Joseph Salemka Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 2, 2021, at the age of 65, Joseph Salemka of Portage, Michigan, born in South Bend, Indiana passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph Salemka to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Elaine Salemka and Robert Salemka; his wife Barbara; his siblings, Sue Putt (Tom), Sandy Olmstead (Bill) and Dan Salemka (Silvia); his daughters, Melissa VanderBilt and Michelle Salemka (Osama); and his granddaughters, Ashley (Brianne) and Victoria VanderBilt.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be directed to Joe's end-of-life fund to assist with expenses (https://gofund.me). Excess funds will be donated to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Langeland Family Funeral Homes

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October 6, 2021

Mark Rizzardi wrote a sympathy message

“Joe was a good friend all through school. He had his own sense of humor which I appreciated. Smart guy in school. He gave me many answers to many tests. That's a good friendship .”

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