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Marian E. Lesterhouse

September 29, 2026 /

Marian Elizabeth Lesterhouse was born July 17, 1948, in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Marion Sheen and Juanita Zamora, the first of four children. Upon graduating from high school, she married Steve Singleton Jr., with whom she had three children: Steve, Scott…

Marilynn Price-Richard

September 28, 2026 /

Marilynn Price-Richard was born in Minnesota and spent her early childhood in rural Minnesota as the daughter of a pastor and a homemaker. Marilynn met her first husband, Roger Price in Hawaii. They moved to Illinois, and graduated from Benoit…

Sharon K. Tolis

September 28, 2026 /

Sharon Kay Tolis, age 82, passed away at her home on September 26, 2026, with loved ones at her side. She was born in Kalamazoo, on September 19, 1944, the daughter of the late Allen and Virginia (Dunning) Cochran. She…

Judith “Judy” L. Dyer

September 28, 2026 /

Judith “Judy” Lynne Dyer age 66 of Paw Paw passed away Sunday morning September 27, 2026. Judy was born in Kalamazoo on June 6, 1960, the daughter of Bernard Dean and Ruth Marie (Nufer) Anderson. In 2006, she married Greg…

Marilyn E. Kay

September 28, 2026 /

Marilyn Elaine (DePew) Kay was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1934, on a farm in Kendallville, Indiana to her parents Alfred Hanson and Glenneice (Coe) DePew. She was the fourth of six children. She was preceded in death by…

Gerald D. Skrceny

September 28, 2026 /

Gerald (Jerry) Duane Skrceny, 92, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. At the time of his passing, he was living with his son Todd in Kalamazoo. Gerald was born in Flint on June 12,…

Ashton Fredenburg

September 28, 2026 /

On June 28, 1934, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, a baby boy was born. His parents, Elwin and Laurine Thomas Fredenburg, named him Thomas Ashton Fredenburg. The family home was a small farm on an east-west county road between Cooper and…

Alfred C. Grosskurth

September 28, 2026 /

Alfred Carl Grosskurth age 90 of Portage, passed away Friday afternoon, September 25, 2026. Alfred was born in Passaic, NJ on May 31, 1936, the son of Kuno Nicholas and Sophie (Jahn) Grosskurth. On February 20, 1966, he married Inara…

Ranae J. Scott

September 25, 2026 /

Ranae James Scott, 77, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away of natural causes on September 23, 2026. A resident of Kalamazoo for more than 40 years, Ranae built a life there filled with family, creativity, history, and a deep appreciation for…

Deborah J. Stansberry

September 24, 2026 /

Deborah June Stansberry age 65 of Portage passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 22, 2026. Deb was born in Anniston, Alabama on March 4, 1961, the daughter of Edward and Betty (Milneck) Odenwald. On January 5, 1981, she married Eugene Stansberry…