Obituaries

Aug 10, 2016

Aug 5, 2016

Beverly Jeanne Nickelson, 78, of Portage, MI, passed away at 3:23 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2016, at Fountainview Assisted Living in Portage. Beverly was born in Benton Harbor, MI, on May 23, 1938, a daughter of Frederick and Laverne (Stafford) Graham. On July 21, 1954, in San Diego, CA, she married Harold Henry Holtkamp Jr. She later married James Melvin...

Aug 3, 2016

Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 03, 2016, at Bowman House in Three Rivers, MI, at 97 years young, just 40 days short of her 98th birthday. She left us like she lived her life full of spunk ! She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918. She went to an...

Jul 30, 2016

Jul 28, 2016

Gaston passed away Thursday the 28th of July 2016, at Clarebridge of Portage. He was born December 10, 1915 in Nantes, France, the oldest of two children of Gaston Jacqmart and Regine Landru. He met and married his wife Christiane in 1939, shortly before the onset of World War 2. When it ended, 5 yrs later, he came home and...

Jul 28, 2016

Patricia A. Schmidt was born June 8, 1931 and passed from this life on July 28, 2016 to be reunited with her beloved daughter and husband who her heart ached and longed to be with. Raised in Kendall, MI, she met the love of her life Everette Schmidt. They married on October 21, 1950. Together they raised six children; Bridget...

Jul 26, 2016

Jul 24, 2016

Charles William "Bill" Marlett 10/19/1929 - 7/24/2016 Bill, age 86, of Kalamazoo, passed peacefully at home following a long illness. He was born in Dunkirk, Indiana at his maternal grandparent's home to Herbert W. and Ethel (Wolfe) Marlett. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Edgar (June) Marlett. He is survived by his wife Carol and their...

Jul 23, 2016

Dorotha Louise (Dotty Lou) Bent passed away on July 23, 2016 At Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo Michigan. Dotty was born on December 6, 1927 in Point Marion, Pennsylvania to Howard L. Cree and Lillian M (Downey) Cree. She spent most of her childhood in Melvindale, Michigan and graduated from Howell High School in 1945 . She attended Western Michigan...

Jul 23, 2016

David Forby Shinn died after a long illness at Upjohn Care and Rehabilitation Center in Kalamazoo, MI on July 23, 2016. He was the youngest of three children born to Howard and Julia (Curtis) Shinn, in Kalamazoo on May 1, 1944. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and obtained his Bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. He also completed...

Jul 22, 2016

Wilber D. Breseman, age 68, of Marcellus, MI passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 22, 2016. He was born August 14, 1947 in Dowagiac, MI the son of Dale F. and Beverly (Shannon) Breseman. On December 4, 1971 in Marcellus, he married Deborah Kay Carlton who survives. Wilber graduated from Marcellus High School in 1965. He was a U.S. Army Veteran...

Jul 22, 2016

Jul 19, 2016

Karen passed away peacefully Tuesday July 19, 2016 at her Schoolcraft, Ml home of sixty years with family surrounding her after a fierce battle with cancer. She was born on March 18, 1952 in Vicksburg, Ml to the late Frank and Ellen Hoyt (Wiley). She attended Schoolcraft Schools until her senior year of high school at which time she transferred...

Jul 19, 2016

Beverly Louise Carlson passed away on July 19, 2016 due to complications following a year long battle with leukema. Bev was born on October 28, 1939 to the late Stanley and Charity Nowak in Kalamazoo, MI. She graduated from St Augustine High School in 1957. She was married to Carl "Merle" Carlson on August 30, 1958. Bev and Merle moved...

Jul 13, 2016

Ray P. Wooden, 66, of Portage, passed away at home July 13th, 2016, surrounded by family that he loved dearly. Ray was born September 19, 1949 in Kalamazoo to James and Muriel Wooden. September 23rd, 1967 he married the love of his life Peggy L. Webster. Ray retired from Georgia Pacific where he worked 33 years and was active as...

Jul 11, 2016

Eileen K. Yancy Eileen K. Yancy, age 68, of Marcellus, MI, passed away at home unexpectedly Monday, July 11, 2016. She enjoyed traveling everywhere- especially to Florida each winter with her friends, staying busy doing yard work, working on puzzles, spending time at the lake and spending time with her grandkids. She is survived by her one son Scott (Lisa)...

Jul 7, 2016

Jul 2, 2016

Warner, Victor Lynn 7/4/1939 - 7/2/2016 Kalamazoo Vic Warner passed away peacefully July 2, 2016 at Medilodge of Westwood, Kalamazoo, MI after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Vic was born in Big Rapids, MI on July 4, 1939 to parents Victor and Laila (Oleson) Warner. He graduated Big Rapids High School, attended Ferris State College and shortly after receiving an...

Jul 2, 2016

Weatherwax, Earl (Butch) 06/28/1946 - 07/02/2016 Portage Butch passed away quietly on July 2, 2016 at Rose Arbor at the age of 70. He graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1964 and then joined the Navy where he was honorably discharged after four years of service. Butch worked for many years as a Tool and Die Maker. He was a...

Jul 1, 2016