This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: WALTONEN, SCHAPERKOTTER, THUNES, BINNINGTON, CONROY Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/23034/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WALTONEN, Arlene J. "Wallie" Of Portage Passed away on Friday, June 27, 2008 at Friendship Village Health Center in Kalamazoo, MI after a battle with cancer and Alzheimer's. Arlene was born July 20, 1933 in Menominee, MI to Waitio W. Waltonen and Bessie Holland Waltonen Schaperkotter. She received her BA and MA in Art Education at Michigan State University. For 34 years she taught art in the Kalamazoo Public Schools, Arlene started teaching elementary art at Wilson and South Westnedge, then at Parkwood-Upjohn and Oakwood Junior High and finally at Kalamazoo Central. She also served as the KPS Secondary Art Coordinator. After her retirement from KPS Arlene taught art education at Western Michigan University for four years. Arlene was a member of the NEA, MEA, NAEA and received the Michigan Art Education Association Secondary Supervisor award and a lifetime membership to the MAEA. She was an inspiration to both art students and art teachers alike. Arlene is survived by her sister, Marilyn (James) Waltonen Thunes, of Keshena, WI and her brother Wallie (Jewreen) Waltonen, of Ebro, FL as well as her four nieces, Kerry (Wayne) Binnington of Coloma, MI, Kativa Waltonen Conroy, Mindy Waltonen and Monty Waltonen of Ebro, FL; three nephews, Jerry (Joyce) Thunes of Milwaukee, WI, James Walter (Kathy) Thunes of Appleton, WI and Marty (Joann) Waltonen of Ebro, FL; eleven great-nieces and nephews and four grand-nieces and nephews. No visitation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 3, at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St., Kalamazoo. Memorials in Arlene's memory may be made to your local arts programs or Heartland Hospice Services of Portage, MI. Please go online at www.langelands.com to sign the register book and leave a condolence to the family. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 6/30/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. PRIVACY STATEMENT http://www.thegenerationsnetwork.com/default.aspx?html=pp We do not sell, rent or otherwise distribute the personal information you provide us to third party advertisers. Don't want to receive this email anymore? No problem. It's easy to unsubscribe altogether or change your email preferences. Click here to unsubscribe from all message board alerts: http://www.ancestry.com/unsubscribe/?eml=MIKALAMA-L@rootsweb.com&md5=&mb=1 To change your preferences log in to My Ancestry and go to the 'my alerts' section. http://www.ancestry.com/t9760/e2008070508141800495735362940/rd.ashx You can contact us at: The Generations Network, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604, Attn: Customer Service.