Obituaries

Aug 16, 2016

Wood, Iva M. 3/5/1926 - 8/16/2016 Kalamazoo Loving mother and grandmother. Passed away on August 16th at age 90. Iva was born in Glenn, Mi, the daughter of Bert and Mamie Field. She lived in the Kalamazoo area her entire life. In 1960, Iva married Roy Wood Jr and together they owned and operated Wood's Van Lines. Iva was also...

Aug 15, 2016

Baker, Arthur James "Jim" 9/25/1946 - 8/15/2016 Fulton Baker, Arthur James "Jim", of Fulton passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 in Fulton, MI. He was born September 25, 1946 in Kalamazoo, MI the oldest of 8 children born to the late Arthur James Baker and Anna F. (Holewa) Baker and was raised in Parchment, MI. Jim enlisted in the Navy...

Aug 14, 2016

Graham G. Gooden, age 45, of Schoolcraft, MI, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was born April 26, 1971 in Kalamazoo, MI the son of James Richard Gooden and Karen “Katie” Jeanne (Thompson) Martin. On January 1, 2001 he married Michelle K. Holston who survives. Graham was a member of Simple Truth Church, Marcellus and the Three Rivers...

Aug 14, 2016

Loving Mother of nine children passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo, Mi. Proceeded in death by her husband QuillmonPhillips and daughter Wanda French. She is survived by children Rita (Bill) Reinbold, Rick (Lorraine) Davis, Sue Davis, Sherry Nutter,Sid Davis, Ron Phillips, Reba (Terry) Smith, and Dennis Phillips. 22 Grandchildren and 31 Great Grandchildren. A loving Mother, Grandmother and...

Aug 14, 2016

Kucks, Ned Robert 8/28/1959 - 8/14/2016 Vicksburg Ned has gone home and joined his Grandma and Grandpa Brandstetter. Born August 28th 1959 and passed August 14th 2016. Ned was an avid fisherman, loved hunting, guns and anything outdoors. When he wasn't on the lake fishing he was scuba diving and metal detecting to find the many treasures he liked to...

Aug 13, 2016

Peggy Ann Greselin, age 71, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 She was born March 22, 1945 in Lawrence, MI the daughter of Arthur W. and Pauline L. (Johnson) Carney. On March 27, 1965 she married Gerry Guy Greselin who preceded her in death in 2001. Peggy formerly worked at Musselman’s in Paw Paw, MI and at...

Aug 11, 2016

JORDAN, EDWARD G. "Ed" Of Kalamazoo, MI Passed away at home on August 11, 2016. Ed was born June 12, 1929 in North Conway, New Hampshire, the son of Raymond and Eleanor (Masterton) Jordan. He graduated from Kennett High School in 1947 where he played 4 years on the varsity baseball team as a pitcher, 1st baseman and outfielder. He...

Aug 10, 2016

Aug 5, 2016

Beverly Jeanne Nickelson, 78, of Portage, MI, passed away at 3:23 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2016, at Fountainview Assisted Living in Portage. Beverly was born in Benton Harbor, MI, on May 23, 1938, a daughter of Frederick and Laverne (Stafford) Graham. On July 21, 1954, in San Diego, CA, she married Harold Henry Holtkamp Jr. She later married James Melvin...

Aug 3, 2016

Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 03, 2016, at Bowman House in Three Rivers, MI, at 97 years young, just 40 days short of her 98th birthday. She left us like she lived her life full of spunk ! She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918. She went to an...

Jul 30, 2016

Jul 28, 2016

Gaston passed away Thursday the 28th of July 2016, at Clarebridge of Portage. He was born December 10, 1915 in Nantes, France, the oldest of two children of Gaston Jacqmart and Regine Landru. He met and married his wife Christiane in 1939, shortly before the onset of World War 2. When it ended, 5 yrs later, he came home and...

Jul 28, 2016

Patricia A. Schmidt was born June 8, 1931 and passed from this life on July 28, 2016 to be reunited with her beloved daughter and husband who her heart ached and longed to be with. Raised in Kendall, MI, she met the love of her life Everette Schmidt. They married on October 21, 1950. Together they raised six children; Bridget...

Jul 26, 2016

Jul 24, 2016

Charles William "Bill" Marlett 10/19/1929 - 7/24/2016 Bill, age 86, of Kalamazoo, passed peacefully at home following a long illness. He was born in Dunkirk, Indiana at his maternal grandparent's home to Herbert W. and Ethel (Wolfe) Marlett. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Edgar (June) Marlett. He is survived by his wife Carol and their...

Jul 23, 2016

Dorotha Louise (Dotty Lou) Bent passed away on July 23, 2016 At Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo Michigan. Dotty was born on December 6, 1927 in Point Marion, Pennsylvania to Howard L. Cree and Lillian M (Downey) Cree. She spent most of her childhood in Melvindale, Michigan and graduated from Howell High School in 1945 . She attended Western Michigan...

Jul 23, 2016

David Forby Shinn died after a long illness at Upjohn Care and Rehabilitation Center in Kalamazoo, MI on July 23, 2016. He was the youngest of three children born to Howard and Julia (Curtis) Shinn, in Kalamazoo on May 1, 1944. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and obtained his Bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. He also completed...

Jul 22, 2016

Wilber D. Breseman, age 68, of Marcellus, MI passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 22, 2016. He was born August 14, 1947 in Dowagiac, MI the son of Dale F. and Beverly (Shannon) Breseman. On December 4, 1971 in Marcellus, he married Deborah Kay Carlton who survives. Wilber graduated from Marcellus High School in 1965. He was a U.S. Army Veteran...

Jul 22, 2016

Jul 19, 2016

Karen passed away peacefully Tuesday July 19, 2016 at her Schoolcraft, Ml home of sixty years with family surrounding her after a fierce battle with cancer. She was born on March 18, 1952 in Vicksburg, Ml to the late Frank and Ellen Hoyt (Wiley). She attended Schoolcraft Schools until her senior year of high school at which time she transferred...