Viola Essink
Mar 2, 2008
of Allegan, died, Sunday, March 2, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Essink was born, June 19, 1930 in Holland, the daughter of Earl and Gertrude (Brower) Phillips. Viola graduated from Allegan High School in 1948, she went to County Normal, and then taught in several country schools in the Allegan area for many years. She was a life member of...
Dorothy Girke
Mar 2, 2008
of Allegan, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at her son's home in Gobles. Mrs. Girke was born March 18, 1921 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Floyd and Fannie (Burchett) Bishop. Dorothy was a faithful member of the Monterey Center United Methodist Church for many years. She loved to garden, sew and put together puzzles. Surviving are her son, Neil and...
Neva M. Coffey
Feb 28, 2008
Monterey Twp., Allegan, MI, went to be with our Lord Thursday, February 28, 2008. Mrs. Coffey was born July 28, 1921 in Monterey Twp., the daughter of William and Sylvia (Buck) Commans. She was a member of the Burnips Wesleyan Church for 50 years, where she served as pianist and Sunday School teacher and was active in other ministries. She...
Daniel D. Dettling
Feb 28, 2008
Valley Twp., Allegan, MI, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at his home. Mr. Dettling was born November 24, 1929 in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of Russell and Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Dettling. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corps and had been employed as an auto mechanic. Surviving are his wife, Margaret (Fisher); 2 children and their spouses, Doris Anne...
Richard J. Stapleton
Feb 16, 2008
Midland, MI, passed away, surrounded by his family, Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Metron of Allegan. Mr. Stapleton was born January 5, 1944 in Highland Park, the son of Edward and Janice (Richardson) Stapleton. He had been a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during Viet Nam. He had been employed as a librarian and media specialist for 28...
Ronald Earl Danz
Feb 12, 2008
Watson Twp., Michigan, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at his home. Mr. Danz was born Sept. 22, 1940 in Monroe, the son of Earl and Ruth (Hotchkiss) Danz. He had been employed for 25 years at the Kent County Landfill and worked as a heavy equipment operator through out his life. He was a member of the NRA and an...
Gerald J. Madalinski
Feb 11, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Spectrum Health, Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Mr. Madalinski was born December 24, 1946 in Allegan, the son of Philip and Josephine (Oleksy) Madalinski. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, having served in Viet Nam. He had been employed as a welder for Sebright Industries. Surviving are 2 sons, Jerry and...
Lina Lissy (Raab) Vanderbaan
Feb 10, 2008
Wayland, MI, was called to her heavenly home Sunday, February 10, 2008, after a short illness. Mrs. Vander Baan was born January 17, 1920 in Germany, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Goldacker) Raab. Her two loving daughters were also born in Germany, after which they came to Grand Rapids with her husband, Jack. She was preceded in death by...
Frank I. Goodwin
Feb 10, 2008
Spring Lake, MI, was relieved from his cancer suffering Sunday, February 10, 2008 in Spring Lake, where he had proudly enjoyed building his new home. Mr. Goodwin was born July 6, 1940 in Allegan, the son of Ivan (Bub) and Evelyn (Ice) Goodwin, who preceded him in death. He was a 1958 graduate of Allegan High School. He was a...
Howard Teed
Feb 9, 2008
Monterey Twp., MI, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Teed was born December 18, 1912 in Monterey Twp., the son of William and Lula (Feltenbarger) Teed. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during WWII. He had been employed at General Motors in Grand Rapids for 26 years, retiring in...
John C. Davis
Feb 7, 2008
Allegan, MI, age 57, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Mr. Davis was born December 16, 1950 in Sarasota, FL, the son of Lonnie and Alice (Scott) Davis. Surviving are his wife, Martha (Shaw), whom he married June 13, 1992; 2 children, Tammy and Justin Hall of Allegan and Joe and Cindy Morden of North Muskegon;...
Anthony J. Rechul
Feb 7, 2008
Hamilton, MI, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at the Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit. Mr. Rechul was born April 26, 1918 in Johnstown, PA, the son of Michael and Mary (Bandurowicz) Rechul. He was a member of the Allegan Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and the Tulip City Air Force Model Airplane Club. Surviving are 2 children, Louise (Charles) Napolitan...
Thomas M. Schweikert
Feb 4, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Rose Harbor Hospice Residence, Oshtemo Twp. Mr. Schweikert was born May 12, 1947 in Allegan, the son of Maxwell and Norine (Duryea) Schweikert. He was a 1965 graduate of Allegan High School. He had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of...
Jerome P. Richlich
Feb 3, 2008
Allegan, MI, died, Sunday, February 3, 2008 at his home. Mr. Richlich was born August 16, 1939, in Grand Rapids, the son of John and Jennie (Bladzik) Richlich. Jerry was a Veteran of the United States Army, and was an active member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He worked for the Flashes in Allegan for more than 17 years...
Willard R. Mccormick
Jan 26, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 in Plainwell. Mr. McCormick was born May 26, 1928 in Allegan, the son of George and Agnes (Grobl) McCormick. He was a well driller and plumber in the Allegan area for many years. Surviving are 3 children, Teresa and Doug Miller of Arizona, Bruce McCormick and Georgia Hiscock of Allegan and Brent and...
Carolyn A. Zaczek
Jan 22, 2008
of Allegan, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Zaczek was born September 11, 1942, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Hosch) Eigenbauer. Carolyn was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan for many years. She worked for over 32 years at Allegan General Hospital as a Registered Nurse, having received her...
Leonard F. Roe
Jan 20, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at his home. Mr. Roe was born January 24, 1933 in Jamestown, N.D., the son of Arthur and Inez (Zimmerman) Roe. He was a 1951 graduate of Buchanon High School, Buchanon, ND, attended N.D. State Agriculture College and served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956. He started Leonard Roe Inc. in 1957, specializing...
Lee Otis Decker
Jan 18, 2008
Fennville, MI, died Friday, January 18, 2008. Mr. Decker was born May 10, 1936 in Otsego, the son of William and Mary (VanNess) Decker. He had served in the U.S. Navy. He had been employed at Fisher Body in Kalamazoo and National Motors in South Haven, prior to 1970. From 1970-1973, he had owned and operated the Accommodation Store in...
Savannah Jean Emelander
Jan 18, 2008
Infant daughter of parents, Elizabeth Hope Kronemeyer and Terry Lee Emelander Jr. On January 7, 2008 a tiny angel came from the heavens and they called her Savannah Jean. She was a beautiful little girl and we were blessed to spend those few beloved days with her. Savannah began her journey home on the morning of January 18, 2008. Mourning...
Helen Louise Brower
Jan 16, 2008
Allegan, MI died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Brower was born August 2, 1918 in Sumner, MO, the daughter of Roy and Gladys (Merriott) Shoemaker. She lived many years in Allegan where she was an active member of the First Baptist Church. She was a woman, strong and unwavering in her faith, who prayed daily for...
