Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Robert Paul Howe
Jun 24, 2008
HOWE, Robert Paul Kalamazoo, Michigan Robert Paul Howe passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 30, 1929 in Kalamazoo, the son of Harold A. and Mary Vanden Berg Howe. He served 4 years in the United States Air Force, during the Korean Conflict from 1948 to 1952. Robert was...
Steven J. Williams
Jun 24, 2008
WILLIAMS, Mr. Steven J. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Tuesday evening June 24, 2008. Steven was born October 10, 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Everett and Evelyn Friend Williams. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Bowers Manufacturing for 17 years. He was also an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Dale K. Ford, Jr
Jun 23, 2008
FORD, Dale K. Jr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Dale passed away suddenly Monday, June 23, 2008 at his home. He was born September 9, 1966 in Kalamazoo, the son of Dale and Patricia Baker Ford. Dale was employed by Kalamazoo Public Library as the Bookmobile driver for their Oshtemo Branch for many years. He loved music, and professional wrestling and attending concerts...
Velma L. Dunn
Jun 23, 2008
DUNN, Velma L. Kalamazoo Velma died peacefully on Monday, June 23, 2008, in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born November 14, 1922, in Dighton, MI, one of eight children to Oliver and Minnie DePew. Velma was the former owner of Velma's Beauty Shoppe in Parchment and then was employed by Checker Motors, retiring after 17 years of service. On June 29,...
Gracie L. Cornell
Jun 23, 2008
CORNELL, Mrs. Gracie L. Hadaway Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Monday evening June 23, 2008 at her residence. Grace was born December 14, 1938 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee a daughter of William and Hazel Walden Hadaway. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1956 and was employed with Borgess Hospital for 28 years before retiring. She was also a member of...
Richard J. Wiessner
Jun 23, 2008
WIESSNER, Richard J. Of Portage, Michigan Passed away Monday morning, June 23, 2008. Richard was born May 18, 1927 in Kalamazoo the son of Charles and Katherine Boerman Wiessner. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prior to his retirement he was employed as an auditor with the Michigan Treasury Department for over 34...
Ann DeKam
Jun 23, 2008
DeKAM, Ann Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away June 23, 2008. Ann was born August 22, 1917 in Kalamazoo; she was the daughter of Peter and Hattie Esman Everts and lived in Portage most of her life. Ann attended Portage schools and worked at J.C. Penney Company before her marriage to John H. DeKam in 1940. She was a longtime member of...
William L. Frick, Jr
Jun 23, 2008
FRICK, Mr. William L., Jr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Monday morning June 23, 2008. Bill was born December 31, 1926 in Aurora, Illinois a son of William and Margaret Wampach Frick Sr. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. In 1949, he graduated from MSU with a Bachelor Degree in Business. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1988...
Pauline E. Walters
Jun 20, 2008
WALTERS, Pauline E. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Friday, June 20, 2008 at Heartland Health Care Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 12, 1919 to the late Peter and Flossie Moden Walters. Surviving 1 brother, Carl Martha Walters of Portage; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; and 2 brothers, Donald and Ronald Walters. No...
Jack R. Raven
Jun 20, 2008
Heaven rejoiced on June 20, 2008 at the homecoming of Jack Raven. Jack was born on August 20, 1930 in Kalamazoo Michigan to Robert and Margaret Raven. By the age of 18, he had lost both parents. He had a tough childhood, but he took the trials and hardships and turned them into lifelong lessons that he used to touch...
Gayle Iris Warner
Jun 20, 2008
WARNER, Gayle Iris Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Friday, June 20, 2008. Gayle was born October 10, 1929 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Leo and Gertrude Leetz Polmanteer and had live in the Kalamazoo area many years. She graduated from Comstock High School and was employed for 30 years at Bronson Hospital as a ward clerk. Gayle was a creative person...
Donald L. Lamphiear
Jun 19, 2008
LAMPHIEAR, Donald L. Kalamazoo Passed away June 19, 2008 at Borgess Hospital. Don was born May 21, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Cecil and Dorothy Hill Lamphiear and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-57 during the Korean Conflict. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 30 years at Union...
Janice L.Roe Zugel
Jun 19, 2008
ZUGEL, Janice L. Roe Of Vicksburg Janice passed away Thursday morning, June 19, 2008 at Eaton Community Hospice in Charlotte. She was born April 24, 1930 in Georgia. Janice was employed by Eckrich Corp. for over 20 years until her retirement in 1988. Preceding her in death were her first husband, William Roe on July 28, 1982; her parents; 1...
Bruce Warren Ruhs
Jun 19, 2008
RUHS, Mr. Bruce W. Kalamazoo, Michigan Bruce died unexpectedly Thursday morning, June 19, 2008, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born April 7, 1955, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Louis and Marjorie Ruhs and had been a life long area resident. He was a skilled machinist for over 35 years and was currently employed by Parker ABEX. Bruce was preceded...
Ruth Campbell-Shepperd
Jun 18, 2008
CAMPBELL-SHEPPERD, Ruth Of Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday morning, June 18, 2008. Ruth was born August 27, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Herman and Clara Peterson Hermanson and has been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1944. For over 20 years she worked as a social worker for Family & Children Services. She was a member of St. Monica Catholic...
Richard Charles Goodeve
Jun 18, 2008
GOODEVE, Richard C., I Grand Rapids, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in Grand Rapids. Richard was born November 28, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the son of Irving and Eullalia Hayden Goodeve and had been a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene of Kalamazoo and a life member of...
George Elwin Schug
Jun 18, 2008
SCHUG, George Elwin Of East Leroy Passed away Wednesday June 18, 2008 at his home. George was born May 1, 1951, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Delmar and Violet Rogers Schug and has been a lifelong East Leroy area resident. During the Vietnam War, from 1969-70 he served in the U.S. Army. He was employed as a fork...
Heidi Lei Weiss
Jun 17, 2008
WEISS, Mrs. Heidi Lei Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away unexpectedly in Hudson, Colorado on June 17, 2008. Heidi was born in Kalamazoo on June 7. 1972, the youngest daughter of Phillip and Charlotte Berner Weiss, who survive. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Eugene and H. Irene Weiss; maternal grandfather, Louis R. Berner; her uncle and aunt, Louis...
Virginia Williams
Jun 16, 2008
WILLIAMS, Virginia "Ginney", age 83, of Muskegon, passed away Monday afternoon, June 16, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. She was born September 29, 1924 in Mexico, the daughter of the late Jesus and Antionia Vasquez Gonzalez. She attended Orchard View Congregational Church in Muskegon; but was a current member of 12th Street Baptist Church in Kalamazoo. Ginney...
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