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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...

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...

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....

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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...

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Byron L. June 23,2013 Age 78 of Burr Oak, Michigan. Husband of Debra Banister. Dear father of Mark Banister, Victor Banister and stepson Michael Hill. Beloved grand father of Daniel, Ryan, and Lindsay Banister. Brother of Roland K. Banister and Brenda Quinn. Memorial service 2:00 PM Saturday July 13th at Avink Funeral Home,129 S. Grand,Schoolcraft, Mi. Rev. James M. Morgan...

Jun 22, 2013

Jim was born August 1st, 1932 in Hannibal, MO to Ernest and Etta Sinclair. He was their fifth child. He was 80 years old when he passed away peacefully in his home in Vicksburg after a long illness. Jim joined the US Navy in 1950 after graduating Mexico High School. He was honorably discharged in 1954 and moved to Michigan...

Jun 20, 2013

Dan was born on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the son of an Irish coal miner. As the oldest of a family of twelve, he quickly learned how to do what it took to survive, while doing all he could to help feed and support the family. At the age of 14, he left Nova Scotia to live with his...

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George's life was a gift to the people he touched. Music was George's talent from God, and it was his gift to every person he met, from the youngsters who rushed at him with open arms squealing "I love you Mr. G!" to the college students, with whom he shared his knowledge of music. He received his early education in...

Jun 7, 2013

Donald M.Cool , Kalamazoo - Age 96 Don passed away at home on June 7, 2013, surrounded by his family. Don was born at home in Sheyenne, North Dakota on March 23, 1917 to William and Rika Cool. Don's family soon moved to Bismarck, ND and thereafter to Arnhem, Netherlands to care for Don's ailing grandfather. When the Cool family...

Jun 6, 2013

Trudell, Richard Richard Trudell, 78 of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 6th, 2013. Dick was born October 2nd, 1934, son of Joseph and Dorothy Trudell in Harbert, MI. Dick graduated from New Troy High School in 1953 then continued his education at Western Michigan University receiving his BA (1957) and MBA (1961). While atending Western...

Jun 5, 2013

Marilyn A. (Berry) Brown, previously from Portage, passed away at Rose Arbor, Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan in Oshtemo, MI; on June 5th. Marilyn was born on February 17, 1932 in Kalamazoo, MI, graduated from Kalamazoo Central H.S. in January 1950. A loving housewife and mother of three surviving children and spouses; Randy (Sheila) of N.Carolina, Sally (Jon Hershey) of...