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Margaret E. Dutton
Jun 6, 2005
Margaret E. Dutton, 67 of Allegan, died Monday, June 6, 2005 at Lifecare Center of Plainwell. Mrs. Dutton was born September 3, 1937 in Port Huron, MI the daughter of Roscoe and Josephine (Brewer) Barringer. On June 18, 1960 she married Lloyd S. Dutton who preceded her in death on September 17, 1983. Surviving are 5 children, Dorothy Dutton of...
Thelma Mcnabb
Jun 3, 2005
age 84 of Allegan, MI, died Friday, June 3, 2005 at Metron of Allegan. Mrs. NcNabb was born July 28, 1920 in Bubin, IN, the daughter of William and Daisy (Turner) Cooper. Visitation will be held Monday from 4-5 p.m. at the Gorden Funeral Residence, Allegan Chapel. Interment Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI.
Alyce M. Shimmel-Bywater
Jun 3, 2005
Alyce M. Shimmel-Bywater, 87 of Allegan, died Friday, June 3, 2005 at the Byron Center Manor. Mrs. Bywater was born August 7, 1917 in Cascade, MI the daughter of Robert and Mildred (McGee) Fox. She was a member of the South Monterey United Methodist Church and will be remembered by her family as a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are...
Lyle E. Wedge
Jun 2, 2005
Allegan, MI, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at his home. Mr. Wedge was born November 19, 1928 in Allegan, the son of Howard and Marion (Bond) Wedge. He started Wedge Office Machines in Allegan in 1969, retiring in 1990, with the store now being operated by his son, Ed. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during...
Irma D. (Howard) Thomas
May 30, 2005
Cheshire Twp., Allegan, MI, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Thomas was born April 30, 1911 in Atica, IN, the daughter of Terence and Edna (Hurst) Yater. Surviving are 5 children and their spouses, Glenn and Edna Howard of Stoughten, WI, Judith and Donald Herman of Mobile, AL, Lynn and Donna Howard of Stoughten, WI,...
Laura B. Hoffmaster
May 26, 2005
Laura B. Hoffmaster, 83 of Hopkins, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Metron of Allegan. Mrs. Hoffmaster was born November 22, 1921 the daughter of Fred and Lena Wamhoff. Surviving are two children, Fred & Dorothy Hoffmaster of Grand Rapids, Carolyn Ruffner of Allegan; 4 grandchildren, Joel, Melissa, Shawn and Shanna; several great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...
Deedre G. Stamper
May 26, 2005
Allegan, MI, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Stamper was born March 18, 1942 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of James and Dorothy (Stemwedel) Helphrey. She was a registered nurse for more than 29 years and was last employed at the Laurels of Sandy Creek Nursing Home in Wayland. She worked many years in nursing...
Alfred M. Linville
May 24, 2005
Allegan, MI, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Linville was born December 15, 1916 in Martinsville, MO, the son of George and Clara (Glenn) Linville. He had lived in the Allegan area since 1985 and attended the Harvest Christian Fellowship Church. He married Kathryn Glenn on June 24, 1943, who preceded him in death....
Donald A. Stickel
May 22, 2005
of Illinois, formerly of Allegan, MI, died Sunday, May 22, 2005 in Illinois. Mr. Stickel was born November 20, 1926 in Trowbridge Twp., MI, the son of Peter and Goldie (Badgley) Stickel. He was a 1944 graduate of Otsego High School and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He was an auto mechanic and had worked for Hewitts in...
William H. Miller
May 14, 2005
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Miller was born November 8, 1917 in Allegan, the son of Jerome & Mildred (Page) Miller. Bill was a master craftsman, and a building contractor for many years in the southwest Michigan area. He loved the outdoors and spent many hours hunting, fishing and gardening,...
Geraldine J. Eichler
May 14, 2005
Geraldine "Geri" Eichler, Allegan, MI, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at her home. Mrs. Eichler was born October 7, 1934 in Allegan, the daughter of Virgil & Hilda (Bongee) Germaine. Surviving are her husband, Lyle; 3 children, Kevin Eichler and Shannon Brinkman of Allegan, Tim and Carle Eichler of Martin and Kim Eichler of Allegan; 6 grandchildren, Amy, Justin, Lindsey,...
Albert Rex Keel
May 9, 2005
On May 9th, 2005 Albert R. Keel, a kind and loving gentleman, passed away in Dinuba, California. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Rose and daughter Katherine. Albert was born to Agnes and Vern Keel in 1914 in Detroit and graduated from Flint Central High School in 1933. He was a tool and die maker for many...
Geraldine Dehaan
May 9, 2005
Valley Twp., Allegan, Michigan, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Spectrum Health, Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. DeHaan was born December 9, 1932 in Allegan, the daughter of Gerald and Norma (Emmons) Grigsby. She had a strong love for her children and grandchildren and felt very blessed. She had been a bus driver for the Allegan County Intermediate School...
Rex Lautenschleger
May 3, 2005
Monterey Twp., Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Metron of Allegan. Mr. Lautenschleger was born December 6, 1926 in Sparta, MI, the son of William and Bertha (Monroe) Lautenschleger. He was a veteran of WWII, having served as a corporal in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for 25 years, and...
Gary V. Pepe
May 3, 2005
PEPE, Gary V. Aged 55, of Allegan, MI, formerly of Holland, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at his home. Mr. Pepe was born July 14, 1950 in Newark, NJ, the son of James and Alice Pepe. He had been employed as a social worker with Allegan Co. Mental Health, and previously, with Child and Family Services of Western Michigan....
Sidney Paul Rader
May 1, 2005
View Photo Tribute age 74, of Cedar Springs, formerly of Pierson, went to be with his Lord Sunday, May 1, 2005. Mr. Rader graduated from Howard City High School in 1949 and served his country during the Korean Conflict 1951-53. He married Nadine Cook on Sept. 3, 1955. He was an employee of the Kroger Company for 27 years and...
Eunice I. Emmons
Apr 25, 2005
Allegan, MI, died Monday, April 25, 2005 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Emmons was born April 12, 1913 in Monterey Twp., MI, the daughter of Orly and Irene (Clawson) Reed. She was a member of the Merson Church. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed bingo, mushroom hunting and garage sales. She received her Master's degree from Western...
Mabel D. Moomey
Apr 22, 2005
Monterey Twp., Hopkins, MI, died Friday, April 22, 2005 at Metron of Allegan. Mrs. Moomey was born October 16, 1919 in Monterey Twp., the daughter of Abraham and Neva (Feltenbarger) Simmons. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Allegan, and had been employed at General Electric in Holland for 20 years, retiring in 1959. Surviving are 2 children,...
Gladys M. Wedge
Apr 20, 2005
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Wedge was born March 7, 1908 in Trowbridge Twp., the daughter of Henry and Celestia (Huntley) Olcott. Mrs. Wedge was a life member of the First Baptist Church in Allegan. Surviving are her son William and Marjorie Wedge of Vicksburg; 5 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 7 great-great...
Lola Belle Baird
Apr 18, 2005
Hopkins Twp., MI, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at Metron of Allegan. Mrs. Baird was born August 25, 1915 in Marion, MI, the daughter of Walter and Clara Elizabeth (Long) Thompson. She had been a member of the Mayflower Society. Surviving are her husband, Charles, whom she married March 21, 1935; 5 children, and their spouses, James and Karen Baird...
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