Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Ann Eckenberg
May 14, 2007
ECKENBERG, Mrs. Ann M. Kalamazoo, MI Passed away peacefully on May 10, 2007. Devoted to her family, she is survived by her son, Gary Bartosiewicz and his wife, Phyllis, 4 grandchildren, Jennifer Ryan Edlind, Sara Scott Hamilton, Lisa Bartosiewicz and Laura Bartosiewicz and four great grandchildren. Born to the late Antony and Stephanie Sczykowski, on May 30, 1918, Ann was...
Marilyn L. Sweeney
May 14, 2007
SWEENEY, Mrs. Marilyn L. Portage Mrs. Sweeney passed away Monday afternoon, May 14, 2007. She was born March 4, 1932 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late William and Lottie Small Shepard. Marilyn worked in the health care / hospitality industry for many years. She loved doing crafts, sewing, knitting and crocheting. On December 27, 1957, she was united in...
Spencer Campbell
May 13, 2007
CAMPBELL, Mr. Spencer Kalamazoo Went to be with his Lord, Sunday, May 13, 2007. Spencer was born in Inverness, FL on May 12, 1919, the son of Henry & Binnie Jump Campbell. He was a member of Heritage Christian Reformed Church and had been employed by the Upjohn Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1979. Spencer was a veteran of...
Mildred I. Wilson
May 13, 2007
WILSON, Mildred I. of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007, at home in Kalamazoo. Mildred was born in Danville, IL on August 16, 1914 to the late Steele S. and Mary Gray Bowles. She was preceded in death by husbands, Carl W. Wilson and Adelbert Tolle. Mildred loved and was devoted to her family, above all else. She was...
Iva M. James
May 13, 2007
JAMES, Mrs. Iva M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday morning May 13, 2007. Iva was born April 4, 1918 in Casper, Wyoming a daughter of James and Minnie Sumner Galusha. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; 5 brothers and sisters, Clarence, Veva, Florence, Doris, and Wray; a son-in-law,...
Kenneth Hatfield
May 13, 2007
HATFIELD, Kenneth Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday May 13, 2007, at his home. Kenneth was born December 7, 1938, in Fonde, KY, a son of Roosevelt and Louise Hatfield. On May 31, 1962, he was honorably discharged from the US Army. Kenneth worked for Georgia Pacific for 33 years before retiring. He attended Outreach for Jesus and enjoyed working on old...
Lorain W. Finley
May 12, 2007
FINLEY, Lorain W. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday May 12, 2007. Lorain was born August 5, 1909 in Martin, Michigan a daughter of Morton and Louisa Schultz Squire. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Vermuelen Furniture for 28 years, retiring in 1993. She was also a member of the Westwood Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Eleanor H. Senne
May 11, 2007
SENNE, Eleanor HenriettaOf KalamazooEleanor passed away Friday May 11, 2007. She was born February 8, 1913 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Reinhold and Anna Bartz Petrowsky. In 1934, she received her Registered Nurse degree in Chicago, IL, and practiced intermittently throughout her life. She lived in Bay City, MI, where she was an active member of Zion...
Klasina Dammer
May 11, 2007
DAMMER, Klasina Of Kalamazoo Klasina Dammer, age 83, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 10, 2007, after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones and care givers. Mrs. Dammer was born on May 27, 1923 to Peter and Wilhelmina Molenaar in Kalamazoo, shortly after her parents immigrated to the U.S. from The Netherlands....
Tammy M Howard
May 10, 2007
HOWARD, Tammy Marie Of Vicksburg Passed away Thursday evening, May 10, 2007 at her residence. Tammy was born October 18, 1970 in Akron, Ohio the daughter of John and Janet Samons Gills. Tammy was employed with National City Bank for 15 years working as a fraud investigator, and enjoyed scrapbooking; spending time with her family, especially with her two boys,...
Mary J. Kohl
May 9, 2007
KOHL, Mary J. Galesburg Died May 9, 2007 at her residence. Mary was born May 22, 1920 in Galesburg, MI, the daughter of Harlow and Marian Meredith Rice and was a lifelong resident of Galesburg. She graduated from Galesburg/Augusta High School and enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts and was an excellent amateur artist. Mary was a very loving mother, grandmother...
Nellie F. Cherry
May 9, 2007
CHERRY, Nellie F. Kalamazoo Died early Wednesday morning, May 9, 2007, at Upjohn Community Nursing Home. Nellie is survived locally by a daughter, Joyce & Calvin Kuppler of Portage, and two grandsons Jeff & Christine Kuppler of Kalamazoo and Todd Kuppler of Grand Rapids. Private burial services will be held Monday, May 14, 2007 in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis,...
Elmer C Sanborn
May 8, 2007
SANBORN, Mr. Elmer C. Portage, MI Died Monday morning May 7, 2007. Elmer was born March 5, 1918 in Bellows Falls, Vermont son of Elmer and Edyth Barber Sanborn. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1959 and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He...
Harry Leng
May 8, 2007
LENG, Harry Augusta Passed away May 8, 2007 at his home in Augusta. Harry was born June 29, 1929 in Kalamazoo, a son of the late Leo H. and Mary Grace Bentley Leng. Harry graduated from Bluffton High school, Indiana. In May of 1950, he began his service in the United States Air Force until honorably discharged in May of...
Jack L. Moses
May 7, 2007
MOSES, Jack L.GalesburgDied Friday evening, May 4, 2007 at his residence with his family by his side. Jack was born June 1, 1934 in Houston, TX, the son of Charles and Pansy Musgrove Moses and had lived in the Galesburg area for most of his life. He attended Galesburg High School where he excelled in baseball. He tried out and...
Marjorie A. Young
May 7, 2007
YOUNG, Marjorie A. Portage Passed away May 5, 2007. Marj was born February 19, 1953 in Knox, IN, the daughter of Gerald and Ione Johnston Humes and had lived in Portage for the past 30 years. She was employed for 25 years as an Executive Assistant for Edward Rose and Sons. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena...
Georgia L. Metcalfe
May 7, 2007
METCALFE, Georgia L. Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007 at her home in Kalamazoo. Georgia was born on November 21, 1954 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of George A. and Vera Allen Metcalfe. She had been a Kalamazoo resident for the past 15 years. She earned her Masters degree from Western Michigan University. An extremely caring and compassionate person, one...
Charles P Travis
May 6, 2007
TRAVIS, Charles P. Richland Passed away May 6, 2007 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo as a result of a motorcycle accident. Charles was born on July 16, 1953-in Kalamazoo-a son of Thomas and Mary Delbridge Travis. Charles graduated from Comstock High school and soon after became a set-up operator for Jarvis Pemco for almost 35 years. Charles loved his family...
Charles E. Klinkner
May 5, 2007
KLINKNER, Mr. Charles E. Portage, MI Died Saturday evening May 5, 2007 at his residence. Charles was born March 8, 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan a son of Edward and Alice Armock Klinkner. During the Vietnam Conflict he served with the U.S. Air Force. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1968, coming from Grand Rapids. He was employed...
Charles Carpenter
May 5, 2007
CARPENTER, Charles Dorr Passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007. He was born November 6, 1949 in Kalamazoo, the son of Charles Henry and Betty Jones Carpenter and had lived in the Dorr area. Charles had been employed by KTS and Flow-Serve for several years and served his country during the Viet Nam Conflict in the United States Army. He was...
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