Jennie Huntley
Oct 17, 2007
Plainwell, MI, passed away early Wednesday morning, October 17, 2007 at Plainwell Life Care Center. Jennie was born March 24, 1922 in Allegan, the daughter of George and Myrtle (Stuck) Germain. She remained active in her community with her Allegan High School graduating classmates and families, and with many fellow retired employees at North American Rockwell in Allegan. She was...
Melinda Sue Franks
Oct 14, 2007
Allegan, MI, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Sunday, October 14, 2007, with her mom and dad there to give her into God's hands. Melinda was born April 17, 1963 in Lansing, the daughter of Clarence and Yvonne Franks. Surviving are her parents, Bruce and Stella Kolhoff of Allegan; many brothers and sisters. She was preceded in death by...
Dianne Lee Avery
Oct 13, 2007
Allegan, MI,died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Mrs. Avery was born February 18, 1946 in Allegan, the daughter of Virgil and Arlene (Litzenberger) Demmary. Dianne graduated from Allegan High School and received her masters degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State University of Long Beach. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic...
Gladys Dreyer
Oct 12, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Friday, October 12, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Dreyer was born July 8, 1933 in Ellsworth, Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Maggie (Postmus) Fielstra. Gladys was employed at the Flashes in Allegan, retiring in 1998, after 17 years of service. Surviving are 5 sons, Lee of Hopkins, Danny and Romona, Ray, Terry, and Carl all of...
Gloria Pearl Tripp
Oct 10, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Tripp was born June 20, 1926 in Pacific, WA, the daughter of Bernath and Sadine (Shuck) Allen. She was a 1944 graduate of Allegan High School and was an active member of Christ Community Church. She had been employed at the Allegan County Health Dept. for more than...
Rose M. Kimball
Oct 9, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Kimball was born January 29, 1917 in Benton Harbor, the daughter of Frank and Maria (Zongari) Pullano. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church for 50 years. She had owned and operated her own beauty shop, had worked at Hiatt's Dept. Store for many...
Viola Jane Wilson
Oct 9, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Life Care Center in Plainwell. Mrs. Wilson was born April 1, 1920 in Cleveland Heights, OH, the daughter of Ralph and Helen (Bluhm) Ammerman. She was a 1939 graduate of Cleveland Heights High School. She graduated from Wooster College and Case Western Reserve, both in Ohio, receiving her B.S.R.N. degree. She had...
Josephine M. Stuenkel
Oct 7, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Stuenkel was born March 5, 1921 in Downers Grove, IL, the daughter of Onofrio and Mary (Grace) Marfia. She was a resident of Allegan since 1942. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, the Altar Society and the Ladies of Perpetual Help...
Clarence A. Smith
Oct 7, 2007
Allegan Twp., Michigan, died Sunday, October 7, 2007 at his home. Mr. Smith was born August 13, 1927 in Kalamazoo, the son of Jack and Jessie Smith. He was a 1945 graduate of Kalamazoo Central and had been an Eagle Scout. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during WWII. He had worked in Allegan, Kalamazoo, Jackson and...
Kenneth A. Callaway
Oct 4, 2007
Otsego Twp., MI, died Thursday, October 4, 2007 at the Life Care Center in Plainwell. Mr. Callaway was born April 18, 1921 in Otsego Twp., the son of William and Blanche (Thompson) Callaway. He had been employed at Max-Sim-Bar in Otsego for 43 years, retiring in 1984. Surviving are 2 sons and their spouses, Lonnie and Sharon Callaway of Gunnersville,...
Esther L. (Bender) Wedge
Sep 29, 2007
Allegan, lost her seven year battle with Alzheimer's, September 29, 2007, at the Allegan Co. Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Wedge was born September 18, 1914 in Hopkins, the daughter of Royal and Bertha (Moored) Duryea. After her marriage to Pete Bender in 1935, she spent the rest of her life in Allegan, except for frequent trips to Florida to visit...
Helen B. Ciborski
Sep 26, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Ciborski was born in E. Chicago, IN, the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Dianko) Ciszczon. She was a life member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church where she and her husband, John, were united in marriage in 1942. She was a member of the Alter Society and...
Alice M. Dedrich
Sep 23, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Dedrich was born June 4, 1933 in Heath Twp., the daughter of Leo and Helen (Walker) Hitchcock. She had been employed at Delano Printing for many years and at the Allegan Public Schools as a lunchtime supervisor. She had also worked at Sylvia's Place. Surviving are 5...
Kermit Roberts
Sep 22, 2007
Allegan, MI, formerly of Byron Center, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital. Mr. Roberts was born May 29, 1930 in Pikeville, Kentucky, the son of Henry and Laura (Epling) Roberts. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. He worked for more than 30 years with Cordura Rubber Company/...
Tom E. Wahl
Sep 22, 2007
Allegan, MI, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Wahl was born December, 6, 1965 in Sumter, South Carolina, the son of Tom & Annemarie (Taute) Wahl Sr. Tom and his family are members of the First Baptist Church in Allegan. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a...
Clara M. Stowell
Sep 15, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Stowell was born March 15, 1918 in Lowell, Michigan, the daughter of Edward & Grace (Chapman) Kellogg. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Allegan. She worked for over 20 years at the Grange Store in downtown Allegan, and was a farmer in the...
William A. Powers
Sep 15, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Powers was born April 2, 1929 in Detroit, MI, the son of Bryce and Sarah (Regan) Powers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WWII and was a member of Christ Community Church, Allegan. He had worked as a deputy for the Allegan Co....
Gerald "Okie" Oisten
Sep 10, 2007
Shelbyville, MI, died Monday, September 10, 2007 at his home. Mr. Oisten was born April 1, 1933 in Lebanon, IN, the son of Charles and Minnie Pearl (Jenkins) Oisten. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed going to and working the flea markets in local areas including Reit's Flea Market in Paw Paw. Surviving are 2 children,...
Jerome "Jerry" Petroshus
Sep 10, 2007
Trowbridge Twp., Allegan, MI, died Monday, September 10, 2007 at his home. Mr. Petroshus was born August 5, 1936 in Plainwell, the son of Charles K. and Valeria (Gasunas) Petroshus. He was a life member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and a 1954 graduate of Allegan High School. He had been a dairy farmer all his life in Trowbridge...
Kathleen Sue Bierlein
Sep 8, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Bierlein was born Feb. 28, 1954 in Pontiac, MI, the daughter of John and Margaret (Stack) Dyer. She had been a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Allegan, since 1976. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1972 and from Central MI Univ. in 1976 and...
