Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Scott A. Stratton
Oct 27, 2009
STRATTON, Scott A. Of Mattawan, MI Passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2009. Scott was born September 22, 1954 in Kalamazoo, MI and was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era and was employed for 30 years as a process engineer for the Flow Serve Corporation Durametallic. Scott...
Michele M. Johnson
Oct 27, 2009
JOHNSON, Mrs. Michele M. Kalamazoo, MI Michele passed away Tuesday October 27, 2009, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. , surrounded by her family, the people she loved most. She was born September 4, 1958, in Wyandotte, MI, daughter of George and Gladys Upper Withey. In 1980, Michele graduated from Western Michigan University, where she met Paul, her...
Janet Kay Breuer
Oct 27, 2009
BREUER, Janet Kay Portage, MI With her beloved family by her side, Janet passed away Tuesday morning, October 27, 2009. She was born March 12, 1941 in Columbus Junction, Iowa, a daughter of William and Lila Stolley Pearson and lived in Portage for the past 41 years. She was a member of the Portage United Church of Christ and was...
Elaine V. Felden
Oct 26, 2009
FELDEN, Elaine V. of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away October 26, 2009 at Bronson Hospital. She was born September 24, 1927 in St. Joseph, Michigan, to the late Hugo and Emma Kaeding Ewald. Elaine was united in marriage to George Felden, who preceded her in death in 1996. Elaine enjoyed her volunteer work at the Discovery Shop for American Cancer Society...
William Pryor Radcliff
Oct 26, 2009
RADCLIFF, WILLIAM PRYOR, 84, Portage, Michigan RADCLIFF, WILLIAM PRYOR, 84 , Portage, Michigan, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009, at his home with his family by his side. William Bill was born April 23, 1925 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, the son of Leonard Pryor and Ida Dickinson Radcliff and had been a resident of the Kalamazoo, Michigan area for many years....
Sandra Lee Townsend
Oct 25, 2009
TOWNSEND, Sandra Lee Of Kalamazoo, MI Died October 25, 2009 at her residence with her family by her side. Sandy was born November 16, 1946 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Donald and Joyce DeYoung Santman. She graduated from Loy Norrix High School after which she obtained her nursing degree from K.V.C.C. She was employed for over 19 years at Borgess...
Dean Sible
Oct 25, 2009
SIBLE, Mr. Dean Portage, MI Died peacefully in his sleep at home on October 25, 2009, two days short of his 81st birthday. He was born to Burt and Mayme Wilson Sible in Marion, MI, the fourth of four boys. He grew up hunting and fishing in the great Northern Michigan outdoors. He graduated from Midland High School in 1947....
Betty C. Henson
Oct 25, 2009
HENSON, Betty C. of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away October 25, 2009 at Borgess Hospital. She was born February 5, 1947 in Kalamazoo, to the late Joe and Betty Peebles Stone. On August 21, 1970, she was united in marriage to Wayne G. Henson in Kalamazoo, who preceded her in death in December of 2006. Betty was employed with First Community...
Kenneth G. Shetterly
Oct 24, 2009
SHETTERLY, Kenneth G. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2009 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Ken was born May 16, 1928 in Comstock, Michigan the son of Orville and Muriel Smith Shetterly and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. Prior to his retirement Ken was employed for many years with Saniwax Paper Company and...
William C. Harding
Oct 24, 2009
HARDING, William C. "Bill" of Portage, MI Passed away October 24, 2009 at home. Bill was born in Melrose, Massachusetts on June 25, 1937 to Dana and Irene Bears Harding. Bill graduated from Boston University with a degree in Engineering Management and worked for General Electric in a variety of management positions for 37 years. He proudly served in the...
Judith C. Kaup
Oct 23, 2009
KAUP, Judith C. Of Portage, Michigan Judy passed away early Friday morning, October 23, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a short illness. She was born October 18, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of George and Martha White Knese. A 1959 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, she was employed as a nurse both in Cincinnati and Kalamazoo....
David R. Potter
Oct 23, 2009
POTTER, David R. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday evening, October 23, 2009. David was born September 27, 1934 in Melrose, MA the son of the late Chauncey and Flora Boyle Potter. He was employed with the Van Buren Intermediate School District for 23 years and also worked for a time with the Constance Brown Hearing Center and Billings Hospital in...
LaVerne Bailey
Oct 23, 2009
BAILEY, LaVerne "Tiny" of Climax Tiny is preceded in death by his son, Brad who died at the age of 13, his mom and dad, Dan and Lottie Bailey; brother, Gerald and sister, Wyla Fleming. He leaves behind, his wife, Carolyn, daughter Tracie; son-in-law, Rick; grandson David Tarnow; sister, Glenice Paul Eversole, and; brother, Oakley Natalie Bailey, and; several nieces...
Patricia J. Warner
Oct 23, 2009
WARNER, Patricia J. Brown Of Portage Patricia passed away Friday afternoon, October 23, 2009 at her home with her family by her side. She was born August 25, 1930 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harold and Orta Beers Brown. On October 31, 1952, Patricia was united in marriage to Philip Warner. She was employed as a medical assistant for many...
Eleanor L. Gilchrist
Oct 21, 2009
GILCHRIST, Eleanor L. Portage, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. She was born March 13, 1921 in Indianapolis, IN, a daughter of John and Gladys Miles Dailey and was a long time resident of Portage. Eleanor was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church and her family was her focus. On October 9, 1943 she married Frank E. Gilchrist,...
Grace Streich
Oct 21, 2009
STREICH, Mrs. Grace Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Grace was born August 3, 1919, in Highland, Indiana, the daughter of Heny and Wilhelmina Hartog Rinsema and has been a resident of Kalamazoo since 1956. For over 20 years she was employed as a social worker with Family & Children Services....
Dennis Lee Richmond
Oct 21, 2009
RICHMOND, Dennis Lee of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away at home on October 21, 2009. Dennis was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 4, 1948. He was the son of Charles and Nina Babcock Richmond. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Richmond and his brothers, Charles, Jr. and Michael Richmond. Surviving is his mother, Nina Richmond; his brothers,...
Dr. Mark A. Lyster
Oct 21, 2009
LYSTER, Dr. Mark A. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died peacefully Wednesday afternoon 21 October 2009. Mark was born 5 January 1953 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Robert and Beverly Carter Lyster. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with The Upjohn Company for 24 years. Mark was also a member of the First United...
Lisa Marie Wilson-Gates
Oct 20, 2009
WILSON-GATES, Lisa Marie Portage, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Lisa was born June 10, 1983 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ronnie Lee Gates, Sr. and Kathleen Brinkert and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been a bus driver for the Kalamazoo Public School system and was very active as a room mother for her daughter's...
Wandalee Lock Allen
Oct 20, 2009
ALLEN, Wandalee Lock Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday morning, October 20, 2009 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Lee was born June 2, 1920 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of John and Dorothy Wepkey Lock. She graduated from Mason City High School and Mason City Junior College. She met John, the love of her life after moving to...
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