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Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.

Maxine G. Weaver

Maxine G. Weaver

Mar 2, 2007

WEAVER, Maxine G. Also known as Maxeen Kalamazoo Mrs. Weaver passed away Friday afternoon, March 2, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. She was born December 20, 1917 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of James and Gladys Parker Smith. She was a member of St. Luke?s Episcopal Church and for 60 years, she owned and operated the Weaver Dance School in...

Juanita T. Campos

Juanita T. Campos

Feb 28, 2007

CAMPOS, Mrs. Juanita T. Richland, MI Died Wednesday afternoon February 28, 2007 at her residence. Juanita was born May 16, 1930 in Kingsville, Texas a daughter of Maria and Amadeo Garza. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with Borgess Hospital for 20 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her...

Sylvia R. Forsman

Sylvia R. Forsman

Feb 28, 2007

FORSMAN, Mrs. Sylvia R. Kalamazoo, MI Died Wednesday evening February 28, 2007. Sylvia was born May 7, 1915 in Ironwood, Michigan a daughter of Victor and Ida Boman Nyman. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1969 and was a member of Northeastern Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glen Forsman on January...

Ann L. Peterson

Ann L. Peterson

Feb 28, 2007

PETERSON, Mrs. Ann Lautner Weber Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Mrs. Peterson was born in July 19, 1929, in Borgess Hospital, the daughter of Ernest and Laura Lautner Weber. She lived in Richland until 1943, when her family moved to Kalamazoo. After graduation from Western State High School in 1947, she enrolled at Western Michigan College. While a...

Stanley W. Osterlund

Stanley W. Osterlund

Feb 27, 2007

OSTERLUND, Mr. Stanley W. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday evening February 27, 2007. Stanley was born September 28, 1917 in Jennings, Michigan a son of August and Signe Appelgren Osterlund. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 28 years and was employed with Penn Central Railroad for over 30 years before retiring....

Larry Arndt

Larry Arndt

Feb 27, 2007

ARNDT, Larry Portage Passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2007. He was born December 25, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the son of Lawrence Donald and Margaret Rosenbaum Arndt and had lived in Kalamazoo for several years. He served his country in the US Army during the Viet Nam Conflict and worked for Peterson Spring Company for 30 years. In his spare time...

Lena Marie Dietz

Lena Marie Dietz

Feb 26, 2007

DIETZ, Miss Lena M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning February 26, 2007. Lena was born December 20, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Henry and Anna Dietz. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. She was preceded in death by her parents; and 2 brothers, Gordon and Billy Dietz. She is survived by 2 brothers, Henry Dietz of...

Nancy L. ''Nana'' Maronek

Nancy L. ''Nana'' Maronek

Feb 25, 2007

MARONEK, Nancy L, ?Nana? Climax Passed away Sunday, February 25, 2007. She was born June 1, 1938 in Mishawaka, IN the daughter of Harry C. and June Replogle Arndt and had lived in the Climax area for the past 2 years. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, who went out of her way to help anybody in need....

Kayleigh Herder

Kayleigh Herder

Feb 25, 2007

HERDER, Kayleigh Baby Kalamazoo Went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 25, 2007. She was born October 29, 2006 to Jeff and Tara Powers Herder, in Kalamazoo, MI. Kayleigh is survived by her parents; and her grandparents, Harold and Barb Powers and Mike and Sue Herder. Funeral services will take place Thursday, March 1, 2007, 1:00pm at Langeland Family...

Matthew J. Tartaglia

Matthew J. Tartaglia

Feb 24, 2007

TARTAGLIA, Matthew J. Mattawan Matt died from injuries he received in an auto accident on Saturday, February 24, 2007. He was born February 9, 1989, in Kalamazoo, MI, the youngest son of Jeffrey & Sandra Boitnott Tartaglia and had been a life long area resident. Matt was an extremely gifted student at Mattawan High School and would have graduated summa...

Nancy Malcomson Connable

Nancy Malcomson Connable

Feb 24, 2007

CONNABLE, Nancy Malcomson Of Kalamazoo Nancy Malcomson Connable, a long-time resident of Kalamazoo, died of cancer on February 24, 2007, after a two-month stay at Rose Arbor - Hospice of Southwest Michigan. Born in Detroit in 1929, Ms. Connable was the daughter of the late Alfred B. Connable, Jr., and the late Dorothy Malcomson Connable. Ms. Connable was the granddaughter...

Frederick H. Perton

Frederick H. Perton

Feb 24, 2007

PERTON, Frederick H. Kalamazoo Mr. Perton passed away Saturday morning, February 24, 2007 at Alamo Nursing Home. He was born May 27, 1918, the only child of Harry and Sinnie Meulman Perton. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. Fred worked with his family and later owned and operated Perton & Son Grocery...

Delbert E. Hambley

Delbert E. Hambley

Feb 24, 2007

HAMBLEY, Delbert E. Kalamazoo Mr. Hambley passed away Saturday evening, February 24, 2007 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born July 28, 1933 in Allegan County, Michigan, one of six children to George and Ruth Sharp Hambley. Del was a school teacher for 35 years employed by the Portage Public Schools for the last 27 years until his retirement in...

Ann Nusbaum Mac Gregor

Ann Nusbaum Mac Gregor

Feb 23, 2007

MAC GREGOR, Ann Nusbaum Kalamazoo Passed away on February 24, 2007 at her residence. Ann was born September 10, 1934 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Dean and Gertrude Pattison Nusbaum and was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of St. Luke?s Episcopal Church. Ann was a patron, student and teacher of art throughout her life. Ann is...

Inara Richter

Inara Richter

Feb 23, 2007

RICHTER, Inara Kalamazoo Passed away February 23, 2007 at Bronson Hospital. Inara was born June 17, 1934 in Tadaiki, Latvia, the daughter of Augusts and Olga Blankenburgis and came to the United States as a teenager in 1951. Inara entered high school in Middleville, MI and was welcomed by the student body which elected her Homecoming Queen. She graduated from...

Elsie Henrietta Smith

Elsie Henrietta Smith

Feb 23, 2007

SMITH, Elsie Henrietta Age 84 Of Kalamazoo Elsie passed away in her sleep early Friday morning, February 23, 2007. She was born June 8, 1922 in Kalamazoo, MI the daughter of Hiram and Alice Hoeksema. Elsie was married to Richard Smith, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister Jane Marinus Vandermeer; her daughter Ryann Richard Docsa...

Wilma L. ''Bebe'' Thomas

Wilma L. ''Bebe'' Thomas

Feb 23, 2007

THOMAS, Mrs. Wilma L. Bebe Kalamazoo, MI Much loved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, Bebe died Friday morning February 23, 2007. Bebe was born November 3, 1936 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, a daughter of Raymond and Lora Howard Friel. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with the City of Kalamazoo for...

John Dolliver

John Dolliver

Feb 23, 2007

DOLLIVER, Mr. John Portage Passed away Friday, February 23, 2007, at his home. John was born in June of 1943, in Seattle, WA, a son of Paul and Doloris Dolliver. He entered the US Navy in 1961, served on the USS Comstock in Vietnam and was honorably discharged from active duty in 1965. For the next 35 years John worked...

Elizabeth J. Fooy

Elizabeth J. Fooy

Feb 22, 2007

FOOY, Elizabeth J. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday February 22, 2007 at Kairos Dwelling. Elizabeth was born October 30, 1928 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Lawrence and Eunice Hall Haner, and has been a lifelong area resident. She was employed for 25 years with Meijers and was a past member of the Retail Clerks Union. On November 1, 1947 she...

Beth E. Warner

Beth E. Warner

Feb 22, 2007

The Western Union telegram is dated Feb. 21, 1923, from Cleveland: Greeting to Bethemily and congratulations to her parents. We rejoice with you and hope she will create an atmosphere of love and peace and make your home the abiding place of an abounding happiness. Our hearts are full of love and tenderness for you all. Carrie and Bernie That...

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