Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Francile H. Kline
May 19, 2008
KLINE, Mrs. Francile H. Portage, MI Died Monday morning May 19, 2008. Francile was born May 4, 1925 in Bangor, Michigan a daughter of Stanley and Mabel Hughes Parker. She had been a lifelong Portage resident and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 13 years before retiring. She was also a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church where she...
Bernardus Jan Kruissel
May 19, 2008
KRUISSEL, Bernardus Jan "Ben" Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Kairos Dwelling. Ben was born September 22, 1915 in Sappemeer, The Netherlands.Ben was the youngest son of Johannes Bernardus Kruissel and Grietje Kruissel Woldhek. As a young man, Ben was a cook on a ship that hauled freight to and from many coastal cities in Europe. During World...
Mildred M. Nicholson
May 18, 2008
NICHOLSON, Mildred M. Of Scotts Mildred passed away early Sunday morning, May 18, 2008 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. She was born June 29, 1926 in Breedsville, Michigan, one of six children to Fredrick and Margaret Dumpke Kreger. Mildred was employed by J.C. Penny Department Stores for over 20 years, until her retirement in 1988. On...
Henrietta Bloemsma
May 17, 2008
BLOEMSMA, Henrietta Formerly of Portage Passed away on May 17, 2008 in Bradenton, FL. Henrietta was born May 25, 1923 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of John and Fanny Vlieg Stryker and had lived in Imlay City, MI then Portage, MI since 1965 until moving to her daughter's residence in Bradenton, FL. She loved to paint and write letters to...
Billie L. Donoghue
May 17, 2008
DONOGHUE, Billie L. Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008. She was born April 11, 1922 in BattleCreek, one of four daughters born to William and Harriet Tait Judd and had lived in Kalamazoo for many years. Billie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was employed by Western Michigan University for over 25 years, where she was an...
Larry Duane Boven
May 16, 2008
BOVEN, Larry Kalamazoo Went home suddenly to be with his Lord on Friday, May 16, 2008. Larry was born January 15, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the son of Thomas F. and Effie De Haan Boven and was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. He was a 1957 graduate of Kalamazoo Christian High School and was attending Northeastern Baptist Church. He...
Robert James Cherette
May 16, 2008
CHERETTE, Robert James Galesburg On May 16, 2008, Bob peacefully walked into the spirit world after a courageous battle with Cancer. He was home with his family by his side. Bob was born April 8, 1934 in Manistique, MI in the Upper Peninsula and was raised in Paradise and later came to the Kalamazoo area to work. In 1993, he...
Kenneth R. Wolfe
May 16, 2008
WOLFE, Kenneth R. Kalamazoo Ken passed away Friday afternoon, May 16, 2008 at Plainwell Pines Nursing Home. He was born October 30, 1922 in Oswego, NY, one of three children to John and Alice Payne Wolfe. Ken was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving during World War II. He was employed by Kalamazoo State Hospital for 34...
Kenneth Russell Wolfe
May 16, 2008
WOLFE, Kenneth R. Kalamazoo Ken passed away Friday afternoon, May 16, 2008 at Plainwell Pines Nursing Home. He was born October 30, 1922 in Oswego, NY, one of three children to John and Alice Payne Wolfe. Ken was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving during World War II. He was employed by Kalamazoo State Hospital for 34...
William F. Newkirk
May 15, 2008
NEWKIRK, Mr. William F. Comstock, MI Died Thursday evening May 15, 2008. William was born April 2, 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Wilfred and Clara VanBruggen Newkirk. During the Korean Conflict he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the James River Corporation for 34 years retiring in...
Gene M. Vandenberg, Sr
May 13, 2008
Vandenberg, Gene M. Sr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at his home. Gene was born May 27, 1929 in Kalamazoo, to the late Roy and Flossie Leary Vandenberg. He married Nancy Stafford-Terburg in July of 1978, in Kalamazoo who survives him. He is also survived by his children, Cathleen Terry Herr, Rebecca Michael Herington, Gene M. Vandenberg...
Frank A. Timmerman
May 13, 2008
TIMMERMAN, Mr. Frank A. Battle Creek, MI Went home to be with the Lord Tuesday afternoon May 13, 2008. Frank was born April 15, 1916 in Larkin Township, Minnesota a son of Cornelius and Jennie Roetman Timmerman. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 28 years, retiring in...
Ruth M. Powers
May 10, 2008
POWERS, Ruth M. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Ruth passed away late Saturday evening May 10, 2008 at her home with her family by her side. She was born February 9, 1933 in Hartford MI. the daughter of the late Dariel and Elizabeth Wise Hough. Preceding her in death were four brothers and seven sisters. She has 1 surviving brother, William Hough...
Charles N. Schuur
May 9, 2008
SCHUUR, Mr. Charles N. Age 68 Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 Died Friday afternoon May 9, after struggling with health issues. Charles was born on December 27, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the son of John and Alice Fredenberg Schuur. After high school Charles served his country as a member of the Army National Guard. He then learned the carpet laying trade from...
Martha Belle Powers
May 8, 2008
POWERS, Martha Belle Of Lawton, Michigan Passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008. Martha was born May 27, 1925, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Claude and Gladys VandenBerg Delbridge. On December 30, 1944, she was united in marriage to Arthur Frank Powers, Sr. who preceded her in death on May 20, 1988. Also preceding her in death were her children, Donald...
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