Richard Martin Vandermeer
Sep 5, 2022
Richard Martin VanDerMeer of Hopkins passed away on September 5, 2022 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. Richard was born in Holland, Michigan on December 16, 1933 to his late parents Martin and Irene (Picket) VanDerMeer. Richard had an incredible work ethic and it showed on his family farm. He had been a welder and farmer throughout his entire...
David Bennie Waanders
Sep 2, 2022
David Bennie Waanders, 90, lifelong resident of Allegan, MI passed away peacefully Friday, September 2, 2022, at Allegan County Medical Care Community where he had resided for the past five and a half years. Born August 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Benjamin Gerrit and Hilda Florence (Glaze) Waanders. Dave graduated from Allegan High School in...
John Charles Hotchkiss
Aug 30, 2022
John C. Hotchkiss, age 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by close family, on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Briarwood Assisted Living Facility in Allegan, Michigan. John was born on April 1, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan to William and Pauline (Seyler) Hotchkiss. He received his bachelor's degree from Albion College in 1966, a master's degree from Western Michigan University in...
Ruth Elaine (Christman) Town
Aug 30, 2022
Ruth Elaine Town, 74 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Resthaven Care Center in Holland, Michigan. Born February 24, 1948 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Vern and Betty (Crisman) Christman and the wife of the late Howard L. Town. Ruth spent her life as a homemaker, providing a beautiful and...
William Allen Simpson
Aug 25, 2022
William Allen Simpson, 46, of Cutlerville, Michigan, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Holland Hospital. Born October 14, 1975 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of Janis Stora and William Simpson and the husband of Amanda (Dickens) Simpson. Will, as he was known to many, was a mechanic by trade...
Doris Marie (Branch) Hopkins
Aug 14, 2022
Doris Marie Hopkins, 80 of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 19, 1942, in Plainwell, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Wilber and Maxine (Cary) Branch and the wife of Theron "Terry" Hopkins. Doris was a true and...
James Leroy Freeman
Aug 8, 2022
James Leroy Freeman, 98 of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Vicinia Gardens in Otsego, Michigan. Born August 21, 1923 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna (Bos) Freeman and the husband of the late Josephine "Josie" (Haisma) Freeman. James was a hard...
Richard Eugene Walters
Aug 7, 2022
Richard Eugene Walters, 88 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at his home. Born January 1, 1934, in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late Earl and Isabella (Sadler) Walters and the husband of the late Phyllis (Beattie) Walters. Richard served honorably in the United States Air Force for one year and then in...
Gerald Lewis Mccormick
Aug 4, 2022
Gerald Lewis McCormick, 90, of Allegan, MI passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Wings Home. Born March 16, 1932 in Allegan, he was the son of the late George and Agnes (Grobl) McCormick. While serving in the United States Air Force in England, Gerald met Shelagh M. Brown in Liverpool. The two were wed on July 11, 1953...
James Alan Zapolnik
Jul 30, 2022
James Alan Zapolnik, infant son of Jennifer Lynn Strickland Zapolnik and Anthony "Tony" Robert Zapolnik of Hopkins, Michigan, was born at 7:59 PM on July 30, 2022 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During his brief hour-and-a-half of life, baby James was surrounded by family, baptized and dedicated to Jesus. He passed away in the arms of his...
Dana Marie Zischke
Jul 28, 2022
Dana Marie Zischke, 35 of Jackson, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Wings Home in Allegan, Michigan. Born July 3, 1987 in Jackson, Michigan, she was the daughter of Sandra (Stiles) Graff and the late Jeffrey Zischke. Dana was a vivacious young lady who was very independent and strong, some would even say fierce....
Carl Hubert Wrobleski
Jul 25, 2022
Carl Hubert Wrobleski, 82, of Hopkins, MI passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at Health Bridge of Wyoming. Born August 3, 1939 in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Hubert F. and Helen I. (Hula) Wrobleski and was the husband of the late Janice Wrobleski and the late Barbara Wrobleski. Carl was originally from Schoolcraft but was raised...
Paul Scott Fergusson
Jul 20, 2022
Paul Scott Fergusson, 72, of Allegan, MI passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. Born September 5, 1949 in Allegan, he was the only child of the late Floyd Carl and Leona Agnes (Bishop) Fergusson and the husband of Molly Jo (Herwick) Fergusson. Paul was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps where...
Janet Mary (Jessie) Oakley
Jul 16, 2022
Janet Mary Oakley, loving wife, mother, and sister, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Born May 5, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Jessie. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Richard Oakley, her youngest son, David Oakley, and her grandson Alex Oakley. Janet is survived by her children, Karen...
Otis Owen Hunt Jr.
Jul 16, 2022
Otis Owen Hunt, Jr., 84 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at the Wings Home in Allegan, Michigan. Born September 21, 1937 in Walton, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Otis and Gracie (Beard) Hunt. Owen (as most people know him by) served honorably in the United States Air Force as a medic paratrooper...
Carroll Lewis Brewer
Jul 16, 2022
Carroll Lewis Brewer, age 84, passed away on July 16, 2022 at the Wings Home Hospice in Allegan, Michigan Carroll was born December 4, 1937 in Hopkins, Michigan. He was the son of Reo and Violet (Duryea) Brewer. Carroll graduated from Hopkins Public Schools in 1956 He was active in Basketball, Track and Band. He married his first wife, Coni...
Victor Gonzalez Vigil
Jul 14, 2022
Victor G. Vigil, age 76, of Allegan entered Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on July 14th, 2022. He was born August 14th, 1945 in Harlingen, TX to Pedro and Emilia Vigil. He worked over forty years as a buffer at both Holland Die Cast and Hydro Aluminum, where he also served proudly as a Union Steward. Victor...
Emma Christine (Schafer) Essenburgh
Jul 13, 2022
Emma Christine Schafer Essenburgh, 100 of Allegan, Michigan went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the ACMCC. Born April 17, 1922 on the family farm in Hopkins, Michigan, she was the daughter of Henry and Elfrieda (Puschel) Schafer. She worked at Michigan Canners in Fennville, Allegan Casket, Cresent Pipe and retired from General Electric in...
Richard Joseph Poljan, Ii
Jul 12, 2022
Richard J. Poljan II, age 82, of Goetzville, Michigan, died July 12, 2022 in Coldwater, Michigan. Richard (Dick) was born November 2, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Richard and Viola (Maciejewski) Poljan. Dick graduated from Richmond High School in 1957. He attended the University of Detroit, where he graduated with his degree in Architecture, while playing football on...
Florence May (Kremer) Schafer
Jul 9, 2022
Florence May Schafer, 92, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at her home. Born February 7, 1930 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Alvis and Ann (Nowakowski) Kremer. She married Gerald Schafer on August 31, 1956 and together they raised two sons and worked together caring for the cows on their 200-acre farm. Off...
