Mary Louise (Malarney) Gilligan
Feb 10, 2010
Allegan, MI died Wednesday, February 10 , 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Gilligan was born March 28, 1925 in Hillsdale, the daughter of Theron and Etolah (Stearns) Malarney. On August 20, 1955 she married Lawrence Gilligan. She received her bachelors degree in business and her masters degree in business education from Western Michigan University, where she was a...
Dann W. Jones
Feb 7, 2010
Dann died on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at home after a one year illness. He was born on January 31, 1944 in Allegan to Donn and Wilhemina "Billie" (Wendt) Jones. He graduated from Allegan High School in 1963 and was a lifelong Allegan resident. Dann had a lifelong interest in entertaining others. His greatest joy was to make children smile...
Junior C. Dortch
Feb 5, 2010
aged 72, of Allegan, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. He was born October 12, 1937 in Clay County, Arkansas to Dorene and Clara (Lake) Dortch. Junior enjoyed listening to the radio and watching Western movies. He especially enjoyed family holiday gatherings. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,...
Billy Joe Ross
Feb 5, 2010
Allegan, MI, died February 5, 2010 at home. Billy was born April 6, 1975 in Gary, IN, the son of Clarence and Connie (Sparks) Ross. He had worked in Allegan as a Home Health Aide at Sunset House. He loved hunting, fishing and mud running. Surviving are his wife, Cherie; 4 children, Tyler Ross, Allegan, Daniel Towns of Alabama, Hailee...
Olga A. (Droszcz) Forstner
Jan 30, 2010
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Forstner was born October 28, 1915 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Betlej) Droszcz. She moved to Pullman from Chicago in 1949. She had been employed at Fennville Fruit for 10 years. She was a life member of the Fennville V.F.W. Post #7911 Women's...
Glenn J. Rankens
Jan 28, 2010
of Hopkins, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his home. Mr. Rankens was born August 29, 1922, in Hamilton, MI, the son of Henry and Bessie (Sale) Rankens. Glenn was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served during WWII. He worked for over 42 years for Morgan's Appliance in Allegan. Surviving are his 3 children, Dale and...
Holly M. (Maistrovich) Welsh
Jan 28, 2010
Welsh, Holly, of Florida, formerly of Allegan, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Dunedin, FL, where she had lived near her son, Mark , since 1991. Holly was born September 30, 1915 in Winnetika, IL, the daughter of Mark and Dorothy (Kock) Maistrovich. Surviving are her son, Mark and Micki, her grandchildren, Mark, John and Taylor. She was preceded by...
Raymond M. Sebright
Jan 25, 2010
Leaving a legacy of faith in Jesus Christ, and love and devotion to his wife and family, Raymond Sebright, age 87, of Hudsonville, Michigan, and Palmetto, Florida, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 25, 2010. Mr. Sebright was born July 24, 1922 in Monterey Twp., the son of Leon and Thora (Ball) Sebright. He was...
Raymond C. Kelsey
Jan 24, 2010
of Hopkins, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. Mr. Kelsey was born February 21, 1920, in Reed City, the son of Orrin and Bessie (Chapman) Kelsey. Sam loved to garden and was a farmer in the area most of his life. He worked at Wilson Sporting Goods in Grand Rapids for 15 years, retiring in...
John Frank Hettinger
Jan 19, 2010
Bloomingdale Twp., MI, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at home with his family by his side. John was born October 18, 1936 in Allegan to John W. and Wayve C. (Patchin) Hettinger. He lived in the Allegan and Gobles area most of his life. John graduated from Plainwell High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army from...
Shelagh M. (Brown) Mccormick
Jan 10, 2010
Allegan, MI, aged 77, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 15, 1932 in Allerton, Liverpool, England to Albert and Margaret (Garster) Brown. Shelagh was raised and was educated in Liverpool, and it was there that she met an American, Gerald L. McCormick who was serving in the U.S. Air Force. They...
Lula Gertrude (Carter) Nimmo
Jan 8, 2010
of Allegan, died, Friday, January 8, 2010, at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Nimmo was born November 30, 1929, in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Robert and Gladys (Mathews) Carter. Surviving are her children, Rick and Gale Padgett of Utah, Sandy and Dennis Spaulding of Allegan, and Belinda and Doug Reynolds of Oregon, 9 grandchildren, Kimberly, Shawn, Doug...
Phyllis C. Palmer
Dec 27, 2009
South Carolina, formerly of Allegan, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 in South Carolina. Mrs. Palmer was born April 24, 1922 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Curtis and Florence (Bond) Condon. She had been a secretary at Perrigo for more than 40 years and was a past member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She moved to South...
Harry H. Browne
Dec 27, 2009
of Allegan, formerly of Lawton, passed away on Sunday December 27, 2009, at the Rose Arbor Hospice, after a courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Browne was born October 12, 1918 in Chicago, IL, the son of Royal and Pheobe (Richardson) Browne. Harry graduated from Lane Technical High School, North Park College and Western Michigan University. He was an industrial arts...
Stacy C. Clair
Dec 25, 2009
Austin, TX, formerly of Allegan, died Friday, Christmas morning, in Texas. Stacy was born Jan. 29, 1959, the son of Nancy (Cook) Clair of Ft. Myers, FL and Ron Clair of Sarasota, FL. Also surviving are his brother, Kelly Clair, of Charlotte, NC; nieces, Spencer and Flannery Clair of Charlotte, NC; maternal grandmother, Helen Cook, of Kalamazoo. He is also...
Frederick P. Radke
Dec 25, 2009
of Allegan, died Friday December 25, 2009 at the Borgess Medical Center. Mr. Radke was born July 18, 1940, in Cheshire Twp., the son of William and Betty Radke. Fred retired from the City of Allegan in 2005, where he had worked for the DPW for over 30 years. When he wasn't working you could find him trapping, hunting, fishing...
Max H. Commons
Dec 24, 2009
of Monterey Twp., died Thursday, December 24, 2009 at his home. Mr. Commons was born May 13, 1930 in Monterey Twp., the son of Harry and Irene (Beck) Commons. Max was born and raised, farmed and died on the same property in Monterey Twp. Surviving are his wife, Beverly, 4 children, Dan and Beverly Commons of Hopkins, Judy and Elton...
Roger D. Kelly
Dec 23, 2009
of Portage, formerly of Gobles, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital. Mr. Kelly was born January 22, 1937 in Trowbridge Twp., the son of Wayne and Maude (Hettinger) Kelly. Roger graduated from the Allegan High School in 1955, he worked for Northstar for over 40 years and farmed in the area all of his life. Surviving...
Raymond F Mayrand
Dec 22, 2009
of Hopkins, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at his home. Mr. Mayrand was born November 24, 1936,in Detroit, the son of Raymond and Margaret (Bloom) Mayrand. Butch loved to build furniture, and had worked in the industry for over 40 years, working at Stowe-Davis, Kendal and Haworth. Surviving are his children, Ray and Tammi Mayrand of Holland, Randy Mayrand of...
Nannette L. (Horton) Tooman
Dec 18, 2009
of Allegan, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Tooman was born November 27, 1937 in Watervliet, Michigan, the daughter of Horace and Madeline (Pharis) Horton. Nan was a member of the graduating Class of 1956 at Milan High School. She received her Bachelors Degree in Music from the University of Michigan in 1960....
