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Age 39, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Alice was born in Plainwell, Michigan on November 28, 1977, the daughter of Edward L. and Louise M. (Davis) Hope. She is survived by her children, Davis (Emmalyn Loskutoff) Hope and Courtney Eichler; granddaughter, Lillith Hope; mother, Louise Hope; sister, Jennifer Hope-Ndao; niece, Hannah…
Age 68, passed away at home on May 16, 2017. He was born in Kalamazoo on August 6, 1948, the son of the late Clarence “Jack” and Genevieve Slack. Cliff was a simple, dependable and loyal man. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served our country with pride during the Vietnam War. He…
Age 73, passed away at Rose Arbor on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, with family at her side. Dixie was born in Kalamazoo, the only child of the late Donald and Doris (Stockwell) Jones. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central, Class of 1960, where she learned to love music and was a drum majorette in…
Ruth Commissaris (Johnson), 87 passed away May 15, 2017 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born in LaPorte, IN, on October 9, 1929, the oldest of five children to the late Elmer and Iva Johnson. She was the first in her family to be married and have children. She was preceded in death…
Age 34, passed away on May 15, 2017. She was born in Evanston, IL, the daughter of Albert Ascoli and Julie Drew. She attended Evanston Township High School Class of 2001 and later received a B.A. from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL. Mary also studied abroad Edinburgh, Scotland. Mary was a loving woman with a…
Age 47, went to be with the Lord on May 13, 2017, after a battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Theresa was born in Kalamazoo on August 19, 1969, the daughter of Victor and Patricia (Papierz) Fitzsimmons Sr. She graduated from Portage Central, Class of 1988, and later received an Associate’s Degree from KVCC. Theresa had…
Eugene R. Thompson, age 66, passed away at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital on Friday, May 12, 2017. Eugene was born in Kalamazoo on January 6, 1951, the son of the late Arlend and Viola (Edwards) Thompson. He was also preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Eugene was formerly employed by Kalamazoo Mill…
Hermine A. Largent, age 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Hermine was born in Linz, Austria on May 23, 1928; the daughter of the late Herman and Josefine (Brandstatter) Nopp. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Herman M. Largent; grandchildren, Edward Cook and Josh (Stacy) Cook; great-grandchildren, Lydia and…
Age 81, passed away at home on Thursday, May 11, 2017 with her family by her side. Shirley was born in Cadillac, Michigan on October 7, 1935, the daughter of the late George and Violet (Henry) Yager. On December 6, 1952 she was united in marriage to James T. Sharp, Sr., who preceded her in…
Age 58, Steve Schreuder passed on May 9, 2017 at home, surrounded by his family. Steve was born on May 22, 1958 in Kalamazoo, the son of Herman and Johanna Schreuder, Portage, MI. In May, 1986, he married Karen (Kuis) and their home in Comstock. Together, they had a son, Sam Schreuder, Kalamazoo. Steve also…
