Eula Mae (Bocage) Thomas
Sep 7, 2019
Eula Mae Bocage was born July 19, 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Frederick Bocage and Estelle Duplessie. Mom had three siblings; Sterling (Toni), Elaine (Clarence) and Elton (Ruby) all have proceeded her in death. Mom married the love of her life, David Merlin Thomas on October 10, 1943. They had a total of eight children; Betsy (Elfrid), Melva (Roland),...
Wildarene E. ""Wid"" (Pickitt) Sheffer
Sep 7, 2019
What a glorious day for Wid on September 7 as she entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, seeing her loved ones and many friends again. Wid was born to parents Harry and Ann Pickitt of Allegan, MI on November 23rd, 1922. She graduated from Allegan High School with the class of 1940, then attended Wheaton...
Carolyn Theresa "Carol" (Baranski) Vanpatten
Sep 2, 2019
Carolyn Theresa VanPatten, 79, of Allegan, MI went to be with the Lord, Monday, September 2, 2019 at her home. Born December 24, 1939 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Theresa (Koy) Baranski. On October 2, 1976 she married Donald VanPatten and enjoyed 40 years of marriage. Mrs. VanPatten had worked in Social Services...
Phyllis Ann (Wiseman) Moored
Sep 1, 2019
Phyllis Ann Moored, 75, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home. Born March 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Marian (Pickett) Wiseman and was the wife of the late Larry Moored. Phyllis had worked for Perrigo for thirty years prior to retirement. She loved riding her VW trike and...
Margaret E. (Smith) Bridgeman
Aug 20, 2019
Margaret Ellen Bridgeman, 73 of Allegan, Michigan passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born September 9, 1945 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of late Anker and Mary Theresa (Tanczos) Smith and the widow of the late Daniel Ward Bridgeman. Margaret lived most of her life in Allegan except for a few...
Joyce Marie (Brown) Kolbeck
Aug 11, 2019
Joyce Marie Kolbeck, 88, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Ely Manor. Born December 1, 1930 in Otsego, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Persley and Hazel (VanHouten) Brown and was the wife of the late Eugene Arthur Meade and Alois Kolbeck. When she was not tending to the variety of animals on her...
Josiah Leonard Brown
Aug 10, 2019
Josiah Leonard Brown, 22, of Shelbyville, MI passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019. Born July 15, 1997 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Richard James "Jim" Brown, Jr. and Jennie Angeline (Church) Brown. Josiah had many hobbies and interests, including hunting, fishing and swimming. He liked to go off-roading and play video games. Josiah also excelled in basketball and...
Sally Ann (Williams) Miller
Aug 9, 2019
Sally Ann Miller, of Allegan, MI, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 following years of battling health issues. Through her final months, she received special care at Ely Manor where she made friends with all. Born May 9, 1937 in Indiana, PA, she was the daughter of the late John W. "Jack" and Blanche E. (Wolfe) Williams and was the...
Imogene "Jeanne" (Blanton) Nichols
Aug 4, 2019
Jeanne Nichols, 78, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2019, at her home. She retired to Kingsport, TN from Holland, MI in 2005, and served as the President of the Walnut Hills Homeowners Association for ten years. Jeanne was a loving mother and friend. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. The...
Jeanne (Heim) Neuhaus
Aug 2, 2019
Jeanne Neuhaus, 83, of Hopkins, MI passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Metro Health Hospital. Born September 10, 1935 in Grand Rapids, MI, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Stella (Babinski) Heim. She met Michael Neuhaus while attending a Catholic youth group and they married in 1959. Michael preceded her in death in 1999 after spending...
Betty Jean (Hammer) Truax
Jul 31, 2019
Betty Jean Truax, 93 of Shelbyville, Michigan, passed away at her home on July 31, 2019. Born May 20, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of the late George and Jessie (Sweezy) Hammer. Betty was a wonderful seamstress and worked for Kesslers most of her life. She is survived by her children, Gary (Betty) Truax, Darlene (Fred) Morley, Bruce...
Frank Albert Blank
Jul 29, 2019
Frank Albert Blank, 82 of Hopkins, Michigan passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at his home. Born August 21, 1936 in Crete, Illinois, he was the son of the late Frank and Elsie (Dehn) Blank and the husband of the late Arlene (Schaendorf) Blank. Frank worked for the Teamsters and also was a farmer. His true passions were time spent...
Janet Ilene (Solomon) Westfahl
Jul 26, 2019
Janet Ilene Westfahl, 82 of Hopkins, Michigan, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019 at Railside Assisted Living in Byron Center, Michigan with her friend, Hannah Hensel present. Born January 1, 1937 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Janet was the daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie (Schribner) Solomon and the wife of the late William Carl Westfahl, Jr. She was a...
Shirley M. (Thomson) Cullum
Jul 25, 2019
Shirley Mae Cullum, 83, of Allegan, Michigan passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Shirley was born December 11, 1935 in Kalamazoo. She was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Remington) Thomson and the wife of the late Archie Cullum. Shirley spent 30 years of her life working in shipping and receiving...
Bernard Leon "Sonny" Sheaffer Jr.
Jul 21, 2019
Bernard Leon "Sonny" Sheaffer, Jr., 84, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Wings Home. Born August 20, 1934 in Allegan, he was the son of the late Bernard Lee and Cornelia Sheaffer. He was a member of the graduating class of 1952 of Allegan High School. On June 27, 1959 Sonny married Eleanor Mae Reimink...
Jean Ann (Mcguan) Barnum
Jul 14, 2019
Jean Ann Barnum, 83, of Miner Lake in Allegan, Michigan passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born July 17, 1935 in East Chicago, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes McGuan. Jean's favorite pastime was spending time with her husband Edward, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren (and her loyal dog, Phineas). Family meant...
Martha Evelyn (White) Mcclellan
Jul 12, 2019
Martha Evelyn McClellan, age 74 of Allegan, Michigan passed away on July 12, 2019 in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her loving family by her side. Martha was born in Tyronza, Arkansas to the late Benjamin "Buster" and Myrtle White. Martha was a woman of strong faith and attended Merson Church in Gobles, Michigan. She enjoyed reading, going shopping and she loved...
Brian James Carns
Jul 11, 2019
Brian James Carns, 58 of Allegan, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019. Born April 19, 1961 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of late James Roger and Wanda (Caulkins) Carns. Brian was a true farmer and enjoyed driving around the farm, watching the crops grow, checking out the cattle process and overseeing the total operation of the farm. His...
Lawrence "Larry" Clare Belden
Jul 10, 2019
Lawrence Clare Belden Born 10-29-44 Passed 7-10-19; 74 years old Preceded in death by his mother Margaret Vote Belden, his father Cleo 'Red' Belden and Sister Terri Belden Wood. Living are his wife, Sue, his daughters Tiffany and Audra, his step-sons Brett Harris (wife-Michelle) and Jason Moose and brother-in-law Fred Price (wife-Patti) 5 grandchildren- Camille, Jeremiah & Abigail Pittman, Dylan...
Hazel Leona (Stuller) Arndt
Jul 5, 2019
Hazel Leona Arndt, 97, of Allegan, MI passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born November 30, 1921 in Pullman, she was the daughter of the late William Layton Stuller and Bertha (Borton) Stuller and was the wife of the late Harold Edwin "Bus" Arndt, who preceded her in death in 1996. Mrs. Arndt had...
