Barbara Louise Vitale
Jan 17, 2010
BARBARA L.VITALE, 89,of Augusta, passed away January 17, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo,Michigan. She was born February 19,1920 in the Upper Peninsula near Blaney Park. She was a resident of Albion for 56 years. Barbara and her husband Guy moved to Augusta, to be near their daughter Shirley, August 2006. Barbara married Guy W.Vitale in Albion on December 1,...
Julie Anne Thornton
Jan 16, 2010
Passed away Jan. 16, 2010 at the Three Rivers Area Hospital. Julie was born Jan. 2, 1926 in Detroit the daughter of Roy and Eva (Bouschor) Cromley. At her request cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation or services.
June Berna Alcalay
Jan 14, 2010
Passed away Jan 14, 2010 in Kalamazoo. June was born May 12, 1918 in Canada the daughter of George and Janet (Downey) Fogg. At her request cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation or services at this time.
Royena Margaret Borst
Jan 13, 2010
Borst,Margaret"Peggy" Age90 Portage Passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Friendship Village Health Center. She was born July 12, 1919 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Roy and Gertrude (DeYoung) Hough. Peggy worked as a lab technician until her retirement at the former Upjohn Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved sister, Bernice Moll, and a...
Roger Jacob Smith
Jan 12, 2010
SMITH, Roger Jacob MD Passed away January 12, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence. He was born January 21, 1933; son of the late Jacob M. Smith and Jennie Smith (Gierucki). Dr. Smith was a veteran of the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Wayne State School of Medicine. Board Certified in Family Practice, he practiced...
Lee Heath
Jan 11, 2010
HEATH, Lee A. Delton Passed away January 11, 2010. Lee was born May 19, 1940 in Kalamazoo the son of Walter and Euna (Lambeck) Heath. He was employed by Kalamazoo Container and General Motors for25 years, owned a business in Richland Archery Plus, a member of NRA and an avid hunter and fisherman. On Aug. 26, 1960 he married Mary...
William Jan Doornbos
Jan 8, 2010
DOORNBOS, Willem "Bill" Age 81 Of Kalamazoo Passed away Friday morning, January 8, 2010 at Tender-care Westwood. He was born April 13, 1928 in Den Andel, The Netherlands, the son of Maarten and Johanna (Ronda) Doornbos. In 1951 he was united in marriage to Jacoba Hoexum. He immigrated to The United States in 1956, where he lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan...
Karen Lorraine Duff
Jan 8, 2010
Passed away Jan. 8, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Karen was born July 8, 1948 in Japan the daughter of Elmer and Esther (Morrison) Duff. At her request cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation or services at this time. Karen was an avid writer and began her story telling as early as 4 years of age. Karen...
June Audrey Wehner
Jan 5, 2010
WEHNER, June A. Kalamazoo Formerly of Grand Rapids Passed away January 5, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. June was born July 24, 1926 in Youngstown, OH the daughter of Edward and Irma (Miller) Wehner. She retired as an RN from St Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kalamazoo. Surviving are 3...
Ernest Charles Perin
Jan 2, 2010
PERIN, Ernest Charles Of Kalamazoo Died Saturday afternoon January 2, 2010. Ernie was born October 18, 1925 in Kalamazoo County to Felix and Vera Perin. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central in 1943. He volunteered for the United States Army Air Corp in 1944 graduating in electronics that same year. His stories of that time were always told as if they...
Dixie Marie Hessler
Dec 30, 2009
HESSLER, Dixie M. Portage, MI Dixie went to be with her Lord December 30, 2009. She was born November 10, 1933 in Pontiac, MI, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Remmele Keppel. Dixie was united in marriage to William J Hessler who survives. She was employed by The Upjohn Company for over 18 years until her retirement. She enjoyed music,...
Sean Archie Channells
Dec 27, 2009
CHANNELLS, Sean Portage Passed away Dec. 27, 2009. Sean was born May 22, 1974 in Kalamazoo the son Ronald and Barbara (Cook) Channells. He loved deer hunting and bluegill fishing. Surviving is a daughter, Brittany Lynn Sweet of Tulsa, OK his mother, Barbara Channells of Kalamazoo, Step-mother; Josephine Channells, of Battle Creek, a brother Lee Simmons of Battle Creek, 2...
Norma Lea Sabin
Dec 25, 2009
Norma L. Sabin age 82, of Vicksburg, Michigan, passed away at Rose Arbor Hospice Home in Kalamazoo, MI, December 25, 2009 with her loving husband at her side. She was born August 2, 1927, in Brookfield, Michigan, the daughter of the late Thelma and Louis Hardwick. She was the third of four siblings. She married Milford C. Sabin, who survives....
Margaret Joyce Koning
Dec 24, 2009
KONING, Margaret J. (Maggie) Kalamazoo Passed away Dec. 24, 2009. Maggie was born Aug. 18, 1944 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Henry and Stella (Vrobel) Ponicki. She was a bookkeeper for the Van Buren Youth Camp for the last 17 years. On July 12, 1969 she married John Koning who survives. Also surviving is a son; Brian Lee Koning of...
David Ray
Dec 23, 2009
David S. Ray died in Kalamazoo MI on December 23, 2009. Mr. Ray was born in Cuba IL on February 10, 1917 to Clayton and Ruth Ray. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1939 and began a career as a commercial artist in Chicago. During World War II, David Ray served in the South Pacific with the United...
Esther Louise Barnes
Dec 20, 2009
BARNES, Esther L. Kalamazoo Passed away Dec. 20, 2009 at the Springs at Bronson Place in Kalamazoo. Esther was born in Kalamazoo, on September 17, 1918, the daughter of the late Edwin and Minnie (Miller) Belt. She remained a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. On June 23, 1937, she married her husband Robert Arthur Barnes, who preceded her in passing in...