Obituaries

Jun 4, 2014

Claire A. Zieman Claire A. Zieman, age 79, of Three Rivers, MI passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014. She lived at Bowman House Assisted Living in Three Rivers, MI. She was originally from Chicago, IL and a long time Marcellus resident. Claire graduated from South Chicago Community Hospital (now Trinity) School of Nursing in 1956. She earned her Bachelor of...

Jun 3, 2014

Patriarch Richard L. Miller, age 88, of Oshtemo Joined his Spunky love of his life Naomi on June 3, 2014 on the other side of life. Richard was born Aug. 24, 1925 in Plainwell, Mi. To Roy And Gladys Miller. He is survived by 2 children Timothy (Gayle) Miller and Judy (Jim) VandenBerg: 5 grandchildren Kate VandenBerg, Bob(Jen) Miller, Brian...

Jun 2, 2014

June A. Fellows passed away peacefully at her home after a very short illness with cancer. She was born July 4, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of John and Euna (Lambeck) Chriswell. She married Gerald N. Fellows on 9/24/48 and they had 64 years together before his death in 2012. June loved cooking and sports, as she was always a...

Jun 1, 2014

Hallam, Marjorie N. (Marge) Decatur Marge passed away on Sunday, June 1st with her family by her side. Marge fell in her home after spending a wonderful day with family on Memorial Day attending parades and a family picnic and skyping with her great grandson (Connor) in Wyoming. Marge led a very active life right up to the end of...

May 31, 2014

GRIMM, Beatrice (Bea) Ann Lawton Age 77 Passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014, after a long illness. She was attended at home by her children throughout her struggle with pancreatic cancer, and was surrounded by family and friends at her time of passing. Bea was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on April 19, 1937, the daughter of Nolan and Florence...

May 26, 2014

David B. Hunt David B. Hunt, age 56, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away as the result of a car accident on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. He was born June 24, 1957 in Dowagiac, MI the son of Jack and June (Tribbett) Hunt. He was a Three Rivers High School graduate. As a 15 year Army Veteran, he served with...

May 26, 2014

MICHIELSEN, Beverly J (Garms) Schoolcraft Died Monday night, May 26th, 2014, in Three Rivers. Bev was born May 14th 1926 in Bellevue, MI, the daughter of George and Myrtie Garms and had been a resident of Schoolcraft for the past 60 years. She was a devoted volunteer for the Schoolcraft Community Library, attended First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft, an avid...

May 23, 2014

COOPER, Teresa K. Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully on May 23, 2014. Teresa was born in Leicester England on May 27, 1922. She moved to the United States and became a U.S. Citizen after serving in the The Royal Air Force during World War II and was a resident of Kalamazoo until her death. She leaves behind three children. Pat (Dan)...

May 23, 2014

Basil Kwan Jun Leong (80) of Portage passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo Michigan on May 23, 2014, after a long standing battle with leukemia. He was born on June 13, 1933 in Canton, China, son of Kwan Wing and Oiling Leong. After leaving Hong Kong, Basil earned his Ph.D in Pulmonary Physiology and Toxicology from University...

May 22, 2014

RUTGERS, Bernadine L 1930-2014 Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully with family by her side on May 22nd, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, MI. Bernadine was born May 24th, 1930 in Grand Rapids, MI, the daughter of Cecil and Marguerite (Peter) Hodge. She graduated from South Haven High School in 1948 and then worked as Secretary to the Superintendent...

May 22, 2014

May 20, 2014

Arlene Hilda Guthrie passed away on May 20,2074. She was born on December 7, 192l in Kalamazoo, MI. She is the daughter of Herman and Bertha Hunt. A brother Robert and sister Sylvia proceeded her in death. Arlene attended Kalamazoo Central High School and married Ted Guthrie in 1945 and he remained the only love of her life. Ted passed...

May 17, 2014

Donald Chucta Donald Chucta age 83, of Jones, MI passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born July 15, 1930 in Chicago, IL the son of Michael and Anna (Hlivyak) Chucta. On March 7, 1953 he married Elizabeth G. Kleinhenz who preceded him in death in 1992. He was a Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War and...

May 17, 2014

May 15, 2014

Russell R. Reece Russell R. Reece age 51 of Decatur, MI passed away at home Thursday, May 15, 2014. He was born April 22, 1963 in Chicago, IL the son of Theron and Janet (Fuhrman) Reece. On June 20, 1998 in Decatur, MI he married Maudie L. Bunch who survives. He was a 6 year Navy Veteran and worked as...

May 15, 2014

Thomas E. Dentler Thomas E. Dentler, age 64, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at home. He was born July 17, 1949 in Porter Township, MI the son of Raymond and Veda (Johnson) Dentler. On May 20, 2000 in Marcellus he married Peggy Freeze who survives. He was a Navy Veteran and was employed by American Axle...

May 13, 2014

May 11, 2014

Karen K. Jacobs Karen K. Jacobs, age 66, of Marcellus, MI passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI She was born July 23, 1947, in Kalamazoo, MI to Richard and Evelyn (Ryeson) Locke. Surviving are two daughters, Christine (Gregory) Scofield of Marcellus and Shari (Jerry) Alm of Lombard, IL; four sons, Tim (Tiffany) Huston of...

May 11, 2014

HARVEY, Beverly May Kalamazoo Beverly was born in Kalamazoo, on May 3, 1925, the daughter of the late Earl and Marie (Howland) Slover. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Western Michigan University and worked at Gilmore's Dept. Store, while her husband finished college. Beverly was married to the love of her life, Richard, on December 21 ,1946. He preceded her...

May 10, 2014