Obituaries

Jan 1, 2018

Courter, Charlotte 4/26/1925 - 1/1/2018 Kalamazoo Charlotte Marie Courter (McCurdy) died quietly on January 1, 2018 in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the age of 92. Charlotte (Char) was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Reverend Wilbur (Bill) Courter. Char was born the only child of Arthur and Hazel McCurdy in Detroit MIchigan on April 26, 1925. Char...

Dec 30, 2017

Frances Sziede, age 81, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was born May 26, 1936 in Detroit, MI the daughter of Jesse Francis Glasscock and Ida Mae Hayes. On March 3, 1956 in Schoolcraft, MI she married Jack Sziede who survives. Frances worked for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals for 20 years after raising her children. She was a...

Dec 29, 2017

Mary Jeanne (Barnhart) Dowty, age 95, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2017. Mary Jeanne was born November 9, 1922 in Constantine, MI, the daughter of James and Bernice (Haggerman) Barnhart. Mary Jeanne was a lifelong advocate for education. She earned bachelor's in Education and master's degrees in Geography from Western Michigan University. She taught history, home economics, and art...

Dec 25, 2017

Dec 24, 2017

Richardson, Marilyn 5/29/31 - 12/24/17 Pentwater, Michigan. Marilyn Richardson (Allen), 86, passed away peacefully in Kalamazoo. Marilyn was born in Vicksburg to Oscar and Ethel Allen. She was an elementary school teacher in Portage where she taught at Pershing and Central Elementary. She retired from teaching in 1984. She then spent winters in Florida and summers in Pentwater, until 2002...

Dec 22, 2017

Michael Joseph Wood, born May 8, 1979, 38 years old, of Schoolcraft, Michigan, died in a car accident December 22, 2017. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for May 4th, 2018, at 11:00 AM at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Vicksburg, Michigan, Rev. Fr. Stanley Vitek presiding. Michael was preceded in death by his father Edwin D. Wood,II. He is...

Dec 16, 2017

Dec 14, 2017

Roberts, Gary P Gary P Roberts, age 67, of Marcellus, MI, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 14 at home. He was born May 25, 1950 in South Bend Hospital, the son of Paul and Dorothy (Weaver) Roberts, who preceded him in death. Gary is survived by his Son: Travis (Jennifer) Roberts, 3 Grandchildren: Alex, Spencer and Sydney Roberts all of...

Dec 13, 2017

Dec 8, 2017

Paul Mark Kleis passed away unexpectedly at his home in early December; he was 64 years old. He was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, born on September 22, 1953, the son of Paul Maynard and Lois (Rameau) Kleis. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and attended KVCC. Mark was gifted with an entrepreneurial spirit who built his own home...

Dec 7, 2017

Shirley Maxine (Bingham) Shearer was born September 23,1920 to Wallace and Elmira (Harrison ) Bingham the third of 6 children. After graduating from Portage High School she met and married Lyle T. Shearer. Lyle and Shirley farmed in Prairie Ronde Township most of their married life. They had 9 children. Preceding in death were her parents, her husband Lyle, sons...

Dec 4, 2017

Dec 1, 2017

Andrew M. Thornton was born September 3rd, 1918 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The son of Clarence and Ida Mumford Thornton, he graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1937. He worked at Van Bochove's Greenhouse from 1937 to 1942. Thornton was married to Adeline Ketchum on October 6, 1939. He and his wife later served the United States in WWII. Andrew was...

Nov 30, 2017

Sally M. Nelson, age 88, of Marcellus, MI, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017. She was born September 14, 1929 in Lee County, Lynchburg Township, South Carolina the daughter of Russel E. and Sallie Effie (Harrington) Bainbridge. On August 14, 1949 she married James Martin Nelson and he preceded her in death in 2007. Sally graduated from Marcellus High School....

Nov 28, 2017

Wheelright, Robert G. 5/19/1942 - 11/28/2017 Kalamazoo, MI Robert G. (Bob) Wheelright, 75, Kalamazoo, MI November 28, 2017 Peacefully passed away due to complications from Multiple Sclerosis. Preceded in Death by his father Robert M. Wheelright, His Sister Judy Becker and His brother Mick Wheelright. Survived by his mother, Geraldine Wheelright, His Sisters Cheryl Wheelright and Melanie Edwards. Children: Kim...

Nov 25, 2017

DOUGLAS, Mich. - Jeffery A. Hammersmith, 61, Douglas, Mich., passed away November 25, 2017, in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was born on December 5, 1955, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Ralph H. and Edna (Louise) Hammersmith. He graduated from Defiance High School in 1975. While in Ohio, he lived in both the Napoleon and Toledo areas until moving to Michigan,...

Nov 25, 2017

Williams, Gwendoline Dorothy 5/12/1935 - 11/25/2017 Three Rivers, Michigan Gwendoline Dorothy (Wendy) Williams passed away on November 25, 2017, in Three Rivers, Michigan. Wendy was born on May 12, 1935, in Liverpool, England, to Hilda ( Royle ) Williams and Richard Williams. She came into life as a twin weighing only three pounds, with her sister, Dillys, who died at...

Nov 22, 2017

Joan was loving, caring and always put other’s needs before her own. Joan (Walsh) Mroczek was born February 6, 1933 and took her last breath peacefully at home on November 22, 2017, just 2 days after Walter, her husband of 61 years passed away. Joan was born in Chicago where she later graduated college and became a school teacher. While...

Nov 22, 2017

Nov 21, 2017

Richard F. Raklovits of Kalamazoo, MI passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the age of 89. Born to Anton and Mary Raklovits on June 30, 1928 in Chicago, IL, he grew up the youngest of six and attended Fenger H.S. (Chicago) and University of Illinois where he excelled in football and baseball. Richard served in the Army during...