Obituaries Archive

Mary Beth Verkow

November 8, 2017

Cremation has taken place and a private graveside service will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Plainwell. ...

Clifton Clay Gillespie Jr.

November 8, 2017

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11am on Monday, November 13th at the Light & Life Wesleyan Church, 15765 Hoffman Street, Three Rivers MI where Jack and Lee are members. A time of visiting will take place at the church one hour prior to the serv...

Genevieve Budzynski

November 8, 2017

A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Westwood United Methodist Church, 538 Nichols Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49006. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Price will officiate. A time of visitation will take place at the church one hour pr...

Donald E. Root Jr.

November 7, 2017

In accordance with Donald’s wishes, cremation has taken place. ...

Donald W. Glenn

November 7, 2017

Don will be laid to rest privately at Mt Ever-Rest Memorial Park and a memorial service may be held at a later date. ...

Robert A. Foerst

November 5, 2017

A committal service with full military honors will be held at Ft. Custer National Cemetery in the spring. ...

Guyla Bowden

November 4, 2017

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 6:00 PM at 12th Street Baptist Church, 3911 S. 12th St., Kalamazoo, MI 49001. A time of visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. ...

Kirk Newman

November 4, 2017

In accordance with his wishes cremation will take place and private services will be held. ...

Michael J. Shear

November 3, 2017

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2017, beginning at 11:00 AM, at the Latvian Evangelical United Lutheran Church, 118 S Kendall Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (off Cherry Hill Ln.) with Rev. Aija Graham officiating. A visitation will ...

Kimberly A. Williams

November 2, 2017

In accordance with her wishes, cremation will take place and a celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. A memorial gathering will take place at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. ...

Joan I. Peeters

November 2, 2017

Joan will be laid to rest at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery next to her husband; where a private family committal service will be held. ...

Andrea Ailes

October 31, 2017

A funeral service will be held at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 11:00 AM. A time of visitation will take place at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Genesee Prairie Cemetery. ...

Kimberly A. Irons

October 29, 2017

In accordance with Kimberly’s wishes, cremation has taken place. The family will greet friends for a visitation beginning one hour prior to Kimberly’s memorial service which will take place on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Mend...

Donald Doane

October 29, 2017

A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1112 N. Drake Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49006; a memorial service will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 AM. ...

Alberts Mengelsons

October 29, 2017

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Interment of cremated remains will be held next spring in Tannersville, New York at Brala Kapi (Brother’s Cemetery). ...

Alan D. Prouse

October 29, 2017

In accordance with his wishes, cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at Green Meadow Bible Baptist Church at a date to be determined. ...

Dorothy Fildes

October 27, 2017

A memorial service will be held at St. Andrew Community Church, 3631 Covington Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49001, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM. The Rev. James P. Dyke will officiate. Private interment will take place at Mountain Home Cemetery. ...

Leanna M. Magana

October 27, 2017

A memorial service to celebrate Leanna’s life will be held on November 3, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Trenches Community Church, 1003 Gayle Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49048. Private interment of cremains will take place at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park – North. ...

Roland E. Littell

October 22, 2017

In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place. A celebration of Roland's life will take place at Cooper Township Hall, 1590 W. D Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009, on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM. ...

Juanita "Jo" Joeen Crawford

October 20, 2017

In accordance with his wishes cremation will take place and the family will announce services at a later date. A memorial visitation will be held at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. ...

Eugene Rife Jr.

October 17, 2017

In accordance with his wishes cremation will take place and the family will announce services at a later date. ...

Raymond Michael Laymon

October 16, 2017

In accordance with his wishes cremation will take place and he will be laid to rest privately at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. ...

Henry "Sonny" A. Goebel

October 14, 2017

Services for Sonny will take place on Monday, October 30, 2017. Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. at Ft. Custer National Cemetery, 15501 Dickman Rd, Augusta, MI, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Northeastern Baptist Church, 6536 Eas...

Henry E. Whitmore Jr.

October 13, 2017

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kalamazoo Missionary Church, 5045 East Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49048. Pastor Ken Smeader will officiate. Private interment will take place at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Par...

Pastor Duane F. Vedders

October 10, 2017

A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017, beginning at 2:00PM, at Immanuel Fellowship Church, 6015 West H. Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, 49009, with Pastor Jonathan Cruse officiating. Visitation will be held at the chur...

Fidel Ramos-Reyes

October 10, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 936 Lake St., Kalamazoo, MI 49001, beginning at 3:00 PM. Msgr. Michael Hazard, celebrant. A time of visitation will take place at the church one hour prior t...

Ronald Craig Bunce

October 9, 2017

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 15th, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, located at 917 South Burdick Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001. ...

William O. Mills Jr.

October 5, 2017

Cremation has taken place, and private interment will be held at a later date. The celebration of Bill’s life will be on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 11:00 am at Centre Avenue Church of God, 1917 E Centre Ave., Portage, MI 49002, followed by a li...

Aylene Goddard

October 4, 2017

Cremation has taken place as Aylene requested, and a graveside memorial service will take place in Vermont. ...

Roger D. Terry

October 3, 2017

A memorial visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 11:00 to 1:00 PM. ...