Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Donald W. Richter
May 4, 2007
RICHTER, Mr. Donald W. Kalamazoo, MI Died quietly at home Friday morning May 4, 2007 surrounded by his family. Donald was born December 7, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Charles and Marian Fry Richter. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Allen Test Products for 43 years before retiring. He was preceded in...
Ross Clayton Parr
May 3, 2007
PARR, Ross Clayton US Diplomat and China Watcher Of Plainwell On April 29, 2007, Ross Clayton Parr, former Naval Officer and US Diplomat died from complications of a stroke at the home of his daughter in Great Falls, VA. He was 81. Mr. Parr was born September 5, 1925, in Kalamazoo, MI. Mr. Parr always claimed that the driving force...
Dr. Spyros N. Argyres
May 3, 2007
ARGYRES, Dr. Spyros N. Kalamazoo Died Thursday morning May 3, 2007 at home after a lengthy illness. Spyros was born in Lefkas, Greece on January 13, 1931, the son of Nicholas and Georgia Argyres. Spyros attended medical school at the University of Athens, and completed his medical training at Quincy City Hospital in Quincy, MA; Worcester City Hospital in Worcester,...
Robert A Flegal, Sr
May 1, 2007
FLEGAL, Robert A., Sr. Kalamazoo Mr. Flegal passed away Tuesday morning, May 1, 2007. He was born June 6, 1912, one of seven children to Fred and Alta Allen Flegal. Bob was employed by Upjohn Co. for 28 years until his retirement. He was a longtime member of Sunnyside United Methodist Church, and an over 50 member of the F....
Emma E Tiller
May 1, 2007
TILLER, Emma E. Kalamazoo Passed away, Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born September 14, 1920, to the late Robert M. and Cassie Hughes Tiller, in Bloomfield, Missouri. Emma, one of 12 children, is survived by one brother, Wayne Irene Tiller of Oshtemo. She moved to Michigan in 1938. Emma served in the military during WWII,...
Thomas L. Richmond
Apr 30, 2007
RICHMOND, Thomas L. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday April 30, 2007. Tom was born February 23, 1945 in Kalamazoo the son of Thomas F. and Mary Musich and had been a life long resident in the Kalamazoo area. He had been employed for several years with Stap Bros in sales and customer service and was a member of the Covenant...
Jerry H. Story
Apr 30, 2007
STORY, Jerry H. Comstock Passed away Monday, April 30, 2007. He was born August 27, 1937 in Elijah, MO the son of Calvin Luther and Sarah Etta Williams Story and had been a resident of the Comstock area for many years. For over 35 years, Jerry and his wife, Evelyn, owned and operated Story?s Grocery Store in Comstock. He loved...
FW Schaeberle
Apr 29, 2007
SCHAEBERLE, Dr. FW Portage, MI Died Sunday evening April 29, 2007. FW was born December 15, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan a son of Ernst and Irma Walter Schaeberle. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1965, coming from Missouri. He was employed with Western Michigan University as an Accounting Professor...
James F. Nelson
Apr 28, 2007
NELSON, Mr. James F. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday evening April 28, 2007. James was born December 19, 1925 in Fort Morgan, Colorado a son of Glenn and Adrian Sheedy Nelson. During WWII he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a longtime Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the City of Kalamazoo for 24 years before retiring. Jim...
Stephen W. Hicks
Apr 28, 2007
HICKS, Mr. Stephen W. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday morning April 28, 2007. Stephen was born December 19, 1957 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Gerald and Kathleen Veenhuis Hicks. Years ago, he served Honorably with the U.S. Air Force. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the Kalamazoo Public Schools for 14 years. On August...
Loretta I Kelsey
Apr 28, 2007
KELSEY, Loretta I. Kalamazoo Loretta passed away late Saturday evening, April 28, 2007 at Tendercare of Westwood. She was born on December 17, 1931 in Kalamazoo, the only child of Claude and Wilma Lamoreaux Diamond Baldwin. A son, Arthur Tinkey of Comstock, MI survives. Loretta lived her entire life in the Kalamazoo area and worked as a waitress and bartender...
Alice F. Donnelly
Apr 25, 2007
Donnelly, Alice F. Alice F. Nearn Donnelly, age 61 years of Toledo, OH, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in her home. Born July 23, 1945 in Benton Harbor, MI, she was the daughter of James D. and Rosie M. Ferguson Nearn. Alice was first married to Kenneth Duncan on October 30, 1961. She then married David Donnelly on July 26,...
Stanley John Brussee
Apr 25, 2007
BRUSSEE, Stanley J. Kalamazoo and Venice, FL Passed away April 25, 2007 in Venice, FL. Stanley was born August 1, 1927 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Grover and Effie Luyendyk Brussee. After graduating from Kalamazoo Christian High School, Stanley served in the U.S. Navy. He worked in the printing equipment business and was a partner in Kalamazoo Printing Machinery....
Thomas B. Sharp
Apr 24, 2007
SHARP, Thomas B. Portage Passed away suddenly on April 24, 2007. Tom was born November 3, 1953 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of David and Janet Rietsema Sharp and was a lifelong resident of the Portage area. He was a graduate of Portage Northern High School, Class of 1972. Tom joined the Kalamazoo County Sheriff Department in 1975, as...
Thelma L. Pratt
Apr 24, 2007
PRATT, Thelma L. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Thelma was born on a dairy farm in Decatur, Michigan. Her father, James Lenox, had moved to the farm from a homestead in Kansas to marry a local girl, Effie Goens. Later, James ran a milk hauling business that transported milk from local farms to the processing plant. Thelma...
Marguerite W. Balch
Apr 24, 2007
BALCH, Marguerite W. Of Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Marguerite was born August 12, 1908, in Allegan County, the daughter of William Abraham and Barbara Amanda Boyes Saunders and has been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. Through the years she was very active in the Oakwood community by being involved in Oakwood, Inc., the Oakwood Senior Center,...
Vern D. Hinton
Apr 23, 2007
HINTON, Vern D. Of Sherwood Formerly of Climax Mr. Hinton passed away Monday morning, April 23, 2007. He was born September 16, 1947, the youngest of 13 children to Henry and Julia Pelton Hinton. Surviving are his 2 children, Diane Hinton and Dewaine Hinton both of Sherwood; 2 grandchildren, Brittany and Rocky Whitfield; 3 sisters, Lois Langs, Joanne Heath, and...
Raymond P. Maloney
Apr 23, 2007
MALONEY, Raymond P. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Monday afternoon, April 23, 2007. Ray was born September 30, 1911 in Bronson, MI the son of Martin and Julia Baker Maloney. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Ray received a citation from the late Secretary of the Navy, Knots, and was in charge of damage...
Kenlyn M. ''Gertie'' DeVries
Apr 23, 2007
DE VRIES, Mrs. Kenlyn M. Gertie Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday afternoon April 23, 2007 at her residence. Kenlyn was born September 15, 1937 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Roger and Clara Nowak Croy. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Howard Printing for 11 years before retiring. She recently was working for Elite Marketing....
William S. Gates
Apr 22, 2007
GATES, William S. Kalamazoo Mr. Gates passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 22, 2007 at his home. He was born October 24, 1923 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late George and Alice Diettra Gates. Bill grew up in Recreation Park in Kalamazoo, and ran a fishing bait business for a couple of years. He was a veteran of the...
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