Obituaries Archive
January 23, 2023
A memorial service to honor and celebrate Keene’s life will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, beginning at 2:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 S. Park St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007, with Rev. Julie Kline officiating. The...January 23, 2023
A memorial service to celebrate Bob’s life will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 12:00 PM at St. Andrew Community Church, 3631 Covington Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49001. The family will greet friends following the service at the church where a lig...January 23, 2023
A memorial service to celebrate Wayne’s life will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM at Haven Church, 5350 North Sprinkle Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49004. Visitation will take place at the church, one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1...January 21, 2023
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Joldersma & Klein Funeral home. A time of visitation will take place at the funeral home one hour prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be gi...January 20, 2023
A service to honor and celebrate Chet’s life will be held at the funeral home on Monday, January 30, 2023, beginning at 12:00 PM, with Pastor Ken Smeader officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service...January 17, 2023
In accordance with his wishes, cremation will take place and no service is scheduled. Memorial contributions may be given to Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries....January 17, 2023
In accordance with her wish, a memorial service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 1:00 PM at First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in the spring. Memorial contributions may be made to the ...January 16, 2023
Cremation will take place and no service is scheduled. Memorial contributions in Merrilee’s memory may be given to Animal’s Best Friend Fund....January 15, 2023
A service to honor her life and faith will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.at Vicksburg Bible Church, 11988 S. Sprinkle Rd., Vicksburg, MI 49097. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service at the church beginnin...January 15, 2023
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1150 West Centre Ave., Portage, MI 49024. Fr. Ben Huynh celebrant. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023, from ...January 15, 2023
To honor and celebrate his life a memorial visitation will be held at the Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St. Kalamazoo, MI 49001 on Friday, January 27, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warr...January 14, 2023
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family on Friday. January 20, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral h...January 13, 2023
No services are being planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice, in c/o the funeral home. ...January 13, 2023
A celebration of Larry’s life will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. noon, at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family for one hour prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a....January 13, 2023
A celebration of Michelle’s life will be held at her residence in Plainwell, Michigan (964 Pinnacle Court, Plainwell 49080) from 3:00 -7:00 pm on Thursday January 19, 2023. Please join us in celebrating her life and sharing stories....January 13, 2023
Interment will be held at Ft. Custer National Cemetery on Monday, February 6, 2023, beginning at 1:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to her family (checks payable to Susan Ritums), c/o the funeral home. Family and friends may share a condolen...January 8, 2023
Cremation has taken place with internment at Fort Custer National Cemetery. A private family memorial will be held. She was very appreciative of the special care givers at Park Village Pines. Memorials may be made in her name to Park Village Pines, ...January 6, 2023
No service is being planned at this time. She and John will be laid to rest in the columbarium at First Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, in c/o the funeral home. ...January 6, 2023
A Celebration of Matt’s Life will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Parkview Hills Willow Lake Clubhouse, 3707 Greenleaf Circle, Kalamazoo. There will be a time for sharing memories and prayer at 6:00 p.m. if you wis...January 3, 2023
A memorial service to honor his life will be held at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Thursday, January 12, 2023, beginning at 11:00 AM. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Ft...January 2, 2023
No services are being planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of one’s choice, in c/o the funeral home. ...January 2, 2023
A celebration of her life will take place at the Comstock VFW Post 6252, 5990 East Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49048, on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM with a luncheon to follow. Interment will be next to Russell at Ft. Custer National Cemeter...January 2, 2023
A Celebration of Charla’s life will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Oshtemo Community Center, 6407 Parkview Ave., Kalamazoo. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice, in c/o the ...January 1, 2023
In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place and a private family gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be given to a charity of one’s choice. ...December 29, 2022
A memorial service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, January 5, 2023, beginning at 11:00 AM with Pastor Steve Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 AM, ...December 27, 2022
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family for one half hour prior to the service at the funeral home, beginning at 10:30...December 27, 2022
There will be a memorial service beginning at 11:00 a.m. on January 28, 2023, with a gathering beginning at 10:00 a.m., at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 S. Park Street. His ashes will be interred with his parents and brother in Alma...December 26, 2022
There will be no services at this time. A Celebration of Life and private graveside service will be held at a later date. He will be interred at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his wife, Deborah, ...December 25, 2022
A service to honor and celebrate his life will be held on Monday, January 2, 2023, beginning at 11:00 AM, in the chapel at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park-South. Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, c/o the funeral home. ...December 25, 2022
No services are being planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be given to the charity of one’s choice, in c/o the funeral home. ...
























