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Shirley M. Roof

Shirley M. Roof

Oct 16, 2007

ROOF, Shirley M. of Greencastle, IN Passed away October 16, 2007 at The Garden Villa Skilled Nursing Home in Bedford, IN. She was born January 31, 1932 in Fremont, OH to the late Merlin and Carlie Folis Siler. She was united in marriage to Roger Roof on June 18, 1955 in Ann Arbor, MI. Shirley graduated from Dundee High School...

Dameon Lee Hushower

Dameon Lee Hushower

Oct 16, 2007

HUSHOWER, Dameon Lee Portage Passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Dameon was born June 3, 1977 in South Bend, IN the son of Daniel and Karen Sue Ward Hushower and had lived in the Portage area for many years. He had been employed as a lead logistics operator at a pharmaceutical company for 7 years. On August 14, 2004, he...

Alice I. Radcliff

Alice I. Radcliff

Oct 16, 2007

RADCLIFF, Alice I. Portage, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at her home. Alice was born January 28, 1925 in Elizabethtown, KY, the daughter of William Edward and Myrtle Irwin Singleton and had been a resident of the Kalamazoo, Michigan area for many years. Alice was well educated, well traveled, gracious, and dignified. She was a devoted wife, loving...

Paul A. Lewnfield

Paul A. Lewnfield

Oct 15, 2007

LEWNFIELD, Paul of Kalamazoo Passed away October 15, 2007 at his home. He was born January 12, 1932 in Kalamazoo, to the late Joseph C. and Florence Quarry Lewnfield. He was united in marriage to Shirley Allen on June 29, 1951, in Kalamazoo. Paul?s love of his family was first and foremost. He was well loved by his family and...

Clarice M. Emig

Clarice M. Emig

Oct 15, 2007

EMIG, Mrs. Clarice M. Portage, MI Died Monday evening October 15, 2007. Clarice was born December 24, 1918 in Cane Valley, Kentucky a daughter of Ervin and Cora Whitlock Keltner. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since the 1930?s and was employed with Sears for 27 years before retiring. She was a member of Portage United Methodist Church and...

Hilda J. VandenBosch

Hilda J. VandenBosch

Oct 14, 2007

VANDENBOSCH, Hilda J. Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 in Kalamazoo. She was born June 27, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Christian and Anna Zylstra Van Loo and had been a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. Hilda was a member of the Milwood Christian Reformed Church of Kalamazoo and also a member of the Covenant Church at Bay Shore...

Sarah Marie Foster

Sarah Marie Foster

Oct 13, 2007

FOSTER, Baby Sarah Marie Kalamazoo Sarah passed away shortly after delivery, early Saturday morning, October 13, 2007 at her home. Surviving are her parents, Jacob Foster and Tina Falkenburg; her brother, Trevor; two sisters, Lauren and Emily; grandmother, Polly Foster; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no public visitation or services. Arrangements by Langeland Family Funeral Homes ,...

John Peter DeWinter

John Peter DeWinter

Oct 13, 2007

DeWINTER, John P Kalamazoo John passed away Saturday afternoon, October 13, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born April 28, 1958 in Kalamazoo, one of three children and only son to Joseph and Helen VerHage DeWinter. A 1977 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, John was employed by Aero-Motive Co. in Kalamazoo for 27 years then by Total...

Gloria W. Taylor

Gloria W. Taylor

Oct 13, 2007

TAYLOR, Mrs. Gloria W. Kalamazoo Died Saturday, October 13, 2007. Gloria was born April 18, 1907 in Midland, MI, a daughter of Ira and Victoria Raymond Woodruff. She was formerly of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI but had been a Kalamazoo resident for many years. As a young woman, she was employed by the Fordson Board of Education in Dearborn, MI....

Gloria W. Taylor

Gloria W. Taylor

Oct 13, 2007

TAYLOR, Mrs. Gloria W. Kalamazoo Died Saturday, October 13, 2007. Gloria was born April 18, 1907 in Midland, MI, a daughter of Ira and Victoria Raymond Woodruff. She was formerly of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI but had been a Kalamazoo resident for many years. As a young woman, she was employed by the Fordson Board of Education in Dearborn, MI....

Robert M. Howes

Robert M. Howes

Oct 12, 2007

HOWES, Robert M. ?Bob? Of Galesburg Passed away Friday morning, October 12, 2007. Bob was born August 7, 1935 in Battle Creek the son of Samuel and Alice Randall Howes and had been a resident in Galesburg since 1966. Bob graduated from Western Michigan University in1961 and was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy as a pilot in the...

Michael J. Kovach

Michael J. Kovach

Oct 12, 2007

KOVACH, Michael J. Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday evening October 12, 2007. Michael was born April 20, 1980 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Peter J. and Victoria Christensen Kovach. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for several years and attended St. Monica Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents, Peter J. and Victoria Kovach of Kalamazoo; 2 brothers,...

Lt. Terry VanStreain

Lt. Terry VanStreain

Oct 12, 2007

VAN STREAIN, Lt. Terry Of Portage Beloved husband of Carol passed away suddenly Friday evening October 12, 2007 at his residence. Terry was born February 9, 1953 in Kalamazoo, the son of Robert and Helen Kean VanStreain and has been a lifelong area resident. For three years he served in the U.S. Army, attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, at...

Frederick Charles Klinger

Frederick Charles Klinger

Oct 12, 2007

KLINGER, Fred ?Bear? Kalamazoo Fred passed away Friday afternoon, October 12, 2007. He was born February 2, 1938 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Theodore and Ida Courtney Klinger. Fred was employed at DeNooyer Chevrolet Used Car lot for 1956-1974. In 1974, he purchased a bar, Freddie?s Place, which he owned and operated until 1979. In 1980, Fred went...

Hubert Brown

Hubert Brown

Oct 12, 2007

BROWN, Hubert ?Brownie? Kalamazoo Passed away Friday afternoon October 12, 2007 at his residence. He was born September 13, 1942 in LaFolette, TN, to William and Georgie Stokes Brown, his mother survives. He married Yvonne Fuhrman on December 29, 1993 in Clinton, TN, Yvonne survives. Brownie was a Benefit Representative for the United Auto Workers union and General Motors for...

James S. Huizinga

James S. Huizinga

Oct 11, 2007

HUIZINGA, James S. Went to be with his Lord on October 11, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Jim was born March 18, 1930 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of John and Dorothy Herrema Huizinga and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for the past 40 years. He served in the U.S. Navy and was employed for 40 years...

Shirley A. Watts

Shirley A. Watts

Oct 10, 2007

WATTS, Shirley A. Of Battle Creek Formerly of Climax Come Back Farm Mrs. Watts passed away Wednesday evening, October 10, 2007 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. She was born January 10, 1931 in Kalamazoo, one of three children to Philip and Edna Ennis Simmons. Shirley was a member of the Pythian Sisters ? Scotts Temple #88...

AnnaLuise Charlotte Brower

AnnaLuise Charlotte Brower

Oct 8, 2007

BROWER, Mrs. AnnaLuise Charlotte ?Lilo? Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning October 8, 2007. Lilo was born September 3, 1920 in Eberstadt, Germany a daughter of Alfred and Elizabeth Haas Fien. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1948 and was employed with E.H. Tepe for 14 years. Years ago, she worked with the Shakespeare Company. She was also a...

Marjorie M. Dustin

Marjorie M. Dustin

Oct 8, 2007

DUSTIN, Marjorie M. of Mishawaka, IN Formerly of Portage, MI Passed away Monday, October 8, 2007, at Fountainview Place, Mishawaka, IN. Marjorie was born April 25, 1917 to the late Clifford and Ethel R. Randol Spearow, in South Milford, IN. She was united in marriage to Gilbert W. Rasler in April of 1935, he preceded her in death in December...

Anna M. Huis

Anna M. Huis

Oct 6, 2007

HUIS, Mrs. Anna M. Schoolcraft Anna Huis passed away early Saturday morning, October 6, 2007, in Lawton. She was born September 7, 1918, in Kalamazoo MI, a daughter of Dick and Sadie Bogema and had been a life long resident of Portage. Anna was a member of First Reformed Church of Portage. She was preceded in death by: her husband,...

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