Obituaries
Addison Michael-Lee Nicodemus
Apr 29, 2021
In loving memory of Addison Michael-Lee Tierney. Addison passed on to a better world on April 29th at 5:25pm. He was 21 years old but had the soul of a very wise, very strong warrior. Even though his time with us was short his memory will live on. He never let cystic fibrosis define him. For many long hard years...
Betty Lou Whitney
Apr 28, 2021
Betty Lou Whitney October 27, 1928 ~ April 28, 2021 Betty Lou Whitney, age 92 of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Friendship Village of Kalamazoo. Betty was born in Athens, Michigan on October 27, 1928 the daughter of Leo Oscar Wood and Minnie E. Vedder, and the fourth of eight children. On June 28, 1947, in...
Nyoda Higgins
Apr 28, 2021
Nyoda Dian Higgins transitioned back into the spirit world, quietly in her sleep on April 28th, 2021. She was born on May 5, 1939. She was the daughter of Danford H. Higgins, and Louise Nyoda Stebbins (Higgins), who preceded her in death. She was a special child with different learning abilities and spent most of her adult life in adult...
Russell N. Ingold
Apr 28, 2021
Russell N. Ingold, age 74, passed away April 28, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, MI. Russ was born on February 8, 1947, in Kalamazoo to Donald and Fern (Newton) Ingold. He was a graduate of Otsego High School. He worked as a delivery driver at Bell’s Greenhouse. In his younger days, Russ loved hunting, playing poker, drag racing,...
Jimmy Lee Roberts
Apr 28, 2021
ROBERTS, JIMMY LEE 10/28/1956 – 4/28/2021 Crooked Lake, Texas Township That fateful morning Jim awoke, began the new day’s routine, but suddenly he was lost. A startling start to the day we could never have anticipated, but true to how he lived, Jim continued to surprise us until the end. He was quietly taken from his beloved home on Crooked...
Bernice Dussia
Apr 27, 2021
Bernice Dussia December 25, 1944-April 27, 2021 (Thelma) Bernice Davis Dussia passed away peacefully on April 27th, 2021. Bernice was born on Christmas Day, 1944 in Leachville, Arkansas to (Willis) Bill and (Delores) Lorene (Moss) Davis. She joined her older sister (Joyce) Geneva and two years later, they were joined by their brother Owen. The Davis Family moved to Michigan...
Daniel Murray
Apr 27, 2021
Daniel A. Murray, of Battle Creek passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 62. Daniel A. Murray was born to Daniel Anderson Murray Sr. and Castoria Nutall, in the city of Detroit, May 30, 1958. Daniel was the youngest son, and he graduated from Chadsey High School in 1976. After high school, Daniel began to work in...
Dale Norman Bowlby
Apr 26, 2021
Dale Norman Bowlby December 29, 1929 ~ April 26, 2021 Dale Bowlby went home to be with the Lord early Monday morning, April 26, 2021 at the Borgess Hospital following a battle with colon cancer. Dale was born to Forrest C. Bowlby and Lydia Amber Reames on December 29, 1929 in a small village called Corey, Michigan. On April 26,...
Kenneth Alan Jones
Apr 26, 2021
Kenneth Alan Jones, 63, died unexpectedly in his Kalamazoo home on April 26, 2021. He was a well known musician, performing with the Grand Rapids and Battle Creek Symphonies. He was a percussionist with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for 45 years. He had also played in local churches and other musical venues. Ken was born in Sturgis, MI in 1957....
Donna Mae Bates
Apr 24, 2021
Donna Mae Bates March 16, 1941 ~ April 24, 2021 Donna Mae Bates, age 80 of Marcellus, Michigan passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Borgess Ascension Hospital. Donna was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on March 16, 1941, the daughter of Norman A. and Violet R. (Carpenter) McClain. On July 18, 1958 in Marcellus, Michigan, Donna married Carl Lavon...
Orrin "Ray" Miller
Apr 23, 2021
Orrin Miller Jr “Ray Miller”, of Plainwell, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, April 23,2021, at the age of 70. Ray was the son of Orrin and Lillian (Price) Miller Sr. Ray retired from Bentler Automotive as a journeyman machine repairman. Ray spent the early hours of each day in his devotion unto the Lord, in...
Glen McGuire
Apr 22, 2021
Glen McGuire, Jr. died April 22, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada of natural causes. He was 85 years old. He was born November 8, 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Glen, Sr. and Mary McGuire. He attended Comstock Schools in Comstock, Michigan. After his schooling he entered the US Army and was stationed in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks from...
Ellen Louise Westberg
Apr 21, 2021
Westberg, Ellen 8/15/35 to 4/21/21 Kalamazoo, MI. Ellen was born in Grand Rapids, MI on 8/15/35 daughter of Maynard B & Sarah Louise (Fischer) Stover. She was predeceased by her husband of many years, Ward Westberg. Ellen is survived by her daughters Laura Clute and Linda Drenth, step-children Mary Elaine Westberg and David Westberg, her chums (grandchildren) Jon Drenth (Carolin),...
Ila Rhe Kinder
Apr 21, 2021
To have known Ila Kinder was to love her. Larger than life, Ila added much to the lives of others with her determined spirit and sense of adventure which was only unmatched by her love of family. A very social woman, Ila added flair and a bit of classy extravagance, along with her unending, sassy nature wherever she went. Above...
Clinton "Skidge" Hill
Apr 21, 2021
Clinton “Skidge” Hill passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 54. He was born on April 22, 1966 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada, the son of Earl and Roxanne (Sayers) Hill. The family moved from Garden River to the Kalamazoo area in 1998. Skidge is survived by his wife of 22 years Cora; his children: Randi...
Sonia Gail Hicks
Apr 21, 2021
Sonia Gail Hicks 81 passed away peacefully on April 21, 2021 surrounded by her three daughters. She was battling cancer. Sonia was born April 25, 1939. She was the youngest daughter of Karl and Lenice Otte. She was born in Holton, Michigan. Her Family moved to Coloma, Michigan. She grew up in Coloma with her three sister's and two brothers....
Lora Jane "Polly" Boodt
Apr 20, 2021
BOODT, Mrs. Lora Jane “Polly” Schoolcraft, Michigan Polly passed away April 20, 2021 at the age of 97 at White Oaks Assisted Living in Lawton, where she had been residing since July 2018. She was born September 24, 1923 in Schoolcraft at the family homestead on West W Ave. in Prairie Ronde township. She was the daughter of Leon and...
Elizabeth Anne Sehy
Apr 18, 2021
As people have responded to Elizabeth’s passing from this life, there are words they have used to appreciate who she was to them. Each person has described Elizabeth’s life in words that can be summed up in scripture passages beginning in Galatians 5:22, “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such...
Donald R Little
Apr 18, 2021
Donald R. Little, of Portage, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the age of 81. Don was born on July 12, 1939 in Kalamazoo. He was the son of Edward and Helen (Burchards) Little. Don served his country proudly in the Navy. Don retired from General Motors as a foreman. Don loved to fish and camp with his...
Bobby Lee Moran
Apr 15, 2021
Bobby Lee Moran February 18, 1945 ~ April 15, 2021 Bobby Lee Moran, age 76 of Jackson, Michigan, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Bobby was born in Marshall, Michigan on February 18, 1945, the son of Walter Moran and Hazel Crisp. Bobby was a factory line worker, working many years for General...
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