Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Bert Wylan
Apr 30, 2008
WYLAN, Bert Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Bert was born in New York City on July 3, 1912, the son of the late William and Sarah Wylan. He attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, as well as Long Island University. With the hard times of the Depression, Bert put...
Benjamin B. Zylman
Apr 30, 2008
ZYLMAN, Mr. Benjamin B. Portage, Michigan Died Wednesday afternoon April 30, 2008 at his residence. Ben was born July 14, 1933 in Schoolcraft, Michigan a son of Amos and Marjorie Barber Zylman. During the Korean Conflict, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Checker Motors for 25 years, retiring...
Doris A. Abbs
Apr 29, 2008
ABBS, Doris A. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Formerly of Galesburg, Michigan Passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2008. Doris was born March 15, 1934 in Middleville, MI the daughter of Wilbur and Anna Pierce Gibbs. She was employed for 14 years with Don's Card Hut and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends; and making afghans. Doris was preceded in...
Eugene K. Schlukebir
Apr 29, 2008
SCHLUKEBIR, Eugene K. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008. He was born March 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the son of Garrett and Pauline Oswald Schlukebir and was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. Gene had worked for Southerland Paper/James River Corporation in sales for 38 years. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1949, where he played on the...
Harm J. DeVries
Apr 29, 2008
DeVRIES, Harm J. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Harm passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2008 at Woodside Assisted Living Center at Friendship Village. He was born October 17, 1914 in Kalamazoo, one of nine children to John and Katie Schreuder DeVries. In 1940, Harm was married to Winifred Buckhout, who preceded him in death in 1981. He was the owner and...
Robert F. Mc Crosky
Apr 28, 2008
McCROSKY, Robert F. "Bob" Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Monday, April 28, 2008 at his home in Kalamazoo. Bob was born March 2, 1949 in Leavenworth, Kansas to the late Jewel Alva and Mildred Kiger McCrosky. On December 11, 1971 Bob married his lovely wife Sheila Kathleen Farley, who survives him. Bob's hobbies and interests were as wide-ranged as they were...
Larry A. Beck
Apr 28, 2008
BECK, Larry A. of Climax, Michigan Passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Larry was born March 27, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late John B. and Mary Jane Meech Beck. He was united in marriage to Rita Wilcox on March 26, 1967 in Grand Rapids, who survives him. A Vietnam veteran, he was a...
Gertrude Vander Weele
Apr 28, 2008
VANDER WEELE, Gertrude Of Portage, Michigan Gertrude passed away early Tuesday morning, April 29, 2008 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1923 in Krabbendijke, The Netherlands, one of 4 children and the only daughter to Joseph and Jacominaa Dees Beeke. Gertrude was employed as a school bus driver by Portage Public Schools for 16 years until her...
Beatrice Lounsbery Anderson
Apr 28, 2008
ANDERSON, Beatrice Lounsbery Of Kalamazoo, Michigan A kind and gentle lady passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2008 at The Laurels of Galesburg. Bea was born July 5, 1913 in Howell, Michigan, the daughter of Bernice and Irwin Lounsbery. Her family moved to Kalamazoo and she attended Kalamazoo schools. Bea graduated from Kalamazoo Central in 1931, and was enrolled...
Elouise M. Bailey
Apr 28, 2008
BAILEY, Mrs. Elouise M. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Monday evening April 28, 2008. Elouise was born November 19, 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Adrian and Pauline Hulbert Huss. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and attended Faith Baptist Church in Battle Creek. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cleland E. Bailey on September...
Glen E. Sherrod, Sr
Apr 27, 2008
SHERROD, Glen E., Sr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence with his daughters at his side on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Glen was born December 27, 1924 in Paw Paw, the son of Glenn A. and Ada Foster Sherrod and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a supervisor in the carton department at...
Susan Painton
Apr 27, 2008
PAINTON, Susan Kalamazoo, Michigan Susan passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 27, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Susie was born November 13, 1925 in Nescopeck, PA, the oldest of six children born to Muriel and Earl Wolfe. On October 4, l947, she married Richard Painton who survives her. Her four surviving children are Judy Painton of Eugene, Oregon; Linda...
Mary E. Bottenfield
Apr 27, 2008
BOTTENFIELD, Mrs. Mary E. Byron Center, Michigan Formerly of Portage, Michigan Died Sunday morning April 27, 2008 in Byron Center, Michigan. Mary was born September 27, 1927 in Winchester, Ohio a daughter of William and Glenna Kinett Lanter. She had been a West Lake Portage resident for 36 years before moving to Byron Center, MI in 2007. She married Hubert...
Theodore A. Jackson
Apr 27, 2008
JACKSON, Theodore A. "Ted" Vicksburg, Michigan After a long illness, Ted went to be with the Lord Sunday evening, April 27, 2008. He was born March 11, 1931, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Frederick and Marvel Jackson and had been a life long area resident. Ted served in the US Navy from 1948 to 1952 and he retired from...
Dorothy A. Meninga
Apr 26, 2008
MENINGA, Dorothy A. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Dorothy went home to be with her Lord, Saturday morning, April 26, 2008. She was born June 25, 1918, in Greenland, Michigan, the daughter of George and Agnes Smith. Dorothy was a graduate of Bronson School of Nursing and was employed for over 40 years with Bronson Methodist Hospital, retiring in 1980. She was...
Alice Jean Stewart
Apr 26, 2008
STEWART, Alice Jean Cadillac, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Traverse City. She was born February 26, 1930 in Logansport, IN, the daughter of Grover and Ella Doty and had lived in Cadillac since 2004. She is survived by her husband, Warne Stewart of Cadillac; their children, Randall Tori Stewart of Orangeville, Jeffrey Priscilla Stewart...
F. Loree Laster
Apr 26, 2008
LASTER, F. Loree Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Saturday April 26, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Loree was born November 18, 1910, in Carroll County, Tennessee, the daughter of Elijah and Delila Rogers Pickler. She has been a Kalamazoo area resident the past 13 years and was a member of the 12th Street Baptist Church. Loree was preceded in...
Richard Louis Sepanik
Apr 25, 2008
SEPANIK, Richard Louis Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully at home, while under the loving care of his family, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. He was born November 29, 1948 in Detroit, the son of Louis Edward and Eleanor Marie Millington Sepanik. Rick proudly served in the United States Army for three years, including assignment to South Viet Nam and West Germany....
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