Feb 8, 2014

PARKER, MINNIEBELLE SCHOOLCRAFT Age 96 Went to be with our Lord in Heaven on Feb. 8, 2014,surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 15, 1917 to Benjamin and Anna (Tierman) Chapman in Muskegon. She was united in marriage to Chester L. Parker on August 29, 1936. They made their home on the family farm where she lived. She...

Feb 5, 2014

Feb 5, 2014

Feb 3, 2014

Robert D. Bainbridge Robert D. Bainbridge, age 95, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away Monday, February 3, 2014. He was born December 18, 1918 in Butler, IN the son of Edward and Ida (Barnhill) Bainbridge. On January 22, 1943 in Wakelee, MI he married Carol Jean McKenzie who survives. He graduated from high school in 1937 then attended Michigan State. Through...

Feb 2, 2014

HAYNES, William Everett Vicksburg Age 73 Passed away Sunday February 2, 2014 after a long fight with C. O. P. D. William was born January 9, 1941 in Vicksburg, MI to Everett D. and Thelma J. (Reed) Haynes. William was an avid outdoorsman, loved hunting and fishing. He was an excellent marksman, and competed in many different shooting events and...

Jan 31, 2014

John Stephen Avila John Stephen Avila, 87, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Borgess Hospital after a short illness. John “Johnny” was a first generation American, born at home on July 14, 1926 in Lemoore, California. He was the ninth of eleven children born to Antone Silveria Avila and Maria Madelyn Souza, both immigrants from the Azore Islands in...

Jan 31, 2014

Jan 30, 2014

Ruth Salerno died peacefully at home in Battle Creek on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Ruth was born on March 8, 1924, in Karnak, Illinois, (an area known as Little Egypt) the daughter of Amanda Rose (Hinners) and Arnold Mescher. She grew up in Metropolis: the hometown of Superman. After high school, Ruth took a business course, and moved with her...

Jan 27, 2014

Jan 26, 2014

Past from this earth January 26, 2014 in the loving company of his eldest daughter, Jenny Ho, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born March 12, 1919 to father, Yuanxi Ho and mother Qishan Gung in Beijing, China. His childhood was spent in poverty but he excelled in academics and attended college and graduate school on scholarships. He first came to the United...

Jan 25, 2014

RIDER, Stanley E. Marcellus Passed away Jan. 25, 2014 at the Three Rivers Hospital. Stanley was born Dec. 16, 1950 in Pontiac, Mi. He was an Army Veteran of Vietnam. He married Christine Morrow who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters from a previous marriage, his dog Red and close family and friends. Stanley was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed...

Jan 24, 2014

Jan 24, 2014

OLTON, Priscilla June January 11, 1923 - January 24, 2014 Our beloved Priscilla passed away January 24th, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Priscilla was born in Fayette, Ohio, January 11th, 1923, to Agness Pollock Smith and LJ Smith. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, where she was involved in theatre, speech, and debate. Priscilla and her cousin, Marilyn Lough,...

Jan 17, 2014

Verna Fay Harms Verna Fay Harms, age 91, of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, MI after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 20, 1922 in Oak Park, IL the daughter of Elias R. and Harriet V (Disher) Christiansen. She had been a resident of Marcellus since 1950 and previous to that...

Jan 16, 2014

Jan 14, 2014

LOVISKA, JERRY JAMES Jerry James Loviska passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2014 at Wings Home in Allegan at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. He was born May 29th, 1962 to Francis and Connie Loviska of Otsego, MI. Jerry was an Eagle Scout who loved camping, road trips, and working with his hands. He...

Jan 13, 2014

Jan 8, 2014

STORTEBOOM, Roland W. Age 78 of Portage, MI Passed away Jan. 8,2014of Alzheimer's. Roly was born Oct. 5, 1935 to Jacob and Grace Storteboom ofKalatnazoo. Roly was married to the love of his life, Betty Fern, for 57 years, they have two sons-Gary(Lisa) and Scott(Tammy) and five grandchildren: Ryan, Katie, Amy, Jacob and Matthew. Roly is survived by two brothers,...

Jan 7, 2014

Mildred C. Garcia Mildred C. Garcia, age 90, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014. She was born July 25, 1923 in Petersburg, TN. She later married John M. Garcia who preceded her in death in 1967. She formerly was a caregiver for the Council on Aging and a member of the Marcellus V.F.W. Post 4054 Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are three...

Jan 7, 2014

GLEASON, Marian Lorraine (Van Avery) Kalamazoo Born 10-28-1925, at home to Roy & Edna Van Avery, the 5th of 8 children. Loving wife, mother & grand/ great-grand mother who enjoyed all the things that made a house a home; family, cooking, gardening, sewing, etc. Passed away 1-7-2014. Proceeded in death by husband William and Son Jeff. Survived by children Dan,...