Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Kenneth D. Schuring
Dec 16, 2007
SCHURING, Kenneth D. Age 66 of Portage, MI The life of Ken ended after a brief struggle with illness on Sunday, December 16, 2007, at University of Michigan Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1941 in Kalamazoo, the son of Tony and Anna Zwart Schuring and has been a lifelong Portage area resident. Ken was a graduate of Portage...
Marilyn Fisk Newell Nikitas
Dec 16, 2007
NIKITAS, Marilyn Fisk Newell Of Galesburg Passed away December 16, 2007. She was born January 29, 1930, the daughter of John Woodworth and Kathrine Furst Newell. Her ancestors, Henry and Andrew Furst, were early German settlers of Kalamazoo. Graduated Nazareth Academy in 1947. Employed by Borgess Medical Center for 23 years and the past three years volunteered with Kalamazoo Senior...
Willard J. Kaylor
Dec 15, 2007
Willard Kaylor Fulton Area Just after noon, Saturday December 15, Willard Kaylor died as he lived--in the embrace of his family, at home, and on his own terms. Born in Harlan, Kentucky, on 4 August 1927, he and his family moved in search of wartime employment from the coalfields of eastern Kentucky to Michigan in 1942. Willard took a job...
Lena M. Gould
Dec 13, 2007
GOULD, Lena Boers Kalamazoo Mrs. Gould passed away Thursday morning, December 13, 2007 at Upjohn Nursing Home. She was born July 10, 1910 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Martha Geising Boers. Lena was employed by the Kalamazoo Gazette for 24 years until her retirement in 1952. She was a member of Milwood United Methodist Church. On...
Grace L. Davis
Dec 13, 2007
DAVIS, Mrs. Grace L. Springfield, MI Formerly of Kalamazoo Died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday December 13, 2007 at Care Community Assisted Living Center in Springfield, MI., with her husband of 62 years by her side. Grace Powell Davis was born on December 9, 1926 in Constantine, MI. to Alma Harrod and James Powell. She soon moved to Kalamazoo...
Douglas E. Johnson
Dec 12, 2007
JOHNSON, Douglas E. Of Portage Passed away Wednesday morning, December 12, 2007 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Doug was born August 18, 1931 in Kalamazoo the son of Edward and Anna McDowell Johnson. Prior to his retirement Doug taught French at the University of Illinois, Chicago Campus. He had a love for life and music and was surrounded by...
Debra L. Griffioen
Dec 12, 2007
GRIFFIOEN, Debra L. Schoolcraft, MI Died Wednesday December 12, 2007. Debra was born October 9, 1953 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of George and Melinda Townsend Houghton. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Sanitor Manufacturing for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Judy Crawford. She is survived...
Geraldine M. Maurer
Dec 12, 2007
MAURER, Geraldine M. ?Cookie? Kalamazoo Geraldine ?Cookie? Maurer died December 12, 2007, in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born December 19, 1919, in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of Charles and Edith Timm Willis and had been a life long area resident. Cookie was a very talented dancer and began teaching dance at the age of 14. Throughout her career of almost...
Homer J. McNees
Dec 12, 2007
McNees, Homer J. Kalamazoo Mr. McNees passed away Wednesday morning, December 12, 2007 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born October 13, 1939 in Kalamazoo, one of four children to Homer Sr. and Ellen Hale McNees. Homer was retired from the Ironworkers Local 340 in Battle Creek. On September 19, 1964, he was united in marriage to Janet Hunt in...
Dorothy E. Pillars
Dec 11, 2007
PILLARS, Dorothy E. Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She was born June 14, 1920 in Kalamazoo the daughter of James H. and Nellie Sheen Pillars and had been a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. Dorothy had been a member of the Westwood Church of God for over 60 years and had been a Sunday School teacher...
Charles Hayes
Dec 11, 2007
HAYES, Charles ?Chaz? Kalamazoo Charlie passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, December 11, 2007. He was born June 3, 1952 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Charles and Lois Smith Hayes. He was employed by Taplin Environmental Contracting Corp. in Kalamazoo. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, and loved animals; but most of all he loved his spending time with his wife and...
James L. Burdette
Dec 10, 2007
BURDETTE, James L. Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, December 10, 2007. James was born April 23, 1918 in Alexandria, IL the son of James and Lona Dunn Burdette and had lived in the Kalamazoo for 60 years. He served his country during WW II in the United States Navy and had retired from the Kalamazoo County Road Commission. He was preceded...
Adrain Corstange
Dec 10, 2007
CORSTANGE, Adrian Of Kalamazoo Went home to be with his Lord, Monday morning December 10, 2007. Adrian was born September 21, 1917 in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of William and Jennie Walhout Corstange and has been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1921. During WW II from 1942-45, he served in the U.S. Army. For over 30 years he was employed...
Merrill G. Provost
Dec 10, 2007
PROVOST, Merrill G. Of Galesburg Passed away Sunday evening, December 9, 2007 at his residence. Merrill was born October 3, 1939 in Portage a son of Leslie and Helen Hedges Provost. In his early years, Merrill served on the Portage Fire Department; then as the Schoolcraft Police Chief for several years; and then prior to his retirement in 1994 served...
Linda K. Rothlisberger
Dec 10, 2007
ROTHLISBERGER, Linda K. Kalamazoo Lin passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 10th, 2007 in the presence of her loving family after having fought valiantly against lung cancer for 2½ years. Lin was a fun, loving, and kind Mother, Daughter, and Friend to all that knew her. Lin was a volunteer for Lending Hands of Michigan, and was a...
Loretta M. Smith
Dec 9, 2007
SMITH, Mrs. Loretta M. St. Paul, MN Formerly of Kalamazoo, MI Loretta died Sunday evening, December 9, 2007, in St. Paul, MN. She was born August 16, 1918, in Allegan, MI, a daughter of John and Irma Peak Mitchell and had lived most of her life in Kalamazoo. Loretta worked for many years in the kitchen of Borgess Medical Center....
Vicki L. Haan-Boone
Dec 8, 2007
HAAN-BOONE, Vicki of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 at her home in Kalamazoo. Vicki was born August 14, 1957 in Grand Rapids, MI to John H. and Joanne Winkel Haan. She will be remembered for her compassion and giving spirit, her fierce fight for justice, and her enthusiasm for outdoor activities in both work and play. Surviving Vicki...
Robert W. Benthin
Dec 8, 2007
BENTHIN, Robert W. ?Bob? Age 76 Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Borgess Nursing Home after a year long battle to recover from two major surgeries, including a brain tumor. Bob was born March 10, 1931 in Kalamazoo, son of the late Walter and Ruth Ames Benthin. Bob was united in marriage to Esther Kiel in Kalamazoo,...
Lucille L. Panse
Dec 8, 2007
PANSE, Mrs. Lucille L. Holland, MI Formerly of Kalamazoo Went home to be with her Lord December 8, 2007. She was born on May 9, 1911 in Sebewaing, Michigan, toFrederick and Nina Schwalm Hintze. In 1935 she married Jacob J. Panse who preceded her in death in 1995; four of her sisters also preceded her in death. She graduated valedictorian...
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