Obituaries

Aug 7, 2013

John David Dobbie, 86, of Portage, MI passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. He was born on December 27, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three sons of the late Herbert R. Dobbie and Elsie May Maxwell Dobbie. John married Janice Elaine Holmes, his high school sweetheart, on August 31, 1946. While earning a B.A. degree at Western Michigan...

Aug 3, 2013

HILLSTEAD, Virgil Kalamazoo Virgil D Hillstead was born September 21, 1930, to Edmund and Constance Hillstead in rural Wisconsin. Mr. Hillstead passed away on August 3, 2013, from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edmund and Constance Hillstead of Whitehall, MI. He and his wife of 58 ½ years, Joan Ruth Bendtschneider, were married...

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PLATSKE, Emil F. Kalamazoo Passed away July 28, 2013 at Bronson Hospital. He was born August 15, 1926 in Ewen, Mi , the son of Emil Sr. and Elizabeth (Gerber) Platske. Emil was a veteran of World War II having served in Germany as a tank crewman with the 36th Tank Battation of the 8th Armored Division After discharge from...

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Jul 22, 2013

Edward A. Bates Edward A. Bates, age 68 of Marcellus, MI, passed away Monday morning, July 22, 2013 in his home following a long illness. He was born February 9, 1945 in Centreville, MI the son of Ellery A. and Maycel G. (Wilson) Bates. On December 6, 1975 in Three Rivers, MI he married Constance R. Avila who survives. Ed...

Jul 21, 2013

Jul 16, 2013

George passed away Monday, March 21,2016 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. He was born July 1, 1932 in Delton;MI. Surviving are his children, Diane (Jim) Sopjes, David (Phyllis) Zimmerman, Randy (Shirley) Zimmerman, Lynda (Dave Cordry) Zimmerman, and Penny Zimmerman; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; three sisters, Reva Asbury, Beverly Zimmerman, and Connie Zimmerman, and one brother, Karl Zimmerman; and several...

Jul 15, 2013

James R. Bleeker, age 59, of Portage, passed away in his home on Monday, July 15, 2013. He was born April 1, 1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the son of Harry Bleeker and Beverly Ann (Hall) Bleeker. Jim grew up an avid boy scout and spent his teen and young adult years as a camp counselor for YMCA Camp Ahara...

Jul 14, 2013

John W. Jordan, age 61, of Portage, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 14, 2013. He was born November 16, 1951, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Wilbur and Doris (Huntley) Jordan. John graduated from Plainwell High School in 1970 and went on to be very active in his community, working many different jobs in local law...

Jul 14, 2013

Jul 12, 2013

William W. Pipher William W. Pipher, age 77 of Jones, MI passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Three Rivers, MI. He was born November 20, 1935 in Porter Township the son of LaVerne E. and Cora Belle (Bowen) Pipher. On March 4, 1962 he married Doris Arnold who survives. He formerly was a heavy equipment operator...

Jul 11, 2013

BRUNDAGE, Joseph Edwin Holland, MI; formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully on July 11, 2013 at The Inn of Freedom Village in Holland, MI. Joseph Edwin Brundage was born on August 5, 1916 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Homer Frederick and Bernice N. (Hodgeboom) Brundage. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, and enrolled at Michigan State College (now...

Jul 11, 2013

JONES, Jack W. Scotts Jack passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 11, 2013 at home, surrounded by the family who adored him. He was born October 24, 1930 in Kalamazoo to Wesley Kenneth and Eugenie Winifred (Lent) Jones and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1949 and served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953....

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