Age 96, passed away peacefully at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 after a brief bout with pneumonia. Irene was born in a farmhouse near Maple Rapids, Michigan, on March 16, 1921, the daughter of Leon Frank and Carrie Marie (Cutter) Hicks. As a teenager, she was adopted into the family of Dr.…

Age 83, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Donna was born in Kalamazoo on April 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Freda (Bloom) Hall. Donna graduated from Kalamazoo Central where she became very active in theater. After graduating she attended WMU Nursing Program. She later met and married Edward…

Age 61, passed away at home on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Abel was born in Kalamazoo on April 27, 1955; the son of the late Tomas and Asusana (Ramirez) Sanchez. He is survived by his sons, Abel “Carlos”, Jr., Santos “Xavian”, Dakotah “Spank” and Daestinne “Bit” Sanchez; grandchildren, Daquavian, Aaliyah, Anastasia and Arienna Sanchez; siblings,…

Ashley Marie Upchurch 30 of Portage passed away on Wednesday morning April 19, 2017. She was born in Kalamazoo on January 25, 1987, the daughter of David and Teri (Powers) Upchurch. She is survived by her parents; a sister Emily Upchurch and grandmothers, Kiku Upchurch and Barbara Powers. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and…

Age 67, passed away suddenly on April 17, 2017. Richard was born in Kalamazoo on May 4, 1949, the son of Richard R. and Bonnie J. (Rohm) Glazier. He was an attorney and practiced law in the Paw Paw area. Richard is survived by his mother, Bonnie Rohm; siblings, Thomas (Julie) Glazier, Cheryl Koerts and…

Passed away Monday April 17th of natural causes, at his home. Mike, 61, was born 05/12/56 in Watervliet and had lived in the Kalamazoo area for the majority of his life. Mike was a great guy, quiet and humble and worked as a jack of all trades doing construction and building anything beautiful with his…

Jon, aka “Coyote” age 61, passed away at home on April 13, 2017. Jon was born on April 8, 1956 in St. Joseph, Michigan; the eldest of four children to William P. “Bill” and Margaret A. “Peg” (Ochs) Williamson. Jon is survived by his wife, Pamela Williamson; son, Brian Williamson and daughter, Crystal (Jonathan) Martinovic.…

Age 79, passed away at home on April 6, 2017 with family at her side. Jean was born in Albany, New York on October 28, 1937, the daughter of the late Frank and Iva Simons. They soon relocated to Kalamazoo where she would become the oldest of sixteen siblings. Jean had no children of her…

Age 76, passed away at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence on April 5, 2017. Carol was born in Kalamazoo on November 25, 1940; the daughter of the late Asa James and Lucile (Courtney) Loudon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Nezamis and granddaughter, Janisha Regner. Carol spent all of her life in southwest…

Age 100, passed away at home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Donna was born in Watervliet, Michigan on October 1, 1916; the daughter of the late Emerson and Adeline (Foss) Hunting. She worked as a local beautician in the Kalamazoo area until her mid-90s. Donna is survived by her husband, Jerry; daughter, Sharon and several…