May 28, 2013

May 27, 2013

May 27, 2013

Dale Walter Smith died peacefully at Allegan Country Estate on Monday, May 27, 2013 after a battle with cancer. Dale was born October 26, 1923 in Allegan and has lived in the area his entire life. Dale was preceded in death by 2 brothers - Lloyd & Everett, and 1 sister, Evelyn. Surviving are his wife, Virginia; daughter, Beverly (Ron)...

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May 11, 2013

HARPER, Otis F. Vicksburg Passed away Saturday May 11, 2013 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Otis was born Sept. 4, 1927 to the late Raymond and Katherine Saye Harper Darling and step-father Ezra Darling. Otis lived most of his life in the Vicksburg area. He was a graduate of Vicksburg High School. After serving in the US Navy he married his...

May 8, 2013

May 6, 2013

BETKE, Donald Russell Kalamazoo Donald Betke lost his battle with cancer on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the age of 76. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on May 11, 1936, the son of the late Russell and Anna (Roberts) Betke. He worked at Eaton Corp for 30 years and then at Bowers Mfg. until his retirement. Don was a...

Apr 29, 2013

Albert Lewis passed away April 29th, 2013. He is preceded in death by a son, Gilbert, and is survived by his wife Patricia and two sons, Larry (Denese) and Michael (Leslie), four grand daughters, Stephanie, Samantha, Mallory and Morgan (James) and three great grandchildren, Madison, Gracie and Gavin. Albert was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Medical Core. He...

Apr 29, 2013

DURHAM, Beatrice Marie (Bigelow) Mendon Bea left to go to her heavenly family on April 29, 2013. She was born in Battle Creek on October 24, 1937 to Clyde Bigelow and Jane (Birdsall) Dunning, who preceded her in death. Bea graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1956. A dedicated worker, Bea worked as an operator at Bell Telephone Company...

Apr 28, 2013

Richard (Dick) Titman, 75, of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully at his home on April 28, 2013. A Memorial Mass will be held at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church on May 1 2013 at 1030 am with Father Robert F. Creagan officiating. A luncheon will be held in the parish following the mass. Richard was born in Columbus, Nebraska to...

Apr 28, 2013

Apr 26, 2013

Gladys Perk departed this earthly life in the presence of her family on April 26th, 2013. She was born on August 1, 1916, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Snell. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband Lyle, three sisters, Carolyn Deneau, Frieda DiSalvo and Ann Van Auken. She is survived by two sons, Terry (Marilyn) and Phillip...

Apr 24, 2013

Schug, Bernis E. Schoolcraft, Michigan Bernis (Bernie) Edwin Schug, age 68, of Schoolcraft passed away peacefully at his family farm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bernie was born November 17, 1944 in Vicksburg, the son of Hazel (Fox) and Bernard Schug. Bernie grew up on a farm west of Schoolcraft where he lived for...

Apr 23, 2013

Apr 23, 2013

She prepared us well for the final moment when she passed on April 23, 2013, 9:49 p.m. Her life was simply focused with one goal in mind: her belief and hope of a better world where suffering and pain are no more. Bessie was born in Vandalia, Michigan on August 10, 1922 to Louisa and Walter Shattuck, the youngest of...

Apr 16, 2013

Corinne Adele Smith, born Oct. 19th 1983, passed away in her home on April 16th 2013, after a four and a half year battle with cancer. She is survived by her six year old son, Jaydon Thomas Smith; her father, Thomas Smith and (Laurel); her mother, Virginia Jerram and (Kenneth Harvey); brother Trevor Smith and (Erin); sister Mackenzie Marble and...

Apr 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Colwell passed away on April 11, 2013 at home in Portage, Michigan at age 72. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Ralph Colwell, her four children, Jane Mendez, Jeff Colwell, Jack Colwell, Jim Colwell and their spouses, and her 10 grandchildren. Pat enjoyed traveling to various locations around the world and living at the lake....