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Central Cemetery

City of Portage

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

 A - K

1,752 Entries

Transcribed 6-06

Credits

Photographs by:  Arnold & Marylin DeYoung     6/06

Transcribed from City Records by:  Kathy L. Smyser     2006

Transcribed from City Records by:  Fran VerHey-Glass     2006

Transcribed from Photographs by:  Alice Srackangast     2006

Verified by:  Will be verified in Spring/Summer 2007

 

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Name

Birth

Death

Section

Row

Row

Transcribers

Last

First

Middle

Date

Date

Number

Number

Pos.

Transcription

Comments

ABBOTT

Leonard

A.

1915

1979

5

1

6

ABBOTT

Louise

A.

1916

1998

5

1

6

ABSALOM

William

C.

02/02/1897

11/12/1966

4

21

5

Ohio Sgt 6 Trench Mortar Btry World  War I

 

ACHTERHOF

Albert

 

7/12/1904

1/13/1986

1

6

12

The lord is my shepherd

 

ADAMS

George

1903

1975

5

1

21

ADAMS

Jessie

1910

1983

1

27

5

ADAMS

Koert

1908

1958

1

27

5

ADAMS

Paul

David

8/6/1959

10/3/1988

5

9

1

ADAMS

Pearl

1908

1999

5

1

21

ADAMS

Rodney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmarked Grave

AGEMA

Abe

1882

1934

1

25

20

Rev. 7.14

AGEMA

Theodore

A.

1909

1925

1

25

21

AGEMA

Trena

1881

1936

1

25

19

Rev. 14.13

AGLER

Pete

R.

3/30/1904

5/2/1980

4

18

9

Pvt US Army

ALBERTSON

John

Wellington

1/1/1941

7/24/1996

6

8

2

Loving husband and father / B kid at heart / Married: 11/19/1963

 

ALBERTSON

Sue

Ann

1/9/1942

11/9/1963

6

8

2

ALDEN

Nettie

O.

1910

1978

5

6

14

Mother

ALEMAN

Willemina (Cramer)

1864

1933

1

16

4

Rest in Peace

ALM

Herbert

W.

1899

1965

4

18

10

ALWORDEN

Phil

Michael

1/4/1986

1/16/1986

4

2

14

ANDERSON

Alexander

D.

10/1/1980

11/7/1993

3

13

1

ANDERSON

Carl

L.

1913

1977

5

3

15

Husband / Mason

ANDERSON

George

A.

1884

1964

3

7

4

ANDERSON

Mary

 

1920

2001

4

5

6

Married: 05/27/1939

 

ANDERSON

Orvil

 

1917

1975

4

5

6

Married: 05/27/1939

 

ANDERSON

Ruth

1915

1984

5

3

16

Eastern Star

ANDERSON

Sally

Nadine

3/16/1957

3/16/1957

4

5

7

Our Baby

ANDREWS

Clayton

F.

1900

1986

5

6

12

ANDREWS

Edith

M.

1902

1996

5

6

12

 

Edith Marie Andrews

ANTAL

Beth

 

1983

1983

4

3

3

 

 

APPLEYARD

Meave

1873

1948

4

13

2

ARNOLD

Lena

M.

1902

1963

4

10

9

ARNOLD

Leo

R.

1894

1962

4

10

9

ARVANIGIAN

George

B.

1933

1989

1

30

5

ARVANIGIAN

Joann

A.

1939

1

30

5

ASHBY

Military

Maurice, Sr.

M.

6/8/1918

4/29/1981

4

6

10

US Army World War II

Military marker located on back of tombstone

ASHBY

Ruth

G.

1923

1992

4

6

10

Married: 05/31/1940 / Together forever

 

AUSTIN

Charlene

K.

1948

1959

4

10

11

Daughter

AUSTIN

Laurel

A.

1924

 

4

10

13

Married: 05/02/1941 / Gone Antiquing

 

AUSTIN

Paul

K.

1917

1994

4

10

13

Married: 05/02/1941 / Gone Antiquing

 

BABER

Roger

1945

1954

1

27

3

BACHLEDA

David

Paul

4/29/1961

8/3/2000

5

11

10

BACHLEDA

Edward

8/18/1935

5

11

10

BACHLEDA

Mary

4/9/1935

5

11

10

BACON

Alice

E.

1844

1936

1

25

16

BACON

Clinton

B.

1838

1904

1

23

12

BACON

Eddie

L.

 

Aug 26 18??

1

23

12

 

Partially illegible

BACON

Elizabeth

1842

1921

1

23

12

BACON FAMILY MONUMENT

Clinton B., Elizabeth, &  Eddie L.

1

23

12

BAKER

Alice

L.

1/12/1922

4/21/1980

4

18

8

Mother

BAKER

Jacob

F.

1923

1991

5

11

5

BAKER

Richard

P.

1954

2003

5

10

1

Our beloved son, borther and uncle / The lord is my shepherd

 

BALDWIN

Barbara 'Nanny'

J.

1950

 

6

2

1

Married: 01/22/1933 / Loving parents of five children

 

BALDWIN

Donna

Jean

1945

1995

6

1

4

Loving mother

BALDWIN

Horace

Merton

1908

1973

4

17

7

BALDWIN

Icie

Mae

1908

1990

4

17

7

BALDWIN

Thomas 'Pops'

S.

1947

2002

6

2

1

Married: 01/22/1933 / Loving parents of five children

 

BALL

Nina

Belle

1891

1913

1

18

9

Wife of Fenner Ball

 

BAMBACHT

Gerritt

 

1884

1982

1

28

9

To God be the Glory

 

BAMBACHT

Jennie

 

1893

1974

1

28

9

To God be the Glory

 

BARBEE

Close-up

Venita

Ann

8/28/1939

6/21/2004

3

1

4

In loving memory

 

BARBER

Robert

J.

7/17/1920

11/30/1973

4

9

 

Michigan PFC US Army World War II

Flag stand

BARR

Amanda

 

 

7/5/1984

4

9

1

Triplets / Parents Ray & Julie Barr

 

BARR

Leah

 

 

7/5/1984

4

2

20

Triplets / Parents Ray & Julie Barr

 

BARR

Timothy

 

 

7/5/1984

4

2

20

Triplets / Parents Ray & Julie Barr

 

BARRETT

Michael

Richard

 

7/13/1961

4

10

2

In memory of our son

 

BARTLETT

Goldie

1912

1937

1

30

2

Mother

BASS

View

Wanda

J.

1951

2003

6

13

3

In loving memory

 

BATTS

Eleanor

M.

1/14/1934

 

5

11

6

03/21/1956 / The salvation of the righteous comes from the lord Psalms 37:39

 

BATTS

Military

John

R.

5/17/1933

3/15/1998

5

11

6

03/21/1956 / The salvation of the righteous comes from the lord Psalms 37:39 / Cpl US Army Korea

Military marker located on the back of the tombstone

BEARD

Bev

1935

1995

4

20

7

Beveryl A.

BEARD

Fay

L

1912

1995

5

8

12

BEARD

Ron

1934

2002

4

20

7

Ronald

BEATTY

Adrienne

S.

1921

1970

1

9

3

Mother / Married: 05/16/1941

 

BEATTY

Charles

A.

1913

2001

1

9

3

Father / Married: 05/16/1941

 

BECKER

Angel

Fay

3/9/1978

3/29/1983

5

5

13

My beloved neice / I love you Angel / Aunt Dotti / Always in my thoughts and heart

 

BEEBE

Clare

M.

10/18/1898

1/3/1960

4

11

3

Michigan Pvt Signal Corps World War II

Flag stand

BENDER

Louisa

A.

1893

1958

1

17

7

BENDER

Oscar

L.

1875

1954

1

17

7

BERGER

Ward

B.

1957

1979

5

2

6

Son

BEVERIDGE

Robert

J.

1908

1977

1

22

4

BEVERIDGE

Winifred

J.

1905

1980

1

22

4

BILL

Mary

M.

1894

1964

4

20

13

BILL

Peter

B.

1895

1968

4

20

13

BINGHAM

Grace

M.

1/16/1915

3/21/1985

4

8

10

BIRDSALL

Florence

1905

1959

4

9

9

BIRDSALL

Orin

Edwin

08/22/1896

5/20/1978

4

12

6

US Army World War I

Flag Stand

BIRDSALL

Randall

M.

6/14/1959

5/11/1984

5

4

5

Our loving son and brother / I came, I saw, I left / The lord is my shepherd

 

BIRDSALL

Vern

A.

1902

4

9

9

BISHOP

Lloyd

R.

10/09/1897

7/4/1967

4

19

6

Ohio Pvt Btry A 59 Coast Aarty World War I

 

BLANCHARD

Harold

Greeley

1914

1981

5

3

3

BLESSING

Back

Alma

M.

4/24/1918

 

5

3

10

Married: 05/01/1937 / The lord is my shepherd / A life well lived can not be diminished by death

 

BLESSING

Back

Norbert

G.

2/9/1914

7/30/1992

5

3

10

Married: 05/01/1937 / The lord is my shepherd / A life well lived can not be diminished by death

 

BLOEMSMA

Bernard

9/23/1940

12/20/1940

1

26

7

BLOEMSMA

Nellie

1916

1944

1

25

18

Isa. 40: 6,7,8

BODE

Fred

Carl

01/28/1899

6/10/1965

3

9

2

Michigan S2 US Navy World War I

 

BODE

Grayce

5/3/1910

11/18/1986

3

9

1

BOES

Dale

H.

3/29/1921

7/8/2003

4

19

14

BM2 US Navy World War II

 

BOGEMA

Baby

1940

1

23

5

BOGEMA

Edward

1902

1988

1

23

3

BOGEMA

Elsie

1902

1982