Obituaries

Robert C. Brierly

Robert C. Brierly

Feb 20, 2023

Robert C. Brierly, 82, of Kalamazoo, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born February 25, 1940, in Kalamazoo, the son of Robert and Ida Mae (Gave) Brierly.

Bob graduated in 1970 from Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA, with an electronics degree and was employed with National Waterlift in Kalamazoo for...

Philip Kasper Focht

Philip Kasper Focht

Feb 19, 2023

Philip Kasper Focht July 14, 1942 ~ February 19, 2023 Philip Kasper Focht, 80 of Cassopolis, Michigan passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 14, 1942, the son of Philip Kasper Focht, Sr. and Helen Ruff. On July 4, 2007, in Marcellus he married Linda Lou Peever who survives him in...

Deborah C. Williams

Deborah C. Williams

Feb 19, 2023

Deborah C. Williams, 51, of Coloma, passed away on February 19, 2023.  She was born on January 25, 1972 in Watervliet, MI the daughter of Lee Williams & Peggy Cummings.  

Deborah is survived by her son: Richard Shane Stineman; daughter: Hayley Williams (Rayvn); grandchildren: Ellie & Jackson Perry; sisters: Lisa (Dale) Miller, Shonda (Mike Ferris) Williams, and Jen Williams....

Robert Frederick Haager

Robert Frederick Haager

Feb 19, 2023

Robert Frederick Haager, 90, of Three Rivers, passed away February 19, 2023 at his home under the care of hospice. Robert was born on February 22, 1932 in Hammond, IN the son of Clifford and Margaret (Holpt) Haager.

He is survived by his wife: Sally (Thorpe) Haager; sons: Raymond, Robert and Richard Haager; as well as a number of grandchildren.

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Kathleen Dyer

Kathleen Dyer

Feb 19, 2023

Kathleen (Snooks) Dyer, 78, of Plainwell, MI, passed away February, 19, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI, to parents Alonzo and Verglenda (Marshall) Salyer on April 18,1944. The oldest of 9 children, Kathleen found much enjoyment in her youth by helping with her siblings, participating in church, and singing in choir.

At the age of...

Micheal D. Walton

Micheal D. Walton

Feb 19, 2023

Micheal D. Walton, 76, of Portage, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2023. Mike was born April 4, 1946, in Kalamazoo, the son of James and Lorraine (Hart) Walton. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s in biology in 1968 from Western Michigan University, then served his country in the United States Air...

Anna Jean Mohney

Anna Jean Mohney

Feb 18, 2023

Anna Jean Mohney October 14, 1934 ~ February 18, 2023 Anna Jean Mohney, 88 of Marcellus, Michigan passed away Saturday February 18, 2023 in Three Rivers. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 14, 1934 the daughter of John C. Farquhar and Rosa Elizabeth Farquhar. On August 12, 1961, in Bayport, Michigan she married James G. Mohney who preceded...

Larry Kenneth Armentrout

Larry Kenneth Armentrout

Feb 18, 2023

Larry Armentrout, a resident of Plainwell, MI, passed away at home surrounded by

loved ones on February 18th, 2023. Larry was born on December 16th, 1937, in Plainwell, MI to

Elizabeth & Grover Armentrout. Larry was a very ambitious man, skilled in many trades, and

accomplished much throughout his life. Larry was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired businessman.

While...

Jerry D. Peterson Sr.

Jerry D. Peterson Sr.

Feb 16, 2023

Jerry D. Peterson Sr., “Paw Paw" ,66, of Elkhart, IN passed away Thursday February 16 2023. He was born on May 16 1956 in Laporte, Indiana and graduated from Concord High School.

Jerry was a sweet, soft spoken man with strong convictions. He was a patient and loving man who enjoyed spending time with his family. He had a...

David Allen Campbell

David Allen Campbell

Feb 16, 2023

David Allen Campbell, 80, of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away on February 16, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Asahel and Marie Campbell on September 27, 1942. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and served as a crew chief in the Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada before returning to Michigan to...

Carolyn Kay Boss

Carolyn Kay Boss

Feb 16, 2023

Carolyn Kay Boss of Plainwell, MI passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the age of 80. She was born in Alger, OH on January 24, 1943, the daughter of McCurdy and Thelma (Patrick) Hall.

She attended Wayland High School, following that she married Howard Boss in 1961 at a little white house behind the Wayside Chapel of Otsego,...

Joyce M. Snyder

Joyce M. Snyder

Feb 15, 2023

Joyce M. Snyder, 96, of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Joyce was born on May 21, 1926 in West Bend, WI to Albert and Elizabeth(Kremsreiter) Nehring. After graduating West Bend High School in 1944, Joyce enrolled at Loyola University School of Nursing in Chicago.  There she met Robert  C. Snyder and they married...

Timothy Allen Henry

Timothy Allen Henry

Feb 14, 2023

Timothy Allen Henry of Kalamazoo, MI age 43 passed away on 2/14/2023. Tim was born on 2/18/1979 to Nancy Harmer and Howard Henry.

Tim was preceded in death by Inez Hill (great grandmother), Marge and Art Myers (grandparents).

He is survived by Nancy and Doug (mother and stepfather), Howard  (father), (sisters) Angela and Robert (brother in-law) and Nicole, brothers Tom,...

James M. Boltz

James M. Boltz

Feb 13, 2023

James Michael (Mike) Boltz, 78, of Augusta, MI left us suddenly and unexpectedly on February 13, 2023. Mike was born in Perham, MN on April 1, 1944 to James T. and Stella V. (Finnegan) Boltz. After spending his first 14 years in his hometown of Frazee, MN, he attended high school and college at Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, OH,...

Carolyn Abigail Schten

Carolyn Abigail Schten

Feb 11, 2023

Carolyn Abigail (Schurtz) Schten February 21, 1929 – February 11, 2023 It is with great sadness that the family of C. Abigail (Schurtz) Schten announce her passing on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Abigail was born on February 21, 1929, in South Bend, Indiana, to Daniel D. and Donna V. (Jones) Schurtz. Abigail was the Valedictorian of the Marcellus High School...

Scherry Diane Jaseph

Scherry Diane Jaseph

Feb 11, 2023

Scherry Diane Jaseph July 28, 1946 ~ February 11, 2023 Scherry Diane Jaseph, 76 of Eaton Rapids, Michigan passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at home. She was born in Lansing, Michigan on July 28, 1946 the daughter of Robert Theodore Rick and Helen Lorraine (Wilson) Rick. On February 20, 1965, in Three Rivers, MI she married Roger Kay Jaseph...

Karel Rolland Slatmyer III

Karel Rolland Slatmyer III

Feb 10, 2023

Karel Rolland Slatmyer III, 80 years, of Portage, MI went home to his Savior Jesus Christ early Friday morning February 10th, 2023 with his sisters by his side. Karel was born in Ann Arbor Michigan on January 6th, 1943. He was a long time resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

He attended Howe Military Academy, Indiana from ages 12-18 graduating in...

Douglas MacPhee

Douglas MacPhee

Feb 9, 2023

Douglas MacPhee passed away in Centrica Hospice Care at Rose Arbor, in Kalamazoo Michigan, on February 9, 2023, at the age of 99 years old. Doug was born to Hilda and Angus MacPhee in 1923 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo High School.  He was  a proud United States Army, World War II  Veteran. Doug married the beautiful Irma Ruth...

Judith Ann Petrick

Judith Ann Petrick

Feb 7, 2023

Judith “Judy” Petrick peacefully passed away Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, surrounded by members of her loving family.  She was born on November 24th, 1939, to Vincent and Carrie (Ward) Bice in Philadelphia, PA. Judy’s early years were spent in Pennsylvania and South Carolina before living most of her childhood in Needham, MA.  Judy attended Westbook College in Portland Maine. Upon...

Leontyne "Tina" Dasch

Leontyne "Tina" Dasch

Feb 6, 2023

Leontyne "Tina" Dasch of Schoolcraft, MI passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 6, 2023, at the age of 83. She was born on March 3, 1939, in Hamtramck, MI the daughter of Stanley and Catherine (Jankowski) Urbanski.

Tina is survived by her daughter: Tina (Cloid) Palmer; two granddaughters: Lindsy Collins and Lauren (Zack) McDonald; and four great-grandchildren:...

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