Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Susie Molitor
Aug 22, 2008
MOLITOR, Susie Kalamazoo, Michigan Susie went home to be with her Lord on Friday, August 22, 2008. She was born March 6, 1916, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Arend and Elizabeth VandenBerg DeYoung and has been a lifelong area resident. She was also a lifelong member of Fourth Reformed Church and had devoted her life to her family. On March...
Carrie A. Bowsher
Aug 21, 2008
BOWSHER, Mrs. Carrie A. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Thursday morning August 21, 2008. Services will be held 1 o'clock Tuesday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre Ave. Visitation will be 6-8pm Monday. Interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the West Michigan Cancer Center or the Michigan Heart Fund. www.langelands.com ....
Lillian Bartels
Aug 20, 2008
BARTELS, Lillian Kalamazoo, Michigan Died August 20, 2008 at Bronson Hospital. Lillian was born June 20, 1939 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Cornelius and Myrtle Gunnett VanDenBos and was a long time resident. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce and a sister Ruth Hansen. Surviving are 2 brothers and 2 sisters, Michiel Lynn VanDenBos of Portage,...
Jack Douglas Warner
Aug 20, 2008
Warner, Jack D. Kalamazoo, Michigan Jack passed away Wednesday evening, August 20, 2008. He was born November 29, 1928 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Ira and Julia Paradine Warner. Jack was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. Air Force, serving during World War II. He was employed by the United States Postal Service for 30...
Lillian Bartels
Aug 20, 2008
BARTELS, Lillian Kalamazoo, Michigan Died August 20, 2008 at Bronson Hospital. Lillian was born June 20, 1939 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Cornelius and Myrtle Gunnett VanDenBos and was a long time resident. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce and a sister Ruth Hansen. Surviving are 2 brothers and 2 sisters, Michiel Lynn VanDenBos of Portage,...
Lloyd Dean Siscoe
Aug 20, 2008
SISCOE, Lloyd Dean Portage, Michigan Passed away Wednesday morning, August 20, 2008. Lloyd was born September 12, 1934 in St. Louis, MO. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement he was employed with Western Michigan University as a painter and enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
William Jr. R. Schley
Aug 19, 2008
SCHLEY, William R., Jr. Kalamazoo, Michigan William died Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born January 23, 1947, in Dearborn, MI, a son of William R. and Alma Newmann Schley and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for the past 39 years. William owned and operated the Printmill for 25 years and was a member of Immanuel...
Louie Robert Smith
Aug 19, 2008
SMITH, Louie Robert Kalamazoo, Michigan Louie was born November 16, 1926, in DeWitt, Arkansas, the son of Henry and Josie Smith and passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008 at Kairos Dwelling. During WW II, he served in the U.S. Army and later was employed for over 23 years with General Motors prior to his retirement. Louie was a member...
John H. Ellis
Aug 19, 2008
ELLIS, John Harold Kalamazoo, Michigan John Harold died at home peacefully on Tuesday morning, August 19, 2008. He was born November 16, 1918 in Pleasant Plane, IL, the son of the late Clyde and Dora Pierce Ellis. John Harold was a veteran of both the United States Marine Corp, and the United States Navy serving during World War II as...
Robert Sr. W. Holzwarth
Aug 19, 2008
HOLZWARTH, Robert W., Sr., Age 88 Portage, Michigan Bob passed away on August 19th, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Robert was born on August 14th, 1920 in Grand Rapids, the son of the late Mable and William Holzwarth. During World War II, Bob was a Signalman in the U.S. Navy and served his...
Thelma Petropoulos
Aug 19, 2008
PETROPOULOS, Mrs. Thelma Kalamazoo, Michigan Thelma died Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born May 2, 1920, in Morristown, NJ, a daughter of Andrew and Ethel Loudos Kostopoulos. Thelma was a former member of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Flint, MI, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and was a member of the Philoptochos...
Constance J. Jacobus
Aug 19, 2008
JACOBUS, Constance J. Kalamazoo, Michigan Loving daughter, mother, and grandmother, Connie Jacobus passed away, August 19, 2008. She was born December 2, 1938 in Kalamazoo, the only child of Cornelius and Florence Kniss Born. Preceding her in death were her father and granddaughter, Kristin Kay VanDyken. Surviving are her mother, Florence Stafford of Kalamazoo; 3 children, Herbert Candy VanDyken of...
Michael Alan Spaman
Aug 17, 2008
SPAMAN, Michael Alan Portage, Michigan Passed away Sunday evening, August 17, 2008. Mike was born November 7, 1971 in Allegan the son of Larry and Susan Gillies Spaman. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force and was employed with Perrigo for several years. Mike was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and was very...
Ryan B. Hatcher
Aug 17, 2008
HATCHER, Ryan B. of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home. Ryan was born December 11, 1981 in Rexburg, ID., moving around in his younger years before settling in Kalamazoo and graduating from Kalamazoo Central. Ryan was attending Kalamazoo Valley Community College, majoring in Business. Ryan spent his free time fishing and playing disc golf. He was...
Winifred A. Brouwer
Aug 17, 2008
BROUWER, Mrs. Winifred A. Portage, Michigan Died Sunday evening August 17, 2008. Winifred was born August 20, 1912 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Frank and Jennie Stell Stears. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1960, coming from Three Rivers. She was a member of the St. Michael Lutheran Church and the Kalamazoo Newcomers Club. She was preceded...
Sherman F. Kramer
Aug 15, 2008
KRAMER, Mr. Sherman F. Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday evening August 15, 2008. Sherman was born in 1928 in Elcho, Wisconsin a son of Robert and Emma Kramer. During the Korean Conflict he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1960 and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 29 years before retiring. He was...
Evelyn Rose Paldan
Aug 15, 2008
Paldan, Evelyn Rose "Evy" Age 84 Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away peacefully, in the company of her family, on August 15, 2008 after a brief illness and a long and fulfilled life. Evy was born December 28, 1923 in Detroit, MI. the daughter of Thomas and Rose Mapleton. Evy spent most of her life in the Detroit area where she was...
Fennah J. Doorlag
Aug 15, 2008
DOORLAG, Fennah J. Of Kalamazoo Went home to be with her Lord on Friday, August 15, 2008. Fennah was born in Holland, Michigan, the daughter of Herman and Dena Rotman Bontekoe. She was a resident of Kalamazoo since 1946 and was employed for several years with Kalamazoo Public Schools. Fennah was a member of the Third Reformed Church where she...
Mike Elrod
Aug 13, 2008
ELROD, Mike Of Portage, Michigan Died peacefully on August 13, 2008 at Bronson Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born November 16, 1957 in Wayne, MI, the son of Donald and Heather Holmes Elrod. He graduated from Westland John Glenn High School in 1976 and came to Kalamazoo in 1980 to help his father in managing Century...
Robert Douglas Marvin
Aug 13, 2008
ROBERT MARVIN Of Oakland, Iowa Robert Douglas Marvin, the son of Frank and Helen Marvin, was born April 12, 1943 on a farm in Howard City, MI and died August 13, 2008 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 65 years. Bob spent his youth in the Howard City and Cedar Springs area. On...
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