Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Harriet A De Haan
Mar 9, 2009
DE HAAN, Mrs. Harriet A. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday evening March 9, 2009 in St. Louis, Michigan. Harriet was born October 1, 1908 in Mankato, Minnesota, a daughter of Martin and Marie Melbraaten Gjestrum. She was a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. She earned a BA from Western State Teachers College now WMU and an MA from Northwestern...
Katherine Tomanio
Mar 9, 2009
TOMANIO, Mrs. Katherine A. "Kay" Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Monday afternoon March 9, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Kay was born September 25, 1919 in Peekskill, New York a daughter of Stanley and Anna Botas Duzal, Sr. She had made her home in Kalamazoo for the past 5 years after living in Miami, FL for many years. She was preceded...
Florence Fenstermaker
Mar 8, 2009
FENSTERMAKER, Mrs. Florence "Flo" Crooked Lake, Texas Corners Passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2009, in Kalamazoo, MI. Flo was born November 2, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the only child of Mack and Grace Dykstra Ferwerda. She was a life long Kalamazoo area resident, graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1938. She was united in marriage with Lee Fenstermaker...
Lois J Curry
Mar 8, 2009
CURRY, Lois J. Of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 8, 2009 at Borgess Nursing Home. Lois was born August 30, 1937, a daughter of Millner and Elizabeth Walsh Curry in Hickman, KY where she lived in her earlier years. She moved to Chicago where she attended high school and came to Kalamazoo in the early 1970's. Lois...
Diane D Vorenkamp
Mar 8, 2009
VORENKAMP, Diane D. Of Kalamazoo Diane passed away Sunday morning, March 8, 2009 at her home. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, she was born October 9, 1933 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Basil and Constance Dasher Hayward. Diane was employed part-time by Kalamazoo Public School at Loy Norrix High School for 17 years until her retirement in 1993. She was...
Harriet Gilchrist
Mar 8, 2009
GILCHRIST, Mrs. Harriet "Betty" Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday afternoon March 8, 2009. Harriet was born July 30, 1912 in Portland, Oregon a daughter of Guy and Florence Dewey Tyler. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the Gift Loft for 12 years. Harriet was also a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She was preceded...
Billy Gene Shrout
Mar 7, 2009
SHROUT, Billy Gene Of Moulton, AL Formerly of Kalamazoo Gene passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his home in Moulton, AL. He was born February 3, 1932 in Kalamazoo, the son of William and Anna Rogers Shrout. Gene was owner of Allen Sales in Comstock and later G&W Lounge in Leesburg, Florida. Surviving are his wife, Willodean Fuller Shrout;...
Rudolf Ernest Beister
Mar 7, 2009
BEISTER, Rudolf Ernest Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his home. Rudy was born December 7, 1923 in Galesburg, the son of Edward and Bertha Dorfer Beister and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Tri-State University, where he earned his degree in Electrical Engineering and had served his country in the United States Army...
Naomi Boven
Mar 5, 2009
BOVEN, Mrs. Naomi Kalamazoo, MI Naomi died Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born May 23, 1933, in Crane, MO, a daughter of Harry & Bessie Brown Ellis. In 1953 Naomi moved to Kalamazoo and was employed by the Upjohn Company for 32 years prior to her retirement. On July 8, 1976, she was united in marriage...
Carol L Haiduk
Mar 5, 2009
HAIDUK, Carol L. of Portage, MI Carol passed away March 5, 2009 at her residence. She was born May 16, 1944 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late William and Virginia Stevens Schreuder and was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. Carol was an avid bowler and was employed with Airway Lanes Bowling Center for 20 years, where she served as...
Dorothy Swain
Mar 5, 2009
SWAIN, Mrs. Dorothy M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday afternoon March 5, 2009. Dorothy was born May 2, 1922 in Plainwell, Michigan a daughter of Henry and Grace Gilpatrick Hutchinson. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1950, coming from Plainwell. Dorothy was employed with W.T. Grant Stores for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Dorothy Dudgeon
Mar 5, 2009
DUDGEON, Dorothy Portage, MI Dorothy Louise Dudgeon died Thursday, March 5, 2009 in her Portage home. Dorothy was born on August 16, 1931, an only child to Genevieve Churchill Napier and L. Forrest Churchill. She graduated from Niles High School in 1949, and then enrolled in Bronson Methodist Hospital's nursing program, earning her RN in 1952. Her career in nursing...
Michael B Purcell
Mar 5, 2009
PURCELL Michael B. Of Kalamazoo, MI Died March 5, 2009 at his residence. Born in Marshall, MI on Sept. 14, 1937. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. Graveside services at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 with military honors at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. Please gather in the funeral cortege assembly area at 1:45 pm. Arrangements by...
Dale Morrissey
Mar 4, 2009
MORRISSEY, DALE of Naples formerly of Richland, MI Dale Morrissey age 73 of Richland, MI and Naples, FL died at Moorings Park in Naples on March 4, 2009 after a long illness. He was born February 5, 1936 in Flint, MI to Vaughn Morrissey M.D. and Leona Gray Morrissey. Dale was preceded in death by his sister Janice Schuen. He...
Melvin J DeLoof
Mar 4, 2009
DE LOOF, Melvin J. Of Lawton Went to be with the Lord, Wednesday morning, March 4, 2009. Mel was born May 17, 1930 in Portage the son of Marcus and Trena Bloemsma DeLoof and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mel was the owner...
Dixie Lee Stewart
Mar 4, 2009
STEWART, Dixie Lee Of Kalamazoo and Naples, FL Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully in the arms of her family on March 4, 2009 in Naples, Florida. She was born April 10, 1937 in Rutherford, TN, the daughter of Lawton and Mary Lou Horne. Dixie met her husband, Billy, on a blind date and they married on April...
Robert P. Severson
Mar 4, 2009
SEVERSON, Robert P. Kalamazoo, MI Died Wednesday morning March 4, 2009. Robert was born February 3, 1969 in Niles, Michigan a son of Robert J. and Anna Agustsdottir Severson. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and owned and operated his landscape company for several years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Severson in 2004. Robert...
Margaret Hollander
Mar 3, 2009
HOLLANDER, Margaret Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Margaret was born November 11, 1917 in Grand Rapids, MI, a daughter of Jacob and Dena Dik VanderMeer and had lived in Kalamazoo since the early 1930's. She was employed by Sutherland Paper Co., Bemo, Redwood & Ross and J.C. Penny. Margaret was a member of Second Christian Reformed Church, where...
Emerson S Slater
Mar 2, 2009
SLATER, Emerson S. Of Kalamazoo Emerson passed away Monday morning, March 2, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born March 7, 1934 in Kalamazoo, the son of Steven and Hazel Bozenbark Slater. Emerson was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed by General Motors Corp. until his retirement. Emerson was a member of Kalamazoo First...
Rudolfs Jankavs
Mar 2, 2009
JANKAVS, Rudolfs of Kalamazoo Rudolfs Jankavs passed this life early Monday morning, March 2, 2009. In his passing and in his earlier struggles, he was well cared for by family and his Borgess Hopice caregivers. Rudolfs was born April 21, 1905 in Leepkalne, Latvia, emigrated to the United States in 1949 and has been a resident of Kalamazoo since that...
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