Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
John Hanson
Dec 25, 2007
HANSON, Mr. John Portage John Hanson died Tuesday evening, December 25, 2007 at his home. He was born July 1, 1923, in Grayling, MI a son of Ernst S. and Edna Struble Hanson and had lived in this area since 1963. John was commissioned from Columbia University?s Naval Officers Candidate School then served in the US Navy during WWII in...
Dean Gordon
Dec 25, 2007
GORDON, Dean Kalamazoo Dean passed away Christmas morning, December 25, 2007 at his home, following a two year battle with cancer. He was born February 9, 1966 in Kalamazoo, the son of Milford and Bonnie Conley Gordon. Dean was a 1984 graduate of Comstock High School. He was a devoted family man who loved spending time with his family and...
Robert D. "Bob" Simonson, Sr
Dec 24, 2007
SIMONSON, Robert ?Bob? Of Kalamazoo Passed away December 24, 2007. Services will be held 12:00 o?clock Saturday, January 5 at the 12th Street Baptist Church. Friends may meet the family from 11 - 12 Saturday prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the 12th Street Baptist Church. Arrangements by Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside...
LeRoy D. Dunfield
Dec 24, 2007
DUNFIELD, LeRoy D. ?Whitey? Of Kalamazoo Passed away December 24, 2007 at Bronson Hospital. Whitey was born October 17, 1929 in Otsego, MI, the son of Ivan and Frances Kitzmiller Dunfield and was a lifelong Kalamazoo resident. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 31 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Whitey served as a...
Winifred Hybels
Dec 24, 2007
HYBELS, Winifred Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday afternoon, December 24, 2007. Winifred was born in Otsego the daughter of Steven and Anna Nykamp Walters. She was a member of Third Christian Reformed Church and a longtime volunteer with the American Red Cross at Bronson Hospital. Winifred also enjoyed spending time with her family and doing volunteer work with various other...
Robert D. Myers
Dec 22, 2007
MYERS, Robert D. Kalamazoo Loving father, grandfather and brother, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 22, 2007. He was born November 29, 1921 in Plainwell, the son of Howard and Anna Engel Myers, was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo and had attended the Netherlands Reformed Congregation. Bob graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in...
Anne M. Carper
Dec 22, 2007
CARPER, Anne M. Of Scotts Anne passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007. She was born January 25, 1925 in Utica, New York, the daughter of Allen and Margaret Gallagher Webb. Anne received her Bachelor?s degree from Miami of Ohio and her Master?s degree from Western Michigan University. She was a 5th grade school teacher for many years at Tobey Elementary...
Maxine E. Alsup
Dec 21, 2007
ALSUP, Maxine E. Portage Maxine passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born January 25, 1924 in Decatur, MI, one of twelve children to William and Margaret Wiles Krueger. Maxine was preceded in death by 9 brothers and sisters and is survived by her brother, Arnold Krueger and sister, Marion Tyler. Also surviving are her...
Donald C. Reed
Dec 20, 2007
REED, Mr. Donald C. Portage, MI Died Thursday evening December 20, 2007. Donald was born June 9, 1921 in Gun Plaines Township, Michigan a son of Joseph and Mabel Weldon Reed. During WWII, he served with the U.S. 8th Army Air Corp. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with Interkal for 27...
Hazel Lucille Smith
Dec 20, 2007
SMITH, H. Lucille ?Lucy? Age 81, of Galesburg Passed away peacefully on December 20, 2007 at home in Galesburg with her family. She was the daughter of Guy and Phoebe Slater Hayward. Lucy was married to Sidney G. Smith on June 2, 1946 and together they purchased and operated the Coronet Advertiser for nearly 40 years. Lucy is survived by...
Donald W. Tobin
Dec 20, 2007
TOBIN, Donald W. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday evening, December 20, 2007. Don was born March 27, 1916 in Wayland, MI the son of John and Cornelia Watkins Tobin. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prior to his retirement he worked for 33 years at the Battle Creek Veteran?s Hospital. Don was a...
Karen DeBruyn
Dec 19, 2007
DEBRUYN, Karen Kalamazoo On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Karen was transitioned from this life to live eternally with her heavenly Father and her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born June 19, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Richard and Tena Greendyke Ritsema. Karen was a member of Second Christian Reformed Church, graduated from Kalamazoo Christian School and retired...
Dr. Robert D. Vander Roest
Dec 19, 2007
VANDER ROEST, Dr. Robert D. Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at his home. Bob was born June 21, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the son of Richard and Emma Stuut Vander Roest and had been a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. He was an active member of Southridge and Bethany Reformed Churches, where he served on many church boards and the...
Lloyd R. "Sonny" Ritter
Dec 19, 2007
RITTER, Mr. Lloyd R. ?Sonny? Kalamazoo, MI Died Wednesday evening December 19, 2007 at his residence. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were made by the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. www.langelands.com . 343-1508.
Tina M. Hagenbuch
Dec 18, 2007
HAGENBUCH, Mrs. Tina M. Comstock Tina M. Hagenbuch died unexpectedly while giving birth to triplets on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, in Kalamazoo, MI. Tina was born April 6, 1965, in Angola, IN and had lived in this area for the past 20 years. She was employed by Comstock Township as an administrative assistant. Tina was a loving mom, wife and...
John J. Bouma
Dec 18, 2007
BOUMA, John J. Texas Township Passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. John was born November 10, 1919 in Portage, MI, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Timmer Bouma and was a life long area resident. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China, Burma, India Theatre during World War II. John owned...
Cletys Michael Logsden
Dec 18, 2007
LOGSDEN, Cletys Michael Portage Passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2007 in Arroyo Grande, California. Mike was born April 26, 1955 in Newport, RI to Cletys A. and Evelyn R. Schroeder Logsden. Mike had an overwhelming love for his son, Jesse. Much of his joy came from spending time and traveling with him. As a carpenter with Local 525, he...
Angel DeVisser
Dec 18, 2007
DeVISSER, Angel Baby Gobles Went to be with Jesus on December 18th of 2007. She was 2 pounds, 2 ounces and 16 ½ inches long. Angel is survived by her parents, Andrew and Stacy Gosma DeVisser; sister, Lillian DeVisser; maternal grandparents, David and Barbara Gosma; paternal grandparents, Arnold and Alyson DeVisser; and many aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as...
Rosalie A. Hartleroad
Dec 17, 2007
HARTLEROAD, Rosalie Kalamazoo Passed into the arms of her Savior on December 17, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Rosalie was born May 21, 1923 to Christopher and Mabel Wiessner and lived most of her life in Kalamazoo, having graduated from State High School. Preceding her in death were her parents, a brother, Errol ?Bud? Wiessner, and her husband...
Elaine Marjorie Acker Albert
Dec 17, 2007
Albert, Elaine Marjorie Acker, Kalamazoo, MI Passed away on 2007-12-17 at Bronson Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by sons James Kathryn, William Linda and John, a sister Wilma Robert Evans, four granddaughters, and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband James, another son Michael, a sister Janet Weigand and a brother Alfred Acker. Elaine...
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