Obituaries
Annette Marta Johns
Feb 19, 2023
Annette M. Johns 95 of Kalamazoo passed away Sunday February 19, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Anette was born July 6, 1927 in Rockford, IL the daughter of Ray and Lydia (Bersell) Swanson. She retired as a social worker for Catholic Family Services and helped to set up Voluntary Action Agency in Kalamazoo as a member of Service Club. Annette...
Anne Mary Anson
Feb 18, 2023
Anne M. Anson 86 of Kalamazoo passed away peacefully on Saturday February 18, 2023 at Park Place Assisted Living. Anne was born October 4, 1936 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Roy and Flora (Ouellette) Hazard. She was a very creative person; the hallway in her home had a mural painted on it. Having an older truck she painted daisies...
William James Stephens, Sr.
Feb 17, 2023
William “Bill” J. Stephens, Sr. of Battle Creek formerly of Vicksburg passed away Friday February 17, 2023 at home. Bill was born October 4, 1965 in Kalamazoo the son of William and Lois (Ballinger) Stephens. He was a graduate of Vicksburg High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. Bill was employed as a construction worker and enjoyed building, fishing...
Elizabeth J. Simonds
Feb 17, 2023
Elizabeth J. Simonds of Portage went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 17, 2023. Betty was born in Kalamazoo on July 29, 1930 to Matthew and Elizabeth (Kalinowski) Mauer. Betty was a graduate of St. Augustine High School and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. She worked as a bookkeeper and podiatric assistant at Simonds Foot & Ankle...
Richard Larry Rorick
Feb 12, 2023
Richard L. “Dick” Rorick 82 of Parchment passed away Sunday February 12, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Dick was born September 30, 1940 in Kalamazoo the son of Harold and Rosanna (Letsinger) Rorick. He attended school in Kalamazoo and entered in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Tully Greenland then served in the Air National Guard after his...
Donte D. Dukes
Feb 5, 2023
August 1, 1993 - February 5, 2023
Donte D. Dukes 29 of Sturgis Michigan, passed away unexpectedly February 5, 2023 at 3;43pm at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo Michigan. Donte was born August 1, 1993 in South Bend Indiana. He spent most of his life living in Elkhart, Indiana.
Donte enjoyed watching wrestling, movies, and sports. Also playing video games. He...
Rev. Fr. James O'Leary
Feb 3, 2023
James O’Leary was born on October 23, 1935, at St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing, MI. It was an unusual birth. I had two companions – female. We were the first triplets born in the history of Lansing. We grew up together with the natural ups and downs that children have. By junior high school we were appreciating each other...
Laura Lee Zingg
Jan 19, 2023
Laura passed peacefully Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Bronson Hospital. Laura was born December 21, 1960, in Blair NE, the daughter of Paul & Marian Zingg (Mittelsteadt). She worked at Opportunity Inc. in Illinois and was a great fan of the Chicago Cubs. Laura's favorite color was pink. She took great joy participating in the Special Olympics and was a...
Lyle Ernest Percival
Jan 19, 2023
Lyle E. Percival 98 of South Haven died on January 19, 2023 at home with his children present. Lyle was born in Kalamazoo on November 19, 1924 the son of Frank and Bernice (Sherman) Percival. He was a Paper Tester in the Paper industry. Lyle was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in...
John Eduard Hartmann
Jan 19, 2023
John E. Hartmann 70 of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday January 19, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. John was born February 14, 1952 in Germany the son of Robert and Elisabeth (Graf) Hartman. He graduated from Otsego High School and retired from Schupan & Sons in Kalamazoo. John enjoyed owning and working on street Rods. On July 28, 1973 in Kalamazoo...
Carol Margaret McCracken
Jan 17, 2023
On January 17, 2023, Carol McCracken passed away peacefully at U of M Hospital with her husband by her side. Carol was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 12, 1959, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Redmond) Johnson.
For the past 15 years, Carol worked at PNC Bank as a loan officer. She often won the yearly "Circle of Excellence"...
Christine Janina Wotta
Jan 12, 2023
Christine J. (Wlodarczyk), 74, was peacefully called home to be with the Lord on January 12th, 2023, after a brave fight with a brief illness. Her passing came just 1 day shy of her 75th birthday. She was surrounded by family and her beloved fur baby, Salsa.
Christine was born on January 13, 1948, to the late Wincenty and Zofia...
Carolyn Ann Bush
Jan 11, 2023
Obituary Pending. Friends will be received 12:30 - 1:30 pm Wednesday January 18, 2023 at Parchment Redmond Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 2 pm at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Jennifer Lee Schelb
Jan 9, 2023
Jennifer Lee Schelb 48 of Battle Creek formerly of Kalamazoo passed away Monday January 9, 2023 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. Jennifer was born April 26, 1974 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Joseph and Kathleen (DeForest) Schelb. She attended school in Kalamazoo and worked in several factories in the area and enjoyed road trips and especially enjoyed fishing and shooting...
Arnold Benjamin LaMere
Jan 7, 2023
Arnold B. LaMere 93 of Portage passed away Saturday January 7, 2023 at Hawthorn Landing Assisted Living. Arnold was born January 5, 1930 in Comstock the son of Paul and Rose (Mara) LaMere. He graduated from Comstock High School and was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Army and he retired as a production manager for W.L. Molding...
Amie Maurie Welch
Jan 5, 2023
Amie M. Welch 46 of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday January 5, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Amie was born May 3, 1976 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ed and Cheryl (Aukerman) Campbell. She ran an in-home daycare and enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, caring for children, US history, New Kids on the Block, and advocating...
Eugene Carl Burgwald
Dec 29, 2022
Gene passed away peacefully December 29, 2022 at Hawthorn Place. He was born to Lester and Dorothy (Rector) Burgwald on September 30, 1930 in Kalamazoo. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army. He worked at National Waterlift (Parker Aerospace) for 37 years assembling parts for the NASA Apollo Moon missions (some of his work is still on...
Janet Marie Wehner
Dec 28, 2022
Janet Marie (Stephens) Wehner, 89, of Kalamazoo, passed away on December 28, 2022, at Medilodge of Portage. Janet was born on September 11, 1933, in Newberry, MI to C. Bruce and Mary Emma (Perrier) Stephens. She was Valedictorian of Newberry High School and graduated from the rigorous program at St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Saginaw, MI in 1954....
Richard C. Curtin, Jr.
Dec 27, 2022
Richard C. Curtin, Jr. 75 of Portage passed away Tuesday December 27, 2022 at home. Richard was born December 21, 1947 in Lansing the son of Richard and Ilene (Lassen) Curtin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. Richard was a good family man and loved his nieces & nephews. He was a...
Ben Herbert Tanis
Dec 27, 2022
Passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at home. Ben was born June 8, 1951,in Holland, MI the son of Herbert and Sylvia Tanis. He was a Vietnam War veteranserving in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Western Michigan University. Benretired in November 2011 after a career of teaching woodshop at ParchmentMiddle School. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic...