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…

Age 56, passed away on March 31, 2017. Brad was born in Kalamazoo on October 14, 1960 the son of Ward and Juanita “Jerry” (St. Claire) Klinkers. He attended Portage Central High School; where he ran cross country, and graduated in 1978. Brad also attended the University of Michigan where he was a member of…

Age 86, passed away at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence on Friday, March 31, 2017. Ron was born in Quincy, Michigan on November 3, 1930; the son of the late Charles and Beatrice (Tooman) McCurley. He graduated from Quincy High School in 1947 and enlisted in the US Navy in 1948. He served his country honorably…

Age 66, Harry passed away peacefully on March 29, 2017 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a short illness. Harry was preceded in death by his beloved parents, sister and aunt. He was born on November 9, 1950 in Tuscola County, MI and resided in many different parts of the state before finally choosing Portage as…