Coss, James Harvey James H. Coss, 93, of Kalamazoo passed on March 18th. Born February 18, 1924 in Detroit, son of Eva (Anderson) and Harvey Coss. A former administrative law judge, "Jim" retired and relocated from Detroit to Portage with wife Margaret in 1990. A patriot, Jim served as a sergeant in the United States Army Air Corps in the...
Robert L. Yeager of Schoolcraft, Michigan was surrounded by his beloved family as he went home to his Lord and Savior on Saturday the 18th of March, 2017. Bob was born December 31, 1934 in Amarillo, Texas the son of Robert L. Yeager and Mary Lucille Robberson Yeager. He received his BS and Master's degree from Texas A&M University and...
Phyllis Phelps (Hice) went to be with her Lord on Thursday March 16, 2017. She born on August 9, 1916 to Clark and Florence (Farre) Hice in Marcellus, MI. She was united in marriage to Leon Phelps in 1937. They began their married life in Mattawan before moving to the Phelps family farm where she spent the next 57 years...
Patricia R. Colborn, age 88, of Marcellus, MI passed away at home, Thursday, March 9, 2017. She was born June 27, 1928, in Marcellus, the daughter of Clarence Paul and Eva Elizabeth (Baldwin) Hagan. In May 1945 she married Jack E. Colborn who preceded her in death on August 23, 2011. Pat attended St. Margaret Mary for many years and...
A man of honor, integrity, and courage, A.D. Ware was an extraordinary man to know and love. He was an advocate for others and passionate about the people and things he believed in with a spirit of generosity that was truly unmatched. A.D. was never one to worry about the little things, rather, he took everything in stride while making...
Harris, Russell Eugene 1/29/1936 - 2/21/2017 Kalamazoo, MI Russell Eugene Harris died peacefully at home with family. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 25th at 10:30 A.M at First Baptist Church of Portage, 1133 E. Centre Ave. Portage, MI.
Weber, Albert A. Passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the age of 95, surrounded by loved ones. Al was born December 21, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late George and Anna (Schumann) Weber. He was the youngest of their four children. Orphaned at a young age he was raised by his grandparents Nicholas and Rose Schumann on their...
**Update** Memorial services will be held at 1pm Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Hudson Memorial Building, 179 N. Jones Street, Marcellus, MI. Family at noon, service starts at 1. Luncheon to follow. Mario Williams, age 58, of Marcellus, MI passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at home. He was born November 30, 1958 in Chicago, IL the son of...
Egon Heib, 82, of Lawton, died at home on Saturday, February 18, 2017. surrounded by his family. He was born November 10, 1934 in Beschka, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) to Josef and Eugenie (Woruda) Heib. With his parents, two siblings, and extended family, Egon left Yugoslavia for Germany in 1944 during WWII, when ethnic Germans were forced out of their homes...
Roger Porter lost his long battle with alcoholism on February 13, 2017. Born January 19th, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, he spent his childhood in Illinois, but moved to Michigan as a teen. Roger graduated from Portage Central High in 1975 and went on to work many jobs before going back to school to earn his Associate's Degree and become an...
Mosby Jr., James R. 8/4/1937 - 2/12/2017 James R. Mosby, Jr., (Jim), died February 12, 2017, of acute myeloid leukemia at Rose Arbor Hospice of Kalamazoo. He is survived by his precious wife of 53 years, Margaret McNish Mosby (Maggie) and his beloved son, Josh R. Mosby, both of Kalamazoo. Also surviving are sister Nan Mosby Thompson (Clyde) of Greenwood...