Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Stuart M Boss
Dec 26, 2006
BOSS, Mr. Stuart M. Paw Paw, MI Died Tuesday afternoon December 26, 2006. Stuart was born June 26, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan a son of George and Rena McCarthy Boss. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Air Force. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1960 and was employed with the State of Michigan for...
Goldie B. Carlton
Dec 26, 2006
CARLTON, Goldie B. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Tuesday morning, December 26, 2006 at her residence. Goldie was born August 28, 1925 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Arthur and Gladys Austin Bowlby and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and going to flea markets and garage sales. On August 28, 1953...
James R. Beilby
Dec 25, 2006
BEILBY, James R. Kalamazoo Died Monday, December 25, 2006 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, with family at his side. James was born on November 27, 1936 in Kalamazoo, a son of the late Theodore and Virginia B. Rousch Beilby. A longtime, 70-year resident of Comstock, he graduated from Comstock High School in 1955. James had a 40-year career as...
George D. Naegele
Dec 25, 2006
NAEGELE, George D. Scotts Passed away Monday, December 25, 2006. George was born November 13, 1928 in Temple, MI the son of George and Hazel B. Sutton Naegele and had been a resident of Scotts for many years. He worked for Consumers Power Company as a lineman and supervisor for 42 years, retiring in 1983. He was a simple man...
Faith E. MacGregor
Dec 25, 2006
MAC GREGOR, Mrs. Faith E. Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning December 25, 2006. Faith was born April 28, 1910 in Gobles, Michigan a daughter of Ray and Eithel Styles Winter. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident for 25 years and was member of the Westwood United Methodist Church. She was involved with the Prayer Fellowship Group and the United...
Billie E. Marble
Dec 24, 2006
MARBLE, Billie E. Kalamazoo Passed away at his home on Sunday, December 24, 2006. Bill was born in Rittman, OH on March 24, 1924, the son of Vincent and Vesta Marble. Bill served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He owned and operated Marble Printing Machinery Service Company in Kalamazoo. On June 11, 1948, he married...
Bertha G Rose
Dec 23, 2006
ROSE, Bertha G. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Saturday afternoon, December 23, 2006 at the Kairos Dwelling. Bertha was born March 4, 1918 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Herman and Nellie Jager Meints and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area. She was the co-owner of the R.W. Rose Sales and Service for many years. Bertha was a lifelong...
Barbara A. Bradley
Dec 23, 2006
BRADLEY, Barbara A. Of Portage Passed away Saturday December 23, 2006. Barb was born August 7, 1935 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Oliver and Alberta Lesterhouse Johnson and has been a lifelong area resident. For over 27 years she was employed as a medical receptionist in the office of Dr. B. David Wilson. She was a member of...
Jessie DeVisser
Dec 23, 2006
DeVISSER, Jessie Kalamazoo Mrs. DeVisser passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, December 23, 2006 at her home. She was born June 25, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Hans and Sadie Hiemstra Brouwer. Jessie graduated from Kalamazoo Christian High School and was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation. On May 1, 1953, she was united in marriage to...
Thomas Eugene Wilson
Dec 22, 2006
WILSON, Thomas Eugene Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday evening December 22, 2006. Tom was born February 5, 1925 in Hague, Virginia, the son of Landon and Mellie Thompson Wilson. During WW II he served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-46 and has been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1959. He was employed as a custodian with Kalamazoo Public Schools for...
Kenneth C. Fricke
Dec 21, 2006
FRICKE, Mr. Kenneth C. Vicksburg, MI Died Thursday afternoon December 21, 2006 at his residence. Kenneth was born September 4, 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of George and Wannette Terrell Fricke. Kenneth graduated from State High in 1953. He loved sports. He was united in marriage with Jean Ann Block in 1956. They resided in Florida from 1956-1959. He...
Kattie M. O'Large
Dec 17, 2006
O?LARGE, Kattie M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Sunday evening December 17, 2006. Kattie was born December 30, 1949 in Louin, Mississippi a daughter of Ben and Alma Moffett Thompson, Sr. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 20 years. She was also a member of the Christian Life Center....
Lucille E. Penny
Dec 17, 2006
PENNY, Lucille E. Of Kalamazoo Passed away Sunday evening, December 17, 2006. Lucille was born November 25, 1918 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Parker and Fannie Hughson Kennedy. On November 25, 1940 she was united in marriage to Leslie Penny who preceded her in death on April 18, 2004. She was also preceded in death by a son, William Penny...
Eleanor H. Cutshaw
Dec 17, 2006
CUTSHAW, Mrs. Eleanor H. Plainwell, MI Died Sunday morning December 17, 2006 at her residence. Eleanor was born June 20, 1927 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of James and Linda Hope Wood. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Michigan Bell for 9 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother;...
Jason P. Hedgspeth
Dec 16, 2006
HEDGSPETH, Jason P. Portage Passed away Saturday, December 16, 2006. Jason was born May 24, 1973 in Jackson, MI the son of Phillip Ray and Marlene Kay Loud Hedgspeth and had lived in the Portage area for several years. He was a 1991 graduate of Portage Central High School and had been employed at Air Flow Company. Jason attended Faith...
Carolyn Jane Wend
Dec 16, 2006
WEND, Jane Oren Carolyn Kalamazoo, MI Passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2006 following a long illness. Jane was born on July 15, 1919 in Evart, MI, the daughter of the late Robert and Anna Conway Oren. Jane graduated from Western Michigan University and taught in Greenville, MI before joining the Navy as a Wave in World War II. She...
Marie Esther Lowe
Dec 16, 2006
LOWE, Marie Esther Portage Went to be with her Lord Saturday, December 16, 2006. Esther was born August 23, 1914 to William and Wilhelmina Huffus DeLeeuw. At the age of 4, she went to live with and was raised by Peter and Anna DeGrange, her aunt and uncle. She attended U-High, and later graduated from Portage High School. On October...
Adriana Adema
Dec 15, 2006
ADEMA, Mrs. Adriana Kalamazoo, MI Formerly of Chicago, IL and Clearwater, FL Died early Friday morning, December 15, 2006, in Kalamazoo, MI. Adriana was born January 24, 1924 in Delft, The Netherlands, a daughter of Jan and Adriana Schuil Slierendregt. On September 5, 1945, Adriana was united in marriage with Cornelius Adema. She worked as a psychiatric nurse in The...
Thelma Roberts
Dec 15, 2006
ROBERTS, Thelma M. Kalamazoo Thelma went home to be with her Lord, her husband, her son, her parents, and 4 sisters on Friday, December 15, 2006. She was born October 19, 1918 in Lawrence County, AL, the daughter of Elmer N. and Dora Lee Walker Standridge and had been a resident of Kalamazoo for 55 years. She had been employed...
Fred C Cook, Jr
Dec 15, 2006
COOK, Mr. Fred C., Jr. Portage, MI Died Friday afternoon December 15, 2006. Fred was born April 18, 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Fred and Gweneth VanOoy Cook, Sr. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Ronnigen-Petter for 20 years and most recently worked for the Dimplex Corporation. He is survived by a...
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