Emma A. Moored
May 2, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Friday, May 2, 2003 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mrs. Moored was born October 31, 1910 in Diamond Springs, MI, the daughter of Ernest & Alice (Barber) Coffey. She was a graduate of Allegan High School Class of 1930 and had worked and volunteered for more than 50 years at the Allegan County Medical Care...
Ashley Lynn Austin
May 2, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Friday, May 2, 2003 at her home. Ashley was born Jan. 16, 1963 in Allegan, the daughter of Ival and Margie (DeLong) Bolenbaugh. She was a graduate of Allegan High School, Class of 1982, and had attended the First Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Daniel; parents, Ival and Margie Bolenbaugh of Allegan; 1 brother and his...
Lillian M. Davis
Apr 29, 2003
Allegan Twp., MI, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Mrs. Davis was born Aug. 20, 1926 in Cheshire Twp., MI, the daughter of Lester and Lydia (Trimm) Gleason. She attended Merson Church and had been employed at Imperial Carving for 28 years, retiring in 1986. Lillian enjoyed her family and grandchildren, music, flowers, games, crocheting for...
Lorrie Dee Strand
Apr 23, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at his home. Mr. Strand was born July 13, 1929 in Otsego, the son of George and Ruth (Wilder) Strand. He graduated from Otsego High School, Western MI Univ., and received his Master's degree from Edwardsville, IL. He taught art in the Grand Rapids Public Schools for many years and loved painting, drawing...
Daniel D. Beck
Apr 23, 2003
Hopkins,MI, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 in Grand Rapids. Mr. Beck was born October 5, 1933 in Salem Twp., the son of George & Laura (Green) Beck. He graduated from Hopkins in 1952 and was a Veteran of the United States Army. He worked for Goodwin & Sons for many years as well as Perrigo. He loved the outdoors and...
Joseph Ilmberger
Apr 23, 2003
Monterey Twp., Hopkins, MI, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Ilmberger was born Dec. 21, 1903 in Rohrbach, Germany, the son of Mathias and Anna (Weber) Ilmberger. He came to the United States in May of 1923, when he was 20 years old, and farmed in Monterey Twp. since 1942. He was a member of...
Judith (Dunford) Trimm
Apr 21, 2003
Ft. Myers, FL, died Monday, April 21, 2003 in Florida. Mrs. Trimm was born Aug. 4, 1941 in Allegan, the daughter of Philip and Lorna (Tremaine) Dunford. Surviving are 3 children, Teresa and Dale Dishinger of Hamilton, Troy VanDyke of Allegan, and Robert and Aubrey Trimm of Cape Coral, FL; 2 grandchildren, Wade (Katie) and Janet; 1 brother, Phillip Dunford...
Josephine Bilski
Apr 17, 2003
Hopkins, MI, died Thursday, April 17, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Bilski was born Aug. 26, 1915 in Muskegon,MI, the daughter of John and Justina (Klco) Palenick. She was a devout member of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Hilliards and faithful in praying for others when they were sick. She had been employed at the Hopkins Post...
Earl M. Thomas
Apr 16, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Thomas was born Dec. 16, 1912 in Monterey Twp., the son of Charles W. and Blanche B. (Keene) Thomas. He married his long-time sweetheart, Leva Frederick, on July 15, 1933. He was a member of the South Monterey United Methodist Church, had been a farmer,...
Bradley P. Stauffer
Apr 15, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Bradley was born August 30, 1983 in Kalamazoo, the son of Paul and Ruth (Stevens) Stauffer. He attended the First Baptist Church of Allegan. He was a graduate of the Allegan High School Class of 2002, loved the outdoors, animals and skateboarding. Surviving along with his parents are...
Helen T. Rechul
Apr 14, 2003
Manlius Twp., Hamilton, MI, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at her home. Mrs. Rechul was born Oct. 21, 1921 in Detroit, the daughter of Jacob and Clara (Ziemnicki) Kusmierz. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Allegan. Surviving are her husband, Anthony; 3 children, Louise and Charles Napolitan of Trenton, Jerry and Kathleen Rechul of Lexington and...
Arlene E. Morse
Apr 5, 2003
Morse, Arlene E., of Allegan, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at the Borgess Medical Center. Mrs. Morse was born February 27, 1938 in Allegan, the daughter of Adler & Ethel Clark Nielsen. She had worked for many years at Johnson Flowers. She was a member of the Christian Motorcyclists Assocation (CMA) Riding for the Son. Surviving are 4 sons &...
Ardith K. Boelman
Apr 4, 2003
Watson Twp., Allegan, MI, died Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Boelman was born January 1, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Delbert and Gladys (Finley) DeSmit. She was a graduate of Martin High School, Class of 1958. She had been employed, as a cook, at the William Crispe Community House in Plainwell for more than...
Robert J. Engle
Mar 29, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Engle was born April 28, 1927 in South Bend, IN, the son of George and Gladys (Judd) Engle. He had served in the U.S. Navy and the Army Air Force for 17 years. Surviving are his wife, Shirley (Brooks); 3 children, Steve of California, Carl of Arizona...
Jack D. Grauman
Mar 28, 2003
Allegan, MI, died Friday, March 28, 2003 at the Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Grauman was born December 5, 1931, in Gobles, the son of Walter & Florence (Manning) Grauman. He had been employed at Rockwell Int. in Allegan for more than 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Ethel; 4 sons, Don & Pat Grauman of Oklahoma, Randy Grauman, Leroy Grauman...
Richard L. Bill
Mar 27, 2003
Valley Twp., Allegan, MI, died Thursday, March 27, 2003. Dick was born March 6, 1951 in Elkhorn, WI, the son of Luther and Ruby (Burton) Bill. He was an ACISD Board Member, had served as liaison between the County Board and PAC parents and was very active with the Allegan Co. Math and Science Center. He was Director of Engineering...
Harold J. Essenburgh
Mar 23, 2003
Allegan Twp., MI, died Sunday, March 23, 2003 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Essenburgh was born Aug. 28, 1911 in Holland, the son of Jacob and Bertha (Smith) Essenburgh. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Allegan, for 20 years and had been employed by Dunn Manufacturing in Holland for 30 years, retiring in 1977....
Robert Merle Benson
Mar 21, 2003
Robert M. Benson, 70 of Allegan, died Friday, March 21, 2003 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Mr. Benson was born July 10, 1932 in Dunningville, MI the son of Samuel and Julia (Metzger) Benson. He was a graduate of the Michigan School of the Blind. Surviving are two sisters, Marguerite Bloss of Allegan, Marion Batey of Holland, several...
Floyd E. Clawson
Mar 15, 2003
Floyd E. Clawson, 84 of Allegan, died Saturday, March 15, 2003 at his daughter's home in Hamilton. Mr. Clawson was born February 17, 1919 in Monterey Township, MI the son of Frank and Hattie (Draper) Clawson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion Post #89. He was a lifelong farmer. Surviving are...
Roger C. Weick
Mar 13, 2003
Roger C. Weick, 65 of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Borgess Medical Center , Kalamazoo. Roger was born August 14, 1937 in Allegan, MI the son of Donald and Adeline (Simpson) Weick, who have preceded him in death. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Rita (Strobel); four children, Christine & Marc Brott...
