Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Vernon V Smith
Jan 4, 2007
SMITH, Vernon V. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday afternoon January 4, 2007. Vernon was born October 6, 1923 in Kalamazoo the son of Virgil and Jennie Kridler Smith and was a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. He was a proud veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Guadalcanal Campaign. Prior to his retirement in...
Barbara Henson
Jan 4, 2007
HENSON, Barbara J. Galesburg Passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007. She was born May 23, 1920 in Kalamazoo County, the daughter of Robert J. and Carmen Vernice Trisket Blake and was a lifelong resident of Galesburg. Barbara graduated from the Galesburg High School in 1937, received her BA from Albion College in 1941 and earned her Masters Degree from Western...
Raymond ''Ray'' C. Pence
Jan 3, 2007
PENCE, C. Raymond ?Ray? Hayes, Virginia Formerly of Portage Mr. Pence passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He was born July 16, 1928 in Winona, MI, the son of Lee and Vera Burkett Pence. Ray was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Pence was...
Arlene M. Brinks
Jan 3, 2007
BRINKS, Arlene Portage Passed away, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at her home in Portage. She was born January 3, 1931 to the late Gysbert and Gertrude Schippers Koopsen. Arlene graduated from Kalamazoo Central High school and went on to further her education by receiving her Nursing Degree from Mercy Hospital in Benton Harbor. She married Donald Brinks in Kalamazoo, on...
Jennie S. Stuut
Jan 3, 2007
STUUT, Mrs. Jennie S. Galesburg, MI Died Wednesday evening January 3, 2007. Jennie was born November 3, 1919 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Peter and Johanna Tresenberg VanDyken. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and attended the Kalamazoo Covenant Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ole ?Dick? Stuut on August 6, 1981;...
Nina M. Bennett
Jan 3, 2007
BENNETT, Nina M. Kalamazoo Died January 3, 2007. Nina was born April 17, 1909 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Jay and Annie Polderman Bennett. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and has been a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. She was formerly employed at the W.T. Grant Company and later for 29 years at the Upjohn Company. She was...
Roger Lee Van
Jan 2, 2007
VAN, Roger Lee Of Schoolcraft Passed away Tuesday January 2, 2007, from complications sustained from accidental automobile injuries. Roger was born November 16, 1931 in Kalamazoo, the son of Clarence and Bethanna Brazee Van and has been a lifelong resident. During the Korean Conflict he served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-54. For 38 years he was employed as a...
Glenn A. Seals
Jan 2, 2007
SEALS, Glenn A. Kalamazoo Died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, in Kalamazoo, MI, due to a heart condition. Glenn was born April 17, 1974, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Curlee C. and Peggy A. Staffeld Seals, Jr. and had been a life long area resident. For the past six years he was employed at Stewart Sutherland, Inc. in Vicksburg. Glenn...
Rosie B Morford
Jan 1, 2007
MORFORD, Mrs. Rosie B. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning January 1, 2007. Rosie was born May 11, 1931 in Burnside, Kentucky a daughter of Joseph and Sally Bennett Ragle. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard...
Donald D. Smith
Jan 1, 2007
Don graduated from Hillsdale High School, Hillsdale, Michigan in 1963 and came to Kalamazoo to attend Western Michigan University. He began his funeral directing career at Langeland Chapels in 1964. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era, he was honorably discharged and graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science. He is married to Marsha. They have...
Robert Cockrell
Jan 1, 2007
COCKRELL, Robert Portage, formerly of Birmingham, AL Passed away Monday, January 1, 2007 in Portage, MI. He was born November 2, 1919 in Birmingham, AL, the son of Marion E. and Mary E. Morgan Cockrell and had lived in the Birmingham area, where he was a member of the Huffman Baptist Church, until moving to Portage 2 ½ years ago....
Lilian L. Szatkowski
Dec 31, 2006
SZATKOWSKI, Lillian L. Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday, December 31, 2006. She was born August 27, 1920 in Pullman, MI the daughter of Jacob and Victoria Wujcik Bochnik and had been a resident of Kalamazoo for many years. Lillian was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church of Parchment. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sigmund, on October 18,...
Clarence N. Tinklenberg
Dec 31, 2006
TINKLENBERG, Mr. Clarence N. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday evening December 31, 2006. Clarence was born July 19, 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan; a son of Leonard and Clara DeVries Tinklenberg. During the Vietnam War, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with several Kalamazoo area gas stations for many years. He...
Howard Rinker
Dec 30, 2006
RINKER, Howard Galesburg Mr. Rinker passed away early Saturday morning, December 30, 2006 at his home with his family by his side. A lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area, he was born February 22, 1924 at his family home in Kalamazoo, one of five children to Elmer and Myrtle Tabor Rinker. Howard was a proud veteran of the United States...
Selahattin ''George'' M. Engez
Dec 30, 2006
ENGEZ, Mr. Selahattin M. ?George? Kalamazoo Formerly of Glenview, IL Selahattin ?George? M. Engez, beloved husband of Dorothy, passed away on December 30, 2006, in Kalamazoo, MI, at the age of 92. He has a BS Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering, a MS Degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and a MS...
Linda Norton
Dec 30, 2006
NORTON, Linda Schoolcraft On Saturday morning, December 30, 2006, Linda was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born December 8, 1938 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Emery V. and Margaret Hill Jackson and had been a resident of Schoolcraft for many years. Linda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and was a...
James M. Cagle
Dec 29, 2006
CAGLE, James M. Kalamazoo Died December 29, 2006 at Borgess Nursing Home. Jim was born September 10, 1920 in Winston, AL, the son of Jack and Mary Lou Bowling Cagle and had lived in Kalamazoo since 1953. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II where was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. Prior to his retirement, he...
Lawrence M. Bates
Dec 29, 2006
BATES, Lawrence M. Mattawan Mr. Bates passed away early Friday morning, December 29, 2006 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born July 10, 1921 in Wabash, IN. Larry was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II and the Untied States Air Force serving during Korean Conflict. Mr. Bates was employed at Tuberculosis Sanitarium and Kalamazoo...
Margaret M Robyn
Dec 28, 2006
ROBYN, Mrs. Margaret M. Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006. Margaret was born June 5, 1910, in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of Walter and Mable Marchant Runnels and had been a life long area resident. Margaret retired from the Michigan Department of Social Services in 1975. She was employed as a secretary to the director there for ten years....
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