Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Esther J. DeWeerd
Jan 28, 2007
DE WEERD, Esther J. Kalamazoo Went to be with her Lord on January 28, 2007 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Esther was born on July 29, 1902 in Holland, MI, the daughter of Henry and Martha Tjietjema DeWeerd and was the oldest of seven children. She was preceded by 4 brothers, Sydney, Harold, Willis and Irvin DeWeerd and by a...
James D. Potts
Jan 28, 2007
POTTS, James D. Kalamazoo Went to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 28, 2007, at Heartland Health Care in Kalamazoo, Michigan. James was born August 30, 1921 to the late Allen and Minnie Cramer Potts in Kalamazoo. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, during WWII, until honorably discharged in July of 1951. He married Genevieve Louise Smith on...
Pastor Robert L. Buchanan, Jr
Jan 28, 2007
BUCHANAN, Pastor Robert L. Jr. Kalamazoo Passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 28, 2007. A graduate of Moody Bible College in Chicago, he was the co-founder and Sr. Pastor of the Good News Deliverance Center. He devoted his life to serving the Lord, his fellow man and the community. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Tuesday in the...
Donna G. Warren
Jan 27, 2007
WARREN, Mrs. Donna G. Galesburg, MI Died Saturday morning January 27, 2007 at her residence. Donna was born September 2, 1938 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Vernon and Letta Crosby Merriam. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Triple S Plastics for 33 years, retiring in 2004. She was preceded in death by her...
Marietta R. Myers
Jan 27, 2007
MYERS, Mrs. Marietta R. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday afternoon January 27, 2007. Marietta was born March 26, 1923 in Rapid City, South Dakota a daughter of Charles and Minnie Nelson Haney. She had been a Climax/Kalamazoo area resident since 1969, coming from Battle Creek. She was a lifelong artist and devoted many years volunteering at the Burnham Brook Senior Center...
Elnora Foster
Jan 26, 2007
FOSTER, Elnora Kalamazoo Passed away Friday, January 26, 2007, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Funeral service will take place on Thursday, February 8, 2007, 10:00 am, at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service time, from 9 ? 10:00 am, at the Memorial Chapel.
Reva Nellie Michel
Jan 26, 2007
MICHEL, Mrs. Reva N. Comstock Passed away Friday, January 26, 2007, in Naples, FL. Reva was born May 3, 1936, in Bangor, MI a daughter of Cecil and Eva Starbuck Smith. She was preceded in death by: her oldest daughter, Lynn Carr in 1994; her parents; and by 1 brother and 2 sisters. On October 29, 1960, Reva was united...
Arla Madge Schieber
Jan 26, 2007
SCHIEBER, Arla Madge Galesburg Passed away Friday, January 26, 2007, at the Laurels of Galesburg. Arla was born in Charleston Township on March 26, 1921, to Charles and Madge Wells Schieber. She graduated from Climax High School in 1938. Arla lived and worked in the Kalamazoo area for many years and moved to Zephyrhills, FL, to care for her relatives...
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