Obituary Listing

Mar 14, 2023

Marion Joyce Smith, 93, of Allegan, Michigan, left this world to join her husband, Everette Jay Smith, in Heaven on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Alamo Nursing Home.  Born August 30, 1929 in St. Louis, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bessie (Banks) Luttrell.  Marion spent most of her working career at Rockwell International in...

Mar 13, 2023

LeRoy Douglas Maltby, 79 of Allegan, MI sadly left us on March 13, 2023. Doug was born on December 28th, 1943 in Lawrence, MI; the son of Harriet Sanborn Maltby and LeRoy Maltby, Jr. Doug was a familiar face to many in the Allegan community where he provided haircuts to thousands of people during his 60 year career as...

Mar 10, 2023

Deb Kaylor, 67, born May 15, 1955 in Batesville, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 10th surrounded by her loving family. Deb was a longtime Allegan resident, graduating from Allegan High School and marrying her true love, Peter Allan Kaylor. Together with Pete, Deb raised four children until Pete's passing on April 14th, 2013. Deb was a waitress for a...

Mar 9, 2023

After 15 years, Barbara Jeanne (Majewski) Richlich was finally reunited with the love of her life, Jerry, and found eternal peace with her God on March 9, 2023, at home, surrounded by her girls, as were her wishes.  Barb joined many of her family and friends in Heaven after a short battle with cancer.

Barb was born...

Mar 7, 2023

Della Andrus, age 95, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Briarwood Assisted Living and Memory Care in Allegan.  Della was the only girl in a family of six brothers; a sister, Helen, died before Della was born.  Her parents were from Lithuania so she had an enriched upbringing on their large farm.

Della graduated from Bloomingdale...

Feb 25, 2023

Cynthia E. Lane passed away peacefully and joined our Lord in Heaven, on February 25th, 2023 in Allegan, Michigan, with her 4 children at her side, after a long battle with dementia. She was proceeded in death by her mother Anna; her father Paul; her husband Eugene; her daughter Denise; her son Edward; and her sister Beatrice. She is...

Feb 19, 2023

Kelly Marie Duggins, 40 of Michigan City, Indiana, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at her home.  Born August 18, 1982 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of Brenda Lee (Canfield) Terry and the late Nelson Terry and the wife of the late Michael Duggins.

Kelly was a kind and generous person whose main purpose in...

Feb 19, 2023

Lee Dale "Pete" Arnsman, 86, of Hopkins, MI passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at home with his family by his side.  Born July 10, 1936 in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Leon R. and Edna Mae (Cooley) Arnsman and was the devoted husband of over sixty-eight years of Peggy Rose (Thompson) Arnsman.

In...

Feb 16, 2023

Robert (Bob) Ernest Sutter, at the age of 77, passed away early morning Tuesday, February 16, 2023, after a long battle with COPD and various complications. He was surrounded by his family in his final days and passed peacefully. Bob was born on September 16, 1945, to his parents Jack and Lillian Sutter in Chicago, Illinois. Bob met his...

Feb 14, 2023

Sharon Kay Heckman of Allegan, Michigan passed away peacefully on February 14, 2023. Born July 26, 1942, to the late John and Mildred Tyler (Tauner), and the wife of the late William Heckman. Sharon was a true Oak. She lived, worked, and raised her family in Allegan. She loved being an active JC member and involved in the March...

Feb 13, 2023

Marvin Lee Studtman, 76, passed away February 13, 2023 at his home. He was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on November 6, 1946.  He spent his young life in Illinois and moved to Scottsdale, AZ as a teen. Marvin married and started a family then moved to La Jolla, CA where he worked as a meat cutter at the beginning...

Feb 12, 2023

Stuart Lee Sebright, 64, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023.  Born October 6, 1958, in Kalamazoo, he was the son of the late Clare Everett and Avis Marie (Smith) Sebright and was the husband of Teresa Lynn (Homrich) Sebright.  Stuart had been the general manager of the family business, Bright Technologies, for many years.  When not...

Feb 12, 2023

Kenneth Ray Fisk, 76, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Wings Home in Allegan.  Born November 1, 1946 in Illinois, he was the son of the late Warren and Helen Marguerite (Ohnsman) Fisk.  Kenneth worked for Micro Matics in Holland for many years, retiring when the company moved their operations to Germany.  He was an...

Feb 9, 2023

Kellie Lynn Houser of Allegan, Michigan passed peacefully surrounded by her family February 9, 2023. Kellie was born on January 31, 1973, to Nelson and Debbra (Borck) Renner. Kellie grew up in Onsted, Michigan where she graduated from her high school class of '91. She would go on to further her education at Grand Valley State University and receive...

Feb 8, 2023

Evelyn May Byron, 97 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Allegan County Medical Care Community.  Born October 14, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late David F. and Louise (Nordquist) Carlson and the wife of the late Edwin Lloyd Byron.  Evelyn grew up on a farm and encountered many of the...

Feb 2, 2023

Gary Alan DeKilder, 64 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away at his home on February 2, 2023.  Born November 15, 1958 in Plainwell, Michigan, he was the son of the late Donald and Lila Mae (McKibbin) DeKilder and the husband of Carla (Temple) DeKilder.  Gary graduated from Martin High School in 1976, then enlisted in the Navy and served his...

Feb 1, 2023

Mary Ann Boreczky, 91, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in Allegan, Michigan.  She was a native of Chicago, Illinois and retired to Brevard in 1990 and moved to Michigan in 2006.

Preceding her in death were her parents, John and Angela Boreczky; brothers, Rev. John, Frank and Vincent Boreczky; nephew, Vincent Mark Borecky; and great-nephew, Paul Xavier...

Feb 1, 2023

Richard Larry Hammer, 81 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Born September 7, 1941 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late Larry and Myrna (Haines) Hammer and the husband of LuLu Marie (Phelps) Hammer.  Richard served his country and family proudly in the United States Army. ...

Feb 1, 2023

On February first, Benjamin (Ben) Gale Schulz, 49, of Hopkins, left this world as he did most things—completely unexpectedly. Whether it was tearing apart a bathroom out of the blue while his wife was gone, to gifting her an epic trip to Africa, Ben was full of surprises. An avid outdoorsman, Ben never met a hunting trip or vacation...

Jan 29, 2023

R. Marvin Saye, 87 of Gobles, Michigan, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at the Wings Home in Allegan.  Born June 10, 1935 in South Haven, Michigan, he was the son of the late Russell and Florence (Cody) Saye and the husband of the late Molly (McNutt) Saye. Marv's main career was farming. He was also employed at Rockwell...