Obituaries
Billy Joe Yoder
Oct 28, 2014
AGE: 82 YODER, Billy Joe Mattawan Billy Joe Yoder, Age 82, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at his home. He was born January 30, 1932 in Greenville, Ohio, the son the late William F. and Alice (Conklin) Yoder. Billy was a veteran of the Korean war serving with in the U.S. Army Artillery receiving the Korean Service Medal...
Cora F. Shipley
Oct 28, 2014
AGE: 81 SHIPLEY, Cora F. Paw Paw Cora F. Shipley, Age 81, passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, 2014 at her home. She was born March 16, 1933 in Eau Claire, MI the daughter of the late William and Marguerite (McDermott) Dwan. Cora in her earlier years was a License Practical Nurse until raising her family. Later she was...
Violet B. Leason
Oct 27, 2014
AGE: 92 LEASON, Violet B. Paw Paw Violet B. Leason, Age 92, of Paw Paw passed away Monday morning, Oct. 27, 2014 at Bronson Commons, Mattawan. She was born February 8, 1922 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late William and Rose (Vanourek) Abeln. Violet was united in marriage to Lyle Fred Leason who preceded her in death...
Debra Jo Mills
Oct 25, 2014
AGE: 56 MILLS, Debra Jo Lawton Debra Jo Mills, age 56 of Lawton, passed away Saturday evening, October 25, 2014 at home. She was born December 11, 1957 in Lawton, MI the daughter of the late William R. and Mamie (Brewington) Nelson. She was employed at Bronson LakeView Nursing Home in Lawton for 29 years and White Oaks in...
Joseph E. Purdy
Oct 25, 2014
Age: 66 PURDY, Joseph E. Mattawan Joseph E. Purdy, Age, 66 of Mattawan passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2014 at this home. Joe was born July 2, 1948 in Hart, MI the son of the late William and Josephine (Lauber) Purdy. He was a 1968 graduate of Paw Paw High School, was employed as a top sales Rep...
William "Bill" Joseph Mihelich
Oct 23, 2014
AGE: 64 MIHELICH, William J. Paw Paw William J. Mihelich, Age 64, passed away suddenly Thursday morning, Oct. 23, 2014 in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born November 23, 1949 in Paw Paw the son of the late William E. and Louise C. (Kowalski) Mihelich. He received his associate's degree in Agriculture at Michigan State University. He was...
William H. Siebel
Oct 19, 2014
AGE: 69 SIEBEL, William H. Kalamazoo William Siebel, Age 69, of Kalamazoo passed away Sunday morning, October 19, 2014 at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1945 in Kalamazoo the son of the late Anton and Elsie (Soyk) Siebel. He was a graduate of Comstock High School class of 1963. He was employed by Checker Motors and Precast...
Joseph Michael Soule
Oct 16, 2014
Age: 66 Soule, Joseph M. Paw Paw Joseph M. Soule, Age, 66, Paw Paw, passed away early Thursday morning Oct. 16, 2014 at his home. He was born July 22, 1948 in Paw Paw the son of the late Joseph H. and Marian Lucille (McDaniels) Soule. Joe served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War on the USS...
David B. Smith
Oct 12, 2014
David B. Smith, 64, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 20, 1950 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late David and Dorothy (Laskovy) Smith. David was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Viet Nam War. He enjoyed nature, animals, landscaping, gardening, watching and feeding...
Neal Wallace
Oct 9, 2014
AGE: 71 WALLACE, Leonard Neal Paw Paw Leonard Neal Wallace, age 71, Paw Paw passed away suddenly, Thursday, October 9, 2014 in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born August 17, 1943 in Moulton, AL the son of the late Leaman and Leoda (Mayfield) Wallace. Neal was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea during the Vietnam War. He...
Margaret Jean Harris
Oct 4, 2014
Age: 82 HARRIS, Margaret J.(nee Ritsema) Paw Paw Margaret J. Harris, 82, passed away Saturday evening, October 4, 2014 in Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born April 24, 1932 in Muskegon, MI the daughter of the late Herman and Catherine (Sikkenga) Ritsema. Margaret was employed by First Federal Savings and Loan in Paw Paw for 26 years until her...
Judy K. Thorburn
Oct 2, 2014
AGE: 71 THORBURN, Judy K. Lawton Judy Thorburn, 71, of Lawton passed away Thursday evening, Oct. 2, 2014 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo. She was born February 26, 1943 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of the late Russell L. and Alice E. (Carpenter) Hoenes. She attended Andrews University and graduated from Columbia University in Washington, D.C. as a...
Wilma Jean Crook
Sep 28, 2014
Wilma Jean Crook, age 78 of Kalamazoo passed away September 28, 2014. She was born August 7, 1936, the daughter of the late James and Mildred (Price) Hitt. Formerly of Decatur, AL, she came to Kalamazoo after high school. Surviving are two brothers, James Hitt of Decatur, AL and Alvin (Nancy) Hitt of San Diego, CA; three sons, Bill...
Joseph Francis Xavier Couture
Sep 26, 2014
Joseph F. X. Couture, 74, of Portage, MI passed away peacefully on September 26, 2014 at home surrounded by loving family members. He was born April 24, 1940 in Pontiac, MI, the first son of the late William Joseph and Angelus Elizabeth Couture. He was preceded in death by his father, William, and his mother, Angie, his older sister,...
Gloria Joyce Fornoff
Sep 22, 2014
AGE: 85 FORNOFF, Gloria J. Paw Paw Gloria Joyce Fornoff, 85 of Paw Paw passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2014 in Bronson LakeView, Paw Paw. She was born September 29, 1928 in Kalamazoo the daughter of the late Clifford and Marguerite (Lane) Brooks. Gloria was employed by Knouse foods for over 30 years retiring in 2007. She enjoyed...
Grace G. Mohney
Sep 20, 2014
Grace G. Mohney, 92, of Lawton (Porter Township), passed away September 20, 2014 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. She was born January 21, 1922 in Lawton, the daughter of the late Harley and Mary (Marshall) Mohney. Grace earned her Bachelor's degree in education from Western Michigan University and went on to earn her Master's degree from University of Michigan....
James R. Ramsey, Sr
Sep 18, 2014
AGE: 83 RAMSEY, James R. Sr. Gobles James R. Ramsey, Sr. 83 of Gobles passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 18, 2014 at his home. He was born August 1, 1931 in Springdale, Ark the son of the late George H. and June B. (Bevington) Ramsey. He served in U.S. Air Force with Headquarters 10th Air Force during the Korean...
Josephine "Jo" Burns
Sep 14, 2014
Josephine J. Burns, 87, of Almena, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Alamo Nursing Home. She was born October 7, 1926 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late William B. and Letha (Randall) McLain. Jo was owner of Paw Paw Bait Company and was employed at Kalamazoo College and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, retiring in 1994. After retiring,...
Delphine Kieltyka
Sep 12, 2014
Delphine Kieltyka, 93, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Del was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Paw Paw, where she was active in the Polish Women's Group, and loved playing bingo. She is survived by two sons, Lawrence (Jerri) Kieltyka of Montgomery, TX, and Dennis (Marcia) Kieltyka...
Trudy P. Leibowitz-Gipson
Sep 10, 2014
Trudy Pearl Leibowitz Gipson, 84, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at her home. She was born January 14, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Joseph Wolf Leibowitz, a carpenter descended from the Tribe of Benjamin, and Pauline (Goldstein) Leibowitz. She was one of twelve brothers and sisters and lived most of her life in...
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