Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Christine M Ambs
Dec 25, 2009
AMBS, Christine M. Of Des Moines, IA Formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away December 25, 2009 in Des Moines, IA. Christine was born March 23, 1924 in Pinconning, MI, a daughter of Harry and Alice Peters. Until the age of 17, she lived on the Isabella Indian Reservation in Mt. Pleasant and later moved to Lansing and then to Mattawan in...
Valerie K. Wescott
Dec 25, 2009
WESCOTT, Mrs. Valerie Keidel Portage Valerie died early Friday morning, December 25, 2009. She was born September 24, 1936, in New York, NY, a daughter of Gerard and Marie Reiba Keidel. Valerie was an Assistant Professor of Technical Writing at Western Michigan University before retiring. In May of 1966 Valerie was united in marriage with Anthony Wescott who preceded her...
Doris A. Stanton
Dec 24, 2009
STANTON, Doris A. Kalamazoo Went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 24, 2009. She was born June 22, 1910 in Mesick, MI, a daughter of Wilson and Mabel Mc Clish Furney and had been a resident of the Kalamazoo area for over 70 years. Doris was affiliated with the Valley View Bible Church and was employed by...
Marie H. Quertermus
Dec 22, 2009
QUERTERMUS, Marie H. of Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday morning, December 22, 2009 at Upjohn Community Care Center. Marie was born February 8, 1918 in Chicago, IL to the late Arthur and Helen Buszin. Marie was married to Carl Quertermus, who preceded her in death in April of 2009. Surviving Marie are her children, Carl Quertermus, PhD., of Carrollton, GA and...
Joyce L. Yonkers
Dec 21, 2009
YONKERS, Joyce L. Of Kalamazoo, MI Went home to be with her Lord, Monday, December 21, 2009. Joyce was born November 21, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Lewis and Adrianna Keifler Jaarda. She was a resident of the Kalamazoo area for over 30 years and was a member of First Reformed Church of Portage. On September 7,...
Thomas H. Nicholson
Dec 20, 2009
NICHOLSON, Thomas H. Of Kalamazoo, MI Thomas H. Nicholson, age 72, passed away peacefully at home at 11:00 A.M., on December 20, 2009. Tom was born December 27, 1936 in Kalamazoo the son of Frank and Mable Holroyd Lakie who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a first wife: Patricia Nicholson, sister, Donna Cummings. Surviving...
Grace S. Johnson
Dec 20, 2009
JOHNSON, Grace S. Of Kalamazoo, MI Grace passed away Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born September 13, 1915 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of George and Ella Conboy Schroeder. Grace attended Benjamin Franklin University Law School for 4 years and worked as an auditor for the U.S. Veterans Administration and then the U.S. General...
Bonnie Graves
Dec 19, 2009
GRAVES, Bonnie Of Battle Creek Passed away Saturday morning, December 19, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center after a brief illness. Bonnie was born November 17, 1919 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Jesse and Edith Newton Cosgrove. She was a graduate of State High in 1937. On November 17, 1945 she was united in marriage to Robert C. Graves who preceded...
Beatrice Kay Rice
Dec 19, 2009
RICE, Beatrice Kay Of Kalamazoo Peaches passed away early Saturday morning, December 19, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born February 17, 1957 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Kyle F. Rice II and Dorothy L. Rose Rice Merriam. Bea was employed by EPC in Mattawan, and was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in...
Christine Vander Weele
Dec 18, 2009
VANDER WEELE, Christine Kalamazoo Christine H. Vander Weele went to be with the Lord on Friday December 18, 2009 and is now at rest in Jesus' loving arms. Christine was born on January 31, 1924 to Edward and Willemina Van Dyke in Kalamazoo Michigan. On June 2, 1943 she was married to her sweetheart, Anthony Tony Vander Weele, who preceded...
Donna D. VerSluis Reed
Dec 17, 2009
VERSLUIS, Mrs. Donna D. Reed Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday afternoon December 17, 2009. Donna was born August 10, 1933 in Sioux City, Iowa and was adopted by Bill and Bernice Smith. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1958, coming from Lake City, MN. Donna was employed as an LPN for 45 years before retiring. She later worked as...
Brenda Holcomb
Dec 16, 2009
Brenda L. Holcomb, Age 58 Of Climax Passed away Wednesday, December 16th in Kalamazoo. She was born November 4th, 1951, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Walter Holcomb and Elaine Earl. Brenda was a 1970 graduate of Climax-Scotts High School. She was employed by Kmart in Battle Creek and recently by the Kalamazoo Nature Center. She had a wide variety...
Norman R. Miller
Dec 16, 2009
MILLER, Norman R. of Comstock, MI Norman Miller left this world peacefully on December 16, 2009 surrounded by his family. Norman was born on March 11, 1953 in Pittsburgh PA to Hubert and Alma Miller. He graduated from Avonworth High School and received additional training at the Beattie Technical School. Norman and his wife moved to Kalamazoo in 1979 and...
Thelma Fay Vick
Dec 15, 2009
VICK, Thelma Fay Of Galesburg, MI Went to be with her Lord Tuesday morning, December 15, 2009. Thelma was born May 28, 1928 in Steelville, MO the daughter of Albert and Lena Brown Farrar. Prior to her retirement in 1993 she was employed for 20 years as a secretary for Borgess Hospital. Thelma was a member of the First Free...
William Laurent
Dec 15, 2009
LAURENT, William "Bill" of Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans where he had been receiving hospice care. Bill was born June 3, 1926 in Chicago, the only child of Reginald and Irene Price Laurent. He graduated from DePaul Academy in 1944 and attended Bowling Green State University and the University of Notre...
Dorothy Ann Medema
Dec 14, 2009
MEDEMA, Dorothy Ann Of Portage, MI Dorothy Ann Orrison Medema, age 73, went to be with the Lord, with her family by her side, December 14, 2009. She was born December 18, 1935 in Chicago, IL to Charles P. and Ann Marusek Orrison. Her family moved to Portage, where she graduated from Portage Central High School and met the love...
Jennie E. Clark
Dec 14, 2009
CLARK, Jennie E. of Kalamazoo Passed away December 11, 2009 at Tendercare of Westwood. She was born November 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo, to the late Lambert and Elizabeth Yonkman Delger. Jennie was united in marriage on September 20, 1947, to John W. Clark, who survives. She was a longtime member of Third Reformed Church where she volunteered her services in...
David V. Smith
Dec 13, 2009
SMITH, David V. Of Scotts, MI Passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Borgess Hospital with his family by his side. David was born October 7, 1941 in Kalamazoo the son of Victor and Mary Cook Smith. Prior to his retirement he worked for a short time with Gibson Guitar Company, and then 30 years in the elevator business...
Jack C. Jordan
Dec 12, 2009
Jordan, Jack C. Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Saturday December 12, 2009 at home. Jack was born August 18, 1946 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Gerald and Grace McKibbin Jordan. He attended St. Joseph Catholic and Portage Central Schools. In 1966 he was married to Mary DeWeerd at St. Joseph Church, Kalamazoo. Jack served in the Air Force, stationed...
Thomas Evans
Dec 10, 2009
EVANS, Thomas "Sparky" Of Kalamazoo Passed away December 10, 2009 at Borgess Hospital. Tom was born October 25, 1925 in Convis Township, Calhoun County to Leonard and Josephine Lynch Evans and had lived in the Kalamazoo area since 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he...
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