Rosemary L. Murray
Dec 8, 2008
Allegan Twp., MI, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Murray was born September 12, 1925 in Parshall, ND, the daughter of William and Mary (Callaghan) Hoffman. She was a graduate of Allegan High School, class of 1940. She was a member of the Salvation Army and past member of the Women's Relief Corp. Surviving are...
Donald Glenn Hawley
Dec 4, 2008
of Allegan, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Mr. Hawley was born January 29, 1942, in Ionia, the son of Melvin and Betty (Randall) Hawley. Don loved the outdoors, he spent 50 years of his life as a "shade tree" mechanic, and also loved to hunt and spend time in the field. In 1984, Don...
Blanche L (Kaminski) Young
Nov 30, 2008
of Wayland, formerly of Hopkins, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, November 30, 2008. Blanche was born January 6, 1925 in Hopkins, the daughter of Joseph and Nellie (Nowak) Kaminski. She graduated from Wayland High School in 1943 and received her nursing degree from KVCC. She worked for many years as a LPN for Borgess, the Allegan County Medical...
Linda Kay Lange
Nov 29, 2008
of Allegan, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at her home. Linda was born April 2, 1944 in Allegan, the daughter of Joseph and Amelia (Hinkle) O'Connell. Linda lived in Allegan all her life, she worked for Tru-Heat for 27 years. She enjoyed going to the casinos and planting and caring for her flower gardens. She will be deeply missed by...
Betty F. Teravest
Nov 28, 2008
of Allegan, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Mrs. TerAvest was born June 22, 1917 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Harry and Besse (Long) Blessing. Betty graduated from Chesaning High School, and attended Intercession City Bible College in Florida. She was working at Vennard College in Iowa, as the Dean of Women,...
Violet L (Duryea) Brewer
Nov 13, 2008
of Byron Center, formerly of Hopkins, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at the Railside Living Center in Byron Center, where she had lived for the past 4 years. Mrs Brewer was born November 26, 1915, on the family farm in Monterey Twp., the daughter of Charles and Vera (Ruehle) Duryea. On July 1, 1936 she was united in marriage to...
Robert S. Otto
Oct 28, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Allegan General Hospital. Rob was born January 10, 1967 in Plainwell, the son of Eddie and Nancy (Hale) Otto. He was an Obama supporter and believed in the caring organization of Wings of Hope Hospice. He was on the heart transplant list at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit. Surviving is his life...
Kirk Kingsley
Oct 26, 2008
Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee, WI. He was stricken while working in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Kirk was born October 9, 1956 in Lansing. He was a self-employed carpenter. Kirk enjoyed hunting, fishing and being outdoors around a campfire and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Annette, whom...
Leo R. Avery, Sr
Oct 25, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Faith Hospice, Trillium Woods. Mr. Avery was born August 25, 1938 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He had graduated from Grand Rapids Junior College in 1975 and had worked as a security officer for Wrather Corp. in Long Beach, CA. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan and the...
Daisy Odean (Conley) Long
Oct 24, 2008
Hamilton, MI, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008 at Heartland of Holland. Mrs. Long was born August 4, 1913 in Cookeville, TN, the daughter of Matt and Sarah (Bartlett) Conley. She moved to Grand Rapids, MI in 1958 and later to Hamilton. She had worked for the L.H. Frost Co. in Grand Rapids for 10 years. She farmed for a...
Nathan Cohen
Oct 23, 2008
Allegan, MI, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Cohen was born May 25, 1911 in Buchanan, MI, the son of Isaac and Rosa (Frank) Cohen. He was one of 7 children. His siblings were Maurice, Sam, Jack, Zelda, Etta and Belle. He owned and operated Benton Bag Company in Stevensville and St. Joseph...
Mary E. Gorter
Oct 22, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Gorter was born Jan. 23, 1923 in Lundale, WV, the daughter of Everett and Clara (Roberts) Gant. She came to Michigan in 1940. She had been a hostess for the C & O Railroad in the 1950's and had also worked at Hattems Restaurant in...
Ernestine L. Berry
Oct 21, 2008
Allegan, MI, age 102, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Heritiage Community in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Berry was born May 28, 1906 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Alwardt) Seedorff. She graduated from Battle Creek High School in 1923 and the University of Chicago in 1931 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She received her teaching...
Elaine P. Snyder
Oct 19, 2008
Allegan, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 in Allegan. Elaine was born August 7, 1939, in Munising, the daughter of Alfred and Elnor (Lucier) Sharron. She graduated from Munising High School. She was known as the "Qween Mum" in the Red Hatters groups she was involved with, both in Allegan and Florida. She and her husband, Gene spent many winters together...
Marvin E. Heft
Oct 18, 2008
Allegan, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Kalamazoo. Mr. Heft was born February 22, 1923, in Sparta, the son of Marvin and Marjorie (Helmka) Heft. Marvin was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in WWII. He received his Master's Degree of Engineering from Michigan State University. He was a member of the National Camper's and Hikers Assoc. Surviving...
Margaret Gaby
Oct 17, 2008
Allegan, MI, formerly of Waterloo, IL, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Gaby was born October 10, 1943 in Allegan, the daughter of Lynn and Lillian (Waanders) Meade. She was a graduate of Allegan High School, class of 1962. She was united in marriage April 25, 1964 to Tom Gaby and they were married for 36 years....
Sylvia E. Jolicoeur
Oct 17, 2008
Bloomingdale, MI, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Jolicoeur was born January 6, 1923 in Phelps, WI, the daughter of John and Helmi (Kiviranta) Saari. She had worked with her husband on their dairy farm. Surviving are 1 son and his wife, Dennis and Linda Jolicoeur of Bloomingdale; 3 grandchildren, Tammy, Dennis Jr., and Joseph; 5 great-grandchildren,...
Janet Lee Stedman
Oct 14, 2008
Pullman, MI, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Stedman was born September 9, 1942 in Morehouse, MO, the daughter of William and Verna (Little) Burton. Surviving are 1 son and his wife, Lloyd Jr. and Misty Stedman of Pullman; 4 grandchildren, Jessica, Misha, Lynsey, and Jadellen Stedman; 5 step-children, Della and Rich Bellgraph of Martin, Bill and...
Margaret E. Cooley
Oct 13, 2008
Cheshire Twp., MI, died Monday, October 13, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Cooley was born June 6, 1944 in Utica, MI, the daughter of George and Martha (Forstner) Remsing. She was a member of the Allegan Eagles Auxiliary and enjoyed flower gardening and fishing. Surviving are her husband, Charles R., whom she married Dec. 16, 1994; 3 children and their...
John A. Voglewede
Oct 12, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Plainwell. Mr. Voglewede was born June 18, 1925 in Decatur, IN , the son of Raymond and Mary (Meyer) Voglewede. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Church and had been employed at Central Soya Co. in Decatur. He moved to Michigan in 1958 and went into business at...
