Obituaries Archive

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Palarena Gale

April 9, 2025

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church, 3706 Mt Olivet Rd, Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family following the service at the church. Pal will be laid to rest next to Pete at Comstock Ceme...
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Pauline C. Nichols

April 8, 2025

In accordance with her wish cremation will take place and private family services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, c/o the funeral home. ...
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Elaine L. Dickinson

April 8, 2025

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19th at New Hope Church, 9300 E D Ave, Richland, MI 49083. Officiating will be Pastor Jan DeWitt. Visitation with the family will begin at 12:00 p.m., prior to the service, at the sam...
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Milton K. Bennett

April 6, 2025

Friends will be received 10 – 11 am Saturday April 12, 2025 at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, where services will follow at 11 am. Interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Centrica Rose Arbor Place. Frien...

William Darrell VanZant

April 5, 2025

No services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be made to Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association, in c/o the funeral home. ...

Dale W. Morren

April 5, 2025

Though his time here feels too short, Dale’s legacy lives on in the many lives he touched. He will be deeply missed. A private service will be held with family. ...
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Barbara Ann Clark

April 2, 2025

No services are planned at this time. Following cremation, interment will be at Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South. Contributions in Barbara’s memory may be made to Unity Church of Kalamazoo or Planned Parenthood of Michigan....

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Keith V. Iden

April 2, 2025

Keith will be laid to rest in a graveside service to be held on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Ft. Custer National Cemetery 15501 Dickman Rd. Augusta. Those wishing to attend should meet in the cortege assembly area at 1:15 p.m. Memorial co...

Ronald L. Howe

April 2, 2025

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o the funeral home. ...
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Paul D. Olexia

April 1, 2025

A celebration of Paul’s life will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. at the Glen Vista Gallery in the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, where food, drink and stories will be shared. In lieu of flowe...
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Mary S. Baker

March 30, 2025

A celebration of life will be held at the First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo, on Friday April 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. so that the many people who loved Mary can celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made...
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Lillian M. Graham

March 30, 2025

The family will receive friends at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Thursday, April 10, 2025, beginning at 1:00 pm. A graveside service will follow at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park beginning at 2:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kalama...

Bryce & Memphis Pike

March 30, 2025

Cremation will take place, and the family will take time to heal before memorial services are announced. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pike Family (checks payable to Dean Pike), c/o the funeral home. The Pike/Woods families wish to thank ...

Mary Hilbert-Nutter

March 28, 2025

No public services are planned. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, in c/o the funeral home. ...
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Randy J. DeBoer

March 28, 2025

In accordance with his wish cremation will take place and private family services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kalamazoo Humane Society, c/o the funeral home. ...
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Michael J. Ashley

March 27, 2025

A memorial event will be held on the family farm with the date and time to be announced shortly. Memorial contributions may be made to Scouts of America, c/o the funeral home. ...
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Adam R. Van Avery

March 24, 2025

Several Celebrations of Adam’s Life are being planned at many speedways. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice, in c/o the funeral home. ...
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Janna Marie Zinn

March 24, 2025

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home, beginning at 1:00 p.m. ...
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Sharron S. Hudson

March 23, 2025

A family memorial service will be held at a later date....
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Barbara Ann Dekker

March 22, 2025

A funeral service in witness to Barb’s life and faith will be held on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. noon, at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family on Sunday afternoon, March 30, 20...

Georgia A. Larke

March 22, 2025

Interment and celebration of life details will be shared 10 am Monday June 23, 2025 at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. A celebration of life luncheon will follow at American Legion Post 257, located at 7475 B Drive North, Battle Creek, MI. In lieu of f...

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Robert L. Oorbeck

March 21, 2025

A memorial service will be held 2 pm Saturday April 5, 2025 at Pine Island Presbyterian Chapel, 8882 West Q Avenue Mattawan, MI 49071....
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Mary A. Bradley

March 21, 2025

A private celebration of life is being planned for summer. ...

Michael A. Henisse

March 19, 2025

A memorial service will be held 11 am Saturday April 5, 2025 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with inurnment in St. Luke’s Church Columbarium. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church c/o the funeral home. ...
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Angela F. Anderson

March 19, 2025

The family would like to thank Angela’s nurse, Andrea Mosley-Budrow from Centrica Care Navigators for her care. It was also Angela’s wish to thank her granddaughter, Jessica for the special comfort she gave to her in her final days. No public ser...

Karen L. Meyer

March 17, 2025

There will be no public services at this time. Memorial contributions may be made to NORD (National Organization of Rare Disorders, 55 Kenosha Ave. Danbury, CT 06813. in c/o the funeral home. ...
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Nancy L. Hamelink

March 16, 2025

No public services are planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Rescue Project, c/o the funeral home. ...
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Richard B. Eaton

March 16, 2025

A private family memorial is being planned. Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, in c/o the funeral home. ...

Juanita King

March 15, 2025

The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Monday, March 24, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Juanita’s Family (checks payable to Mindy Sims), c/o the funeral home. ...

Ardis L. Ivens

March 15, 2025

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home beginning at 12:00 p.m. n...