Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Viola McCarver
Feb 4, 2007
McCarver, Viola Kalamazoo Age 94 Viola was so very tired; on Sunday February 4, 2007 she closed her eyes and is resting in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Viola was born June 13, 1912 in Fackler, Alabama, the oldest daughter of John Elias Inglis and Mattie Jane Raunsville Inglis. Viola went to school through the seventh...
Edna D. Bowen
Feb 4, 2007
BOWEN, Mrs. Edna D. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday morning February 4, 2007. Edna was born October 1, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Thomas and Ellen Roberts Myers. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Bronson Hospital for 12 years before retiring. She also worked at Kmart years ago. She was preceded in death...
Robert H. Barstow
Feb 4, 2007
BARSTOW, Robert H. Portage Bob passed away Friday morning, February 4, 2007 at his home. He was born November 3, 1919 in Ithaca, Michigan. Bob moved to Kalamazoo when he was a baby and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School. He enrolled at Western Michigan University, where he attended until a1941 when Bob enlisted into the United States Army in...
Marie Jane Hopkins Brady
Feb 4, 2007
BRADY, Marie J. Hopkins Climax Marie Jane Hopkins Brady passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007 in Battle Creek. She was born in Allegan, MI on March 28, 1928, one of 13 children born to Robert and Dorothy Dailey Hopkins and had lived in the Battle Creek and Climax area since 1949. On April 23, 1949, she married Clare Brady, who...
Viola McCarver
Feb 4, 2007
McCarver, Viola Kalamazoo Age 94 Viola was so very tired; on Sunday February 4, 2007 she closed her eyes and is resting in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Viola was born June 13, 1912 in Fackler, Alabama, the oldest daughter of John Elias Inglis and Mattie Jane Raunsville Inglis. Viola went to school through the seventh...
Ilene L Ladd
Feb 4, 2007
LADD, Ilene L. Of San Dimas, CA Formerly of Portage Passed away Sunday evening, February 4, 2007. Ilene was born November 30, 1933 in Sunfield, MI the daughter of Orange and Bernice Bigelow Ladd. Prior to coming back to the Portage area, she had lived in California for over 20 years. She is survived by 3 children, Diane David Aviles,...
Vera Z. Millers
Feb 3, 2007
MILLERS, Vera Z. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday February 3, 2007. Vera was born May 5, 1922 in Mezmuiza, Latvia, the daughter of Ansis and Ottilija Retters Ceksters and was a Kalamazoo area resident since 1952. For many years she was employed at the Stanley and Ruth Gilmore residence and later in several private homes. She was a member of...
Martin G. Haase
Feb 3, 2007
HAASE, Martin G. Kalamazoo Mr. Haase passed away Saturday evening, February 3, 2007 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born August 17, 1937 in Tulpeningen, East Prussia, the son of the late Ernst and Emma Zimmerman Haase. Martin worked as a brick mason and retired from Bonnema Construction in 2004. On December 15, 1967, he was united in marriage to...
Dwight Richard ''Bus'' Grosser
Feb 3, 2007
GROSSER, D. Richard ?Bus? Of Vicksburg Passed away Saturday evening, February 3, 2007 at his residence. Bus was born October 13, 1921 in South Haven, MI the son of George and Elizabeth Mosey Grosser and had been a lifelong resident in the area. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prior to his retirement...
Carol J. Leathers
Feb 3, 2007
LEATHERS, Carol J. Of Portage Passed away Saturday morning, February 3, 2007 at her residence. Carol was born March 4, 1913 in Lynchburg, OH the daughter of Clarence and Marie Doggett. She was a homemaker and enjoyed doing volunteer work in many capacities with the Red Cross. Carol was a lifetime member of the Portage Senior Center where she made...
Joyce D. VanLandegent
Feb 2, 2007
VAN LANDEGENT, Mrs. Joyce D. Kalamazoo, MI Went to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday afternoon February 2, 2007 after a difficult 10 year battle with progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Joyce was born May 21, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the daughter of Harold and Jennie Huis Schiedel. She was a graduate of Portage Central in 1964 and remained...
Alvena M. Lovin
Feb 2, 2007
LOVIN, Alvena M. Vicksburg Mrs. Lovin passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at her home. She was born August 20, 1923 in Kalamazoo, the oldest of five children to Floyd and Edith White Rector. Alvena worked for many years for Zayre Department Store until her retirement. She enjoyed spending a lot of time with her friends at the Vicksburg Community...
Shirley J. Root
Feb 1, 2007
ROOT, Mrs. Shirley J. Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday evening February 1, 2007. Shirley was born November 20, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of R.Z. and Lorena Herrington Reardon. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was a member of the Kalamazoo Missionary Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Mildred VanAntwerp. On...
Mary Beth Lubs-Cannon Kreutzfeld
Jan 31, 2007
Mary Beth Kreutzfeld Lubs-Cannon of South Haven, Michigan, died peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice care facility in Kalamazoo Michigan on January 31, 2007. She was born October 9, 1937 in Escanaba Michigan, the daughter of James and Matilda Cannon. Mary Beth graduated from Gladstone High School in 1954, and from Western Michigan University in 1958. She married George Lubs in...
Anthony S. ''Tony'' Pero
Jan 31, 2007
PERO, Anthony S. ?Tony? Of Kalamazoo Passed away suddenly Wednesday, January 31, 2007 due to accidental injuries. Tony was born November 30, 1975 in Kalamazoo, the son of Donna Pero and Christopher Wills. He has been a lifelong area resident, had worked as an electrician for several years and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. On September...
Anna M. Griffin
Jan 31, 2007
GRIFFIN, Mrs. Anna Margaret Kalamazoo Mrs. Griffin died January 31, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. Anna was born August 9th, 1925 in Petoskey, Michigan, the daughter of Rev. Elmer and Lottie Brown Pritchard. She enjoyed sewing, playing bridge with her many friends and volunteering for her church. She was a long standing member of Parchment United Methodist Church. On...
Louis G. Crowder
Jan 31, 2007
CROWDER, Louis G. Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007. He was born September 8, 1915 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Louis J. and Isabelle Richards Crowder and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for many years. He worked for Checker Motors for 30 years, and also for Smith Body Shop. During WW II, he served his country...
Jane Price
Jan 30, 2007
PRICE, Jane Formerly of Parchment Died January 30, 2007. Jane was born March 9, 1928 in Paw Paw, MI, the daughter of Avery and Hazel Phillips Willis. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Gibson Guitar and Sutherland Paper. She was preceded in death by her husband Earl in 1988 and by 4 brothers, Philip, Leonard, Richard and Gordon...
Virginia Mae Ellison
Jan 29, 2007
Ellison, Virginia Mae Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning, January 29, 2007. Virginia was born January 17, 1928 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, daughter of Peter and Murl Price Newhouse. Virginia lived in the Kalamazoo and Augusta area her entire life. She was a member of the Gull Lake Area Community Church in Richland and the Ladies Auxiliary #7956 in Augusta. She was...
Robert N. Shoals
Jan 28, 2007
SHOALS, Robert N. Portage Passed away Sunday, January 28, 2007. He was born on June 5, 1917 in Paterson, New Jersey the son of Frank H. and Sarah Salisbury Shoals and had been a Portage resident since 1967. Robert had worked as a sales representative for the Stein-Hall Company for 15 years, followed by 17 years of service with General...
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