Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Martha T. De Visser
Jul 16, 2010
DE VISSER, Mrs. Martha T. Kalamazoo Martha went home to be with the Lord Friday evening, July 16, 2010. She was born February 23, 1923, in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of Henry and Katie Wiersma Slater and had been a life long area resident. Martha was a member of Covenant United Reformed Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Max N. Wormbrand
Jul 16, 2010
WORMBRAND, Max N. Of Portage Passed away Friday morning, July 16, 2010 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Max was born August 2, 1916 in Kalamazoo the son of Frank and Martha Neale Wormbrand. He was a veteran serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for many years as a...
Wesley J. Bouwhuis
Jul 15, 2010
BOUWHUIS, Mr. Wesley J Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday morning July 15, 2010. Wesley was born January 18, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Johan and Wilhelmina Groothuis Bouwhuis. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Michigan Bell for over 40 years before retiring. Wesley was also a member of Bethany Reformed Church and the...
Anna M. Soule
Jul 15, 2010
SOULE, Anna M. Vicksburg Passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010. She was born April 2, 1922 in Bitely, MI the daughter of Bert J. and Estella Clark Blodgett and had lived in the Scotts area since 1946. Anna worked for Arco Manufacturing for 17 years in many capacities. Anna was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gordon W....
Elaine F. Goldsmith
Jul 15, 2010
GOLDSMITH, Elaine F. Climax Elaine Sinon Champion Goldsmith, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Kalamazoo. She was born March 14, 1924, the daughter of Leonard and Josie Van Daff Sinon and was a lifelong resident of Climax. Elaine graduated from Scotts High School in 1941 and had worked at Pease Packing for 34 years. On August 14, 1943, she...
Frederick Heckman
Jul 15, 2010
Heckman, Frederick Of Kalamazoo Fred was born September 13, 1941, in Allegan, Michigan, son of William and Ruth Hending Heckman and passed away after a long illness at Rose Arbor with his family nearby. He loved county fairs especially Allegan County and worked there for several years as a ticket agent. Later in life he collected and constructed miniature carnivals...
Mildred R. Brown
Jul 15, 2010
BROWN, Mrs. Mildred R. Vicksburg, MI Died Thursday evening July 15, 2010 in Byron Center, Michigan. Mildred was born July 29, 1919 in Moore Park, Michigan a daughter of Vern and Zola Grush-Hayes Romig. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident for many years and was employed as a beautician for 28 years and later worked at Prentis Laboratories before...
Donald K. Anderson
Jul 14, 2010
ANDERSON, Donald K. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at his home. He was born March 5, 1922 in Stephenson, MI, the son of Albert and Rose Anderson. On December 27, 1945, he was united in marriage to Joyce Johnson. Don was employed as a letter carrier by the United States Postal Service until his retirement. Surviving are...
Ronald Lee Price
Jul 13, 2010
PRICE, Ronald Lee Of Kalamazoo Ron passed away early Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born December 6, 1955 in Kalamazoo, the son of Robert and Marilyn Longjohn Price. A 1974 graduate of Parchment High School, Ron was employed by Allied Paper Co. for many years, until their closing. He...
Patricia R. Meyer
Jul 13, 2010
MEYER, Patricia R. Of Portage Pat was born November 20, 1952, in Alpena, Michigan, the daughter of the late Richard and Jean Freese Lindquist and went home to be with her Lord on July 13, 2010. She has been a longtime Portage area resident, who for the past 15 years has been employed in medical equipment sales, first with White...
Lorraine DeBoer
Jul 12, 2010
DEBOER, Lorraine Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, July 12, 2010. Lorraine was born January 30, 1921 in Rock Valley, Iowa, a daughter of Paul and Nella Van Dyke DenBoer and lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. She retired from the Brown Paper Company after 30 years of service. During WW II, she was crowned the "Bomber Queen of 1943"...
Bonita J. Hatton
Jul 12, 2010
HATTON, Bonita J. of Richland Bonita Jean Hatton, 87, died of natural causes the afternoon of July 12th at the UpJohn Community Care Center in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Hatton was born April 6th, 1923 in Delton, Michigan to the late Edward L. and Frances Veenhuis Bromley and was a graduate of Delton High School. The former Bonita Jean Bromley was married...
Clarence Douglas Cekander
Jul 11, 2010
CEKANDER, Clarence Douglas Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010. Doug was born May 18, 1945 in Three Rivers, a son of Howard and Jennie Slack Cekander and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, served his country in the US Army and was a die setter at the Comstock General...
Beverly J Crummel
Jul 11, 2010
CRUMMEL, Beverly J. Augusta, MI Went home to be with the Lord Sunday afternoon July 11, 2010. Beverly was born November 25, 1937 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Cecil and Helen Courtney Crummel. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with General Motors years ago. Beverly attended Northeastern Baptist Church where she...
Jerald Everett
Jul 10, 2010
EVERETT, Jerald "Jerry" Kalamazoo Jerry passed away on Saturday evening surrounded by his loving family, at Bronson Hospital. He was born April 27, 1927 in Kalamazoo, MI, to Merle and Ruth Root Everett. He proudly joined the US Navy in 1944, was honorably discharged in 1946 and returned to Kalamazoo. He met his wife, Helen Magierka, at the Silver Star...
Raymond C. Hallam
Jul 9, 2010
HALLAM, Raymond C. Richland Raymond died early Friday morning, July 9, 2010, in Kalamazoo. He was born August 19, 1925, in Gobles, MI, a son of Thomas and Emma Youderian Hallam. During World War II, Raymond served in the US Navy in the South Pacific. He retired from James River where he worked as a carpenter for over 25 years....
Merle D. Koning
Jul 9, 2010
KONING, Mr. Merle D. Portage, MI Died Friday afternoon July 9, 2010 at his residence. Merle was born January 30, 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Joe and Frances DeKraker Koning. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 36 years,...
Elinor Bosker
Jul 8, 2010
BOSKER, Elinor of Kalamazoo Passed away July 8, 2010 at Friendship Village. She was born December 15, 1914 in Kalamazoo, to the late Samuel and Elizabeth Bushouse Poelstra. Surviving Elinor are her children, Gloria Langeland of Kalamazoo and Joyce Robert Ruster of Spring Lake, MI; step-son, Stanley Vicki G. Bosker of Altoona, WS; 6 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren and...
Larry Neil Little
Jul 8, 2010
Little, Larry Neil Sr. Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Thursday evening, July 8, 2010, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence after a brief illness, with his family at his bedside. Larry was born May 23, 1953 in Kalamazoo, the son of Jack and Lucy Noordermeer Little. He graduated from Delton Kellogg High School in 1971 and not long after on March 24th,...
Marilyn J. Price
Jul 8, 2010
PRICE, Marilyn J. Of Kalamazoo Marilyn passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1930 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Arthur and Flossie Roe Longjohn. On April 16, 1949, Marilyn was united in marriage to Robert Price. She was employed by Meijer Thrifty Acres for 28 years until her retirement, and worked for...
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