This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: COLLISON, BEARDSLEE, NUNEMAKER, SINGLE, KAREL Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22413/mb.ashx Message Board Post: COLLISON, Mrs. Helen I. Of Portage, MI Died Wednesday afternoon, February 27, 2008. Helen was born May 17, 1921 in Pontiac, Michigan, a daughter of Arthur and Cora (Beardslee) Nunemaker. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life and co-owned Collison's Supermarket with her husband. She was a member of Portage First Reformed Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Merle K. Collison on December 28, 1977; two brothers, Russell and Howard; a sister, Norma Jean; and a son-in-law, Sam Singles. She is survived by four of her children, Robert (Marsha) Collison of Jackson, MI, Carol Singles of Melbourne Beach, FL, Nancy (Roger) Karel of Kalamazoo, and James (Susan) Collison of Otsego; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Wilma Nunemaker of Otsego; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 1 o'clock Monday at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre Ave. with her son, Rev. James Collison of Watson Bible Church, officiatin! g. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Salvation Army or Star Commonwealth. 343-1508. www.langelands.com. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 2/29/2008. (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.