Emil Frederick Platske
Jul 28, 2013
PLATSKE, Emil F. Kalamazoo Passed away July 28, 2013 at Bronson Hospital. He was born August 15, 1926 in Ewen, Mi , the son of Emil Sr. and Elizabeth (Gerber) Platske. Emil was a veteran of World War II having served in Germany as a tank crewman with the 36th Tank Battation of the 8th Armored Division After discharge from...
Edward A. Bates
Jul 22, 2013
Edward A. Bates Edward A. Bates, age 68 of Marcellus, MI, passed away Monday morning, July 22, 2013 in his home following a long illness. He was born February 9, 1945 in Centreville, MI the son of Ellery A. and Maycel G. (Wilson) Bates. On December 6, 1975 in Three Rivers, MI he married Constance R. Avila who survives. Ed...
Paul Darryle Zimmerman
Jul 16, 2013
George passed away Monday, March 21,2016 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. He was born July 1, 1932 in Delton;MI. Surviving are his children, Diane (Jim) Sopjes, David (Phyllis) Zimmerman, Randy (Shirley) Zimmerman, Lynda (Dave Cordry) Zimmerman, and Penny Zimmerman; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; three sisters, Reva Asbury, Beverly Zimmerman, and Connie Zimmerman, and one brother, Karl Zimmerman; and several...
James Richard Bleeker
Jul 15, 2013
James R. Bleeker, age 59, of Portage, passed away in his home on Monday, July 15, 2013. He was born April 1, 1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the son of Harry Bleeker and Beverly Ann (Hall) Bleeker. Jim grew up an avid boy scout and spent his teen and young adult years as a camp counselor for YMCA Camp Ahara...
John William Jordan
Jul 14, 2013
John W. Jordan, age 61, of Portage, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 14, 2013. He was born November 16, 1951, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Wilbur and Doris (Huntley) Jordan. John graduated from Plainwell High School in 1970 and went on to be very active in his community, working many different jobs in local law...
William W. Pipher
Jul 12, 2013
William W. Pipher William W. Pipher, age 77 of Jones, MI passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Three Rivers, MI. He was born November 20, 1935 in Porter Township the son of LaVerne E. and Cora Belle (Bowen) Pipher. On March 4, 1962 he married Doris Arnold who survives. He formerly was a heavy equipment operator...
Joseph Edwin Brundage
Jul 11, 2013
BRUNDAGE, Joseph Edwin Holland, MI; formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully on July 11, 2013 at The Inn of Freedom Village in Holland, MI. Joseph Edwin Brundage was born on August 5, 1916 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Homer Frederick and Bernice N. (Hodgeboom) Brundage. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, and enrolled at Michigan State College (now...
Jack Wesley Jones
Jul 11, 2013
JONES, Jack W. Scotts Jack passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 11, 2013 at home, surrounded by the family who adored him. He was born October 24, 1930 in Kalamazoo to Wesley Kenneth and Eugenie Winifred (Lent) Jones and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1949 and served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953....
Pauline Vianna Lee
Jun 27, 2013
Pauline Vianna (Stein) Lee died Thursday, June 27th, 2013 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born September 30th, 1936 in Buckley, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Crystal (Pahl) Stein. She married Ron Lee of Suttons Bay in 1955. They moved to Mancelona in 1965 where she remained until retiring. She then lived in Traverse City for several...
