A local icon in Kalamazoo County has passed away. Gene Rhodes, or more popularly known as "Gene the Pumpkin Man," has died, ...

That's why Gene was better known as "The Pumpkin Man." We last spoke to him during his busy season in October. “I'm just a little old pumpkin man," he laughed at the time, “and I’m just ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Funeral arrangements and a public visitation for beloved Gene 'the Pumpkin Man' Rhodes have been announced. From 2-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, community members are invited to pay ...