Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Deane W. Meredith
Apr 11, 2008
MEREDITH, Deane W. Of Portage, Michigan Passed away Friday, April 11, 2008 at Bronson Hospital. Deane was born September 22, 1925 in Alma, MI to the late William and Freda Behler Meredith. He was united in marriage to Mildred Dent on September 29, 1951 in Midland, MI. Deane served with the United States Army as a medic in the Philippines...
Margaret L. Wolfe
Apr 11, 2008
WOLFE, Mrs. Margaret L. Kalamazoo, Michigan Loving wife, mother, friend, passed away Friday afternoon April 11, 2008. Margaret was born June 24, 1918 in Kalamazoo the daughter of William and Anna Singletary Mentor and has been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. She was a wonderful stay at home Mom and work at Borgess Hospital for a short time. Margaret was...
Marvin Leo Kinney
Apr 10, 2008
KINNEY, Marvin L. Of Portage, Michigan Marvin passed away Thursday evening, April 10, 2008 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, he was born November 12, 1924 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Nelson and Dora Smith Kinney. A 1942 graduate of State High School, Marvin was a veteran of the United States Army serving during...
Ruth Marie Brewer
Apr 10, 2008
BREWER, Ruth Marie Of Kalamazoo, Michigan Ruth passed away Thursday April 10, 2008. She was born July 26, 1917, in LaCrosse, Indiana, the daughter of Edward and Mary Wittmer Troxel and has been a Kalamazoo resident since 1942. She was employed for many years as a library clerk at Kalamazoo Central High School. Ruth also enjoyed working in the libraries...
Stanley Suterko
Apr 9, 2008
SUTERKO, Stanley "Dave" Of Portage, Michigan Our dear husband and father, Stan known to many as Dave passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008. He was born December 30, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Anthony and Valerya Tomczyk Suterko. Stan graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Education and earned a Masters Degree from WMU. He...
Jordan James Jackson
Apr 9, 2008
JACKSON, Jordan J. Of Portage, Michigan Jordan, age 19, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at his home on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from a pre-existing heart condition. He was born August 4, 1988 in Kalamazoo, the son of Jeffrey and Mary Longjohn Jackson. Jordan was 2007 graduate of Portage Central High School, and was currently attending Kalamazoo Valley Community...
Lawrence Brigance
Apr 9, 2008
BRIGANCE, Mr. Lawrence Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Wednesday evening April 9, 1908. Lawrence was born August 3, 1918 in Tyler, Missouri a son of Charles and May Pullen Brigance. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corp. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with K.V.P. Sutherland Company for 40 years, retiring...
Maxine L. Campbell
Apr 8, 2008
CAMPBELL, Mrs. Maxine L. Portage, Michigan Died Tuesday morning April 8, 2008 at her residence with her family at her side. Maxine was born September 8, 1922 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of John and Irene Percell Castor. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Gilmore's Department Store for 6 years before retiring. She was...
Kenneth Bruce Martin
Apr 8, 2008
MARTIN, Kenneth Bruce Kalamazoo, Michigan Ken passed away Tuesday, afternoon April 8, 2008 at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. He was born June 2, 1959 in Saginaw. Ken was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked in and loved construction. Surviving are his 4 children, Cara, age 23, Michael Kemp of Allegan, Kendra Martin, age...
Robert E. DeVries
Apr 8, 2008
DE VRIES. Robert E Kalamazoo, Michigan Loving Husband, Dad and Grandpa went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 8, 2008. He was born June 3, 1934, in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Richard and Marguerite DeVries residing there his whole life. Bob graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, was a life-long member of Second Christian Reformed Church,...
Edwin Arthur Hinkley, Sr
Apr 8, 2008
HINKLEY, Edwin A. Sr. Portage, Michigan Edwin died Tuesday evening, April 8, 2008, at the V.A. Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born December 26, 1927 in Port Jervis, New York, the son of Edwin and Gladuys Hinkley. After several years of traveling across the country working as an ironworker on bridges and military fortifications, he moved his family...
Ruth S. Hirsten
Apr 7, 2008
HIRSTEN, Ruth S. Kalamazoo, Michigan A certificate on the wall of Ruth Hirsten's nursing home room proclaimed her "the most stubborn person in the world." She earned it. Many times during her almost 103 years, she persisted when others might have given up. Ruth was born on June 11, 1905 in Bremen, Germany, the eldest daughter of Emil and Selma...
Stephen D. Wright
Apr 7, 2008
Wright, Stephen D. Portage, Michigan Passed away at the age of 54 on Monday, April 7, 2008 at home. Stephen was born June 30, 1953 in Milwaukee, WI to William R. and Juanita Daubert Wright. Among Stephen's interests was the love of astronomy, the earth sciences with weather as his focus, carpentry, automobile restoration, and home renovation. Surviving him are...
Timothy L. Johnston
Apr 7, 2008
JOHNSTON, Timothy L. of Paw Paw, Michigan Passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Tim was born March 9, 1947 in Kalamazoo, MI, to the late Leo and Margaret DeKam Johnston. He graduated from Portage Central high school. Tim was known to be an avid hunter and fisherman, even desiring such in his final days. Surviving...
Robert S. Selders
Apr 6, 2008
SELDERS, Mr. Robert S. Kalamazoo, Michigan Died Sunday evening April 6, 2008. Robert was born November 23, 1926 in Kennedy, Texas a son of Rollin and Jeanette Holden Selders. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corp. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with Georgia Pacific for 15 years before...
Eleanor E. Horrocks
Apr 6, 2008
HORROCKS, Eleanor E. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008 at home. Eleanor was born July 4, 1929 in Otsego, MI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry "Bud" Horrocks in 1986 and many loved ones. Surviving are her children, Mickey, Tom, Sherry Bruce, and Bud; 3 grandchildren, Jennifer, Christopher and Samuel; a sister, Nellie Pegg of...
Pauline L. Borr
Apr 6, 2008
BORR, Pauline L. Portage, Michigan Passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008. Pauline was born October 12, 1913 in Lennox, SD a daughter of Herman and Gesiena Plescher Potter. She graduated from Hope College in 1935 and taught school in the Kalamazoo Public School system for 15 years. She was a member of Lakeland Reformed Church and was a volunteer for...
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