BURGESS, JOHN R. Richland, MI John Robert Burgess, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the age of 87. John was born on January 14, 1933 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late John Burgess and Eliza (Rench) Burgess. John met his beloved wife, Sandra (Burke) Burgess, at Oakwood Bible Church, whom he's been married to for 61 years. He worked for Fuller Transmission, which later became Eaton Corporation for 32 years and then went on to work for Stryker. John thoroughly enjoyed...

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Donald Lee Purk, 71, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Bronson Hospital. He was born January 14, 1949 in Kalamazoo, MI a son of Bernard and Leona (Prout) Schwartz and graduated from Mattawan High School in 1967. Don joined the US Army in June of 1968, served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division from November of 1968 to November of 1969 and was honorably discharged in 1971. He retired from General Motors after 35 years of service. Don was instrumental in coordinating and...

Nancyanne was called home to be with God on Thursday, May 28th, 2020. She was born on February 21st, 1943, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to her parents, Percy and Anna (Noteboom) Noble. Nancyanne graduated from Comstock High School in 1961. She worked at Bemos' for many years and then retired from The Laurels of Galesburg as a dietary aide. On July 12th, 1998, she married Kenneth Stephenson. Nancyanne enjoyed spending time with Ken. They were always "on the go" visiting family and participating in...

Helen Marie Dean, 81, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Kalamazoo. Private graveside services will be held in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park, South. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association. Services entrusted to Langeland Family Funeral Homes Burial & Cremation Services, 622 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. To view Helen's personalized web page, please visit https://www.langelands.com Full obituary will be posted soon.

GILBERT, Roger D. 8/4/1950 - 5/26/2020 Roger Dale Gilbert of Richland, Michigan entered heaven from his home on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020, from complications with congestive heart failure, at the age of 69. Roger was born in Cadillac, Michigan to Russell Gilbert and the late Mildred (Smith) Gilbert. He graduated from Cadillac Senior High School and went on to attend Lake Superior State College and Ferris State University. Roger worked as a Journeyman printer at the Cadillac...

Katherine (Kate) Geishart-Grosser, 105-years old, passed away at Fountain View Assisted Living on Monday, May 25, 2020. Kate was born on October 25, 1914, to Andro and Frances (Shafer) Zager in Calumet, MI. Kate graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1933.    In 1940 Kate married George Geishart. Kate and George had two sons Douglas and James. They owned and operated George's Market in Kalamazoo. George passed away in 1963.    In 1969 Kate married Joseph...

Ronald Clifford Haskell, Jr., 75, passed away on Monday May 25, 2020. He was born May 13, 1945 in Kalamazoo to the late Ronald C. Haskell Sr. and the late Ellen Joyce (Early) Haskell. Ron attended UofM & was a Western Masters graduate, served in the U.S. Army for 30 years total, retiring a Major. Speaking 11 languages fluently, he also taught English at Universities & military bases & worked for the U.S. Postal Service after military retirement. A real life Rambo who lived a...

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Passed away Friday morning, May 22, 2020. Shirley was born August 26, 1934 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Carl and Leona (Lampe) Kremble and lived the majority of her life in the Kalamazoo area. Shirley was a good homemaker and enjoyed working in her garden. On August 28, 1978 she was united in marriage to Ralph Miller, who survives. Also surviving is her daughter, Diane (Rob) Horn; grandchildren, Alisha Horn, Benjamin (Jamie) Horn; great grandchildren, Anastasia and Benjamin James; step-great...