Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Richard Lee Fields
May 19, 2010
FIELDS, Richard Lee "Shakey" Of Portage Passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 19, 2010 in Ann Arbor. Richard was born October 5, 1941 in Indianapolis, IN, the son of David and Virginia Jett Fields. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army from 1965-1969. Prior to his retirement Shakey was employed with General Motors for 25 years. He was a...
Walter K. Van Sickle
May 17, 2010
VAN SICKLE, Mr. Walter K. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning May 17, 2010. Walter was born on April 18, 1924 in Lansing Michigan, the son of Edwin and Maude Hale Van Sickle. He grew up in the Charlotte, Lansing area, graduating from Lansing Sexton High School. During WWII, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the US Army Medical Core....
Georgia Fay Sutherland Reynolds
May 17, 2010
SUTHERLAND, Georgia Fay Reynolds of Portage Passed away peacefully Monday evening, May 17, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, at the age of 84. Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas on May 8, 1926, she was the daughter of Lee and Phoebe Taylor Reynolds. Georgia "George" or "Georgie" was an artist, talented in many arts and crafts, quilting, crocheting and knitting. She was...
Violet V. Cook
May 16, 2010
COOK, Violet V. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Violet passed away Sunday morning, May 16, 2010 at Tendercare of Kalamazoo. She was born February 23, 1924 in Liberty Center, IN, the daughter of Jefferson and Carrie Francis Brinneman. On July 18, 1953, she was united in marriage to Donald L. Cook in Kalamazoo, who preceded her in death on August 1, 2005....
Irma Stanhope
May 16, 2010
STANHOPE, Irma Of Kalamazoo Irma passed away Sunday morning, May 16, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. She was born April 17, 1918 in Lansing, IL, one of eight children to Wilhem and Minna Küster Barkow. She was united in marriage to Elmer R. Stanhope of Hart, MI on August 15, 1943. They lived in Lansing, IL where they raised...
Frances I. Donovan
May 15, 2010
DONOVAN, Frances I. Schoolcraft Frances passed away Saturday morning, May 15, 2010, at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born December 26, 1920, in Bloomingdale, MI, a daughter of Wendell and Fern Robinson Klein. For many years Frances taught physical education for Bangor Public Schools. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Frances was preceded...
Ann R. Schering
May 15, 2010
SCHERING, Ann R. Of Kalamazoo Ann went to her eternal home on Saturday morning, May 15, 2010. She was born November 16, 1925, in Oude Wetering, The Netherlands, one of fourteen children born to the late Nico and Derkina Ritzema Knibbe. On December 1, 1948, she was united in marriage to Anthony Schering in The Netherlands. In March, 1949, they...
Marian B. Brinkert
May 14, 2010
BRINKERT, Mrs. Marian B. Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday morning May 14, 2010. Marian was born March 14, 1916 in Bloomingdale Township, Michigan the daughter of Lawrence and Nina Westcott Knobloch. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. Marian graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, and Western Michigan University. She began her teaching career at age 18,...
Grace Sportell
May 14, 2010
SPORTELL, Grace Kalamazoo Went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 14, 2010. She was born July 24, 1917 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of John and Henrietta DeWinter Zuidema and was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. Grace was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church , where she taught Sunday School for 25 years, was...
Mary Vennie Miller
May 14, 2010
MILLER, Mary Vennie Kalamazoo Passed away May 14, 2010 at her home. Mary was born February 13, 1925 in Cowpens, SC, a daughter of Hobert W. and Nellie Dorman Putman. She was a resident of the Kalamazoo area for over 60 years and had worked for Oaks Carton Company and KVP for many years. Mary was a member of the...
Phyllis E. Carver
May 12, 2010
CARVER, Phyllis E. of Kalamazoo Passed away May 12, 2010 at her home. She was born December 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo, to the late Harley and Itol Mohney Gettys. Phyllis was united in marriage on December 24, 1955 to Earnest E. "Gene" Carver, who survives. Phyllis was a long-time member of the Lutheran Church of the Savior. She was also...
Ronald T. Mott
May 12, 2010
MOTT, Ronald T. of Kalamazoo Passed away May 12, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice with his family by his side. He was born July 13, 1940 in Kalamazoo, to the late Thomas and LaVon Kindy Mott. Ron was united in marriage on February 7, 1959 to Charlene "Sharky" Williams, who survives. Ron was a Journeyman Millwright at General Motors Corp....
Charlotte M. Channing
May 11, 2010
CHANNING, Charlotte M. Of Kalamazoo Passed away May 11, 2010 at Bronson Hospital. Charlotte was born December 27, 1958, daughter of Donald and Dolores Hakalow Channing, and had lived in Kalamazoo since 1987. She was employed as a reporter, columnist and editor at the Kalamazoo Gazette for 22 years. Charlotte was an active member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. On...
Ralph van der Zee
May 11, 2010
van der Zee, Ralph "Rintje" Kalamazoo Ralph died Tuesday May 11, 2010 at his home. He was born July 8, 1928, in Rottum, The Netherlands, a son of Wieberen and Sjoerdtje Hibma van der Zee and moved to the United States in the late 1950s. He worked as a dairy farmer for 50 years in New Jersey and Michigan before...
Nettie Ruth Burger
May 11, 2010
BURGER, Nettie Ruth Of Kalamazoo Nettie was born August 1, 1923 in Lawton, the daughter of Wilbur and Ruth Owen Lytle and died May 11, 2010 in Portage. She married Fred Burger in 1965 and he died in 1990. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Marianne Veldt and brother, Charles Lytle. In accordance with Nettie's wishes cremation...
Thomas S Wojciechowski
May 10, 2010
WOJCIECHOWSKI, Thomas S. Kalamazoo Thomas died Monday, May 10, 2010, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born June 10, 1947, in Flint, MI, a son of Stanley and Lenore Link Wojciechowski and had been a Kalamazoo area resident for most of his life. Thomas served in the US Coast Guard from 1966 to 1970 before being honorably discharged. He was graduated...
Josephine L. Snyder
May 9, 2010
SNYDER, Josephine L. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010. Josephine was born December 18, 1915 in Kokomo, IN the daughter of Charles and Diamond Bennett Cook. She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church and enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, gardening, canning and freezing the vegetables from her garden, and winters in Florida. Josephine also enjoyed spending time...
Donna L. Hepner
May 8, 2010
HEPNER, Mrs. Donna L. Kalamazoo, MI Formerly of Sturgis, MI Died Saturday evening May 8, 2010. Donna was born March 16, 1925 in Harbor Springs, Michigan a daughter of Clarence and Iva Seamon Sutherland. She had been a Sturgis area resident most of her life and was employed with Glen Oaks Community College for 17 years before retiring. Donna was...
Priscilla Elwell
May 8, 2010
ELWELL, Priscilla Climax Priscilla May Elwell of Climax, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Priscilla was born May 4, 1927 in Three Rivers, MI to Paul and Flossie Engel Austin. On July 5, 1947, Priscilla married Marvin Thomas Elwell. Marvin preceded her in death on October 21, 1998. Priscilla was a Justice of the Peace in...
Halo G. Dykstra
May 8, 2010
Died Saturday evening May 8, 2010. Halo was born April 29, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Charles and Caddie Temple Lane. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a member of the Simpson United Methodist Church years ago. Halo was preceded in death by her parents; 2 brothers, Wilbur and Charles; and...
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