Mrs. Laura I. Shumway - 2400 Portage St., passed away Wednesday evening, July 28, 1976. Mrs. Shumway was born February 15, 1887 in Grand Rapids, MI., daughter of Cornelius and Ella Vandervliet and had been a resident here most of her life. She had been a member of the Milwood United Methodist Church. Her husband, Norman E. Sr., passed away in 1971. Surviving are 1 son, Dr. Norman E. Shumway of Palo Alto, Calif.; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother and 2 sisters, Mrs. Hazel AREAUX, Glenn Vandervliet and Mrs. Kenneth (Vera) Gelow, all of Kalamazoo
Mrs. Shumway, Heart Surgeon's Mother, Dies - Mrs. Laura I. Shumway, mother of noted heart surgeon, Dr. Norman E. Shumway Jr., died Wednesday. She was 89. Mrs. Shumway, of 2400 Portage, was a native of Grand Rapids and had been a Kalamazoo resident most of her life. Her son, a resident of Palo Alto, Calif., was a member of the team which performed the first heart transplant in the nation in January 1968, at Stanford University. Mrs. Shumwayand her husband, the late Norman E. Shumway Sr., lived in Kalamazoo when Dr. Shumway was born, then moved to Jackson where the senior Shumway owned and operated the Home Dairy store for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement in 1952, the Shumways returned to Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Shumway, Heart Surgeon's Mother, Dies - Mrs. Laura I. Shumway, mother of noted heart surgeon, Dr. Norman E. Shumway Jr., died Wednesday. She was 89. Mrs. Shumway, of 2400 Portage, was a native of Grand Rapids and had been a Kalamazoo resident most of her life. Her son, a resident of Palo Alto, Calif., was a member of the team which performed the first heart transplant in the nation in January 1968, at Stanford University. Mrs. Shumwayand her husband, the late Norman E. Shumway Sr., lived in Kalamazoo when Dr. Shumway was born, then moved to Jackson where the senior Shumway owned and operated the Home Dairy store for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement in 1952, the Shumways returned to Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Laura I. Shumway - 2400 Portage St., passed away Wednesday evening, July 28, 1976. Mrs. Shumway was born February 15, 1887 in Grand Rapids, MI., daughter of Cornelius and Ella Vandervliet and had been a resident here most of her life. She had been a member of the Milwood United Methodist Church. Her husband, Norman E. Sr., passed away in 1971. Surviving are 1 son, Dr. Norman E. Shumway of Palo Alto, Calif.; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother and 2 sisters, Mrs. Hazel AREAUX, Glenn Vandervliet and Mrs. Kenneth (Vera) Gelow, all of Kalamazoo
Mrs. Shumway, Heart Surgeon's Mother, Dies - Mrs. Laura I. Shumway, mother of noted heart surgeon, Dr. Norman E. Shumway Jr., died Wednesday. She was 89. Mrs. Shumway, of 2400 Portage, was a native of Grand Rapids and had been a Kalamazoo resident most of her life. Her son, a resident of Palo Alto, Calif., was a member of the team which performed the first heart transplant in the nation in January 1968, at Stanford University. Mrs. Shumwayand her husband, the late Norman E. Shumway Sr., lived in Kalamazoo when Dr. Shumway was born, then moved to Jackson where the senior Shumway owned and operated the Home Dairy store for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement in 1952, the Shumways returned to Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Shumway, Heart Surgeon's Mother, Dies - Mrs. Laura I. Shumway, mother of noted heart surgeon, Dr. Norman E. Shumway Jr., died Wednesday. She was 89. Mrs. Shumway, of 2400 Portage, was a native of Grand Rapids and had been a Kalamazoo resident most of her life. Her son, a resident of Palo Alto, Calif., was a member of the team which performed the first heart transplant in the nation in January 1968, at Stanford University. Mrs. Shumwayand her husband, the late Norman E. Shumway Sr., lived in Kalamazoo when Dr. Shumway was born, then moved to Jackson where the senior Shumway owned and operated the Home Dairy store for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement in 1952, the Shumways returned to Kalamazoo.
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