Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
John L. Mattheis
Jul 25, 2008
MATTHEIS, Mr. John L. Portage, Michigan Died Friday morning, July 25, 2008. John was born February 5, 1926 in Vicksburg, Michigan a son of Valorus and Martha Walker Mattheis. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army in CBI theatre. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with General Motors for 24 years,...
Lee Owner Buchanan
Jul 25, 2008
BUCHANAN, Lee Owner, Miss Kalamazoo, Michigan Miss Buchanan passed away Friday morning, July 25, 2008 at her home. She was born March 20, 1932 in Okolona, MS, the daughter of the late Isom and Amelia Harris Buchanan. Lee Owner worked for Westwood Dry Cleaners for 53 years until her retirement in 2008. Lee received Christ in 1946 and was a...
Robert McCulloch
Jul 24, 2008
McCULLOCH, Robert Kalamazoo Passed away, Thursday, July 24, 2008 at home, surrounded by his family. Bob was born February 12, 1922 in Bangor, MI to the late Stewart and Blanche Thompson McCulloch. He was united in marriage to Pauline Sinclair who preceded him in death in January of 1982 and later to Beverly McCulloch, who also preceded him in death....
Charles Donald Hull
Jul 24, 2008
HULL, Mr. Charles D. Kalamazoo Passed away July 24, 2008 at Bronson Hospital. Charles was born April 18, 1919 in Constantine, MI, the son of Allen and Thrilby Norris Hull and had lived in Kalamazoo for the past 40 years. He served as a Ltjg in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre and was a...
George A. Bradeen
Jul 22, 2008
BRADEEN, Mr. George A. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday evening July 22, 2008. George was born March 1, 1924 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Earl and Edna Dickinson Bradeen. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with First of America for 15 years before retiring. He was also...
Dale R. Nedervelt
Jul 22, 2008
NEDERVELT, Dale R. Galesburg, Michigan Passed away July 22, 2008 at Borgess Hospital. Dale was born January 27, 1949 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Cornelius and Winifred Amey Nedervelt and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. Dale attended Western Michigan University and later was employed at Kalamazoo College. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother...
Corodon C. Lumbard
Jul 21, 2008
LUMBARD, Corodon C. Portage Passed away July 18, 2008 at home surrounded by family. Corodon was born August 2, 1945 in Cardiff, Wales to the late James R. and Mary C. O'Brien Lumbard. On August 3, 1968, Corodon was united in marriage to Ellen Williams in Kalamazoo, who survives. Corodon proudly served in the U.S. Army as a medic, from...
Tina Smith
Jul 21, 2008
SMITH, Tina Mattawan Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter and sister, Tina passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2008 at her home. She was born October 31, 1962 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Howard and Sandra Slager McLaughlin and had lived in Mattawan for many years. She was preceded in death by her mother. Tina is survived by...
Earle F. Killingsworth, Sr
Jul 21, 2008
KILLINGSWORTH, Mr. Earle F., Sr. Texas Twp., MI Died Monday morning July 21, 2008. Earle was born February 14, 1921 in North Braddock, Pennsylvania a son of Charles and Vivian Ermine Killingsworth. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Airborne. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for many years and was employed with Western Michigan University before retiring. He...
Kaylea A. Hatten
Jul 20, 2008
HATTEN, Kaylea A. Age 7 Of Otsego Kaylea passed away Sunday morning, July 20, 2008 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born September 29, 2000 in Plainwell. Surviving are her parents; Karen Gilmore Hatten and Douglas Rachel Klemens Hatten both of Otsego; grandparents, Kathy and Mike Sackett of Otsego, Gordon Sharon Gilmore of Kalamazoo, and Doug and Louann Hatten of...
Joyce Ann Ruble
Jul 19, 2008
RUBLE, Joyce Ann Lawton Loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008 at her home. She was born March 2, 1934 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Kenneth and Mina Sylva Austin and had lived in the Lawton area for several years. Joyce graduated from Comstock High School in 1951, where she was a Cheer...
James H. Reaume, Sr
Jul 19, 2008
REAUME, James Sr. Of Portage Jim passed away Saturday morning, July 19, 2008 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born August 17, 1924 in Wyandotte, MI, the son of the late William and Nellie Wittrig Reaume. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. serving during World War II, and was a member of the Comstock VFW...
Birdie Faye Noffsinger
Jul 18, 2008
NOFFSINGER, Birdie Faye Of Mattawan Beloved, wife, mother, and friend, Birdie F. Noffsinger went to eternal rest with her Lord on July 18, 2008. Born December 30, 1927 in Parker, AZ, she was the daughter of Neely and Myrtle George, the third of 5 children. She attended school in Parker and then completed high school in Redding, CA. She married...
Adrian DeVisser
Jul 18, 2008
DeVISSER, Adrian Of Kalamazoo Adrian passed away Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born April 25, 1917, in Kalamazoo, the son of Bastiaan and Nellie VanGemert DeVisser and was a lifelong area resident. Adrian and his brother Henry operated DeVisser Brothers Landscaping from 1940-83 and he continued landscaping for many more years following retirement. Adrian was a lifelong member of...
Erwin H. Charlesworth
Jul 18, 2008
CHARLESWORTH, Erwin H. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday morning, July 18, 2008. Erwin was born July 11, 1924 in Waltz, MI the son of Harold and Katherine Young Charlesworth. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prior to his retirement he was employed with Overbeck's for 15 years. He also worked with Commercial Services...
Allen V. Buskirk
Jul 18, 2008
BUSKIRK, Allen V. Kalamazoo "Crossed the Bar" on July 18, 2008 at home. Allen was born on April 11, 1923 in Bloomington, Indiana, son of Allen V. and Helen A. Buskirk. Married in 1950 to Phyllis R. Buskirk who survives along with three of their children: Leslie Bruno Pucci, William Barbara, and Janet Ben Nieves; their fourth, Carol Larry Dault...
Paul E. Williams
Jul 18, 2008
WILLIAMS, Paul E. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008. Paul was born August 16, 1921, in Kalamazoo, the son of Dee and Gertrude Nash Williams and has been a lifelong resident. During WW II he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. For many years he worked as a salesman, retiring from the Stryker Corporation. Paul...
Clayton Harvey Phelps, Jr
Jul 17, 2008
PHELPS, Claude Harvey, Jr. Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008. Claude was born February 22, 1922 in Battle Creek, the son of Claude Harvey, Sr., and Marie Kitzmiller Phelps and had lived in Kalamazoo for many years. He was employed by Kalamazoo Stamping and Die for approximately 20 years and then by General Motors for 17 years as a...
Terry Lee Van Ostran
Jul 17, 2008
VAN OSTRAN, Terry L. Leonidas Passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008 from a deer-motorcycle accident. Terry was born July 26, 1957 in Kalamazoo a son of Charles and Deanna Brown Van Ostran and had lived in Leonidas for the past 20 years. He served his country in the Unites States Army and was stationed in Korea. Terry loved sports of...
Edwin J. Hosking
Jul 17, 2008
HOSKING, Edwin J. Texas Township Edwin Hosking 61 died at his home on Thursday, July 17, 2008 from Mesothelioma asbestos cancer which he had been fighting since August, 2006. He is survived by his wife Charlotte; their son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Melissa Hosking of London, England; their daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Brad Hodge of Portage; their grandsons, Cole...
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