Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Mary S Fleeman
Aug 13, 2008
FLEEMAN, Mrs. Mary S. Lawton, Michigan Died Wednesday afternoon August 13, 2008. Mary was born January 8, 1922 in Mississippi, Arkansas a daughter of John and Olive Nance Stanfil. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard Fleeman on January 22, 1993; 2 daughters, Helen Johnston...
Eleanor Jean Roeder
Aug 12, 2008
ROEDER, Mrs. Eleanor J. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Tuesday morning August 12, 2008. Eleanor was born August 23, 1925 in Bangor, Michigan a daughter of Norman and Mabel Righter Boyer. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with Mead Products for 14 years before retiring. She also worked at the Portage Medical Center years...
Martha Bouma
Aug 12, 2008
BOUMA, Mrs. Martha Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Martha was born April 27, 1919, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Arend and Elizabeth VandenBerg DeYoung and has been a lifelong resident. She was united in marriage to Peter J. Bouma on July 1, 1943. Martha had been employed with several insurance...
Donald E. Blacker
Aug 12, 2008
BLACKER, Donald E. Kalamazoo, Michigan Don passed away Tuesday evening, August 12, 2008 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born February 8, 1930 in Urbana, IL, the son of the late Herman and Pearl Bellis Blacker. Don was employed by National Gypsum Co. until their closing in 1974, when Don began working for Parchment Public Schools until his retirement in...
Barbara A. Hildebrand
Aug 11, 2008
HILDEBRAND, Barbara A. VanHyfte-DeForest of Comstock, Michigan Went to be with the Lord, Monday. August 11, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Josephine VanHyfte and was born on July 3, 1944 in Kalamazoo. Barb graduated from St.Augustine in 1962 and married John DeForest right after graduation. After 25 years of marriage, John died in a plane...
Leo Durell Boyce
Aug 11, 2008
BOYCE, Leo D. "Mike" Kalamazoo, Michigan Died August 11, 2008. Mike was born August 1, 1914 in Buchanan, Michigan, the son of Harry Boyce and Viola Williams Boyce. He spent his boyhood there and graduated from its high school. He graduated from Western State Teachers' College now WMU IN 1936. He was employed in the Berrien County Treasurer's Office until...
Wayne Barthel
Aug 11, 2008
BARTHEL, Wayne Portage, Michigan Passed away Monday, August 11, 2008. He was born February 12, 1947 in Chicago, a son of Henry and Julia Aughinbaugh Barthel and had lived in Portage the past 3 years. During the Viet Nam Conflict, he served his country in the US Army. Wayne is survived by his wife, Betty; his daughters, Dawn Darrin Kwasniewski...
Judith A LaPointe
Aug 10, 2008
LA POINTE, Judith A. Portage, Michigan Judy died early Sunday morning, August 10, 2008, in Kalamazoo. She was born June 13, 1942, in Ann Arbor, MI, a daughter of Elmer and Mary LaPointe and had lived in this area for most of her life. She retired after 25 years of dedicated service from Edward Rose and Sons. Judy was a...
Marilann Doolittle
Aug 10, 2008
DOOLITTLE, Marilann "Mimi" VanAtta of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Sunday evening, August 10, 2008 at her residence. Mimi was born July 30, 1950 in Ann Arbor, MI the daughter of Joseph, Sr. and Dorothy Forner Steele. She was an artistic person and worked for Superior Imaging for 28 years. Mimi was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and enjoyed...
John R. Hawkins
Aug 10, 2008
HAWKINS, John R. "Dick" Kalamazoo, Michigan Dick passed away Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born August 18, 1933 in Grosse Pointe, MI, the son of John and Alta Riddle Hawkins. Dick was employed by Consumers Power for 34 years until his retirement in 1989. On March 19, 1955, Dick was united in marriage...
Charles Sr. E. Darling
Aug 10, 2008
DARLING, Charles E., Sr. Comstock, Michigan Passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008. He was born March 17, 1926 in Lawton, the son of Edward and Hester Irene Darling and was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. During WW II, he served in the United States Army and the Air Force. He was employed by the City of Kalamazoo for...
Leonard D Klok
Aug 10, 2008
KLOK, Leonard D. "Len" Kalamazoo, Michigan Len was born on July 8, 1925 and his Lord called him into his eternal life on August 10, 2008. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, he served in the Unites States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He was employed by the Miller Lumber Company for 38 years and then by Kallewaard-Bergerson for 12 years....
Gordon Ray Kiewiet
Aug 9, 2008
KIEWIET, Gordon Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008. He was born November 22, 1953 the son of Mathew and Dora Ann Jenkins Kiewiet. Gordon had been a resident of the Kalamazoo area for many years and was employed as a painter. He was preceded in death by his mother; a sister, Cynthia Dimock and a brother, Lawrence Kiewiet....
Mary O. Kellogg
Aug 8, 2008
KELLOGG, Mary O. Kalamazoo, Michigan A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and after a long battle with cancer, Mary passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at her home in Kalamazoo. She was born June 10, 1937 in West Plains, MO, to the late Noble and Beulah Jones Lovins. She was united in marriage to Ronald Kellogg on October 8,...
Paul Emil Kreilick
Aug 7, 2008
KREILICK, Paul Emil Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008. Paul was born October 24, 1914, in Swanton, Ohio, the son of John and Lena Rausch Kreilick and has been a Kalamazoo resident for over 85 years. During WW II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater and had been awarded the Navy Air Medal. For...
Hilda Anna Pownell
Aug 7, 2008
POWNELL, Hilda A. Kalamazoo, Michigan Went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 7, 2008 at her residence. Hilda was born December 14, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Emil and Clara Bekkerus Erlandson and lived her early years in Minnesota. She moved with her parents to North Dakota where she attended school in Grafton. She later...
Harlan Russell Barrett
Aug 7, 2008
BARRETT, Harlan R. "Boo Boo" Climax, Michigan Harlan passed away Thursday evening August 7, 2008 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born June 14, 1929 in Flint, MI, the son of the late Russell and Helen Monroe Barrett. Harlan worked as a business agent for Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local #7 formerly Local #360. He was also...
Richard J. Benson
Aug 6, 2008
BENSON, Richard J. "Dick" of Portage, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Mr. Benson was born May 6, 1924 in Hannaford, ND to the late Harvey and Mabel Larson Benson. He graduated from Western Michigan University as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Marine Corps, where he met Elaine Decker and married in...
Michael J. McDaid
Aug 5, 2008
MC DAID, Michael J. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday August 5, 2008. Mike was born March 23, 1978 in Alma, MI the son of Tommy and Linda Love McDaid. He was preceded in death by his father, Tommy. Surviving are his daughters, Breanna and Kelsey McDaid; his mother, Linda Ken Anderson; grandparents, Murl Mary Helen McDaid, Phyllis Love; brothers,...
Steven Howard McKim, Jr
Aug 5, 2008
McKIM, STEVEN H., JR.TURNER; of Oak Creek, CO Formerly of Highland; Died August 5, 2008; age 36. Beloved son of Ruth and Tim Turner of Highland; loving brother of JaneBrett Wolfe of Waukee, IA, Connie Urban Dave Moshenko of Kalamazoo; grandson of Tom and Frances Turner of Lake City; dear uncle of Ashlei, Eddie, Alexa, Austyn and Allison. He found...
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