He was a graduate of Macalester College where he was an All-American swimmer, and received his M.A. from Western Michigan University. John taught English and Creative Writing at Kalamazoo Central and...
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