Obituaries
Richard Joseph Keller
May 7, 2019
Richard J. Keller 72 of Comstock Township passed away Tuesday May 7, 2019 at Glenn Arbor Hospice. Richard was born April 25, 1947 in LaFayette, NY the son of Howard and Jane (Listwon) Keller. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Army. Richard retired from Parker Hannifin as a software engineer. On August 23, 1975 Richard was united...
Patrick Charles McBride
May 4, 2019
Patrick Charles McBride 59 of Plainwell passed away Saturday May 4, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Patrick was born November 25, 1959 in Santa Ana, CA the son of James and Suzanne (Smink) McBride. He was a graduate of Western Michigan University and worked for Jaqua Realty. Patrick enjoyed gardening, cooking, bowling and caring for his mother and grandparents. Surviving...
Nena Marie Dresser
May 2, 2019
Nena Dresser Died in Battle Creek Specialty Hospital, May 2, 2019. She was born in Kalamazoo, MI at Bronson Hospital July 19, 1947 to George B. and Marie N (Pierce) Mackey. Nena Graduated from Portage Central High school’s Largest graduating class in 1965. She attended Ferris State Collage, Working at Zayre Dep’t Store during Vacations. She Eventually Worked for Vista...
Haley A. Jones
Apr 25, 2019
Haley A. Jones of Ross Township passed away Thursday April 25, 2019 at home. Haley was born June 11, 1963 in Big Rapids the daughter of Nathan and Mary (Minier) Kidder. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary Post #7956, Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary #299, Women of the Moose, Delta Chapter #1792. Surviving are her husband Jeffery Jones;...
Thomas Leo Swiat
Apr 23, 2019
Thomas Leo Swiat passed away peacefully at home Tuesday April, 23, 2019. Born June 13, 1925 to Leo A. Swiat and Marie (Holy) Swiat, in Kalamazoo, Michigan on his mother’s birthday. Tom attended Parkwood School and St. Augustine as a youngster. Tom felt the call during WWII like many of his generation and proudly served in the Army Air Corp,...
Velma Katherine Brittan
Apr 21, 2019
Velma K. Brittan of Schoolcraft, passed away Sunday April 21, 2019 at home. Velma was born November 12, 1926 in St. Joseph the daughter of George and Eva (Nickel) Buller. She was a member of Schoolcraft Assembly of God Church and enjoyed crafts. On November 1, 1952 in St. Joseph Velma was united in marriage to John L. Brittan who...
Robert George Burhans
Apr 17, 2019
Robert G. Burhans passed away Wednesday April 17, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice. Robert was born February 11, 1939 in Kalamazoo the son of Robert and Edith (Gallagher) Burhans. He graduated in 1958 from St. Mary’s Cathedral High School in Lansing and served in the U.S. Navy for over 24 years including two tours in Vietnam as a navy medic...
Betty Joyce Shannon
Apr 15, 2019
Passed away Monday April 15, 2019 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Betty was born November 3, 1931 in Elkhart, IN the daughter of Lawrence and Gladys (Haynes) Covey. Betty started at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as a clerk and ended her career there as Director of Sales for the Midwest Region.Besides creating many wonderful family celebrations she loved the outdoors and...
Sherry Anne Sweet
Apr 14, 2019
Sherry Anne Sweet of Kalamazoo passed away Sunday April 14, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center. Sherry was born March 22, 1967 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Sam and Shirley (Miller) Lough. She retired as a dental assistant and was a member of Texas Corners Bible Church. Sherry was united in marriage to Randall Sweet who survives. Also surviving are her...
Susan Martha Belt
Apr 14, 2019
Susan M. Belt of Kalamazoo passed away Sunday April 14, 2019 at home. Susan was born January 13, 1956 in Kalamazoo the daughter of John and Stella (Beedle) Vermeulen. She retired as a postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and enjoyed painting, music, and binge watching Netflix. Her separated husband Charles “Rusty” Belt survives. Also surviving are four children,...
Rose Marie Greene
Apr 13, 2019
Rose Marie, (Rosie), passed away at home on Saturday, April 13, 2019. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 6, 1935 to Anthony and Anna (Salamun) Anselmo. Rosie was employed for many years at The Upjohn Company and later in the Proof Department of First of America Bank. She also had many home-based businesses throughout the years. She...
Elmo Kenneth Wallace
Apr 6, 2019
Elmo K. Wallace of Kalamazoo passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 at home. Elmo was born March 17, 1928 in Oil City, LA the son of Oliver and Sarah Belle (Cox) Wallace. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. Elmo retired from Checker Motors after 43 years of service...
Nathanial Lee Curtiss
Apr 4, 2019
Nathaniel Lee Curtiss of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday April 4, 2019 in Tampa, FL. Nathanial was born February 27, 1998 in Kalamazoo the son of James and Denise (Pumfrey) Curtiss. He attended Kalamazoo Public Schools and enjoyed drawing. Surviving are his parents James Curtiss of Kalamazoo and Denise DeMaso of Kalamazoo; three brothers, James Curtiss, Jr. of Kalamazoo, Isaac Curtiss...
Angela Anderson
Apr 3, 2019
Angela Anderson of Warren passed away Wednesday April 3, 2019 at Ascension St. John’s Hospital in Warren. Angela was born November 7, 1966 in Orlando, FL and was a U.S. Navy veteran. She enjoyed fishing, crocheting, gardening and bird watching. Surviving are her partner Barry Plunkett of Warren; mother, Carolyn Schaffer of Kalamazoo; daughter, Ashley McGuire of Cheyenne, WY; stepchildren,...
Roy Donald Salvagio
Mar 25, 2019
Roy D Salvaggio "Don" 71 of Parchment Michigan passed away peacefully at his home on March 25th 2019. Don was born to Thelbert and Ruth (Hackman) Mckinney on January 21st 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1948 Ruth Mckinney would remarry Anthony Salvaggio, Anthony would adopt Don which gave him his last name Salvaggio. Don would go on to marry Patricia...
Amanda Clara Hanover
Mar 23, 2019
Amanda Hanover loving mother, wife, daughter and granddaughter passed away and went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2019. Age 39 years. Daughter of Ramiro Munoz Jr. and Patricia Guldenzoph-Schachtner. Amanda was born on September 2, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Graphics from Eastern Michigan University in 2003. She graduated with Honors...
Margaret J Malnight
Mar 23, 2019
Passed away March 23, 2019. Margaret was born in Sparta, WI on March 28, 1925, the daughter of Everett and Margaret E. (Kelly) James. She was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she met the love of her life while working at a camp for German POWs. Together she and her late husband Robert owned Malnight’s Bakery. She was a...
Gertrude Margaret Grantham
Mar 18, 2019
Gertrude Grantham passed away Monday March 18, 2019 at her home. Gertrude was born October 26, 1926 in Detroit,MI The daughter of Joseph and Mary (Ellenich) Zupanic. She was employed at Sears and Roebuck Co and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Gertrude was a master gardener, a member of the Kalamazoo Garden Club and the Ladies...
Theodore J. Miller
Mar 17, 2019
Passed away Sunday March 17, 2019 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell. Ted was born September 9, 1931 in Kalamazoo the son of Stephen and Ella (Seiser) Miller. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Navy and retired from Consumers Energy. Ted was a member of St. Mary's and then St. Ann's Catholic Churches, Knights of Columbus #1616...
Junior Lee Beebe, Sr.
Mar 13, 2019
Junior Lee Beebe, Sr. of Bangor passed away Wednesday March 13, 2019 at Fairview Nursing Home in Centreville. Junior was born October 12, 1953 in Watervliet the son of Phillip and Pauline (Walker) Beebe. He worked for Ace Disposal then Reliable Disposal in South Haven. Junior was united in marriage to the former Karen Ann Nickerson who preceded him in...