Obituaries

Winona Vander Veen

Winona Vander Veen

Winona Vander Veen of Kalamazoo passed into the presence of her Savior on Friday in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Vander Veen was born April 7, 1930 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Ray and Ella (Kruzinga) Smith. Winona was a faithful, serving member of Oak Grove Bible Church where she was the pianist. She played piano for the women at Royal Estates; she...

Arlene J. Anson

Arlene J. Anson

Arlene passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell.She was born January 3, 1928 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Michael and Grace (Cardd) Karr. Arlene enjoyed fishing, traveling, cooking and helping other people. She was an active member of Cooper Congregational Church where she was part of the Ladies Guild and ARO an outreach ministry group. On...

Ardee C. Parkin

Ardee C. Parkin

Mrs. Ardee C. Parkin passed away October 13, 2014 at Life Care Center in Plainwell.Ardee was born May 23, 1914 in Ocqueoc Township the daughter of Cecil and Elizabeth (Everingham) Curtindale. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Plainwell.Surviving are 1 son and 2 daughters, Don (Elia) Parkin of Pace, FL, Myrna Best Powell of Portland, OR,...

Dennis Cleland

Dennis Cleland

Dennis L. Cleland of Mesick, MI passed away unexpectedly at his home October 10, 2014. He was born September 3, 1947 in Kalamazoo the son of Arthur Cleland and Eleanor (Olson) Snider. Dennis proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He loved hunting, fishing and all aspects of nature. He also enjoyed working on cars...

James E. Vanlent

James E. Vanlent

James VanLent of Alamo Township passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.Mr. VanLent was born August 5, 1932 in Otsego, the son of Eldon and Marie (Brown) VanLent. For more than 31 years Jim was a police officer and fireman for the city of Plainwell. He was a member of the 12thStreet Baptist Church and in...

Bernard Warnement

Bernard Warnement

Bernard “Bud” J. Warnement of Plainwell, MI passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at Wings Home in Allegan. Bud was born October 21, 1928 in Plainwell, MI, the son of Albert and Evon (Buhren) Warnement. Bud was a 1946 graduate of Plainwell High School. Following graduation he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On July...

Carl W. Sandahl

Carl W. Sandahl

Carl Sandahl passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 in Allegan.Mr. Sandahl was born June 6, 1929 in Watson Township to William and Ida (Erickson) Sandahl. Carl was an Allegan High School graduate who served his country in Air Force during the Korean War. Carl did some farming and for many years had worked at Mac Sim Bar/Mead/Rock Tenn until his...

Beverly Keckler

Beverly Keckler

Beverly Ann Keckler passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Otsego. Beverly was born April 12, 1942 in Kearney Township, Antrim County to Lloyd and Eloda (Thomas) Trumble.Surviving are 7 children, Sandra Kay Merchant, Debra Ann VanDerVeen, John Henry Keckler, Christine Marie Rhoads, Anita Louise Owen, Sarah Lee McKenney and Jay Dee Keckler; 17 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; her siblings,...

Allen Robinson

Allen Robinson

Allen Kelso Robinson of Plainwell passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home. Mr. Robinson was born October 26, 1936 in Plainwell to Roy and Eloise (Kelso) Robinson. He served his country in the Army Airborne. Allen was a graduate of Plainwell High School and had worked at Plainwell Paper Company retiring in 1999 after 40 years. He was...

Jerry D. Vote

Jerry D. Vote

Jerry D. Vote passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Wings Home in Allegan.Jerry was born August 20, 1939 in Otsego the son of Walter and Clara Vote. He was a groundskeeper for Kalamazoo Public Schools and also did some farming. Jerry loved to recycle things and enjoyed trading and bartering. In his spare time he liked fishing, hunting, and...

Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray

Bonnie L. Gray of Wayland passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Gray was born February 17, 1942 in Allegan to Robert and Dorothy (Kortba) Wicks and was a lifelong resident of the area.Bonnie was a homemaker who enjoyed her cats, trips to the casino, reading and watching soap operas.On October 25, 1958 in Plainwell she married William...

Leon Holmes

Leon Holmes

Leon ‘Mort’ ‘Lovey’ Holmes of Otsego, MI passed away peacefully Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his home in Otsego. Leon was born July 1, 1927 in Otsego to Waldo and Mary Agnes (Kortokrax) Holmes. Leon served his country in the Army during WW II.He is survived by his longtime companion Sally Hendrixson; 6 children, Dan (Connie) Holmes of Kalamazoo, Joe...

Bruce Baeuerle

Bruce Baeuerle

Bruce Baeuerle of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Mr. Baeuerle was born October 1, 1935 in Chillicothe, OH to Louis and Helen (Magneson) Baeuerle. Bruce served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as an independent contractor doing remodeling and repairs. He could fix anything.He is survived by his wife Virginia (Walters)...

Kathy Sue Salyer

Kathy Sue Salyer

Kathy Sue Salyer of Bloomingdale, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Allegan. She was born October 16, 1952 in Huntington, IN to Lewis and Kathryn (Schenkel) Hart.Kathy was a very spiritual person and her faith was uplifting for her and her family. In her leisure time she loved flowers and traveling to the Upper Peninsula and Mackinaw Island....

Dakota J Arndt

Dakota J Arndt

Dakota J. Arndt age 3 was taken from us Friday, August 29, 2014 in Tennessee.Dakota was born February 5, 2011 in Grand Rapids to Tyler Arndt and Brianna Kwekel. He enjoyed playing, especially with his trucks. Dakota was an organ donor, he has given the gift of life to three people who were able to use the donation made by...

Donald W. Clawson

Donald W. Clawson

Donald W. Clawson of Plainwell passed away surrounded by his family, Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Kalamazoo.He was born March 24, 1935 in Allegan, the son of Ernest and Laura (Dunklee) Clawson. Donald served his country in the US Army. For over 20 years he worked as a machinist for Eaton. On March 21, 1959, in Allegan, he married Dolores...

Helen Strater

Helen Strater

Helen Strater of Plainwell passed away Friday, September 5, 2014, at the Stanford Lodge in Plainwell. Mrs. Strater was born November 28, 1912 in Kendallville, Indiana, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Butler) Forker. For many years she was a secretary for the Otsego Public Schools until her retirement in 1976. Helen was a life member of the Order of...

Merle J. ‘Jim’ Clark

Merle J. ‘Jim’ Clark

Merle J. “Jim” Clark passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born December 6, 1939 in Kalamazoo, the son of Merle and Mary (Renbarger) Clark. Jim lived in Alaska before returning to the area when his health began to decline. Jim loved motorcycles and enjoyed cooking for the American Legion and the VFW....

Sherrie Loffer-Fales

Sherrie Loffer-Fales

Sherrie A.Loffer Fales of Otsego passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Sherrie was born August 6, 1936 in Battle Creek to Carl and Adelle (Kurzig) Martin. She was the first female to graduate from Kellogg College with a drafting degree. Sherrie enjoyed genealogy, ancestry, taking care of her animals, riding the tractor haying and growing tomato plants. Surviving...

Joan T. Brown

Joan T. Brown

Joan T. Brown of Plainwell passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014.She was born April 19, 1941 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of August and Mary (Wright) Chapman. She was retired from Parker Hannifin Pump Division. She so loved her devoted four pawed companion, Bandit. She enjoyed making stocking hats for the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission and Wings of Hope Hospice.Surviving are her...

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