Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Betty J. Kats
Nov 20, 2008
KATS, Betty J. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Mrs. Kats passed away Thursday morning, November 20, 2008 at Kairos Dwelling. She was born August 6, 1933 in Kalkaska, one of two daughters to the late Dean and Estella Bartholomew LaPorte. Betty was employed by First Community Federal Credit Union in Parchment for over 30 years, until her retirement in 1993. A member...
Steven L. Merchant
Nov 20, 2008
MERCHANT, Steven L. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Thursday afternoon, November 20, 2008. Steve was born February 7, 1953, the son of Ervin and Margaret Tozer Merchant and had lived in the Kalamazoo and Portage area all his life. He graduated from Portage Central High School in 1972 and attended KVCC. Steve recently retired from Bronson Methodist Hospital where he...
Frances Terrell
Nov 20, 2008
TERRELL, Mrs. Frances "Pauline" Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday morning November 20, 2008. Frances was born September 17, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Everett and Myrtle Moore Gallinger. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with The Upjohn Nursing Home for several years before retiring. Frances and her husband Vernon had been foster parents for 14...
Helen E. McCartney
Nov 19, 2008
Helen E. McCartney Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Fun-loving mother of four and grandmother of five granddaughters passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 under hospice care. Helen was born October 11, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated high school and was in the Rhode Island Honor Society all four years. She graduated from college with a B.A. in Education and was immediately...
Stephen D. Park
Nov 19, 2008
PARK, Mr. Stephen D. Portage, MI Died Wednesday morning November 19, 2008. Stephen was born June 21, 1955 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of James and Melba Manning Park. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with Kalamazoo County Care-A-Van. He was preceded in death by his father, James Park; and 2 nephews....
Doyle W. Deerwester
Nov 18, 2008
DEERWESTER, Mr. Doyle W. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday evening November 18, 2008. Doyle was born September 16, 1918 in Payne, Ohio a son of John and Cora Snyder Deerwester. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1951 and was employed with the Consumer Power Company for many years before retiring. He...
Paul H. Todd, Jr
Nov 18, 2008
TODD, Paul H., Jr. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Paul H. Todd, Jr., former U.S. Representative and founder of Kalsec, Inc, died early Tuesday morning. He was 87 years old. Born September 22, 1921 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Todd received his B.S. at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1942. He then attended Kalamazoo College in 1942. After serving in the United...
Hazel Marguerite Gay
Nov 18, 2008
GAY, Hazel Marguerite Of Zephyrhills, FL Formerly of Portage, MI Hazel passed away peacefully into the care of the Lord on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. She was born January 19, 1917, in Kalamazoo, the daughter Fred and Ethel Wells DeHaven. She was a graduate of Portage Central High School and the Kalamazoo LPN School of Nursing. She retired from Bronson...
Linda S. Bosker
Nov 17, 2008
BOSKER, Linda S. of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away November 17, 2008 at her residence. She was born January 16, 1949 in Kalamazoo and had been a Kalamazoo resident for all of her life. Linda was a devoted family person who especially enjoyed being with each of the family's children. She also enjoyed her arts and crafts, specifically quilting and embroidery....
Wilma A Tinklenberg
Nov 17, 2008
TINKLENBERG, Wilma A. of Portage, Michigan Passed away November 17, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice. She was born November 20, 1922 in Kalamazoo, to the late Henry and Ida Detmers Wolthuis. She was married to Nelson Tinklenberg on November 21, 1945 who preceded her in death in 1998. She had been a lifelong member of Third Reformed Church and subsequently...
Clarence Ongley
Nov 17, 2008
ONGLEY, Mr. Clarence "Lester" Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday afternoon November 17, 2008. Clarence was born August 4, 1931 in Centerville, Pennsylvania a son of James and Florence Brown Ongley. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 20 years coming from Indiana. He was employed with the John Glas Company before retiring in 1966. He was also a member and...
Millard Jr. "Bud" Pierce
Nov 16, 2008
PIERCE, Millard Jr "Bud" Of Climax Bud passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 16, 2008 at Borgess Nursing Home. He was born November 13, 1929 in Climax, one of nine children to Millard O. and Pauline Pierce. He was employed by Taylor Lumber for over 40 years, until his retirement in 1994. Bud was a member of the Comstock Fire Department...
Neil LeRoy Norcross
Nov 15, 2008
NORCROSS, Neil LeRoy Kalamazoo, MI Neil was born the 1st of August, 1928 in South Haven, Michigan. He married his high school sweetheart Betty Jane Cochrane on the 25th of November, 1950. Neil L. Norcross went to be with his Lord on Saturday afternoon, November 15th, 2008. He passed away, in the presence of family, at Rose Arbor Hospice. He...
George W. Craven
Nov 15, 2008
CRAVEN, George W. Of Portage Went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 15, 2008 following heart failure. George was born March 5, 1924 in Kalamazoo, the son of George and Sadie VandeLaare Craven. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1942 and served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. On...
Edith L. Fredericks
Nov 15, 2008
FREDERICKS, Edith L. Kalamazoo Edith died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at her home. She was born October 31, 1914 in Holton, MI, a daughter of George and Alta Phillips Crawford and had lived in this area since 1961. Edith graduated from Bronson School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse for Bronson Hospital and General Signal before retiring. She...
Grace Clark
Nov 15, 2008
CLARK, Grace Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away on Saturday, November 15 at Kairos Dwelling. Grace was born January 15, 1934 in Bono, AR, the daughter of James William and Bronnie Castleberry Jordan. She lived in Arkansas until the age of 17 and moved to Kalamazoo in 1952. Grace was employed as a contract carrier for the Kalamazoo Gazette for 20...
Stephen V Marble
Nov 14, 2008
MARBLE, Stephen V. of Galesburg Passed away November 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 4, 1950 in Kalamazoo, to the late Billie E. and Evelyn P. Butcher Marble. Steve was united in marriage on September 6, 1975, to the former Linda Sherman, who survives. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era, from March of...
Arthur A. Yahr
Nov 14, 2008
YAHR, Arthur A. Of Portage, Michigan Died November 14, 2008 at his residence. Arthur was born May 24, 1914 in Spencer, MI, the son of Edward and Bessie Turnipseed Yahr and had lived in the Kalamazoo/Portage area for the past 60 years. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as an Operating Engineer for H.H. Shinville Excavating Company. Arthur was...
Jesse J. Allen
Nov 13, 2008
ALLEN, Jesse J. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008. Jesse was born April 24, 1924 in Doniphan, MO, a son of Lewis and Ottie Jackson Allen and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. During WW II, he served his country in the United States Army-Air Corps and had been employed as a shipping foreman for...
Katherine W Densmore
Nov 13, 2008
DENSMORE, Katherine Kalamazoo, Michigan Katherine Densmore went home to be with her Lord, whom she loved and served, on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Katherine was born in Falmouth, Michigan on November 30, 1918, the daughter of Thomas and Tillie Workman. She was married to Rev. Bruce Densmore, a bachelor pastor of her Flowerfield Methodist Church. Together, they served churches across...
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