Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Joan Mary Campbell
Dec 10, 2006
CAMPBELL, Joan Mary Of Kalamazoo Died December 10, 2006 at Borgess Nursing Home. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Margaret Freeman and her husband Donald Campbell. She was a retiree of Bronson Hospital and then served 15 years as a Bronson volunteer. Surviving are a very special friend, ?Grannie? Dorothy Hilton and 2 longtime friends, Carol...
Evelyn I White
Dec 8, 2006
WHITE, Evelyn I. Augusta Passed away Friday, December 8, 2006. She was born April 23, 1920 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Howard F. and Ida I. Nowland Goostrey and had been a resident of Augusta for many years. Evelyn had retired after serving many years as a Registered Nurse, was a member of the Galesburg United Methodist Church, and enjoyed...
Earl S. Hill
Dec 8, 2006
HILL, Earl S. Kalamazoo Mr. Hill passed away early Friday morning, December 8, 2006 at Heartland Health Care Center in Kalamazoo. He was born October 12, 1922 in Parchment, the son of the late Turpan and Nellie Stone Hill. Earl graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1941. Shortly after, he joined the United States Navy and served during both...
Wayne ''Curly'' G. Henson
Dec 8, 2006
HENSON, Wayne G. ?Curly? Kalamazoo Mr. Henson passed away Friday evening December 8, 2006 at Borgess Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, he was born December 6, 1924, the son of Harry and Doris Holmes Henson. Wayne graduated as class president from Richland High School in 1942. He was employed by National Water Lift for 40 years until his...
Stella M. Wills
Dec 7, 2006
WILLS, Miss Stella M. Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday morning December 7, 2006. Private services and burial will be in Maple Grove, Comstock Cemetery at a later date. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Salvation Army.
Mary A. Schuyler
Dec 6, 2006
SCHUYLER, Mary A. Comstock Passed away on December 6, 2006. Mary was born December 15, 1927 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Gerald and Bernice Riley Hoffmaster and was a lifelong area resident. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, feeding the wild birds, traveling to Ouray, CO and especially taking care of her grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her husband...
Luella Ruth Leasor
Dec 6, 2006
LEASOR, Luella Ruth Of Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday December 6, 2006. Luella was born October 7, 1918 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Arthur and Lucy Fowler Valentine. She was employed with Shakespeare Co. during WW II and for several years with the WMU Book Store. Luella was a member of the Ladies of the Elks, the Moose Lodge and the...
Ruth Marie Hacht
Dec 5, 2006
HACHT, Ruth Marie Of Lawton Formerly of Portage Passed away Tuesday evening, December 5, 2006. Ruth was born February 8, 1922 in Detroit, MI the daughter of Paul and Elsie June Genthenburg and had been a resident in Portage since 1946. She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Paw Paw and enjoyed spending time with her...
Grace J. Bosma
Dec 5, 2006
BOSMA, Mrs. Grace J. of Kalamazoo Went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 5, 2006. Grace was born June 5, 1913 in Muskegon, Michigan, the daughter of Jacob and Hattie Boerema Herlein and has been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. She was a longtime member of the Parchment Christian Reformed Church where she had...
Garrett H. Boogholt
Dec 5, 2006
BOOGHOLT, Mr. Garrett H. Kalamazoo, MI Died Tuesday afternoon December 5, 2006 at his residence. Garrett was born April 20, 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Wolter and Henrietta Dieterman Boogholt. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with Hardings for 43 years and later worked at Town and Country Markets before retiring. He was...
Betty J Campbell
Dec 4, 2006
CAMPBELL, Mrs. Betty J. Kalamazoo, MI Formerly of Pullman, MI Passed away Monday morning, December 4, 2006, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, MI. Betty was born December 25, 1942, in New Madrid, MO, a daughter of Harlinda and Pauline Wheat Flournoy. Before moving to Kalamazoo, Betty lived for many years in Pullman, MI and worked as an LPN...
Johanna Groothuis
Dec 4, 2006
GROOTHUIS, Johanna Age 84 Portage Johanna went home to be with her Lord on December 4, 2006. She was born December 9, 1921 in Muskegon, MI the daughter of Bert and Sena Ten Hove Vanderwier. She was married to Rhyne Groothuis on March 20, 1942; and after 51 years together, he preceded her to glory on July 27, 1993. They...
Hilda Knapper Koning
Dec 4, 2006
KONING, Hilda Knapper Kalamazoo, MI Passed away Monday, December 4, 2006, at Holland Home, Fulton Manor, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hilda was born January 1, 1913 to the late Joe and Ellen Koning Knapper in Kalamazoo. She married Garret Koning, June 5, 1937, in Kalamazoo. He preceded her in death in 1946. Hilda loved her family, first and foremost and was...
Barbara Bliss Kistler
Dec 2, 2006
KISTLER, Barbara Bliss Portage Barbara Bliss Kistler, age 76 died December 2nd at her home, peacefully in her sleep. Her life work was helping children and animals. She was born in Villa Park, Illinois, one of five children to the parents of Clinton Farley Bliss and Evelyn Craig Bliss. In 1952 she graduated with a B.S. from Western Michigan University...
Christa H. Sevo
Dec 2, 2006
SEVO, Mrs. Christa H. Kalamazoo, MI Died Saturday evening December 2, 2006. Christa was born August 26, 1926 in East Prussia, Germany a daughter of Gustaf and Augusta Beister Gaigals. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1951 and attended the Lutheran Church of the Savior. She also enjoyed playing cards, watching hot air balloons, sewing, bowling, gardening, and...
Cora Schoonbeck
Dec 2, 2006
SCHOONBECK, Cora Kalamazoo Passed away on December 2, 2006 at Upjohn Nursing Home. Cora was born October 7, 1912 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Nicholas and Maria Bogard Zantjer and was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. Cora was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation. She enjoyed knitting and over the years made many afghans that she gave to...
Merle ''Sie'' J. Hagerman
Dec 2, 2006
HAGERMAN, Merle J. ?Sie? Kalamazoo Mr. Hagerman passed away Saturday December 2, 2006 at his home. He was born September 20, 1921 in Kalamazoo, one of nine children to the late Leon and Mabel Hinkel Hagerman. In 1940, Sie graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School. Being a grandson of a Civil War veteran, he joined the United States Army and...
Milda ''Gunta'' Smits
Dec 1, 2006
SMITS, Milda ''Gunta'' Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday afternoon December 1, 2006. Milda was born May 24, 1915 in Riga, Latvia, one of two children, to Peteris and Berta Berzins. On April 5, 1942 she was united in marriage to Ervins Smits in Riga, Latvia by Professor K. Kundzins. Due to the Soviet invasion Milda and Ervins immigrated to Germany and...
Steven C. Smith
Dec 1, 2006
SMITH, Steven C. Of Pingree Grove, IL Formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away suddenly December 1, 2006 in Illinois. Steve was born February 9, 1958 in Kalamazoo to Richard E. and Nancy Jones Smith. He was an honor graduate of Parchment High School in 1976 where he participated in football and baseball. He also attended Western Michigan University. On November 17,...
Robert L. McElvain
Nov 29, 2006
McELVAIN, ROBERT L. Battle Creek Mr. McElvain passed away Wednesday evening, November 29, 2006 at his home with his family by his side. He was born March 30, 1948 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Robert S. and Bessie Brown McElvain. Bob was employed by Calhoun County for 33 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
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