Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Donald Hoekstra
Apr 16, 2010
Don passed away peacefully in his room at Park Village Pines on Friday, April 16, 2010. He was born on September 11, 1925 to Maynard and Christine Brondyke Hoekstra. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Blauvelt on November 5, 1948. In keeping with his family's tradition, Don started working at Hoekstra Meat Company at a very young age and...
Robert Lee Sootsman
Apr 16, 2010
SOOTSMAN, Robert L. Of Parchment Passed away peacefully at Bronson Hospital on Friday, April 16, 2010 with his loving family by his side. Bob was born in Kalamazoo on February 16, 1933, a son of Floyd and Frances Sootsman and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Allied Paper...
Maxine M Vanderberg
Apr 16, 2010
Died April 16, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. Maxine was born December 8, 1915, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Merton and Millie Nye Ward. A life long resident of Kalamazoo, she was graduated from Central High School and Western State Teachers College in 1937 with a degree in Physical Education. On October 15, 1936, she was married...
Emma Bickham Pitcher
Apr 15, 2010
PITCHER, Emma Bickham of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Bronson Hospital. She was born September 20, 1915, daughter of Martin Hayes and Edith Reid Bickham in Chicago, Illinois. Emma grew up in the northern suburbs, close to Lake Michigan, graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, spent two years at Grinnell College, Iowa, graduated...
Celia H. Davidoff
Apr 15, 2010
DAVIDOFF, Celia H. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at her home. Celia was born in Kalamazoo on April 21, 1921, the daughter of Isadore and Agnes Rose Halpert. She attended Kalamazoo Central High School and Kalamazoo College 1938-39 and received her A.B. Degree from the University of Michigan in 1942. On June 10, 1943, Celia...
Irene Suzanne Bibza
Apr 15, 2010
BIBZA, Irene Suzanne Of Arlington, VA, formerly of Kalamazoo Irene was born February 24, 1917, in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Suzanne Gemela Bibza and passed away April 15, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. She received her B.S. degree at Carnegie Institute of Technology, her M.S. at Alabama Polytechnic Institute with a major in Clothing and Textiles and throughout...
Esther K. Brooks
Apr 15, 2010
BROOKS, Esther K. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Borgess Gardens. Esther was born January 12, 1922, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Laskowitz Block. During WW II, she was a member of the U.S. Army Women's Corps; and in later years had worked as a legal secretary with Adams, Burgie, Scott, Ritter &...
David M Croy
Apr 14, 2010
CROY, David M. Portage Passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Dave was born April 2, 1932 in Bronson, MI the son of Glenn B. and Lenora Jackson Croy and resided in Portage. He was employed by Consumers Energy, first as a tree trimmer and retired as a supervisor after 32 years. Dave was a long serving member of the Consumers...
Claude W. Bartholomew
Apr 14, 2010
BARTHOLOMEW, Claude W. Of Portage, Michigan Claude passed away late Wednesday evening, April 14, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born January 16, 1920 in Kalamazoo, the son of Jesse Andrew and Ida Marhoff Bartholomew. A 1939 graduate of Vicksburg High School, Claude worked as a farmer for many years. In 1954, he started Bartholomew Heating and Cooling....
Sandra A. Runcie
Apr 13, 2010
RUNCIE, Sandra A. Of Kalamazoo Sandy passed away Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born October 31, 1949 in Ft. Knox, KY, the daughter of Robert and Gertrude Munson Doan. Sandy was employed by W.L. Molding for over 15 years. Surviving are her son, Paul Traci Runcie of Kalamazoo; granddaughter, Gabrielle Runcie; and her mother,...
Marjorie E. Bultema
Apr 13, 2010
BULTEMA, Marjorie E. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010. Marjorie was born August 5, 1918 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Fred and Emma Dettman Bultema. She was a member of Third Reformed Church Centerpoint for many years and enjoyed doing needle work. Marjorie worked for 50 years with Bultema Landscape as their book keeper. On October 10,...
Christina V. Hoebeke
Apr 13, 2010
HOEBEKE, Christina V. Of Kalamazoo Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010. Christina was born October 5, 1929 in Sully, IA, a daughter of Cornelius and Durkie Rolffs VanSoelen and had lived in Kalamazoo for the past 52 years. She attended Central College in Pella, IA and graduated from Calvin College in Grand...
Gale Craig Hoogendoorn
Apr 12, 2010
The family of Gale Craig Hoogendoorn, Kalamazoo Central Class of 1965, has received news from Shanghai, China that he passed away peacefully April 12, 2010 from lung cancer at the age of 63. His family is comforted in their sudden and unfathomable loss by the compassionate care Craig received from his Chinese doctors, nurses and colleagues in the last weeks...
James Henwood
Apr 11, 2010
HENWOOD, James of Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully at his residence, April 11, 2010. Jim was born September 2, 1932 in Kalamazoo, MI the son of James C. and Alice Keim Henwood. He graduated from Portage High School in 1952. He married the former Adriana "Mickey" VanDyke on November 22, 1952, who survives. Jim also leaves 3 loving daughters, Susan Lynn...
Carol A. Snow
Apr 10, 2010
SNOW, Mrs. Carol A. Mattawan, MI Died Saturday April 10, 2010 at her residence. Carol was born February 5, 1945 in San Angelo, Texas a daughter of George and Grace Young Odam. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 47 years. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, David S. Snow in 2004; a brother; and...
Daryl R. Kimberly
Apr 9, 2010
KIMBERLY, Daryl R. Of Portage Daryl passed away Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010 at his home. He was born January 13, 1943 in Ann Arbor, the son of the late Rex and Betty Mummery Kimberly. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. He was employed by Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital for 36 years until...
Frederick N. Wester
Apr 9, 2010
WESTER, Frederick N. Kalamazoo Passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 in Kalamazoo. He was born June 11, 1923 in Otsego, the son of Lund and Francina Nelson Wester and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. Fred proudly served his country during WW II in the Army Air Corps as a ground maintenance crew chief. He was a...
Robert Kilbourn Hunter
Apr 8, 2010
HUNTER, Robert Kilbourn Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Robert Kilbourn Hunter died on April 8, 2010 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he and his wife, Alice Elizabeth Westerman Hunter had moved in 2006 from Muskegon, Michigan. He was born on June 26, 1916 in Muskegon of Harry Kilbourn Hunter and Evelyn Johnson Hunter. He attended Muskegon City schools and graduated from Muskegon High...
Richard F. Shields
Apr 7, 2010
SHIELDS, Mr. Richard F. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Wednesday morning April 7, 2010. Richard was born May 14, 1922 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Eugene and Helen Landes Shields. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. Richard had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with TransAmerica Pump Company for many years, before retiring. He was also...
Maria Alba Riordan
Apr 4, 2010
RIORDAN, Maria Alba Of Portage Alba passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010 at her home. She was born January 6, 1934 in Camagüey Cuba, the daughter of Alcantara and Clemencia Garcia Morciego. Surviving are her two sons, Michael Diane Riordan of Kalamazoo and Steven Jennifer Riordan of Mattawan; six grandchildren, Lauren, Lindsay, Mackenzie, Jordan, Madilyn, and Michael; and two sisters,...
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