Obituaries

Jun 16, 2014

Robert Alexander McNabb, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home on June 16, 2014. Bob was born December 26, 1929 to Dr. Arthur A. and Janet (McTavish) McNabb in Kalamazoo, Mi. His father was a prominent doctor and his mother a civic leader. The fourth of five children. In early childhood Bob resided in Lawrence, with a brief...

Jun 6, 2014

Age: 88 HOOD, C. Nelson Paw Paw Nelson passed away Friday afternoon, June 6, 2014. He was born April 25, 1926 in Paw Paw the son of the late Ward and Edna (Beals) Hood. Nelson was a life-long dairy farmer on the family farm and was a member of the Kalamazoo Milk Producers Board, Member of the Michigan Milk...

Jun 5, 2014

AGE: 58 GRIGSBY, Connie D. Lawrence Connie passed away Thursday evening, June 5, 2014 at her home after a battle with cancer. She was born April 8, 1956 in Watervliet, the daughter of George and Carolyn (Crandall) Dillenbeck. Connie was a graduate of Lawrence High School Class of 1974 and was employed as a legal assistant for Vlachos &...

Jun 2, 2014

AGE: 66 SMITH, Arthur J. Bloomingdale Art passed away Monday morning, June 2, 2014 at Bronson LakeView Hospital, Paw Paw. He was born October 15, 1947 in East Orange, NJ the son of late Arthur John and Ella Marie (Turner) Smith, Sr. He was the eldest of 3 sons. He attended public schools in South Orange, NJ graduating from...

Jun 2, 2014

Doris L. Ricketson, 78, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014 at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born August 27, 1935 in Battle Creek, the daughter of the late Julius and Bernice (Pursell) Paul. On October 1, 1960 in Battle Creek, Doris was united in marriage to George Ricketson, who preceded her in...

May 27, 2014

Age: 81 ARNOLD, Edward O Mattawan Arnold passed away Tuesday evening, May 27, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born September 23, 1932 in Kalamazoo the son of the late George E. and Clara. (Crowe) Arnold. Ed was a graduate of Paw Paw High School and served in Korea during the Korean War as a Combat Engineer....

May 26, 2014

L.G. Buell, 85, of Almena, passed away peacefully Monday, May 26, 2014 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. He was born January 31, 1929 in Kalamazoo, the son of Cecil and Bessie (Griffith) Buell. L.G. was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War. He was employed by Checker Motors in Kalamazoo until his retirement and...

May 22, 2014

Lawrence A. Johnson, 84, of Kalamazoo passed away May 22, 2014. He was born March 16, 1930 in Kalamazoo, the son of Maurice and Esda (Green) Johnson. Larry served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He went on to become an electrician for Peter Eckrich Company, retiring in 1995....

May 17, 2014

AGE: 72 RAND, Kirk D. Decatur Kirk passed away Saturday morning, May 17, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residences in Kalamazoo. He was born December 7, 1941 in Detroit the son of the late George and Delores (Smith) Rand. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Kirk was employed by the United States...

May 17, 2014

Age: 78 ZALESKI, Earl C. Lawrence Earl passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, May 17, 2014 at his home. He was born February 4, 1936 the son of the late Conrad and Eleanore (Hemmrick) Zaleski. He was a graduate of Hartford High School Class of 1954. Earl was a professional musician for 60 years, playing big band sounds as well...

May 15, 2014

Andreson, Eric J. Lawrence Eric J. Andreson, 43, of Lawrence, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his home. He was born February 24, 1971 in Ashley, North Dakota, the son of James Andreson and Geraldine Bosch. Eric was a graduate of Mayville State University in North Dakota, was an avid sports fan and above all loved being...

May 13, 2014

Age: 92 AVERY, Ernestine T. Paw Paw Ernestine passed away Tuesday morning May 13, 2014 at her home. She was born December 5, 1921 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Denon and Rozener (Tucker) Gooden. Ernestine was a very active and dedicated member of First Baptist Church of Decatur and Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, Decatur....

May 10, 2014

AGE: 69 HALL, Judith K. Paw Paw Judy passed away peacefully Saturday morning May 10, 2014 at Sunrise of Cascade in Grand Rapids. She was born August 15, 1944 in Providence, RI the daughter of the late Warren and Marion (Doescher) Hall. Judy was a graduate of Paw Paw High School class of 1962 and received her Master's in...

May 9, 2014

Rosemarie Timkovich, 76, of Paw Paw passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at Maple Lake Assisted Living in Paw Paw. She was born June 22, 1937, in Paw Paw, the daughter of Paul, Sr. and Alberta (Schlintz) Labadie. Rosemarie was a graduate of Paw Paw High School and went on to become an LPN. She was employed at Lakeview...

May 8, 2014

AGE: 82 SOPER, Bernie L. (Healy) Paw Paw Bernie was born March 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of the late Edward R. and Esther C. (Atwater) Healy. On March 11, 1969 in Detroit, MI, Bernie was united in marriage to Ronald W. Soper who preceded her in death on May 8, 1978. She was also preceded in...

May 6, 2014

AGE: 75 THIERJUNG, Nicholas J., III Lawton Nick passed away Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014 at his home. He a born March 14, 1939 in Chicago, IL the son of the late Nicholas and Ruth (Root) Thierjung. Nike was a Bull Block Operator for National Copper in Dowagiac company and Paw Paw Plating before his retirement. He enjoyed the...

Apr 27, 2014

Michelle Kay (Smith) Barkovich, of Lawton, passed away at Bronson Methodist Hospital Sunday, April 27, 2014. She was born July 15, 1961 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ronald Alger and Carol (Eaton) VanLuke. She was adopted as a baby and raised by Marvin and Gayle Smith of Lawton. Both her biological and adoptive parents have preceded her...

Apr 27, 2014

AGE: 85

WARNER, Donald W., Sr.

Paw Paw

Don passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Tendercare of Kalamazoo with family by his side. He was born August 11, 1928 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of the late Floyd W. and Carrie L. (Wood) Warner. Don served in the U.S....

Apr 15, 2014

Iva Evans, 97, of Mattawan, formerly of Bloomingdale, passed away Tuesday evening, April 15, 2014 at Bronson Commons in Mattawan. She was born January 12, 1917 in Lucas, Michigan, the daughter of the late Harry and Lucy Reynolds. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Edwin Wrona, daughter and son-in-law Karen and Robert Klimp...

Apr 14, 2014

Jacqueline Kohlhaas, 66, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday April 14, 2014 at her home. She was born January 6, 1948 in Fremont, Michigan, the daughter of the late James and Josephine (Danto) Manchip. Jacki was employed by Duo-Tang, where she was an active leader in the union. During her time with the union, Jacki took classes at Michigan...