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Eugene Cornell
Jan 11, 2008
Allegan, MI, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at the Holland Community Hospital. Mr. Cornell was born September 6, 1922 in Allegan, the son of Roy and Mable Cornell. He was a member of the Allegan Wesleyan Church. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during WWII, and was at the Battle of the Bulge. He retired...
Donald Essink
Jan 10, 2008
Heath Twp., Allegan, MI, died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Metron of Allegan. Mr. Essink was born August 4, 1922 in Overisel Twp., MI, the son of Geritt and Gertrude (Hoffman) Essink. He had served in the U.S. Army and had been a member of the Dunningville Reformed Church for more than 50 years. Surviving are his wife, Viola (Phillips),...
Vivian G (Barber) Brinkert
Jan 2, 2008
Hopkins, MI, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Brinkert was born April 7, 1917, in Byron Center, the daughter of Bernard and Lucille (Patterson) Barber. She was a member of the Hopkins Community Reformed Church, and had worked for more than 30 years with the Hopkins Public School System as a secretary to the Superintendent as well...
Eugene F. Sherwood
Dec 28, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home. Eugene was born January 14, 1968 in Allegan, the son of Butch and Sue (Strickfaden) Sherwood. Eugene graduated from Allegan High School in 1986 and had worked for his dad at Sherwood's Cove for the past 20 years, the last several as manager. He loved being around people, was quick...
James R. Bender
Dec 26, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 in Grand Haven. Mr. Bender was born March 7, 1932 in Allegan, the son of Earl and Esther (Duryea) Bender. He was a graduate of Allegan High School, class of 1950. He had been employed for 15 years at the Allegan Dairy as a milkman and 8 years at the Flashes. In...
Michael Anthony Duggins Sr
Dec 25, 2007
Hopkins, MI, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at his home. Mr. Duggins was born January 12, 1981 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of Duane and Opal (Duggins) Anderson. Surviving are his wife Kelly (Terry); 4 children, Dyani, Nathan, Michael Jr., and Breanna; his mother, Opal Duggins of Allegan; 2 brothers, Chad Anderson of Grand Rapids and Duane Duggins of...
Virginia Ater
Dec 24, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Monday, December 24, 2007 in Allegan Twp. Mrs. Ater was born June 16, 1925 in Quaker, WV, the daughter of John and Maude (Romans) Horn. She had been employed at Allegan Medical Clinic as an LPN for 40 years. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don, son, Donnie, brother,...
Zilah Belle Wright
Dec 24, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Wright was born February 6, 1922 in Clare, Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Adelphia (Fenton) Brownell. She was a member of the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allegan. Surviving are her husband, Willis; 3 daughters, Rose Johnson and Ray Nelson of Bangor, Cindy Davis and Allen Weston...
Iva Jean Russell
Dec 24, 2007
Fennville, MI, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Russell was born February 18, 1935 in Cheshire Twp., the daughter of John and Gladys (Robinson) Strickfaden. Surviving are 5 children, Pam and Roy Slinkman, Linda and Lonnie Allen, Debra Borst and David Boyd, Gary Russell and Rodney Russell all of Allegan; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews...
John H. Bower
Dec 18, 2007
Lee Twp., MI, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Borgess Pipp Hospital, Plainwell. Mr. Bower was born March 12, 1942 in Allegan, the son of David and Rose (Clark) Bower. He had been employed at Heinz Co. in Holland for 25 years, retiring in 2003. Surviving are his father, David, of Allegan; 4 brothers, Jack of Allegan, Larry of Kalamazoo,...
Harold J. Boeve
Dec 11, 2007
Monterey Twp., Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at his home. Mr. Boeve was born October 24, 1922 in Filmore Twp., MI, the son of William M. and Henrietta (Laarman) Boeve. He was a graduate of Grand Haven High School and was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army. He had worked with his father and 4...
Troy P. Tyo
Dec 3, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Monday, December 3, 2007. Troy was born March 19, 1971 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Ronald and Jane (Foster) Tyo. He was a 1989 graduate of Allegan High School, had been a volunteer fireman for the Allegan Fire Dept. for 10 years and was employed by the Perrigo Co. for the past 18 years. He...
Ann A. Woodhams
Nov 29, 2007
Trowbridge Twp., Allegan, MI, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Woodhams was born October 16, 1928 in Allegan, the daughter of Leon and Ivy (Pryor) Counterman. She was a 1946 graduate of Allegan High School and had been employed as a nurses' aide at the Allegan General Hospital from 1942-1948. Surviving are 4 children, Rev. Kenneth and...
Leland L. Leverich
Nov 28, 2007
of Martin, died, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at his home. Mr. Leverich was born in Allegan, the son of Rush and Frances (Owens) Leverich. Leland was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Korea. He was a life time member of both the DAV in Kalamazoo and the VFW Post in Wayland. He was employed by Fuller Transmission/...
Thomas Jefferson Andrus Iii
Nov 28, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in Allegan. Mr. Andrus was born April 15, 1927, in Allegan, the son of Thomas J. II and Maude M. (Whipple) Andrus. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He worked for more than 40 years with Tripp Trucking in Allegan, and was a member of the Allegan Elks for 51...
Julie C. Roy
Nov 28, 2007
of Allegan, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Julie was born June 22, 1966 in Allegan, the daughter of James and Pam (Christman) Vanhorn. Surviving are her 2 daughters, Amber Vanhorn and Cassandra Roy , her mom and dad, Pam and James Vanhorn, 1 brother, James and Heather Vanhorn all of Allegan, 2 sisters, Sandy and...
Steven G. Olsen
Nov 25, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Sunday, November 25, 2007 at his home. Steve was born June 1, 1974 in Elk Grove Village, IL, the son of Charles and Kathleen (Hooke) Olsen. He was a 1992 graduate of Allegan High School. He had been employed at Allegan Metal Finishing and worked concrete with his father. Surviving are 2 daughters, Alyssa Wesler and...
Steven M. Kuieck
Nov 18, 2007
Monterey Twp., Allegan, MI, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Spectrum Health, Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids. Mr. Kuieck was born July 26, 1958 in Grand Rapids, the son of Steve Jr and Orlene (VanderKlok) Kuieck. He was a 1976 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, and had served in the U.S. Army. He had been employed for 15...
Rusell R. Spahn
Nov 17, 2007
Frostproof, FL, formerly of Hopkins, MI, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 in Florida. Mr. Spahn was born April 28, 1916 in Hopkins Twp., the son of Edward and Viola (VanDuine) Spahn. Surviving are his wife, Dorothea "Dort" (Healy); 1 brother and his wife, Darrell and Faye Spahn of Washington; 1 niece, Claudia Kilburn. He was preceded in death by his...
Alice D. Kates
Nov 15, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Kates was born November 15, 1944 in Allegan, the daughter of Leo and Elizabeth (Stuck) Eichler. Surviving are 3 children, Dora Todd and Brian Nyboer of Fennville, Ernest and Teresa McDaniel of Allegan, and William McDaniel and Kelly Dickinson of Nashville, MI; 10 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; several...
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