Age 86, passed away on December 28, 2016. Jim was born in Comstock on June 9, 1930 to the late Albert and Gertrude (Hartman) Sutton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven sisters and a brother. Jim is survived by brothers, William (Peggy), Donald (Jean) and Dwayne Sutton; sister, Dena…

Age 87, passed away on Thursday December 22, 2016. Walt was born on June 15, 1929 and raised in Ashburn Georgia; the son of the late John and Magular (Oliver) Blue. He retired from GM-Kalamazoo in 1987. Walt was also a Korean Veteran serving our great nation. He was a nationally known collector of antique…

Age 81, passed away on December 21, 2016, with family at his side. Bud was born in Kalamazoo on September 15, 1935, the son of the late Peter and Jean (Kline) Hassing. Bud graduated from Otsego High School and would remain in the Kalamazoo area. He had an outgoing personality, a wonderful sense of humor…

Went to be with the Lord our Savior on December 16, 2016. Pauline was born in Kalamazoo to the late John and Anna (Vliekstra) Apotheker. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Kirk) Lyngstad and Julia (Victor Fonseca) Barney-Fonseca; grandchildren, Jessica Hollowell, Whitney Tyson and Peter, Violet, Andrew, Nick and Ben Lyngstad and great-grandchildren, Quinci,…

Age 88, died peacefully at home Thursday, December 15, 2016. Betty was born on March 26, 1928 in Benton Harbor, MI, the daughter of the late John York and Hattie (Tom) Rockwell and was a longtime resident of Kalamazoo. She was a lifelong member of the VFW Comstock Post 6252 Women’s Auxiliary. Betty was employed…

Age 91, passed on to our Lord on December 14, 2016. Loren was born March 11, 1925 in Kalamazoo to the late Nicholas L. and Anna (Dalm) Haverkamp. He was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and Western Michigan University and was a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity. Loren had been a long-time…

Age 90, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 with her family at her side. Marge was born in Kent, Washington on June 24, 1926; the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Warner) Letcher. On November 2, 1946 she was united in marriage to William “Bill” L. Reynolds and he preceded her…

Age 90, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 with her family at her side. Marge was born in Kent, Washington on June 24, 1926; the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Warner) Letcher. On November 2, 1946 she was united in marriage to William “Bill” L. Reynolds and he preceded her…

Age 91 went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 12, 2016. Mary was born on May 5, 1925, in Ionia, Michigan the daughter of the late William and Irene (Hissong) Yerge. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central in 1945 and attended American Beauty College. She married Alden F. “Doc” Martin in Kalamazoo on November…

Age 85, died on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. She was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1931 to the late Eugene and Martha (Huhtala) Johnson. When she was five years old, the family settled in Brimley, MI where she attended school through the 11th grade. Her high school education…