Geraldine V. Koperski
Mar 7, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Koperski was born November 8, 1924 in Otsego, MI, the daughter of Sherman and Leona (Pease) Oisten. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church for 50 years. She had been employed at the Perrigo Co. for 20 years, the last 10 years working at the original...
Lillian J. Siebert
Mar 6, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Monday, March 6, 2006 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Siebert was born November 28, 1906 in Painesville, OH, the daughter of Edwin and Jessie (Crocker) Curtis. She had worked at Perrigo Co. for 2 years and at Baker Furniture in Holland for 8 years. Surviving are 1 daughter, Jean Baker of Allegan; daughter-in-law, Juanita Siebert of...
Robert W. Ninke
Mar 3, 2006
View Photo Tribute Allegan, MI, went to be with his Lord Friday, March 3, 2006. Mr. Ninke was born August 16, 1923 in Geneva Twp., Van Buren County, the son of Paul & Theresa (Warskow) Ninke. He was a life-member of St. John Lutheran Church in Allegan and had worked for Rockwell for more than 31 years, retiring in 1986....
Donald A. Edgerton
Feb 28, 2006
View Photo Tribute Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Edgerton was born February 18, 1920 in Watson Twp., the son of Milton & Jennie (Liberty) Edgerton. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in WWII and Korea. He devoted many years to the Boy Scouts and received the Silver...
Elinor M. Kerber
Feb 25, 2006
Wayland, MI, formerly of Hopkins, died Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Mrs. Kerber was born November 7, 1916, in Burnips, MI, the daughter of Jacob & Katie (Goodman) Arndt. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hopkins. Surviving are 3 children, Ann & Fred Gaukel of Florida, Joyce & Ron...
Allie Mae Wertz
Feb 23, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Wertz was born April 9, 1920 in Berlamont, MI, the daughter of Clayton & Gertrude (Hogmire) Meyers. She worked for more than 13 years at the Hospital in South Haven as a cook, before retiring in 1979. She loved her family and she also loved...
Ivan A. Taylor
Feb 22, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Taylor was born September 7, 1926 in Allegan, the son of Hugh & Beatrice (Clawson) Taylor. He was a member of the Otsego Church of God. He had worked for Wal-Mart for the past 8 years and also volunteered many hours at Metron of Allegan and the...
Frederick G. Gibson
Feb 14, 2006
Plainwell, MI, formerly of Allegan. On February 14, 2006, Frederick George Gibson, 54, left his loving family to return to his heavenly home. Fred was born November 17, 1951 in Allegan, the son of William "Woody" and Lucille (Wynne) Gibson. Fred was a graduate of Allegan High School, class of 1970. He attended Hope College in Holland and received his...
Laura Marie Mae Leverich
Feb 8, 2006
Allegan, MI, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at her home. Laura was born July 18, 1963 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Leland and Sharan (Slotman) Leverich. She attended Seventh Day Adventist Church. She received her Associate's Degree from KVCC and was formerly employed by Marshall Plastics in Otsego and Meijer's in Kalamazoo. Surviving are her parents Leland L. Sr....
Azella Helen Nelson
Feb 8, 2006
Kalamazoo, MI, formerly of Allegan, died Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Nelson was born November 22, 1945 in Oran, Missouri, the daughter of Richard and Katherine (Banks) Davis. She had attended Allegan High School and was a member of the Grace Temple Community Church of Allegan. She had been employed for 25 years at the...
Venila G. Hoffmaster
Feb 6, 2006
Hopkins Twp., MI, died Monday, February 6, 2006 at the Allegan Co. Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Hoffmaster was born January 16, 1921 in Leighton Twp., MI, the daughter of Earl and Beulah (Hooker) Fisher. She was a member of the Hopkins Community Reformed Church. Surviving are 2 sons and their wives, Robert and Cynthia Hoffmaster and Gary and Sally Hoffmaster,...
Pauline J. Lampros
Feb 3, 2006
Allegan Twp., MI, died Friday, February 3, 2006 at home. Mrs. Lampros was born May 27, 1923 in Traverse City, MI, the daughter of Otto and Lavina (Philips) Pike. Surviving are 4 children and their spouses, James and Linda Lampros of Portage, Paullette and Ted Gorby, Raymond and Sharon Lampros and Candice and Rod Grauman, all of Allegan; 11 grandchildren;...
Donald M. Priest
Feb 2, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Mr. Priest was born November 17, 1917 in Allegan, the son of Roy H. & Dora A. (Sebright) Priest. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Watson Twp. He loved farming and had worked for Mead Paper Company in Otsego for more than 20 years....
John D. Anderson
Feb 1, 2006
Allegan, MI, formerly of Orland Park, IL, died Wednesday February 1, 2006 at his home. Mr. Anderson was born March 2, 1936 in Waukegan, IL the son of John & Mamie (Wiitala) Anderson. He graduated from Cornell University in Iowa and received his Master's Degree in Education from Northern Illinois. John taught school for 13 years at the Consolidated High...
Lawrence F. Thompson
Jan 29, 2006
Watson Twp., Allegan, MI, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at his home. Mr. Thompson was born March 24, 1912 in Allegan, the son of Frank and Anna (Connor) Thompson. He had worked for many years for the L. Perrigo Co. of Allegan and Allied Paper of Kalamazoo. Surviving are 4 children, Lawrence F. Thompson, Jr. of Highland, FL, Toni Thompson...
Melvin "Stub" Wedge
Jan 28, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Wedge was born October 19, 1912 in Chicago, IL, the son of Judson and Elizabeth (Freund) Wedge. He and his brother, Harv, owned and operated a salvage yard in Allegan for many years and "Uncle Stub", as he was affectionately known in Allegan, also worked as a...
Patricia Ann Styles
Jan 26, 2006
aged 67, Monterey Twp., Hopkins, MI, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Styles was born April 25, 1938 in Carlton, MI, the daughter of Fred and Zelma (Eads) Wilkerson. She had worked at the Monterey Twp. Recycling Center for 5 years and at the Monterey Center Store and Sandy Pines Country Store for more than 15...
Hans E. Gorter
Jan 25, 2006
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Metron of Allegan. Mr. Gorter was born July 28, 1909 to Richard Gorter and Valerie Ivanosich, Lady of von Kustenfeld of Bad Toely, near Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He graduated from Realzgymnasium in Munich in 1926 and from the Naval School in Hamburg with a Captain's Degree in 1936. He finished in the...
Douglas Mark Pergande
Jan 19, 2006
PERGANDE, Douglas M. Kalamazoo, MI, died January 19, 2006 at his home. Doug was born March 28, 1960, in Allegan, MI, the son of Edward J. Sr. and Doris (Lumboumb) Pergande. He was a 1979 graduate of Allegan High School and received a B.A. in Business Management from Western MI Univ. in 1984. He had been employed at Precision Windows...
Hilda Louise Ashley
Jan 18, 2006
Monterey Twp., Michigan, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Ashley was born May 26, 1915 in Hopkins Twp., the daughter of Eugene and Amy (Allen) Smith. She graduated from Allegan High School and attended the Trowbridge United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and was a member of the "Young at Heart" at...
