Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Suzanne Shank Leet
Jul 26, 2007
LEET, Suzanne Shank Gull Lake, MI Passed away July 26, 2007 in her home surrounded by family and friends. Born on July 27, 1944 to Harold and Marion Shank. Sue was a varsity cheerleader at Loy Norrix High School graduating in 1962 after which she attended Olivet College. Many years during and after high school she was a sales person...
Cameron Blasius
Jul 24, 2007
BLASIUS, Cameron ?Cam? Of Kalamazoo Cam passed away suddenly Tuesday evening July 24, 2007, doing what he loved best riding his Harley. He was born October 3, 1980, in Kalamazoo, the son of Garry and Marykaye Locklin Blasius and lived his life to the fullest from the time of his birth until the time of his death. Cam was a...
Joseph H. Lehrman
Jul 24, 2007
LEHRMAN, Joseph H. Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday, July 24 at his home with his family at his side. Joseph was born October 2, 1919 in Monroeville, IN the son of Henry and Mary Barkley Lehrman and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. He had worked for the Master Craft Company for 43 years and had served his...
Budd Wellington
Jul 24, 2007
WELLINGTON, Budd of Kalamazoo Passed away July 24, 2007 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. Budd was born February 16, 1910 in Allegan County, Michigan to the late Oran and Survilla Curtis Wellington. He married Lucile Terpstra on June 23, 1937. She preceded him in death on May 1, 2006. Budd was a family man above all else. He needed nothing...
Patricia J. Bushouse Goodrich
Jul 24, 2007
GOODRICH, Mrs. Patricia J. Bushouse Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday evening July 24, 2007. Patricia was born March 5, 1927 in Flint, Michigan a daughter of LeVerne and Amy Oppel Sweeney. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1945 and was employed with Tendercare 11th St. Nursing Home for 20 years before retiring. She also volunteered with the Red Cross...
Dale Henry Prus, Jr
Jul 24, 2007
PRUS, Dale Henry, Jr. Kalamazoo, formerly of Grand Rapids Passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007. He was born September 14, 1947 in Grand Rapids, the son of Dale Henry, Sr. and Evelyn Andre Prus and had lived in the Grand Rapids area for many years. He was employed as a tool and die maker for several companies and was an...
Elizabeth M. Crawford
Jul 24, 2007
CRAWFORD, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kalamazoo, MI Elizabeth went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning July 24, 2007. She was born April 24, 1931 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Cleal and Naidia Burham Tyler. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Hackett Catholic Central High School for 10 years before retiring. For over 50...
Leonard V. Meretta
Jul 23, 2007
MERETTA, Leonard V. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, July 23, 2007, at Rose Arbor Hospice. Born September 5, 1915 in Marion Heights, PA, he was the son of Henrietta Brennan and Louis Meretta and the beloved husband of the late Phyllis Grant Meretta, whom he married in 1939 and lost to cancer in 1979. Leonard is survived by his children...
Donald G. Shannon
Jul 23, 2007
SHANNON, Donald G. Schoolcraft Donald was born on July 27, 1940 in Decatur, AL and died on July 23, 2007 in Kalamazoo, MI. He lived his early years in Alabama until coming to Kalamazoo. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday at South Portage Cemetery South Westnedge & Osterhout.
Henry J. Post
Jul 23, 2007
POST, Henry J. Of Kalamazoo The Lord took Henry peacefully, Monday evening, July 23, 2007 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Henry was born October 28, 1914 in Kalamazoo the son of John and Elizabeth Doff and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. For many years he worked for the Grand Union Coffee Company and later retired...
Ida L. Klinger
Jul 20, 2007
KLINGER, Ida L. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday morning, July 20, 2007. Ida was born October 28, 1910 in Lima, Ohio the daughter of Charles and Kitty Butcher Courtney. She worked for several years with KVP and James River and was an active member of the Westwood Church of God. In 1929 she was united in marriage to Theodore Klinger...
Brian Lee, Jr. Riggins
Jul 20, 2007
RIGGINS, Brian Lee, Jr. Of Mattawan Passed away Friday evening, July 20, 2007. Brian was born April 2, 1990 in Kalamazoo the son of Brian Riggins, Sr. and the former Anna Lindsay. Brian was a student at Mattawan High School in the class of 2008; was an avid fisherman; had a love for the outdoors; and all animals. Brian is...
Dale Imerzel
Jul 20, 2007
IMERZEL, Mr. Dale Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday afternoon July 20, 2007. Dale was born September 27, 1931 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Leo and Ethel Grames Imerzel. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Kalamazoo Public Schools for 21 years before retiring. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy L....
Mirdza Gramatins
Jul 18, 2007
GRAMATINS, Mirdza Of Kalamazoo Passed away on July 18, 2007, in Portage, MI. She was born on December 4th, 1916 in Holm, Russia one of four daughters born to Alvils and Alma Ozols Kalnietis. Her family returned to Latvia, where Mirdza grew up. She loved children and taught school in Latvia, as well as later in Germany and the United...
Debra Mattimore
Jul 17, 2007
MATTIMORE, Debra Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007. She was born March 5, 1965 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ronald and Lorraine Leamy Bresson and had been a resident of the Kalamazoo area for many years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lorraine Bruystens on July 1, 2007. Surviving are her children, Michael James Mattimore, Thomas Matthew...
Helen E. Skinner
Jul 17, 2007
SKINNER, Helen E. Of Portage Passed away Tuesday evening, July 17, 2007. Helen was born September 7, 1922 in Sturgis, Kentucky the daughter of Thomas and Mary Nesbitt Bean. She worked as a waitress at various places which included the Gull Harbor Inn, Inmans, Corsiglias, Airway Lanes, and the Beacon Club. Helen owned the Lobby Snack Bar for several years...
Carol J. Poolman
Jul 17, 2007
POOLMAN, Carol J. Of Portage Carol passed away Tuesday July 17, 2007, at her home following a lingering illness. She was born January of 1933, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Chester and Ruth Owen Snyder and has been a lifelong resident. On December 17, 1952 she was united in marriage to Robert ?Bob? Poolman. For over 40 years of her...
Nancy Popke
Jul 16, 2007
POPKE, Nancy Kalamazoo Nancy passed away Monday, July 16, 2007. She was born July 3, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Herman and Clarissa Vander Veen Gruizenga. She moved to Kalamazoo as a young girl and resided in the Kalamazoo area for over 50 years. She met her husband, Emil ?Bud? Popke while employed by WKMI Radio and the...
Agnes Jacobs
Jul 14, 2007
JACOBS, Mrs. Agnes Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday evening July 14, 2007. Agnes was born April 7, 1918 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Harm and Hattie Vredeveld Dozeman. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1983 and was employed with James River Corporation for 15 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband John...
Edward J. Annen, Sr
Jul 13, 2007
ANNEN, Mr. Edward J., Sr. Kalamazoo Ed Annen, Sr. passed away unexpectedly at his home early Friday morning, July 13, 2007. Ed was born February 2, 1923, in Milwaukee. WI, a son of James E. and Josephine Weiland Annen, Sr. and had lived in Kalamazoo since 1935. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and attended City College of New...
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