Obituaries

Nov 25, 2016

John R. Busch, age 75, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away in Kalamzoo, MI. He was born April 17, 1940 in Marcellus, MI the son of Arthur William and Myrtle Isabelle (Olsen) Busch. On September 18, 1965 in Marcellus, MI he married Leone J. Middlestadt who preceded him in death on June 23, 2007. John served in the U.S. Air Force...

Nov 25, 2016

Lloyd W. Murray, age 95, of Portage, MI, formerly of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. He was born April 6, 1921 in Bloomingdale, MI, the son of Alton Cole and Eunice (Laughlin) Murray. On May 5, 1945 in Detroit, MI he married Florence L. Bailey who preceded him in death on November 11, 2015. After graduating from...

Nov 25, 2016

John Nelson Haas, 81, of Portage, MI, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born in Portage on March 10, 1935 to Ruth H. (Hoch) Haas and Nelson J. G. Haas. They preceded him in death as did his sister, Elaine J. Haas. John was a Portage High School graduate, attended Kalamazoo College,...

Nov 25, 2016

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Nov 19, 2016

Lucille M. Regan, age 87, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016. She was born March 31, 1929 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Fritz and Jean Schwabe. She was very proud of working for Edward Lowe and through him she became a national spokesperson for his brand Kitty Litter and was on the David Letterman Show. She...

Nov 19, 2016

WILBUR EDWARD COURTER Wilbur Edward Courter, 83 years old, of Comstock, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at his home in the care of his loving family. Wilbur, known well by many as Bill, was passionate and compassionate in his ministry to people of all races, creeds, color and orientation. He and his loving wife, Charlotte, were...

Nov 19, 2016

Hanner, Charles 10/23/1940 - 11/19/2016 Kalamazoo, MI Charles Melvin Hanner, 76, Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away on November 19, 2016. Charles was born in Detroit, Michigan and met and married Josefa Hanner while stationed in Puerto Rico with the Army. Charles and Josefa owned and operated Hanner's IGA for almost 30 Years in Ossineke, MI, Charles served as President of the...

Nov 18, 2016

TRIPP, Mildred "Leona" Climax Passed away Nov. 18, 2016 at her home. Mildred "Leona" Forney was born Oct. 20, 1931 in Scotts. She was the daughter of Glenn Earl Forney and Mildred Maxine Simmonds Forney. She graduated from Climax High school in 1950. She married Robert A. Tripp in 1955. They had a daughter Marjorie Lynn Tripp. She is survived...

Nov 18, 2016

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Nov 18, 2016

Sarah Duncan was born in Allegan, MI on 4-14-1931. Her parents were William Alfred Terry and Irene Sylvia Terry (both deceased) of Allegan. Her brother was William Terry(deceased) and sister-in-law Winnie of Allegan. Sarah graduated from Allegan High School. Sarah married Eli Pryor Duncan (deceased) on January 11,1958. Sarah is survived by her son Harry Duncan (Robin Duncan), her daughter...

Nov 17, 2016

Pearson, James Frank 7/9/1937 - 11/17/2016 Grandville James Frank Pearson, age 79, Grandville, MI passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer. James was born in Manistee, MI and grew up in Boyne City, MI. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1962 from WMU. He later received a Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin. He taught biology...

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 15, 2016

Patricia A. Klein,(Kirkendall) of Schoolcraft, formerly of Vicksburg, age 86, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Patricia was born in Elgin, Indiana, on July 15, 1930. She was married to Robert Klein, February 18, 1950. They lived in Vicksburg for many years where she worked at the local bank and raised four children. Patricia was preceded in death by her...

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Nov 8, 2016

Howard C. Harrington, 84, of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Howard was born July 10, 1932 in Cheshire Center, the son of Ernest and Blanch (Noble) Harrington. Howard proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy for 8 years. Following his military service, he was employed at Morgan Appliance where he was...

Nov 7, 2016

Nov 4, 2016

Emily M. DeFries, age 80, of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, November 4, 2016. She was born June 26, 1936 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Hubert (Fritz) C. and Alice (Starkey)Parsley. She previously worked at Rudy’s Heat Transfer in Dowagiac. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Marcellus V.F.W. Post 4054. She enjoyed crafts, gardening and...