Obituaries

Jan 21, 2018

Blaisdell, Lewis J. "Jim" of Comstock Jim Blaisdell, age 88, passed away unexpectedly January 21, 2018 at Borgess Hospital. He was born March 6, 1929 to Lynn J. Blaisdell and Lily Tenant and was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. Jim served his country in the U. S. Army with the 107th Airbourne in Japan as a paratrooper. He...

Jan 18, 2018

Nancy Dage 1/22/2018 4:27 PM To hjavink4@comcast.net Quick reply allReplyForwardDelete Marvin L. Dage 7/22/1939-1/18/2018 Schoolcraft Marv died suddenly and peacefully January 18, 2018 at age 78. Marv was born in Morris,MN the eldest of 8 children of Gilbert Lee and Esther(Uphoff)Dage. Marv was preceded in death by both his parents and his brother Dale. Marv married Nancy Therese Wrona on...

Jan 18, 2018

Keaveny, Joyce Elizabeth of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday morning, January 18, 2018. She was born May 6, 1938 in Hartford Connecticut the daughter of the late Edward and Josephine (Juda) Malin. Joyce grew up in Rocky Hill Connecticut and attended the University of Connecticut where she received a BA in Medicine. Joyce also studied architecture at the Rhode Island School...

Jan 17, 2018

Ronnie “Gus” Kahler, age 70, of Indianapolis, IN passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018. He was born May 16, 1947 in Dowagiac, MI the son of Bernard Dale and Eulah (Stanard) Kahler. Ronnie received his associate degree in Applied Science from Southwest Michigan College in 1968 and was part of the first graduating class. He was employed with CTS for...

Jan 16, 2018

Blanche McKee, age 89, of Mendon, MI, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. She was born March 23, 1928 in Newberg Township, MI, the daughter of Charles John and Hazel Mildred (Wahl) Hartman. On October 12, 1945 in Marcellus, she married Rolland E. McKee who preceded her in death. She loved her little dogs, her chickens and gardening, especially her...

Jan 15, 2018

Nellie F. Middlestadt, age 71, of Marcellus, MI passed away Monday, January 15, 2018. She was born September 10, 1946 in Osceola, AR, the daughter of Louis and Sula Mae (Burfield) Allred. On March 19, 1966 she married David Middlestadt who preceded her in death. Nellie worked as a nurses aid for 27 years at the former Bronson Lakeview Nursing...

Jan 13, 2018

Edward W. Marsh, age 71, of Jones, MI passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018. He was born May 18, 1946 the son of Edward and Helen (Griffin) Marsh. He attended Jones and Three Rivers Schools and lived most of his life in the Jones area. Edward served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star, Combat...

Jan 13, 2018

Delores A. West, age 87, of Schoolcraft, MI passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018. She was born April 26, 1930 in Kalamazoo, MI the daughter of Albert and Delberta (Hurley) Merchant. On June 26, 1948 she married Richard West and he preceded her in death. Delores graduated from high school and went on to raise seven children. She enjoyed playing...

Jan 11, 2018

Jan 10, 2018

***PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE SERVICE*** Everything is Sunday. Beatrice A. Porath, age 64, of Marcellus, MI passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018. She was born June 18, 1953 in Dowagiac, MI the daughter of Ernest and Ellamae (Hibbard) Porath. Bea was retired from the Kalamazoo State Hospital as a Supervisor. She loved horses and all her...

Jan 9, 2018

Darren J. Gearhart passed away Tuesday January 09, 2018 unexpectly with his father by his side. He was born on September 04, 1984 in Kalmazoo MI. The son of David R. Gearhart Jr and Veronica L. Etter (deceased) . He was a resident of Marcellus for many years of his life. Darren loved the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman...

Jan 8, 2018

Marjorie Jean Shutes was born August 7, 1923 in the small rural town of Three Rivers, Michigan to J. Leo and Florence (Edgerton) McDonald. Her father was a farmer, auctioneer and a handyman. Her mother was a schoolteacher. Jean was the third oldest of seven children including three sisters, Miriam. Marguerite, and Marie, and three brothers, Robert (Bob), Hubert, and...

Jan 5, 2018

William W. Brockie passed away January 5th at age 93. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan September 16, 1924. Son of Glenn W. Brockie, Pearl S. Brockie. William (Bill) grew up in Portage residing at West Lake. Bill enjoyed lake living and had a love of animals. He's survived by son Charles Roy (Lynn) Brockie, daughters Denise Brockie, Carol (Roger) Mucha. Three...

Jan 4, 2018

Robert J. Malhiot, 91, of North Riverside, formerly of Manistee, Michigan, died Thursday from complications of pneumonia. He was born in Chicago Nov. 21, 1926 and lived in Oak Park for many years. Malhiot was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He earned his doctorate degree in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1957. He went on...

Jan 2, 2018

Robert Roy Cunningham Of Comstock went to be Home with Jesus Our Lord and Saviour Jan.2nd, 2018. Robert, Bob, Bobby or Hammy from GM whichever name you called him was born March 14th, 1948 in Kalamazoo, MI. He Loved his Family, Neighbors and all of his friends from General Motors where he retired from. He Loved to make people laugh...

Jan 1, 2018

Courter, Charlotte 4/26/1925 - 1/1/2018 Kalamazoo Charlotte Marie Courter (McCurdy) died quietly on January 1, 2018 in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the age of 92. Charlotte (Char) was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Reverend Wilbur (Bill) Courter. Char was born the only child of Arthur and Hazel McCurdy in Detroit MIchigan on April 26, 1925. Char...

Dec 30, 2017

Frances Sziede, age 81, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was born May 26, 1936 in Detroit, MI the daughter of Jesse Francis Glasscock and Ida Mae Hayes. On March 3, 1956 in Schoolcraft, MI she married Jack Sziede who survives. Frances worked for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals for 20 years after raising her children. She was a...

Dec 29, 2017

Mary Jeanne (Barnhart) Dowty, age 95, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2017. Mary Jeanne was born November 9, 1922 in Constantine, MI, the daughter of James and Bernice (Haggerman) Barnhart. Mary Jeanne was a lifelong advocate for education. She earned bachelor's in Education and master's degrees in Geography from Western Michigan University. She taught history, home economics, and art...

Dec 25, 2017

Dec 24, 2017

Richardson, Marilyn 5/29/31 - 12/24/17 Pentwater, Michigan. Marilyn Richardson (Allen), 86, passed away peacefully in Kalamazoo. Marilyn was born in Vicksburg to Oscar and Ethel Allen. She was an elementary school teacher in Portage where she taught at Pershing and Central Elementary. She retired from teaching in 1984. She then spent winters in Florida and summers in Pentwater, until 2002...