This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farrell, Groves Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1690.1 Message Board Post: This may be what you are looking for. http://www.barrycounty.org/Cdata/DSearch.asp If you click on County Clerk you can also look up birth, & marriage records. Jeff

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wickham, Corey, Cory Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/313.331 Message Board Post: This is a very old post, so who knows if anyone is still looking at it... My g-g-grandfather is Stephen Henry Wickham (born 26 Sep 1859 Castelton Twp, Barry Co, MI, died 24 Jan 1830 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI) son of William Wickham (b~1820) and Sarah ? (b~1824). My information shows Stephen had three older siblings born in the 1840's. The line ends there and I am looking for information on Stephen's parents/grandparents/siblings/cousins. He married Martha Ann Cory or Corey (born 18 Oct 1857 Geneva, Seneca, NY died 11 Oct 1933, Williamston, Ingham, MI)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farrell, Groves Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1690 Message Board Post: Seek the death date for James W. Farrell (b. 1828 OH) and wife Margaret A. Groves (b. 1829 OH). They moved to Woodland, Barry Co, MI by 1870 and are no longer listed by the time of the 1910 federal census. Children : Perpinity (Perpetua), John, Thomas, Leonidas, and Burchinell.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/74.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I am interested in exchanging info. regarding the George Brown Family Thank you in advance for your response.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown/Nevins/ Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/660.1 Message Board Post: I am seeking info on the Brown/Nevins family....there used to be a Brown/Nevins Reunion in Kalamazoo, MI and I have copies of the newsletter which show our relationship to that family. Please contact me !!

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAY, OLSON, STUTZMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1689 Message Board Post: BAY, Thomas R. Age 40 Of Delton Died Monday, October 31, 2005 at his father's residence in Augusta. He was born March 19, 1965 in St. Clair, the son of Edwin H. Bay and Lois J. (Olson) Bay. After growing up in Marine City, Thomas moved with his parents to Harrison, where he graduated from Harrison High School in 1983 and joined the National Guard. Later he attended Mid Michigan Community College and graduated with an Associate in Arts Degree. Another move brought Thomas to Augusta, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in political science from Western Michigan University in 1987 (with honors) and a Master of Social Work Degree in 1990. He married Sharon L. Stutzman of Gladwin on July 30, 1988. Thomas was a licensed social worker and held several positions in the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek area but retired due to a disability. He was a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). While growing up, he loved motorcycles and raced in various motocross events around the state. He later ! took up boxing and was at one time the youngest licensed boxing judge in the state. In more recent years, he enjoyed attending sporting events, going to the movies, shopping and spending time with his family. He especially liked getting out into the community, meeting people and making new friends. He was known to frequent many local coffee shops and had a special knack for remembering names and faces. Surviving are his wife, Sharon Bay of Delton; father, Edwin H. Bay of Augusta; brothers, Richard A. Bay of Augusta, Michael E. (Kathy) Bay of West Bloomfield, and their sons, Zachary and Joshua. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lois J. Bay in 2001. At the request of the family, friends may call at FARLEY-ESTES & DOWDLE AUGUSTA CHAPEL 307 North Webster St. Thursday, November 3 after 6:00 p.m., where the family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4. Interment will follow at Hickory Corners Cemetery. Those who wish may make a memorial contribution to Habitat for Humanity or to a charity of one's choice for disaster relief or homelessness. Personal remembrances may be made at www.farleyestesdowdle.com Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 11/2/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Daniel, Thanks so much for this great information, you are very kind to help me with finding the parents of Olive Callahan. Really appreciate all your help you have given me and everyone else you help! Thanks so much... Teresa Jackson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gates,Chase,Patten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1679.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for all the trouble you went to.Way above and beyond! I really appreciate you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gates, Callihan Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1679.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Anna, Daniel Linderman has answered your question. On 29 Oct 2005 6:47 PM he posted this: ".... here's the Birth Record for Martha Callahan and her Death Record: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births Book A & B; Book/Page: A-29; Entry: 427; Date of Birth: Nov. 4, 1867; Name: Martha Gates; Sex: Female; Place of Birth: Hastings; Father: Noah Gates; Residence: Hastings; Birthplace: Michigan; Occupation: Farmer; Mother: Martha Gates; Residence: Hastings; Birthplace: New York; Date Recorded: June 5, 1868 by D. Jenkins, Clerk ====================================== Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-114; Entry: 8034; Date: Sept. 12, 1924; Name: Martha E. Callahan; Sex: Fem. [female]; Color: White; Martial Status: Married; Age: Years: 56; Months: 10; Days: 10; Place of Death: Hastings City; Cause of Death: Cancer of Stomach; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: Home; Father: Noah Gates; Birthplace: Unknown; Mother: Martha Chase; Birthplace: Unknown; Date of Record: Oct. 15, 1924" http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1.1 ____________________________________ I found the following Marriage record of Almon Jesse Callihan and Martha Ellen Gates married in Barry County Michigan in 1884 http://www.barrycounty.org/Cdata/MLSearch.asp Barry County Clerk-Vital Records ph: 1-269-945-1285 1205522 1884 CALLIHAN, JESSE A. -- GATES, ELLEN M. book C- page 219 1900 census Baltimore, Barry, Michigan pg05 Almon Callihan b Feb 1863 married 15 years farmer born in Michigan, parents born Ohio Martha E (Gates) b Nov 1867 mother of 5, 3 living in 1900 MI OH (actually NY) MI Florence daughter Sep 1889 Alta daughter Aug 1891 Hazel daughter Aug 1893 1910 census Baltimore, Barry, Michigan Almon J Callihan 47 Martha E wife 42 Alta E daughter 18 Hazel M daughter 16 Lydia M 72 widowed mother of Almon and 2 other children OH VT NY 1920 census Baltimore, Barry, Michigan Almon J Callahan 56 MI OH OH Martha E 52 MI NY U.S. 1930 census Baltimore, Barry, Michigan pg09 Almon J Callihan 67 age 1st marriage- 21 MI OH OH Nellie M [Babcock] 60 age 1st marriage- 17 MI NY Calada English [sic] Carlton F Babcock step-son 16 MI MI MI Marriage record of Almon & Nellie 1212695 1924 CALLIHAN, ALMON J. BABCOCK, NELLIE E-211 Anne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RASTOSKEY, STOZICKI, BROWN, CHAMBERLAIN, BAHR, MANION, OBERT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1688 Message Board Post: RASTOSKEY, Samuel J. Of Hickory Corners Passed away October 28, 2005, in Kalamazoo. Samuel was born on April 13, 1925 in Mather, PA, the son of John R. and Mary (Stozicki) Rastoskey. In 1947, he worked at the Marshall Air Field, where he owned a PT 17 Steirman bi-plane airplane. Sam enjoyed flying but after becoming a father he thought it would be too dangerous and sold the plane to purchase a baby bed. A dairy farmer for many years in the Hickory corner area, he also drove a school bus for thirty-one years for Kellogg schools and later Gull Lake schools, a job he loved. Sam also enjoyed gardening and riding motorcycles, especially his Harley. On April 10, 1949, in Kalamazoo, he married Ardith Brown, who survives. Other members of his family include children: April (Mike) Chamberlain of Delton, John (Michelle) Rastoskey and Samuel C. Rastoskey of Hickory Corners and Randy (Teresa) Rastoskey of Delton, a sister: Eleanor Bahr of Kalamazoo, twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and several nieces and neph! ews. Sam was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Rose Manion and Ann Obert. The family will receive friends Tuesday 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME Delton where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 1:00 pm, Pastor Jeff Worden, officiating. Interment at East Hickory Corners Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of ones choice will be appreciated. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 10/30/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1687 Message Board Post: Hi, I would appreciate it if someone would please look up the following 2 death records: Sarah J Ashby, died 1917, reception # 1100594, Liber/Page B-310 Inez Ashby, died 1904, reception # 1100588, Liber/Page B-142 Thanks in advance. Patricia Wenzel Champaign, IL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Callahan, Gates, Chase Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Here is the husband for Olive: Name: Charles B. Callihan-[27266](1) Sex: M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth: Abt 1870 - Michigan, USA(1) Christening: Death: 21 February 1940 - Barry County, Michigan, USA Burial: in Hastings Township Cemetery, Barry County, Michigan, USA Cause of Death: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. He appeared on the Tenth Census of the United States enumerated in 1880 in Baltimore Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA(1) Lives with mother and stepfather, Robert D. Edmondson. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Jessie Callihan-[19395] (1836-1876)(2) [MRIN:6863] Mother: Lydia Florence-[19396] (1837-1914)(2, 3, 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouses and Children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. *Olive M. Long-[27264] (3 February 1882 - 24 April 1930)(3, 5) [MRIN:10181] Marriage: Status: 2. Alice Wilkinson-[27273] ( - ) [MRIN:10185] Marriage: 1897 - Barry County, Michigan, USA Status: ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. 1880 Census, Roll:T9-0570; Page: 183D. Repository: Local County or State Library. LDA On-Line Census Search at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp. 2. County Clerk, "Barry County Death Records.," Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-242; Entry: 9575. Repository: Barry County Records Office, Court House, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058 USA. Date: Feb. 20, 1930; Name: Mattie F. Gaskill; Sex: Female; Color: White; Martial Status: Widowed; Age: Years: 64; Months: 8; Days: 1; Place of Death: City of Hastings; Cause of Death: Heart blocks; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: At home; Father: Jessie Callihan; Birthplace: Ohio; Mother: Lydia Florence; Birthplace: Ohio; Date of Record: May 8, 1930. The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867. I, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy handwriting of the recording clerk. 3. RootsWeb.com, From: Teresa Jackson to: Daniel Wesley Linderman. 4. County Clerk, "Barry County Death Records.," Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Books A & B; Liber/Page: B-267; Entry: 4861. Repository: Barry County Records Office, Court House, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058 USA. The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867. I, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy handwriting of the recording clerk. 5. County Clerk, "Barry County Death Records.," Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-254; Entry: 9710. Repository: Barry County Records Office, Court House, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058 USA. The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.I, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy handwriting of the recording clerk. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX And the husband of Martha: ================================================================================ Name: Jesse A. Callihan-[27280] Sex: M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birth: Christening: Death: 1939 - Barry County, Michigan, USA Burial: Cause of Death: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouses and Children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. *Martha E. Gates-[27252] (4 November 1867 - 12 September 1924)(1, 2, 3, 4) [MRIN:10189] Marriage: 1884 - Barry County, Michigan, USA Status: ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. RootsWeb.com, From: Teresa Jackson to: Daniel Wesley Linderman. 2. County Clerk, "Barry County Death Records.," Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-114; Entry: 8034. Repository: Barry County Records Office, Court House, 220 W. State St., Hastings, Michigan 49058 USA. Date: Sept. 12, 1924; Name: Martha E. Callahan; Sex: Fem. [female]; Color: White; Martial Status: Married; Age: Years: 56; Months: 10; Days: 10; Place of Death: Hastings City; Cause of Death: Cancer of Stomach; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: Home; Father: Noah Gates; Birthplace: Unknown; Mother: Martha Chase; Birthplace: Unknown; Date of Record: Oct. 15, 1924. The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867. I, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy handwriting of the recording clerk. 3. County Clerk, "Barry County Birth Records.," Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births Book A & B; Book/Page: A-29; Entry: 427. Repository: Hastings Public Library, 121 S. Church St., Hastings, Michigan 49058, USA. I, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy handwriting of the recording clerk. 4. Family Record, Received by E-Mail from Anne Halford ; To: Daniel Wesley Linderman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Daniel, Thanks so much for the Birth & Death Record for Martha Callahan and the Death Record for Olive Callahan - don' t know if that one will fit into the family, but it may soon. Thanks so much for all your great help, Appreciate all your help Teresa Jackson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Callahan, Gates, Long Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: here's the Birth Record for Martha Callahan and her Death Record: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births Book A & B; Book/Page: A-29; Entry: 427; Date of Birth: Nov. 4, 1867; Name: Martha Gates; Sex: Female; Place of Birth: Hastings; Father: Noah Gates; Residence: Hastings; Birthplace: Michigan; Occupation: Farmer; Mother: Martha Gates; Residence: Hastings; Birthplace: New York; Date Recorded: June 5, 1868 by D. Jenkins, Clerk ====================================== Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-114; Entry: 8034; Date: Sept. 12, 1924; Name: Martha E. Callahan; Sex: Fem. [female]; Color: White; Martial Status: Married; Age: Years: 56; Months: 10; Days: 10; Place of Death: Hastings City; Cause of Death: Cancer of Stomach; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: Home; Father: Noah Gates; Birthplace: Unknown; Mother: Martha Chase; Birthplace: Unknown; Date of Record: Oct. 15, 1924 -------------------------------------------------------- Medical Dictionary Online <http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/> Cause of Death Definition: Stomach Cancer Tumors or cancer of the STOMACH. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX As for Alice Callahan, here's the only Callahan listed in Liber C on Page 254; in the original the capital "O" looks like an "A", but the rest of the spelling is definitely "live": Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Liber/Page: C-254; Entry: 9710; Date: April 24, 1930; Name: Olive M. Callahan; Sex: Female; Color: White; Martial Status: Married; Age: Years: 48; Months: 2; Days: 21; Place of Death: Twp. of Assyria; Cause of Death: Sclerosis of Liver; Birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: At home; Father: George Long; Birthplace: Unknown; Mother: Unknown; Birthplace: Ojio; Date of Record: Aug. 13, 1930 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Medical Dictionary Online http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/ Cause of Death Definition: Sclerosis: A pathological process consisting of hardening or fibrosis of an anatomical structure, often a vessel or a nerve.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Daniel, Thanks so much for helping me with the Death Record. Would like to request another look up - 1) Martha E. Callahan - Year: 1924 - Book: C - Page: 114 2) Alice M. Callahan - Year: 1930 - Book: C - Page: 254 Thanks again for the Death Record, Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VANDEUSEN, WEST, SMITH, LATTERNER, LEE, STONE, KRISTEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1686.1 Message Board Post: VAN DEUSEN, Ruth Elinor (Stone) Of Delton Passed away October 25, 2005, with her family by her side. She was born March 11, 1919 in Ann Arbor, and grew up in Manistee. After graduating from Manistee High School (1936) she enrolled in a pre-pharmacy program at Michigan State. While at MSU she met and married R. D. (Van) Van Deusen of Hillsdale. Shortly after WW II Ruth and Van moved their family to Solomons, Maryland, returning to Michigan in 1955 when Van accepted the directorship at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Hickory Corners. With her family grown Ruth worked in the Sanctuary bookstore and assisted in managing the office. As a child growing up on Lake Michigan, Ruth developed an enduring love of the water, enjoying swimming and sandy beaches. As an adolescent she was a talented pianist and sang in several Manistee church choirs. This love and appreciation of music continued throughout her life. Thanks to her mother and grandmother, Ruth was an avid and skilled knitter and enjoyed sharing this talent with ! her daughters. Always interested in travel, she enjoyed the world vicariously through friends and especially through her children, with whom she eventually traveled to the western US, Mexico, France and the Caribbean. She found particular delight in the numerous animals that came into her life-be it caring for the Sanctuary's injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering an occasional stray cat, walking one of the many family dogs, riding her horses, or caring for her llamas. Her gentle, playful spirit and sense of humor served Ruth well to enrich her children and grandchildren with her sense of compassion and exploration of life. Mother and grandmother to a numerous brood, she truly took one of her own mother's favorite Biblical verses to heart: "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not." Ruth is survived by her daughters, Joan M. (Dennis) West of Moscow, Idaho; Dana C. (Karl) Smith, and their sons, David M. Smith (and his daughter, Breanna Latterner) an! d Andrew W. Smith of Delton; Kathryn M. Lee and her son, David James L ee of Madison, Wisconsin; Laurie E. Van Deusen of Bellevue; sons, David H. (Gretchen) Van Deusen and their daughter, Jessica R. Van Deusen of Hickory Corners; Brian K. Van Deusen and his sons, Preston S. and Blake D. Van Deusen of Gull Lake. She was preceded in death by her husband, R.D. (Van) Van Deusen; her older brother, Howard Stone; her son-in-law David B. Kristen; her daughter-in-law Paula A. Van Deusen; and her grandson, Gordon P. Van Deusen. At her request, no funeral service will be held. The family would like to suggest that those wishing to do so may make donations in Ruth's name to the "KHS-Kat Kondo Project," a program focused on providing improved living conditions for homeless cats in need of adoption. (KHS-Kat Kondo Project, 4239 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008) The family is being served by SHAW FUNERAL HOME 2838 Capital Ave., SW, Battle Creek, MI - 269-979-3838 www.shawfuneralhome.com Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette from 10/26/2005 - 10/27/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Castelein, Surynek Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1285.14.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Her you go: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Books A & B; Liber/Page: B-301; Entry: 5613; Date: Sept. 5, 1916; Name: Octavia Castelein; Sex: Fem [female]; Color: White; Martial Status: Widow; Age: Years: 80 Months: 10 Days: 4; Place of Death: Twp of Assyria; Cause of Death: Menigitis Artenoselerovi; Birthplace: Belgium; Occupation: Housewife; Father: Peter Surynek; Residence: Belgium; Mother: not known; Residence: Belgium; Date of Record: Nov. 7, 1916 -------------------------------------------------------- Medical Dictionary Online <http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/> Possible Cause of Death Definition: Meningitis, Haemophilus aphrophilus BACTERIAL INFECTIONS of the nervous system caused by HAEMOPHILUS organisms, and marked by prominent inflammation of the meninges. HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B is the most common causative organism. The condition primarily affects children under 6 years of age but may occur in adults. Clinical manifestations include fever; nuchal rigidity; PHOTOPHOBIA; SEIZURES; HEARING LOSS; SENSORINEURONAL; COMA; and cerebrovascular thrombosis. The organism tends to enter the central nervous system following infections of adjacent structures, including the middle ear (see also OTITIS MEDIA), sinuses, and pharynx. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp396-7)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VANDEUSEN Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1686 Message Board Post: VAN DEUSEN, Ruth E. Age 86 Of Hickory Corners Died October 25, 2005 at Woodlawn Village in Hastings. Arrangements are pending at SHAW FUNERAL HOME 2838 Capital Ave, S.W. Battle Creek 888-606-6394 www.shawfuneralhome.com Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 10/26/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BEEBE, MCGLAUGHLIN, PERKEY, FERRARI, EVANS, PAULSEN, HEPLER, BESSELSEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1685 Message Board Post: BEEBE, Douglas E. Pine Lake, MI Douglas Beebe, age 78, of Pine Lake in Plainwell, died at Borgess Medical Center, after a lengthy illness, on October 23, 2005. He was born March 3, 1927, in Kalamazoo to Clare and Maybert (McGlaughlin) Beebe. Doug graduated from State High School in 1945 and from Kalamazoo College with a degree in economics. Doug served his country in the U.S. Air Force during WW II. He worked for 32 years at Sun Chemical Company, where he retired as a plant manager in 1984. Doug married his high school sweetheart, Pat Perkey, on August 6, 1949. Learn more about Doug and visit with his family on Thursday from Noon-2 p.m. at the RDMG Life Story Funeral Home, Plainwell Chapel, where his service will follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor Ken Dykhoff of Spring Valley Wesleyan, officiating. Doug's family includes his wife Pat; children, Tim Beebe of Grand Rapids, Sheri and Jim Ferrari of Kalamazoo, Dan Beebe and his fiancée, Melinda Ritchie of Plainwell, and Robin and Kirk Evans of Kalamazoo; grand! children, Kelly and John Paulsen, Kevin and Nancy Beebe, Lindsay Ferrari, Andrew Ferrari, Matthew Evans, and Tyler Evans; great-grandchildren, Jack and Hailey Paulsen; and sisters, Shirlee and Paul Hepler of New York, and Sandra and John Besselsen, formerly of Grand Rapids. He was preceded in death by his parents. Please visit Doug's memory page at www.lifestorynet.com, where you can read his life story, archive a favorite memory, order flowers, or make a memorial donation to the Spring Valley Wesleyan Church. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 10/25/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)