Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Bea Marian Hill
Sep 25, 2009
HILL Robinson, Bea Marian Of Portage Passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence with her family at her side. Bea was born October 13, 1922, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Bert and Myrtie Richfield Robinson. She graduated from Central High School in 1940, was a lifelong area resident and enjoyed ice boating, skating, swimming, nature and...
William Dale McQueen
Sep 24, 2009
McQUEEN, William Dale Of Mattawan, Michigan Dale passed away early Thursday morning, September 24, 2009 at his home. He was born October 19, 1932 in Winchester, KY, one of nine children to Arley and Leonna Hewitt McQueen. Growing up in Elwood, Indiana, Dale graduated from Wendell L. Wilkie High School in Elwood. He was a veteran of the Untied States...
Henrietta Carpenter
Sep 24, 2009
CARPENTER, Henrietta Of Portage, Michigan Henrietta went home to be with her Lord on Thursday evening September 24, 2009. She was born September 16, 1917, in Austinville, Iowa, the daughter of George and Harriet Kuiper Kiewiet. The past 20 years she has been a Kalamazoo area resident and previously resided in the Pontiac and Gladwin areas. Henrietta was a member...
Bessie A. Weaver
Sep 24, 2009
WEAVER, Bessie A. "Bet" of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away September 24, 2009 at Tendercare of Westwood. She was born July 27, 1920 in Johnston County, NC, to the late William B. and Nina A. Sasser Brice, Sr. Bessie was united in marriage on November 16, 1946 to Vernon Weaver, who preceded her in death in 1998. Surviving Bessie are, her...
Lulu M. Fike
Sep 23, 2009
FIKE, Lulu M. of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away September 23, 2009 at Tendercare of Westwood. She was born May 18, 1911 in Bloomingdale, MI, to the late Harry and Iris Rhoades Shryock. Lulu was united in marriage on December 22, 1939 to Merrel Fike, who preceded her in death in 1988. Surviving Lulu are, her niece, Diana Day of Schoolcraft;...
Robert E. Colvin
Sep 23, 2009
COLVIN, Robert E. "Bob" Of Plainwell, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his residence with his family at his side. Bob was born April 10, 1943 in Kalamazoo, a son of Robert F. and Ruth Allen Colvin. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 37 years at...
Bobby Keith Sills
Sep 22, 2009
SILLS, Bobby Keith Age 49 Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Bobby passed away early Tuesday morning, September 22, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1960 in Denver, CO to Bobby Joe Sills and Anna Louise Gargus. Bobby spent his younger years living in California, and moved to Illinois in the mid 80's. He then moved to the Kalamazoo...
Mildred L. Vanderberg
Sep 21, 2009
VANDERBERG, Mrs. Mildred L. Portage, MI Died Saturday morning September 19, 2009. Mildred was born December 7, 1915 in Hart, Michigan a daughter of Harry and Myrtie Rellenger Spitler. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a Portage Public School Teacher for 33 years before retiring. Her last 26 years of teaching, she taught...
George Paul Sidney, Ph.D
Sep 21, 2009
SIDNEY, George Paul, Ph.D Of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Monday evening, September 21, 2009. George was born March 25, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a resident in the Kalamazoo area since 1957. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prior to his retirement he was a psychologist with the Battle Creek VA;...
Lois A. Dunkelberger
Sep 20, 2009
DUNKELBERGER, Lois A. of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away September 20, 2009 at Meadowood Nursing Home in Bloomingdale. She was born at home, August 28, 1926 in Washtenaw County, MI to the late Carl and Eleanor Schlosser. Lois was united in marriage on August 17, 1951 to Arlo Dunkelberger, for 58 loving years, who survives. Lois's love for her family was...
Margaret M. Vallier
Sep 20, 2009
VALLIER, Mrs. Margaret M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday morning September 20, 2009 at her residence. Margaret was born February 25, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Louis and Ruth Cheney Stickel. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and enjoyed playing bingo for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arthur Vallier in...
Marian Meyer
Sep 19, 2009
MEYER, Mrs. Marian Portage, MI Marian passed away Saturday evening, September 19, 2009, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence and went to be with her Lord. She was born November 20, 1917, in Great Meadows, NJ, a daughter of Bulo and Lena Drenth Brouwer. After her father's death in 1918, Marian moved to Portage, MI with her mother, two brothers and...
Helen Wattles
Sep 19, 2009
WATTLES, Helen Kalamazoo, MI Helen Statler Fischer Wattles, age 77, died on September 19, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice after a brief illness. Helen was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. She was a graduate of Stoneleigh Prospect School of Greenfield, MA and Western Michigan University. She married John C. Wattles, February 26, 1955 at Stetson Chapel on the campus of...
Betty G. Moritz
Sep 18, 2009
MORITZ, Betty G. Kalamazoo Betty passed away peacefully on September 18, 2009. She was born October 10, 1927, in Hamilton, Ohio to Otto and Ethel Reid. Betty was preceded in death by infant sister, Patty, and her husband of 53 years, Dr. Edward Moritz, Jr. who was the true love of her life. She is survived by four children, Stephen...
Earl C. Zulauf
Sep 18, 2009
ZULAUF, Mr. Earl C. Portage, MI Died Friday morning September 18, 2009. Earl was born June 12, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan a son of Charles and Lydia Neumann Zulauf. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 3 years, coming from Redford Township, MI. Earl was employed with Ford Motor Company for...
Frederick Krabill
Sep 17, 2009
KRABILL, L. Frederick "Bud" Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2009, at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Fred was born December 6, 1943 in Louisville, OH, the son of Glen and Esther Zumkehr Krabill. Fred earned his BS from Ohio State University and his Masters from the University of Wisconsin. He was a veteran serving in the U.S....
Peter S. Moorian
Sep 16, 2009
MOORIAN, Peter S. Of Mendon Peter passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his home. He was born May 15, 1946 in Grand Rapids, the son of the late Peter G. and Betty Mullens Moorian. Peter was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Conflict. For the next 33 years he worked in aviation. He was...
Richard John Wolfe
Sep 16, 2009
WOLFE, Richard John Of Mattawan, MI Rick passed away Wednesday September 16, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born January 2, 1954, in Kalamazoo, the son of Kenneth and Elizabeth Harden Wolfe and has been a lifelong area resident. For over 30 years he has been employed with Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital. Rick was an avid outdoorsman who loved...
Joyce M. De Rosa
Sep 15, 2009
DE ROSA, Mrs. Joyce M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday morning September 15, 2009 at her residence. Joyce was born April 18, 1926 in Three Rivers, Michigan a daughter of Harold and Crystal Avery Crippin. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a volunteer with the Borgess Service League for many years. She was also...
Robert Auld Barclay
Sep 15, 2009
BARCLAY, Robert Auld Portage, MI Passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Robert was born August 22, 1919 in Jackson, MI, a son of Alexander and Jessie Barclay and had lived in the Portage area for many years. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1937. He joined the United States Air Force and was stationed in Sioux Falls, SD,...
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