Bernice E. Lauska
Apr 1, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Lauska was born May 15, 1915 in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of Clemens and Anna (Butrim) Usauskas. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan and had worked for more than 10 years at Tru-Heat. Surviving are 3 children, Ellen and Edward Lincoln of...
Leonard P. Brenner
Mar 31, 2007
East Lansing, MI, formerly of Hopkins, died Saturday, March 31, 2007. Mr. Brenner was born May 9, 1912 in Monterey Twp., the son of Paul and Elizabeth (Kraft) Brenner. He graduated from Hopkins High School in 1931. On October 28, 1936, in Hopkins, he married Ethel Berens, who preceded him in death. He was a life member of the St....
David A. Alofs
Mar 28, 2007
David A. Alofs, Valley Twp., Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at his home. Mr. Alofs was born April 12, 1939 in Elkhart, IN, the son of Simon and Dorothy (Wert) Alofs. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was past president of the Eagles and loved to fish. He had been employed at Bay Castings in...
Reona Lynn Zerbe-Wesaw
Mar 25, 2007
Monterey Twp., Hopkins, MI, infant daughter of Jeremy Zerbe and Patty Wesaw, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 25, 2007. She was a member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Surviving along with her parents are 1 brother and 1 sister, Ninnakee Wesaw and Elizabeth Wesaw; grandparents, Carl and Kelly Wesaw, Sr. and Grace Zerbe;...
Hildred Cardiff
Mar 24, 2007
Hildred Cardiff, Hopkins, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at her home in Watson Twp. Mrs. Cardiff was born August 30, 1931 in Blendon Twp. the daughter of William & Jennie (Haveman) Styf. Hildred was a member of the Martin Reformed Church. She had worked at Kesslers in Wayland for almost 30 years. Surviving are her 4 children, Cindy & Gary...
Flossie Fosmire
Mar 22, 2007
Flossie Fosmire, Holland, formerly of Allegan, died Thursday, March 22, at her home. Mrs. Fosmire was born July 22, 1934 in Thompsonville, MI, the daughter of Frank & Jennie (Dobbyn) Eddy. Surviving are her 4 children, Fred & Terri Fosmire of Kalamazoo, Lucy Ruthruff of Holland, Hope & Albert Grile of Lawton and Jennifer Fosmire of Holland, 17 grandchildren and...
Mary Lou Pearce
Mar 19, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Monday, March 19, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Pearce was born August 24, 1949 in Williamson County, IL, the daughter of Carl and Helen (Watson) Smiley. Surviving are 1 daughter and her husband, Melissa and Gary Chatelain of Allegan; 3 grandchildren, Kyrsten Ryner, Coryn Chatelain and Chandler Chatelain; 1 sister, Pat Simpson of Illinois. Graveside...
Lucille Mae Thompson
Mar 14, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Thompson was born June 2, 1923 in Byron Center, the daughter of Ethil and Angeline (Hansen) Weaver. Family and friends referred to her as Grandma Lucy. She loved her grandchildren, gardening, crocheting, and shopping at WalMart. Surviving are 7 children and their spouses, Steve and...
Delores D. Copeland
Mar 13, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Copeland was born April 8, 1940 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Bailey) Wright. She had been employed at Flexible Furniture in Plainwell for 28 years, retiring in 2006. Surviving are her companion of 20 years, Don Shears; 3 children, Bobby Copeland of Kalamazoo, Ruth and...
Kayla S. Rider
Mar 12, 2007
Allegan Twp., MI, died Monday, March 12, 2007 at her home. Kayla was born November 25, 1987 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Brian and Susan (Miller) Rider. She was a member of the First Church of God and the Michigan Singers. She attended the Allegan Alternative High School and was employed at Burger King. Surviving along with her parents...
Earl Morehouse Jr.
Mar 11, 2007
Valley Twp., Allegan, MI, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at his home. Mr. Morehouse was born July 2, 1922 in South Bend, IN, the son of Earl Sr. and Mary (Nagy) Morehouse. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the U.S.S. Quincy during WWII. He had been employed by I & M Electric in the South Bend,...
Raymond Sarkis Nahikian
Mar 10, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, March 10, 2007 at his home. Mr. Nahikian was born April 1, 1927 in Allegan, the son of Sarkis and Fern (Stockdale) Nahikian. He was a graduate of Dowagiac High School and Allegan High School, class of 1945, and a graduate of K College, Kalamazoo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during WWII...
Martin G. Nielsen
Mar 9, 2007
Allegan, MI, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at his home. Mr. Nielsen was born April 9, 1936 in Allegan, the third son of Adler and Ethel (Clark) Nielsen. He was a graduate of Allegan High School, Class of 1954 and had been employed at Rockwell Int'l for 27 A½ years as a millwright. He also worked as a meat cutter...
Charles L. Baird
Mar 5, 2007
Charles L. Baird, Hopkins, died Monday, March 5, 2007 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Baird was born July 24, 1910 in Lowell, Michigan, the son of James & Hazel (Condon) Baird. Charles graduated from Lowell High School in 1927 and received a business degree from Davenport in Grand Rapids. He owned and operated Hopkins Lumberyard from 1955 to 1975....
Mary R. Malone
Mar 5, 2007
Hopkins, MI, died Monday, March 5, 2007 at Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids. Mrs. Malone was born August 21, 1939 in Hopkinsburg, MI, the daughter of J. Howard and Ruby (Slawson) McEwen. She was a graduate of Hopkins High School, class of 1957. She was a life member of the Hopkins Community Reformed Church, where she taught Sunday School and Vacation...
Georgia A. Miller
Mar 4, 2007
Ridge Manor, FL, formerly of Allegan, died Sunday, March 4, 2007 in Florida. Mrs. Miller was born July 12, 1910 in Pleasant Twp., Iowa, the daughter of George and Margaret (Heuermann) Starnes. She was the last of nine children. Her sisters, Genevieve and Irene, and brother, Robert Starnes, all lived and worked in Allegan. Mrs. Miller moved to Allegan in...
Fred Borst
Mar 1, 2007
Fred Borst, Allegan, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital. Mr. Borst was born February 27, 1944 in Allegan, the son of Ernest & Mary (Harrington) Borst. Fred was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in Vietnam. He worked for Cresent Pipe in Allegan for 15 years and retired from Hayworth in 2001 after...
Frank G. Merrill
Mar 1, 2007
Frank G. Merrill, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Allegan, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 . Mr. Merrill was born June 1, 1922 in Chicago, IL, the son of Joseph & Edyth (Ramler) Merrill. Frank was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Allegan for many years. He graduated from Allegan High School in 1940, and then graduated from Western Michigan...
Jimmie H. Tyria
Mar 1, 2007
Jimmie H. Tyria, Allegan, went to be with his Lord, Thursday, March 1, 2007. Mr. Tyria was born July 2, 1942 in Brilliant, Alabama, the son of Floyd & Viola (Bolen) Tyria. Jimmie was an active member of the Assembly of God Church in Allegan, he served on the board, was president of the men's ministries and helped run the...
James Edward Sayles Ii
Mar 1, 2007
James "Daish" Sayles II, Allegan, died Thusday, March 1, 2007 in Valley Twp., Michigan. James was born February 20, 1979 in Allegan, the son of James & Penny (Slade) Sayles. Surviving are his mother, Penny Hebner, his father, James Sayles Sr., his grandmother, Joyce Slade, his sister, Shannon & Tim Phillips all of Allegan, step father, Leslie Hebner, cousins, Heather...
