Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Barbara Dykstra
May 8, 2010
Barbara Petry Dykstra passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010. She was the daughter of Clara Beebe Petry and Basil O. Petry. Barbara was born July 22, 1924 in Kalamazoo, MI and lived here all her life. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in June of 1942. She retired from Aero-Motive in 1987. In December of 1946, she married Allard...
Betty June Freas
May 7, 2010
FREAS, Betty June Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday morning, May 7, 2010. Betty was born January 12, 1926 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Elmer and Cecile Orr Morris. She was preceded in death by a sister and brother, Mary Morse and Eugene Morris. Surviving are 4 children, Pamela James Davis, Suecarol Freas, Cindy Greg Dentler, Larry Freas; 7 grandchildren; several...
Geneva Hills
May 7, 2010
HILLS, Mrs. Geneva Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday morning May 7, 2010. Geneva was born February 3, 1933 in Fackler, Alabama a daughter of Ernest and Viola Inglis McCarver. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1952 and was employed with several Paper Mills for 15 years before retiring. Geneva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Maynard...
Larry O. Johnson
May 7, 2010
JOHNSON, Larry O. of Parchment Passed away peacefully on May 7, 2010 surrounded by family. He was born January 6, 1934 in Rapid City, South Dakota to the late Robert and Julia Hoyt Johnson. Larry was united in marriage on June 27, 1959 to Joan Ann Lanahan, who survives. Larry was a longtime member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and...
Caroline Anne Clark
May 5, 2010
CLARK, Caroline Anne Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Caroline was born June 1, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of James A. and Grace D. Phelps McCole and passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in Kalamazoo. She was a long time area resident with a brief stay in Oklahoma City. She was employed for 11 years with Gilmore Bros. Greenhouse Restaurant and a...
Steven W. Wynne
May 4, 2010
WYNNE, Mr. Steven W. Portage, MI Died Tuesday morning May 4, 2010 at his residence. Steven was born January 28, 1955 in Allegan County, Michigan a son of Willard and Lois Anderson Wynne. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1978 and was employed with the W. Soule Company for many years. He was also a member of the...
Tommy E. Daniel
May 4, 2010
DANIEL, Tommy E., age 66, of Battle Creek, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 4, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek. He was born December 27, 1943 in Galien, MI, the son of Thomas and Sally Carnell Daniel. A proud veteran who loved his country, Tommy served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was...
Frances A. De Young
May 4, 2010
DE YOUNG, Frances A. Kalamazoo Passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Frances was born November 21, 1921 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of John V. and Lulu Hoose Case and lived in the Kalamazoo area all of her life. She was an accountant for Kalamazoo Spring Company for several years. On July 14, 1942, she married William De Young, who...
Janet K. Switzer
May 3, 2010
Switzer, Janet K. Of Galesburg Age 65, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 3, 2010 after a long illness. Janet was born September 12, 1944 in Lansing, Michigan the daughter of Herman and Marie M. Harris Debus. She was a 1962 graduate of Lansing Eastern High School and a 1965 graduate of Michigan State University. She was...
Rose M. Franks
May 2, 2010
FRANKS, Mrs. Rose M. Kalamazoo, MI Rose Franks died Sunday evening, May 2, 2010, in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born May 19, 1951, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma a daughter of Archie and Alberta Adkins Holley and had lived in Kalamazoo for most of her life. Rose was a member of Allen Chapel AME. On April 26, 1975, Rose was united in...
Arthur E. Hambley
May 2, 2010
HAMBLEY, Arthur E. Vicksburg Passed away suddenly, on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Arthur Edward Hambley was born June 19, 1942 in Hammond, IN to Ruth Sharp Hambley and George Hambley. He graduated from South Haven High School and Western Michigan University and taught math and physics for one year. He then spent 13 years in the car business and opened...
Wilma Arline Bump
May 1, 2010
BUMP, Wilma Arline Kalamazoo Wilma died peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, May 1, 2010. She was born May 4, 1936, in Hastings, MI, a daughter of Andrew and Christianna Pickthorn Service and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for most of her life. Wilma was a member of Lighthouse Community Church and was a past-president of Women's Missions...
Lynette Irene Hamilton
May 1, 2010
HAMILTON, Lynette I. Of Portage Passed away on May 1, 2010 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Lynette was born April 11, 1929 in Niles, MI, a daughter of Frank and Treva Weed Smith and graduated from Niles High School in 1947. She married Ralph Hamilton, Jr. in 1949 and they moved to Jackson, MI where she lived for most of...
Derek Clayton
May 1, 2010
CLAYTON, Mr. Derek Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday morning, May 1, 2010. Derek was born November 21, 1930 in Bolton, England a son of Dennis and Doris Hardy Clayton. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1974 and was employed with Bronson Hospital for 10 years. He then worked at Prudential Nursery with his dear friends, Charlie and Cindy Krill...
John D. Allison
May 1, 2010
ALLISON, John D. Of Kalamazoo Went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon, May 1, 2010. He was born February 8, 1953 in Kalamazoo the son of Orville and Rosa Allison. On July 30, 1977 he married his loving wife Peggy, and together they had five sons. Jarard Evelyn Allison, Joseph Tabbitha Allison, Travis Heather Allison, Joshua Kari Allison, David...
Jerald L. Longman
Apr 30, 2010
LONGMAN, Jerald L. Of Climax Jerald passed away early Friday morning, April 30, 2010 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born April 29, 1934 in Climax, the son of Merle and Madge Roe Longman. Jerald was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving during the Korean War. He was employed by Kellogg Co. for 19 years until his...
Gerald H. Vander Roest
Apr 30, 2010
VANDER ROEST, Gerald H. of Portage Passed away April 30, 2010 at his home. He was born August 13, 1921 in Kalamazoo, to the late Henry and Tina Hybels Vander Roest. Gerald was united in marriage on March 2, 1946 to June Hilton, for a loving 64 years together. Gerald, along with his wife, has been a lifelong member of...
Frances E. Perry
Apr 28, 2010
PERRY, Frances E. Of Portage Went to be with her beloved past family members on Wednesday afternoon, April 28, 2010. She was born October 16, 1929 at the home of her parents, Lillie and Clayton Palmiter, and lived there all the time until she was married to her loving husband, Robert J. Perry, also of Kalamazoo. Frances was a full...
Shirley June Roach
Apr 28, 2010
ROACH, Shirley J. Of Kalamzoo Shirley June Roach, born December 4, 1926 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Harry and Mary Summers, passed peacefully April 28th, 2010. Shirley and Robert Friend Roach, who preceded her in death, were married in 1950. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo for more than 50 years. She served as a...
Dolty Wesley Stanfill
Apr 28, 2010
STANFILL, Dolty Wesley Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Mr. Stanfill was born February 9, 1925 in Manilla, AR and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. He spent over 41 years in the paper manufacturing company, retiring from the James River Co. During WW II, he served his country in the United States Army. When not...
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