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Eugene Garle Wood Jr.
Apr 13, 2021
Eugene Garle Wood, Jr., 68 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born June 11, 1952 in Lynchburg, Virginia, but raised in Jensen Beach, Florida, he was the son of the late Eugene and Mannie (Tibbs) Wood and the husband of Wende (Duryea) Wood. Eugene, known to many as Gene, was...
Alice Eileen (Pendowski) Bush
Apr 11, 2021
Alice Eileen Bush, age 78, of Allegan, Michigan passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 11th, 2021 in her home that she loved and in the presence of those who loved her. She was born on May 23rd, 1942 in Decatur, Michigan to Chester and Helen (Willet) Pendowski. She was a 1960 graduate of Allegan Public High School. Shortly after,...
Alice May (Billings) Armstrong
Apr 11, 2021
Alice M. Armstrong of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community following a lengthy illness. Alice was born on June 22, 1930 in Allegan to Donald and Louella Billings. In 1948 Alice married Ray Armstrong who, after 56 years together, preceded her in death in 2004. Alice's life was devoted to her...
Melvin Wayne Brown
Apr 10, 2021
Melvin Wayne Brown, 86, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Born January 7, 1935 in Bloomingdale, he was the son of the late William and Alice (Wall) Brown and was the husband of the late Frances Mae (Hazen) Brown. Mr. Brown had been a longtime member of the First Congregational Church...
Jeffery Allen "Gator" Gates
Apr 9, 2021
Jeffery Allen "Gator" Gates, 55, of Allegan, MI passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Born July 23, 1965 in Allegan, he was the son of Alma (Groenheide) Kelley and the late Garrit Gates and was the stepson of the late John Kelley. In 2000, Jeffrry married Dawn Marie Schrock and they spent twenty-one happy...
David Carlyle Linder
Apr 7, 2021
David Carlyle Linder, 74, of Allegan, MI passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Born June 3, 1946 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late Carlyle and Jane (Ventrella) Linder and was the husband of Diane (Guritz) Linder. David was born and raised in Allegan. After high school, he went into...
Lyman Ferris Moored
Mar 26, 2021
Lyman Ferris Moored, 92 of Jenison, Michigan passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Metro Health Village in Wyoming, Michigan. Born April 4, 1928 in Salem Township, Michigan, the son of the late Lynn and Helen (Ford) Moored and the husband of the late June (Brenner) Moored. Lyman served honorably in the United States Navy and then went on...
Shirley May (Edwards) Cassidy
Mar 23, 2021
Shirley May Cassidy, 84 of Allegan, Michigan passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born January 1, 1937 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Mildred (Miller) Edwards. Shirley married and went on to raise a family of six children, whom she loved and adored. She spent time as a production...
Robert Walter Meunier
Mar 17, 2021
Robert Meunier, 84, of Allegan, died Wednesday March 17, 2021 at his home. He was born May 28th, 1936, in Allegan, the son of Arthur and Louise (Huppe) Meunier. On December 3, 1960, in Allegan, Robert married Joyce (Oisten) who preceded him in death. In the early years, Robert was a cook in the US Army. After the military, he...
Raymond Andrew Brand
Mar 17, 2021
Raymond Andrew Brand, 62, of Allegan, MI passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. Born May 10, 1958 in Wayne, MI, he was the son of the late Rosual Andrew and Josephine Irene (Kuhl) Brand and was the husband of Laurie (Sprague) Brand. Raymond was a dedicated, hardworking man. He loved to spend time outdoors,...
Sharon Pearl (Trolley) Giuliani
Mar 6, 2021
Sharon Pearl Giuliani, nee Trolley, of Grand Rapids, Michigan (formerly of Canadian Lakes and Grand Ledge) passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 with her family by her side. Sharon was born on November 29, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan as the oldest child of Arthur and Lydia Trolley. Sharon had a strong love for serving God, family, golf, cooking, and...
Phyllis Yvonne (Anspach) Chase
Mar 6, 2021
Phyllis Yvonne Chase, 91, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Life Care Center of Plainwell. Born May 25, 1929 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Frances (James) Anspach and was the wife of the late Jack Happy Chase. Mrs. Chase was a talented artist who especially loved to paint beautiful portraits...
Bonnie Verladien (Zoll) Gomber
Mar 5, 2021
Bonnie Verladien (Zoll) Gomber, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Allegan General Hospital. Bonnie was born June 30, 1928 in Allegan to the late John and Iva (Allen) Zoll. She was also preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years, Harold; daughter, Sandra Warner; siblings, Bob (Marie) Zoll, Pearl (Howard) Harrington, Betty (Bill) Michaels and...
Eugene Roy (Gene) Pierson
Feb 23, 2021
Eugene (Gene) Roy Pierson, 70, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Allegan, Michigan on August 4, 1950, he was the son of the late Carl F. and Jean M. Pierson. He graduated from Allegan High School in 1968 and went on to become...
James Richard Forsman
Feb 20, 2021
James Richard Forsman age 79, of Allegan Michigan passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021. James was a loving husband and father. He is preceded in death by his son, Jimmy Forsman. James is survived by his wife, Linda (Jennings) Forsman. James had a life full of adventures including building his own house, teaching high school physics and mathematics for...
Sara Lee (Fisher) Thompson
Feb 19, 2021
In Memory of Sara Lee (Fisher) Thompson Friday, February 19, 2021 at the age of 82, Sara Lee (Fisher) Thompson passed peacefully while at home in Summerlin, Nevada, from heart failure. On March 22, 1938 the world was blessed with a beautiful individual. Sara Lee was born in Wayland, Michigan to Earl and Beulah (Hooker) Fisher. She grew up on...
Marrion Joyce (Curtis) Lull
Feb 15, 2021
Marrion Joyce (Curtis) Lull, 86, of Hopkins, MI passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at her home. Born January 20, 1935 in Hopkins, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Correanne (Cram) Curtis. On July 12, 1955 she married Trayton Spencer Lull and they enjoyed more than sixty-two years of marriage prior to his passing in 2017. Mrs....
Daniel Gray Commons
Feb 11, 2021
Daniel Gray Commons, 65, of Hopkins, MI passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. Born August 5, 1955 in Allegan, he was the son of Beverly J. (Smith) Commons and the late Max H. Commons. Daniel was a longtime employee of Goodale Enterprises and had also worked farming and roofing throughout his...
Thomas Dale Huizinga
Feb 6, 2021
Thomas Dale Huizinga, 68 of Wayland, Michigan, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at his home. Born April 23, 1952 in Zeeland, Michigan, he was the son of the late Thomas and Irene (Koster) Huizinga, Jr. He is preceded in death by his daughter and son in law, Amy and Anthony Smith. After finishing high school, Thomas entered the United...
Ronald W. Layton
Feb 5, 2021
Ronald W. Layton, 87, of Hopkins, MI passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Born May 1, 1933 in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Alford and Katherine Layton. On June 11, 1955 Mr. Layton married the late Julia Anne Miller. They shared sixty-three happy years together prior to Julia's passing in 2018. Mr. Layton...
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