Obituaries
Claire June Grady
Mar 18, 2014
Claire June Grady, 86, died peacefully March 18, 2014, in Avon Lake, OH. The daughter of James Moran and Mary Kane Moran, of Plains, PA, her fondest childhood memory was playing piano for her father when he came home from the mines. A virtuoso pianist, Claire graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from College Misericordia. She performed with...
Adelia Maxine Swabash
Mar 18, 2014
Adelia M. Swabash of Kalamazoo, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Adelia was born August 5, 1929 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Herbert and Hazel (Firestone) Brown. she was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Adelia was united in marriage to Steven Swabash on April 22, 1949 in Kalamzoo, he preceded her in death on August 15,...
Shirley Ann Hayward
Mar 18, 2014
Shirley Ann Hayward of Kalamazoo passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center. Shirley was born April 20, 1936 the daughter of Glenn and Pearl (Sutton) Curtis. She was united in marriage to Robert J. Hayward who preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving are 2 daughters, Debra (David) Aukerman...
Patsy Louise Shevitski
Mar 15, 2014
Patsy L. Shevitski of Kalamazoo crossed over peacefully in her sleep on March 15, 2014. She was born February 6, 1954 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Raymond and Emma (Short) Blevins. Surviving are 2 sons, Derek Parker, Jeff Adkins; daughter Glenda Shevitski; 2 grandsons, Elijah and Eric; life partner, John Hunter; 2 sisters, Della Stewart and Pamela Hard. Patsy deeply cherished her...
Majel Joyce Youdell
Mar 6, 2014
Majel Joyce Youdell, 68 of Kalamazoo, passed away Thursday March 6, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Majel was born October 9, 1945 in Allegan County, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Jones) Lamb. She graduated from South Haven High School and received a degree in organ and music performance, she was a member of the Second Reformed Church. Majel was united in...
Reva Marie Redmond
Mar 3, 2014
Reva M. Redmond of Portage, passed away Monday March 3, 2014 at Tendercare of Portage. Reva was born February 6, 1931 in Windsor, Ontario the daughter of Arthur and Lucile (Reva) Redmond. She retired as an administrative assistant from the UpJohn Co. Reva was very proud of her administrative professional career of 25+ years with The Upjohn Company, Bishop Bennison...
Bert DeGraaf
Mar 3, 2014
Gijsbertus "Bert" DeGraaf of Kalamazoo, Passed away surrounded by his family to be with his Lord and savior on March 3, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Bert was born August 6, 1929 in Decatur, MI, the son of Cornelius and Steventje (VanderHoek) Degraaf. He was the youngest of eleven. Bert was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church, he...
Donald Leroy Savoca
Mar 1, 2014
Donald L. Savoca of Kalamazoo, passed away March 1, 2014 at home. Donald was born September 16, 1933 in Allegan the son of Samuel and Maude (Roby) Savoca. He Served in the U.S. Air Force for over 11 years. Surviving are a son Andrew Savoca of Minneapolis, MN; sister Lucy Rose of Kalamazoo; several nieces & nephews. He was preceded...
Marie Sena
Feb 27, 2014
Marie Sena, 96, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born September 18, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of Clarence and Mary Musson. She is survived by her daughters; Judy DeGraaf of Kalamazoo and Kathryn Makeig of Rockville, Maryland. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements made by Parchment...
Frances Anna Overmyer
Feb 11, 2014
Frances A. Overmyer of Portage, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at home. She was born March 7, 1924 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Clarence and Onita (Hoffa) Slack. On September 30, 1942 in Angola, IN, Frances was united in marriage to Robert Overmyer, Sr. who preceded her in death on January 23, 2011. Surviving are a son, Robert (Cindy)...
Thomas Eugene Neighbors
Feb 9, 2014
Thomas E. Neighbors of Schoolcraft, passed away Sunday February 9, 2014 at home surrounded with love by his family. Thomas was born May 20, 1940 in Pontiac the son of William and Asenith (Collier) Neighbors. He attended Michigan State University and retired from the Lazy Boy Furniture Company. On October 18, 1957 in Auburn Heights, Thomas was united in marriage...
Sandra Kay Weiss
Feb 9, 2014
Sandra K. Weiss of Portage, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Sandra was born May 14, 1957 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Kyle and Chloie (Town) Melson. Sandra worked for many years as a line coordinator for Pfizer. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and doing other crafts. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers. On July...
Susan Ann Sweet
Feb 7, 2014
Susan A. Sweet of Galesburg, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at home. Susan was born June 30, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of James and Veronica Cairns. She was an administrative assistant for the Upjohn Co. and for Beach Products before her retirement. She was preceded in death by her parents and her late husband William Sweet, and son-in-law,...
Adrian DeWard, Jr.
Feb 5, 2014
Adrian DeWard, Jr. of Kalamazoo, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Plainwell. Adrian was born May 24, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the son of Adrian and Lydia (Baxter) DeWard. He was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Army. Adrian worked as a landscape designer for many years, including WKZO and retiring from the John E. Fetzer Foundation. He was...
James M. Caldwell, DDS
Feb 2, 2014
Dr. James Murray Caldwell was called home on February 2, 2014. We were blessed with his presence on this Earth for 91 years. “Dad” was a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother and friend. He is greatly missed. Dad was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan in 1922, the only boy of four children. Times were hard then, and he...
Joseph W. Colby
Feb 1, 2014
Joseph W. Colby of Kalamazoo passed away Friday February 1, 2014 at Wings of Hope Hospice Home in Allegan. Joseph was born April 25, 1925 in Shiawassee Township, MI the son of Roy and Ruth Colby. He received his bachelors degree from Michigan State University in Civil Engineering and operated a land surveying company. He was united in marriage to...
Robert John Mainardi
Jan 29, 2014
Robert J. Mainardi of Comstock passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Portage, Michigan. Robert was born August 23, 1970 in Downey, California the son of Vincent and Joan (Hanke) Mainardi. He was employed as a delivery driver for Oven Fresh Bakery, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gunstores, U.F.C., and watching the Dallas Cowboys. He loved his friends and family especially...
Mary Frances Ormsby-Trenkle
Jan 28, 2014
Mary F. Ormsby-Trenkle of Kalamazoo passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, MI. Mary was born February 25, 1918 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of Newton and Eunice (Hedrick) Ormsby. She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Kalamazoo Bridge Club, Service Club (Junior League), and Kalamazoo Country Club....
Carllyn Ray Compton
Jan 26, 2014
Carllyn R. Compton, 69 of Portage passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw. Carllyn was born February 3, 1944 in Paw Paw the son of Carl and Evelyn (Stoughton) Compton. Before retirement he was employed as an electrician for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, spending time with family and friends, helping people...
William Joseph Ketelaar, Sr.
Jan 22, 2014
William Joseph Ketelaar, Sr. passed away on January 22, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. Bill was born on April 8, 1933 the only child to Joseph and Mary (Stokes) Ketelaar. He was a graduate of St. Augustine High School, where he excelled in football. He attended Michigan State University before enlisting in the Army honorably serving...