Obituaries

Pamela Mary Brown

Pamela Mary Brown

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. Pamela Mary Brown passed away Wednesday, the 15th of March. Pamelawas born February 5th, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of RitaRoberts and Simone Joseph Condet. On January 18th , 1972 Pamela married hersoulmate, a soldier named George Earva Brown. To this union three childrenwere born. George Earva Brown Jr, Simon Arthur Brown, Tamara Ann Brown-Kellum (married...

Sherry Priscilla Hatfield

Sherry Priscilla Hatfield

Mar 15, 2023

Sherry Priscilla (Hughes) Hatfield of Kalamazoo, MI passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the age of 59. She was born in Kalamazoo, MI on October 26, 1963, the daughter of Curtis and Grace (Ramey) Hughes.

Sherry was a loving mother to her two kids Kaysee and Cody, as well as everyone she surrounded herself with. Sherry had as...

Martha May (Watkins) Bregger

Martha May (Watkins) Bregger

Mar 14, 2023

Martha May (Watkins) Bregger, 87, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born January 26, 1936 on her grandparents’ farm in Covert. She met her husband Don while working at Gough Brothers’ Grocery Store in Bangor. After graduating from Bangor High School, she attended beauty school in Kalamazoo, got her first...

Eugene Alan Nye

Eugene Alan Nye

Mar 12, 2023

Eugene (Gene) Alan Nye, peacefully passed away from natural causes on March 12, 2023, in Kalamazoo, MI; he was 93 years old. He lived a full life centered around his family. Gene was born October 6, 1929, he grew up in Kalamazoo with his parents Almonte & Marie Nye, and his brothers, Almonte, Wayne and Terry. He graduated from Kalamazoo...

Bill Zimmerman

Bill Zimmerman

Mar 12, 2023

Billie G. Zimmerman, 84, of Vicksburg, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at his daughter’s home in Plainwell surrounded by family. Bill was born November 8, 1938, in Girard, KS, the son of James and Bonnie (Keigley) Zimmerman. He enlisted in the United States Navy for two years in the Fighter Squadron, then served in the Navy Reserves with the...

Jay Franklin Smith

Jay Franklin Smith

Mar 9, 2023

Jay Franklin Smith, of Vicksburg passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the age of 84. He was born in Huntington, IN and was the sole child of Claude W. and Elizabeth (Keifer) Smith. He grew up in Jackson, MI and Kalamazoo, MI. He moved to Barton Lake in the Vicksburg area in 1993.

Jay was a 57-year member...

Susan A. Meyers Sanders

Susan A. Meyers Sanders

Mar 7, 2023

Susan Sanders passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2023 due to cardiac arrest. Sue was born September 4, 1946 in Teaneck, Bergen County, NJ to Glenn and Edythe (Yungfert) Meyers.   Sue married Dr. James R. Sanders on June 15, 1968 in Glen Rock, NJ. Together they enjoyed nearly 55 years of marriage.  She is survived by her husband Jim...

Daniel Henry Wubben, Sr.

Daniel Henry Wubben, Sr.

Mar 6, 2023

Daniel H. Wubben, Sr., of Shelbyville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 6, 2023. Dan was born on March 27, 1941, to Harry and Dena (Grussing) Wubben. He was a 1959 graduate from Central Minnesota Christian High School. He attended Dordt College in Iowa for a year before he enlisted in the Air Force.  He served his...

Norman J. Ullemeyer

Norman J. Ullemeyer

Mar 6, 2023

Norman J. Ullemeyer, 86, of Portage, Michigan, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Norm was born January 18, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Edward and Alvina (Kinkopf) Ullemeyer. He graduated from Shaw High School in Cleveland in 1955. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1958, during which he developed an...

Janet Scarrow

Janet Scarrow

Mar 5, 2023

In the early morning on March 5, 2023, Janet Scarrow, after weeks of declining strength and interest in her own world, died. Janet was born in Chicago on August 28, 1933, the first child of Louise and Robert Sellman. Growing up amidst her family in western Los Angeles, and nourished by that city’s progressive schools, Janet became the intellectual and...

Daniel R. Agy

Daniel R. Agy

Mar 4, 2023

Daniel R. Agy, 78, of Otsego, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at his home. He was born March 9, 1944 in Plainwell, the son of Ernest and Josephine (Root) Agy. Dan graduated from Grand Ledge Academy and went on to serve in the United States Army. Following his military service, he began working as a maintenance leadman for Parker...

Francesca Caramagno

Francesca Caramagno

Mar 3, 2023

Francesca Alba Maria Caramagno

Born April 23, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York

Died March 3, 2023, Otsego, MI

Our mother passed away on March 3, 2023 after a brave battle with cancer.  She was surrounded by those she loved. Until very near the end, she was able and determined to make art, travel and cook.

Like so many women of...

Sharon Lou Schuman

Sharon Lou Schuman

Mar 2, 2023

Sharon Lou Schuman May 25, 1947 ~ March 2, 2023 Sharon Lou Schuman, 75 of Marcellus, Michigan passed away Tuesday March 2, 2023, at White Oaks Assisted Living. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on May 25, 1947, the daughter of George and Elsie (Armstrong) Hawes. On September 4, 1964, in Kalamazoo, MI she married Jack Schuman who precedes her...

Pearl G. Westfall

Pearl G. Westfall

Mar 2, 2023

Pearl G. (Modert) Westfall of Schoolcraft passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Kairos Dwelling surrounded by her family, at the age of 96.

She was born on August 7, 1926 in Burr Oak, MI. She was the daughter of Jesse and Marie (Pinney) Modert. The family moved from Burr Oak to Three Rivers in the 1930’s. This is...

Adelita Jimenez (Duron) Speed

Adelita Jimenez (Duron) Speed

Mar 1, 2023

Adelita Jimenez (Duron) Speed of Orangeville, MI passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the age of 75. She was born in Orangeville, MI on August 29, 1947, the daughter of Jose and Petra (Jimenez) Duron. 

Adelita loved to dance, when she was younger her father would take her and her sister to Grand Rapids to attend the Mexican...

Larry A. Millard

Larry A. Millard

Feb 28, 2023

Larry A. Millard, 77, of Portage, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Larry was born July 19, 1945, in Dowagiac, MI, the son of Arthur and Leona (Parker) Millard. He was a 1964 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and later went on to serve his country in the United States Marine Corps as...

Sue Carol Cataldo

Sue Carol Cataldo

Feb 28, 2023

Sue Carol (Himmelsbaugh) Cataldo of Portage, MI passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at the age of 84. She was born in Elyria, OH on June 27, 1938, the daughter of Glenn and Martha (Horn) Himmelsbaugh.

A complete obituary is currently in the process of being written.

In accordance with the family’s wishes a private committal service has been...

Christine Moya Ross

Christine Moya Ross

Feb 27, 2023

Christine Moya (Oliveri) Ross of Portage, MI passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the age of 58. She was born in Stockton, CA on November 4, 1964, the daughter of Joe “Adam” Moya and Saundra Burkhart.

She graduated from the University of La Verne with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management. Following graduation she met Thomas Ross at...

Janet J. Bhuyan

Janet J. Bhuyan

Feb 23, 2023

Janet J. Bhuyan, 90, of Kalamazoo, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023. She was born October 31, 1932, in Ypsilanti, MI, the daughter of Duane and Madelyn (Staebler) Bastian. She grew up with her four siblings in a lively home built by her father. During WWII, Janet worked at the Willow Run Airplane Factory as a secretary.  Janet attended Washtenaw...

Casey A. Johnson

Casey A. Johnson

Feb 20, 2023

Casey A. Johnson, 53, of Plainwell, passed away February 20, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. Cremation has taken place .and a complete obituary is in the process of being written.

While visiting Casey's webpage at amsfuneralhomes.com please sign the guestbook by lighting a candle, and/or sharing a memory with the family.

The family is being cared for...

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