Local obituaries for Kalamazoo, Portage, & Climax MI.
Gordon J. Kuiper
Nov 11, 2006
KUIPER, Gordon J. Of Mattawan Passed away Saturday evening, November 11, 2006. Gordy was born February 19, 1951 in Kalamazoo the son of Homer and Etta Hoekstra Kuiper and had been a life long resident in the Kalamazoo area. Gordy was employed as a machinist with the Eaton Filtration Corp. formerly known as Ronnigen-Petter. He was a huge car buff...
Shirley Ann Keech
Nov 10, 2006
KEECH, Mrs. Shirley A. Portage, MI Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Friday morning November 10, 2006 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born September 14, 1936 in Kalamazoo County a daughter of Harvard and Wilma Mendham. She leaves behind her husband Robert, daughters, Penny Jack Sundman, Carrie Pete Neumann; grandsons, Dillon and Taylor; granddaughters, Alexandra,...
Robert James Luyendyk
Nov 9, 2006
LUYENDYK, Mr. Robert J. Kalamazoo, MI Died Thursday afternoon November 9, 2006. Robert was born February 27, 1921 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Peter and Katherine Dirkse Luyendyk. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and owned Luyendyk Finishing Company for 20 years, retiring in 2000. He also owned Luyendyk...
Walter Thompson
Nov 9, 2006
THOMPSON, Walter Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 8, 2006 at Appledorn Care Facility in Holland. Walter was born October 2, 1914 in Walkerton, IN, the son of the late Robert and Lucille Koch Thompson and had been a resident of the Kalamazoo and the St. Joseph areas. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the United States Army serving during...
Verne M. Webster
Nov 8, 2006
WEBSTER, Mrs. Verne M. Of Portage Passed away Wednesday morning, November 8, 2006. Verne was born February 3, 1916 in Paw Paw, MI the daughter of Loren and Neta Deming Smith. Prior to her retirement she was employed with Doubleday Brothers for 26 years. She was a member of Lake Center Bible Church where she had been an active member...
Stella Koscik Simmons
Nov 8, 2006
SIMMONS, Stella Koscik Bel Air, MD Passed away November 8, 2006 in Bel Air, MD. She was born April 19, 1914, the daughter of Joseph and Katherine Muha Koscik. Mrs. Simmons was a former resident of Gun Lake, Wayland, and Kalamazoo. She worked as an inspector for Georgia Pacific Paper Company. In her later years, she moved to Maryland to...
Bernice Wolverton
Nov 8, 2006
WOLVERTON, Bernice Portage Passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006. She was born October 3, 1921 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Claude and Cora Myrtle Caswell Pierce and had been a lifelong resident of the area. She had been a member of First Free Will Baptist Church and Lake Center Bible and a life member of Comstock VFW Post 6252. Bernice...
Edward R. Hiscock
Nov 8, 2006
HISCOCK, Mr. Edward R. Otsego Died Wednesday November 8, 2006 at Kairos Dwelling after a long battle with lung cancer. Edward was born May 5, 1949 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Carl and Doris Melvin Hiscock and was a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident. He graduated from Otsego High School in 1967. Ed began his 37 year employment career as...
Gayle L Smelker Currier
Nov 8, 2006
SMELKER, Gayle L. Currier Scotts Ms. Smelker passed away suddenly Wednesday morning, November 8, 2006 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born August 28, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late Asa and Elvena Lough Currier. Gayle was employed by the family business, Country Acres, for 15 years, and then worked together with her lifelong companion and partner, Jim...
Burl ''Chip'' Hilton
Nov 7, 2006
HILTON, Burl ?Chip? Kalamazoo Passed away suddenly Tuesday morning, November 7, 2006 at his home. He was born April 3, 1950 in Kalamazoo, the son of Burl and Pauline Burrows Hilton. Surviving are 1 daughter, Kelly Dale Washburn of New Jersey; his mother, Pauline Nutter of Comstock; 3 sisters, Valory Felkins of Artesia, NM, Dee Ken Lapekas of Comstock, Paula...
Philip Edward Pemberton
Nov 7, 2006
PEMBERTON, Philip E. Tucson, AZ Passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at the University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona. Philip was born October 1, 1932 in Battle Creek, MI the son of the late Wilson and Marjorie Mathews Pemberton. He graduated from Lakeview High School in Battle Creek. Philip served in the U.S. Navy from March of 1952 until honorably discharged...
Louise E. Lindsley
Nov 5, 2006
LINDSLEY, Mrs. Louise E. Portage, MI Louise Ellen Lindsley, born February 19, 1928, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2006, in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the age of78. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend leaving behind a husband of 52 years Daniel J. Lindsley Jr. II, 3 sons, 2 daughters, and their beloved families as follows: Sidney A. Lindsley, wife...
Betty Marion
Nov 5, 2006
MARION, Betty Of Galesburg Passed away Sunday November 5, 2006. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Marion on March 10, 2005; and her son, Jack Marion. She is survived by her 2 children, Marcia Paul Haist, William Marion; 4 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. There will be no visitation and a private graveside service will be held in...
Edward C. Ritsema
Nov 4, 2006
RITSEMA, Edward C. Kalamazoo Peacefully went home to be with his Lord, Saturday afternoon, November 4, 2006. Ed was born October 21, 1916 to Claus and Marie Post Ritsema. He was a veteran of WW II and worked for the Upjohn Company for 31 years, receiving the Upjohn Award in 1970. Ed enjoyed 30 years of retirement and celebrated his...
Lyle Martin Roberts
Nov 4, 2006
ROBERTS, Mr. Lyle M. Portage, MI Died Saturday morning November 4, 2006. Lyle was born November 29, 1922 in Portage, Michigan a son of Lyle and Betty Peck Roberts. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and owned and operated Roberts Steel Erectors for 35 years, retiring in 1988. He attended...
Sandra F. Osborn
Nov 3, 2006
OSBORN, Mrs. Sandra F. Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday evening November 3, 2006. Sandra was born February 8, 1955 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Robert and Lillian Soules Green, Sr. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and was a member of Westwood Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a...
Wanda Jane Farmer
Nov 3, 2006
FARMER, Mrs. Wanda J. Lee Kalamazoo, MI Died Friday afternoon November 3, 2006. Wanda was born June 6, 1936 in Comstock, Michigan a daughter of Lihue and Beatrice Horn Cox. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed as a beautician at Crosstown Parkway Apartments for 28 years, retiring in 2004. She was a member of Trinity...
Lillian E. Reineke
Nov 2, 2006
REINEKE, Lillian E. Kalamazoo Lillian E. Reineke, age 92, died peacefully at the hospital, November 2, 2006. She was a member of Faculty Folk at MSU, Sons of Norway in Kalamazoo and MSU Women?s Golf League. She is survived by her son, Richard Paul Reineke of Kalamazoo; her daughter, Barbara Spring of Grand Haven; two granddaughters, Pamela Spring Frank and...
Grace H. Leve
Nov 1, 2006
LEVE, Grace H. Kalamazoo Mrs. Leve passed away early Wednesday morning, November 1, 2006 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born May 22, 1918 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Walter and Elsa Mae Scholz Burmeister. After moving to Kalamazoo in 1962, Grace was employed by Kalamazoo Anesthesiology for over 20 years until her retirement in 1983. She...
Charles E. Fross, Sr
Nov 1, 2006
FROSS, Mr. Charles E., Sr. Hickory Corners, MI Died Wednesday afternoon November 1, 2006. Charles was born May 31, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio a son of William and Vivian Baughman Fross. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of his life and was employed with Borgess Hospital before retiring. He was...
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