Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Ardelle ''Penny'' Gregoropulos
Jan 21, 2007
GREGOROPULOS, Ardelle, ?Penny? Three Rivers Passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007. She was born May 4, 1921 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Joseph and Marie Buckallew and had been a resident here for many years. Penny was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stephen Gregoropulos on September 12, 1963; 2 sisters and 4 brothers. She is survived by...
Annelise Loeser
Jan 21, 2007
Annelise Loeser, age 89, of Mesa, AZ, passed away January 21, 2007. She was born in Germany and moved to Mesa in 1975 from Decatur, MI. Mr. and Mrs. Loeser Lou and Ann, were former owners of Lou-Ann Country Marts located in Dowagiac, Niles and South Bend. Annelise was a volunteer for Banner Health System in Mesa. She devoted 30,204...
Carol A. Brooks
Jan 21, 2007
BROOKS, Carol A. Portage Carol peacefully passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2007 at her home, following a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born March 28, 1944 in Marshall, the daughter of the late Stewart J. and Elspeth F. Graff Cook; and graduated from Marshall High School in 1962 and Olivet College in 1967. Carol worked as a school...
Madeline Gave Caro
Jan 20, 2007
CARO, Madeline Gave Portage Passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007. She was born on November 19, 1928 in Three Rivers, MI the daughter of Fred and Maggie Osborn Gave and had lived in the Portage area for several years. She worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Company for over 35 years, starting in Grand Rapids and retiring in Kalamazoo in 1982....
Gertrude M. Hokenmaier
Jan 20, 2007
HOKENMAIER, Mrs. Gertrude M. Portage Age 76 Loving mother and wife, Gertrude passed away in the presence of friends and family on the evening of Saturday, January 20, 2007, and is now in the loving arms of her Lord. Gertrude was born July 20, 1930 in South Haven, MI the daughter of Glenn and Edna Norcross. She was married to...
Bernard A. ''Ben'' Shafer
Jan 20, 2007
SHAFER, Bernard A. ?Ben? Of Portage Passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007. Bernard was born February 23, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Vern and Marie DeWlispelere Shafer. During WW II he served in the U.S. Army and throughout his life was employed as a concrete finisher in the construction field. Residing the past year in Portage, he was...
George Gene Gunderson
Jan 20, 2007
GUNDERSON, George Gene Of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday evening, January 20, 2007 at his residence. George was born on September 12, 1921 in Whitehall, MI. He was the only child of George Gunard Gunderson and Signa Walgren Gunderson who preceded him in death. On August 26, 1950 he was united in marriage to Josefina L. Gunderson who survives. George served...
James L. Perkins, Sr
Jan 19, 2007
PERKINS, James Sr. Kalamazoo Jim passed away suddenly January 19, 2007 at his home. He was born November 4, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late John and Norma Dimond Perkins. Jim was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was employed by Kalamazoo State Hospital for 28 years until his retirement. On April 10, 1965, he was...
Sharon K. Beilby
Jan 19, 2007
BEILBY, Sharon K. Of Kalamazoo Passed away suddenly Friday January 19, 2007. Sharon was born Sept. 9, 1948 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ralph and June Lawes Beilby, Sr. and was a lifelong area resident. She was employed through the years with W.T. Grant, Lane Bryant and Miller law offices. Sharon was a member of Lutheran Church of the Savior,...
Gino Nello Orsolini
Jan 19, 2007
ORSOLINI, Gino Kalamazoo Gino passed away early Friday morning, January 19, 2007 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born November 21, 1929 in Elwood Park, Illinois, the son of the late Stephano and Massamina Pagnini Orsolini. Gino was raised in Chicago; later, moved to Kalamazoo, and graduated from Kalamazoo College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Robert L. Brown
Jan 18, 2007
BROWN, Mr. Robert L. Bob Kalamazoo, MI Passed away January 18, 2007, in Kalamazoo, MI, at the age of 96. He was born April 2, 1910, to Lawrence and Nellie Binder Brown and grew up on a farm near Connersville. After graduating from Alquina High School in 1928, he continued livestock farming. Bob married Margaret Nickless of Bay City, MI,...
Douglas E. Nichols
Jan 17, 2007
NICHOLS, Douglas E. Portage Passed away on January 17, 2007 at his home in Portage, MI with his family in attendance. Doug was born on January 10, 1930 in Lansing, MI, the only child to Herman L. and Frances E. Nichols. He attended school in Lansing where he was active in music, basketball, and track, graduating from J.W. Sexton High...
Trena DeLoof
Jan 17, 2007
DE LOOF, Trena Portage Trena DeLoof went to be with her Lord on January 17, 2007 at home in Portage, MI. Trena was born November 21, 1910 in Highland, MI, the daughter of Bert and Trena Lindemulder Bloemsma, and came to Portage in her youth. She was married to Marcus DeLoof for 55 years, working in the home and business....
William F. Becker
Jan 17, 2007
BECKER, Mr. William F. Parchment, MI Died Wednesday evening January 17, 2007. William was born March 1, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Frank and Dorothy James Becker. He served Honorably with the U.S. Marines years ago. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the James River Corporation for 11 years. He was preceded...
Lena Kaiser
Jan 16, 2007
KAISER, Lena Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2007. She was born April 10, 1921 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of John and Mary Van Sweden Ver Sluis and had been a resident of Kalamazoo until moving to Portage Lake in 1965 and returning to Kalamazoo in 2000, to live at Friendship Village. She was a member of the West Mendon...
Stanley A. Miller
Jan 16, 2007
MILLER, Mr. Stanley A. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday afternoon January 16, 2007. Stanley was born June 21, 1924 in Rome, Georgia a son of Amma and Lena Lanhan Miller. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with the Local Iron Workers #340 for 55 years...
Margaret Elizabeth Earl Kellman
Jan 16, 2007
KELLMAN Earl, Margaret Elizabeth Of Portage Passed away Tuesday January 16, 2007. Margaret Elizabeth Earl was born on a farm in Cooper, Michigan on February 6, 1913, the youngest child of Carrie Hollowell and George Earl. She had two sisters, Louise Earl Oliver and Edna Earl. After her mother?s death in 1925 her father died in 1917 she lived with...
Dr. Angelo J. Giambrone
Jan 15, 2007
GIAMBRONE, Dr., Angelo J. Kalamazoo Passed away Monday, January 15, 2007. He was born November 11, 1916 in Chicago, the son of Frank and Madalena Cannettello Giambrone and had lived in Kalamazoo for over 40 years. Angelo was a Chiropractic Physician for 45 years and was a member of the Kalamazoo Free Methodist Church. He had served his country during...
Gertrude K. Thorsen
Jan 15, 2007
THORSEN, Mrs. Gertrude K. Kalamazoo, MI Formerly of East Jordan, MI Gertrude died Monday morning January 15, 2007 in Heartland Health Center of Kalamazoo. Gertrude was born February 14, 1909 in Saginaw, Michigan a daughter of Henry and Martha Lange Sautter. She graduated from Saginaw High School and moved to East Jordan, MI before coming to Kalamazoo in 1982. She...
Dorothea ''Dottie'' F. Bland
Jan 14, 2007
BLAND, Dorothea ?Dottie? Kalamazoo Dottie left to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday evening, January 14, 2007, following a lengthy illness. Dottie was born in Logan County, WV to Manuel Fernandez, a Chilean immigrant, and Kizzie Mae Clark. Times were hard until Mr. and Mrs. Flippen, a local couple, took special interest in Dottie and helped her enter Davis...
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