Obituaries
Elizabeth A. Laughlin
January 30, 2016
Elizabeth A. Laughlin of Kalamazoo passed away January 30, 2016 at home, the last surviving sibling of five. Elizabeth was born July 9, 1919 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Michael and Mary (Rusczyak) Beelick. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1937. Early in her senior year, Liz was riding her bike in downtown Kalamazoo on a Sunday when...
Sr. M. Cora Thoman, CSJ
January 29, 2016
Sister Cora Thoman, CSJ, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at Nazareth Center. Sister was born March 12, 1924 in Shelbyville, IN the daughter of John and Ida (Ruhlman) Thoman. She is survived by three sisters, Rosemary J. Schroeder, Rita M. England, Dolores A. Hartman; several nieces & nephews and the Congregation of St. Joseph. She was preceded in death...
Donald Glen Behling
January 26, 2016
Donald G. Behling of Vicksburg, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Donald was born November 22, 1950 in Saginaw the son of Wayne and Doris (Dean) Behling. He was a US Army veteran and owned his own window cleaning company. He is survived by three children, Christopher, Alexander and Diona; brother, Andrew Behling; sister Judith (Earl)...
Joan Elaine Williams
January 25, 2016
Joan Elaine Williams passed away Monday, Jan 25, 2016, at New Friends Assisted Living, 3700 West Michigan, Ave., Kalamazoo, MI. Joan was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1935. She attended Western Michigan University and worked as a comptroller at a salvage company. Joan became a member of the Baha’i Faith in 1974. She married Dale Williams in 1982 and served...
Hop Tan Tran
January 24, 2016
Hop Tan Tran of Portage, passed away Sunday January 24, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Friends are being received Wednesday, January 27, 2016 5-8 pm at Redmond Funeral Home, Kalamazoo. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, Thursday 10:30 am at St. Augustine Cathedral. Memorial contributions may be made to West Michigan Cancer Center. www.redmondfuneralhomes.net
William Pineda
January 17, 2016
William Pineda of Kalamazoo, passed away Sunday January 17, 2016 at Medilodge of Portage. William was born August 1, 1947 in Lake Odessa the son of Manuel and Rosa (Martinez) Pineda. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. On October 19, 1996 in Battle Creek William was united in marriage to the former Belinda Kerr who survives. Also...
Mary Helen Boguta
January 16, 2016
Mary H. Boguta of Kalamazoo, passed away Saturday January 16, 2016 at Maple Lake Assisted Living in Paw Paw. Mary was born July 30, 1922 in Port Huron the daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Bencsik) Demeter. She was preceded in death by her husband George Boguta May 18, 1993; three sisters, Margaret Redpath, Elizabeth McKay, Barbara Setter; brother, Joseph Demeter....
Lewis Carl Howard
January 16, 2016
Lewis Carl Howard of Kalamazoo passed away peacefully on January 16, 2016. He was born in Kalamazoo on August 28, 1936 to the late Russel and Mabel (Ramstein) Howard. Lewis served two years in the army, returning home in 1957 to marry the love of his life Barbara J. Snyder in St. Joseph Catholic Church, where they were lifelong members....
Lois Barbara Spann
January 12, 2016
Lois Barbara (Daniel) Spann of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her family on January 12, 2016. Lois was born May 7, 1926 to Adolph and Mable Daniel (Enyeart). She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Paul Spann. She is survived by her son Mark Spann, and her twin daughters, Ronda Spink and Renee’...
Patrick E. Loftus
January 12, 2016
Patrick E. Loftus of Kalamazoo passed away Tuesday January 12, 2016 at Kairos Dwelling. Patrick was born May 19, 1934 in Kalamazoo the son of Francis and Juanita (Nourie) Loftus. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. Patrick retired a member of the Heat and Frost Insulators, Local 47 in the field of construction for many...
James V. Milan, Sr.
January 11, 2016
On Jan. 11, 2016 God called Jim home. He was born Nov. 30, 1925 in Portage, MI to Joseph and Mary (Chiceralla) Milan. He and his twin Tootie were the youngest of ten children. He was a proud Army veteran of WWII. He had a tax and accounting business for over 50 years and enjoyed his work. He also enjoyed...
Donald Herbert Boot
January 10, 2016
Donald H. Boot of Texas Twp. passed away January 10, 2016 at home. Don was born in Kalamazoo on April 12, 1930 the son of Adrian an Marguerite (Mittan) Boot. He was a production Planner at Upjohn Co. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Tin Lizzy Travelers and Kiwanis Club. Don is survived by his wife...
William I. Harris, Jr.
January 9, 2016
William I. Harris, Jr. passed away at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. William was born June 16, 1928 in Black Oak, AR the son of William and Gladys Harris. On September 3, 1949 in Dixie, AR he was united in marriage to Eva (Needham) Harris who preceded him in death in 2011 also preceding him in death was a step-son, Dewayne...
Ardeth "Ardie" Ila Chambers
January 5, 2016
Ardeth "Ardie" Ila Chambers of Kalamazoo passed away peacefully on January 5, 2016 following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 96. Ardeth was the daughter of Lynn and Fern Gilman. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in December 1938, she studied elementary education at Western State Teacher’s College (now Western Michigan University). While at Western, Ardeth was a...
Evelyn May Cone
January 4, 2016
Evelyn May Cone passed away Monday January 4, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Evelyn was born August 28, 1925 in Long Beach, CA the daughter of Wallace and Kathryn (Hughes) Thompson. She lived many places including California, Texas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee and Michigan. She was very active in her church where she made puppets and wrote religious...
Frederick Dale Crawford
January 2, 2016
A beloved husband and father, Fred passed from this life on January 2, 2016 at Alamo Nursing Home. Fred was born and raised in Kalamazoo, on October 8, 1942, the loving son of Frank and Mabel (Phillips) Crawford. Above any worldly achievements or possessions, Fred considered his family to be his greatest treasure. On September 10, 1977, he married Rosemary...
Monica Catherine Herman
December 26, 2015
Monica C. Herman of Kalamazoo passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side, Saturday December 26, 2015 at Plainwell Pines Nursing Home. Monica was born September 4, 1921 in Hamtramck the daughter of Martin and Catherine (Plochinski) Kuraszewski. She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church. On September 16, 1950 in Hamtramck Monica was united in marriage...
Edward William Randt, Jr.
December 24, 2015
Died on December 24, 2015 following a 4 1/2 year battle with cancer. Edward was born on August 1, 1938 in Benton Harbor MI to the late Edward W. Sr. and Alice (Fites) Randt. He was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Randt and his sister, Linda Lou Randt. Edward is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Dalrymple) Randt, whom...
Wanda Sue Salisbury
December 24, 2015
Wanda S. Salisbury of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday December 24, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Wanda was born April 8, 1943 in Kalamazoo. She retired after 25 years from the Kalamazoo Gazette. She was united in marriage to Frank Salisbury who preceded her in death in 2003. Surviving are two sons, Ron and Terry Harkness; two daughters, Sherry Morse and...
Charles Arthur Hollanbaugh
December 23, 2015
Charles A. Hollanbaugh of Galesburg passed away Wednesday December 23, 2015 at home. Charles was born July 17, 1927 in Vinton, OH the son of William and Daisy (Russell) Hollanbaugh. He was a WWII veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. Charles retired as a foreman from Southerland/Brown Co. He attended Center Street Baptist Church and enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing,...