Obituaries
Sister Marie Beaulac
Oct 22, 2016
Sister Marie Beaulac, CSJ entered into eternal life on October 22, 2016. Marie Therese Beaulac was born in Detroit, MI on November 6, 1928 the daughter of Armand and Gladys (Crusoe) Beaulac. She taught with the Congregation of St. Joseph. Sister is survived by her sister in law: Marie Beaulac, several nieces and nephews and the Congregation of St. Joseph....
Jane E. Bis
Oct 21, 2016
Jane E. Bis of Kalamazoo passed away Friday Oct. 21, 2016 at home. Jane was born April 1, 1917 the daughter of Josef and Drota (Fronczk) Plocica. Jane was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband John Martin in 1977, Sons: John in 2010 and Allen in 2015. Jane is survived by...
Betty Jane Evans
Oct 19, 2016
Betty J. Evans of Cooper Twp. passed away Tuesday October 19, 2016 at Heartland Nursing Home. Betty was born April 11, 1932 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Agnus and Mary (Hermanette) Saline. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd Burch and her second husband, Herman Evans, Jr.; son, John Burch; sister, Gladys Crampton; sister, Neva Rose; brothers, Thomas, Denny,...
Faren Kaye Crump
Oct 18, 2016
Faren Kaye Crump of Kalamazoo passed away Wednesday October 18, 2016 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Faren was born December 9, 1959 in Kalamazoo the daughter of William and Tommye (Wells) Whitaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Kalamazoo; enjoyed traveling, biking trips, going to the movies and a devout Elvis fan. She was preceded in death by her...
William "Bill" J. Parker
Oct 14, 2016
William "Bill" Parker passed away October 14, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center. Bill was born in Appleton, WI on February 5, 1942 the son of Sylvester and Margaret (Fisher) Parker. He worked at the family owned Peoples Laundry and Dry Cleaners until his move to the Kalamazoo area with ServiceMaster, where he worked at Borgess Medical Center and then Kohl’s...
Jack Neal Boot
Oct 13, 2016
Jack N. Boot of Kalamazoo passed away October 13, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center. Jack was born in Kalamazoo on October 25, 1932 the son of Adrian and Marguerite (Mitten) Boot. He was an accountant for Fisher Body. Jack was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central and WMU, He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the US...
Doris Margaret Reisterer (Koestner)
Oct 13, 2016
Doris (Koestner) Reisterer died at her home on October 13, 2016. She was born on June 2, 1917 the daughter of John R. and Ina (Keller) Koestner. She graduated from St. Augustine High School and Western State Teachers College. On June 10, 1939 she married Norbert S. Reisterer D.D.S., and they celebrated 68 years together before his death on December...
Craig Leonard Page
Oct 12, 2016
Craig L. Page of Comstock passed away Oct. 12, 2016. Craig was born in Kalamazoo, MI on February 16, 1949 the son of Leonard and Maxine ( DeRyke )Page . He was a veteran of Vietnam having served in the Navy for 10 years. Craig enjoyed Classic Cars, Fishing, Hunting, he was a life member of Comstock V.F.W. Post...
Gilbert Arthur Youngdale
Oct 10, 2016
Gilbert A. Youngdale of Portage passed away Monday October 10, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Gilbert was born January 15, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Alfred and Caroline (Barram) Youngdale. Gilbert served in the United States Navy during World War II. After returning home, he graduated from University of Detroit Mercy and later received his PhD from...
Lynne L. Kovacs
Oct 6, 2016
Lynne L. Kovacs of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday October 6, 2016 at home. Lynne was born February 2, 1947 in Flint the daughter of John and Jeannette (Sharp) Kerry. She retired after 20 years from ABN Amro now Old National Bank. Lynne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and she enjoyed stamping and making cards. Surviving is a...
Sara Katherine Gottlieb
Oct 6, 2016
Sara K. Gottlieb of Portage passed away Thursday October 6, 2016 at home. Sara was born July 20, 1934 in Three Rivers the daughter of Harold and Elizabeth (Swartwout) Underwood. She received her bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Michigan State University and her PhD from The University of Michigan in Social Work. She was a member of the People’s Church...
Marilynn Henrietta Welborn
Oct 4, 2016
Marilynn H. Welborn of Kalamazoo passed away Tuesday October 4, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Marilynn was born November 21, 1931 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Harold and Jeanne (Gemmell) Smith. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed reading. Marilynn was united in marriage to Douglas W. Welborn in Augusta, GA and he preceded her in death in 2010,...
John Arthur McKeown
Oct 3, 2016
John A. McKeown of Kalamazoo passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at home. John was born October 9, 1937 in Battle Creek the son of Myles and Elva (Carlind) McKeown. He was a graduate of Kellogg High School and was employed for 42 years at James River Paper Co. then for 20 years at Welsaw. on August 17, 1957 in...
William E. Malnight
Oct 1, 2016
Mr. William “Bill” Malnight of Kalamazoo, passed away October 1, 2016 after a sudden illness. Bill was born in Kalamazoo, on September 11, 1958 the son of Robert J. and Margaret A. (James) Malnight. He was a teacher who loved to give “Oh, the places You’ll Go”, and a few other favorite titles to students at graduation. He also loved...
David Lloyd Flentje
Sep 28, 2016
David L. Flentje of Lowell, passed away Wednesday September 28, 2016 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. David was born April 19, 1969 in Quincy, IL the son of Laurence and Maxine (Cox) Flentje. He was employed by Autocam in Grand Rapids where he was a skilled machinist. He would have said that his principal vocation in life was...
Eleanor Wynn Soltis
Sep 28, 2016
Eleanor Wynn Soltis 91, of Lake Zurich, IL, formerly of Muskegon, MI passed away peacefully September 28, 2016. Eleanor was born in East Providence, RI on February 10, 1925 to Herbert and Anna (Wynn) Hart who preceded her in death. She is survived by her children: Frank (Terri) Soltis of Oconomowoc, WI, Robert (Janice) Soltis of Portage, MI and Christine...
Jack Francis Sulka
Sep 20, 2016
Jack F. Sulka of Kalamazoo, passed away September 20, 2016. Jack was born in Kalamazoo on Dec, 14, 1936 the son of Bernard and Mary (Wojdyla) Sulka. He was employed by Eaton Corp. and retiring from James River Company. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, being a Michigan and Red Wings fan....
Donald Edward Wehner
Sep 20, 2016
Donald E. Wehner, our beloved father passed away on Tuesday September 20, 2016 with his children and grandchildren beside him. Don was born September 24, 1932 in Manistique, the son of Mark and Ethel (Goudreau) Wehner. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. Don retired after many years of service in the Michigan the Dept. of...
Frances Marie Phelps
Sep 15, 2016
Frances M. Phelps of Portage passed away Thursday September 15, 2016 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Frances was born October 26, 1935 in Bloomingdale the daughter of Richard and Hazel (Martin) Clark. She was a graduate of Bloomingdale High School. On February 23, 1957 in Kalamazoo Frances was united in marriage to Gerald N. Phelps who survives. Also surviving is a...
Travis James Peebles
Sep 15, 2016
Travis James Peebles of Portage passed away unexpectedly Thursday September 15, 2016 at home. Travis was born February 6, 1987 in Kalamazoo the son of Harlan and Tammy (Knapp) Peebles. He was a graduate of Portage Central High School and was formerly employed by Stress-Con. Travis enjoyed fishing, woodworking and music. On June 17, 2011 Travis was united in marriage...
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