Obituary Listing

Dec 18, 2025

JoAnn (Reitman) Smith, 85, of Hopkins, MI passed away peacefully Thursday, December 18, 2025 at her home surrounded by family. Born March 29, 1940 in Grand Rapids, Michigan she was the daughter of Joseph and Frances Reitman and was the wife of James Allen Smith. JoAnn had worked at the Monterey Center General Store for over thirty years and...

Dec 15, 2025

Margaret Ann (Lemoin) Leber, age 89, passed peacefully from this life surrounded by her family on December 15th at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan, Michigan.  Margaret was born on May 16th, 1936 in Allegan to the late Miles and Louise (Davis) Lemoin and was the youngest of their two daughters, joining older sister Mary. She was known to classmates...

Dec 15, 2025

William (Bill) Root, 88, of Allegan went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 15, 2025. He was born June 24, 1937 in Douglas, MI. Bill was the son of Charles Root and Marie Dubas Carlson, and brother to Elmer Jr. and Maxine. After graduating from Fennville High School, Bill joined the Navy and married the...

Dec 8, 2025

Sue Ann Haas, 78, of Allegan, MI passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.  Born January 30, 1947 in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Steven James and Jean Marie (Bartz) Haas.  Sue was a long-time member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.  She was a talented seamstress and had also...

Dec 2, 2025

Annie McIntyre Calkins, 95, of Holland, Michigan passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Freedom Village. Born February 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of William and Annie (Ferguson) McIntyre and was the wife of the late Donald Albert Calkins. Mrs. Calkins worked as a secretary in the Detroit area for 40 years. She and Donald eventually...

Dec 2, 2025

Kathleen Marie (Smith) Hainer passed on December 2, 2025, in Fennville, MI. Kathleen was born to her late parents Harry and Alice (Brokus) Smith on July 31, 1955, in Allegan, Michigan. After Alice's death, Harry married June (Reed) Smith. Kathleen loved to draw and color in her spare time, creating all kinds of art. She also enjoyed going out...

Nov 28, 2025

Judy passed away Friday, November 28, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. She was born January 20, 1940. She was the daughter of Joe and Eleanor Elliott. Judy was a 1958 graduate of Allegan High School. She was employed with Bob Hayes and State Farm Insurance in Allegan for many years. All of her grandchildren were very close...

Nov 24, 2025

Terry Dale Brink, 78, of Allegan, MI passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2025 at his home with Nancy, Doug, Amy, Nick and Rose at his side.  Born June 6, 1947 in Douglas, MI he was the son of the late Arthur Harold and Gladys Estella (Conley) Brink and was the husband of Nancy Kay (Ballard) Brink.  Terry...

Nov 19, 2025

Janice Rowena Myers passed away November 19th, 2025, at Ely Manor, Allegan, following a lengthy illness.

Janice was born July 18, 1940, in Vincent Iowa to the late Ervin and Bess Peterson, the youngest of three daughters. She graduated from Luther College and was an elementary school teacher for many decades, until finally retiring from Tawas Area...

Nov 9, 2025

David Lyle Simpson passed on November 9, 2025, at Beacon Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. David was born to his late parents Raymond and Arla (Taylor) Simpson on October 4, 1946, in Hopkins, MI. In high school David lettered in football every year and was a member of the National Honor Society. After high school David joined the ROTC at...

Nov 4, 2025

Carl Heinz Avery, age 68, of Monterey Township, Michigan, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2025, with his beloved "Brother Del" at his side.

Carl is the son of the late Glenn R. Avery and the late Maria (Stadler) Avery. He was preceded in death by his half-brother, Louis Stadler and sister-in-law, Vicki Avery. Carl leaves behind...

Nov 4, 2025

With a woman like Wendy, one has to be very careful in the description of such a soul. If you only knew the where bouts she came then and only then would you understand her way. Wee Wendy Weal was born on a St. Patty's Day in 1951 to an Irish- Scots hot box of a woman, (Willa) Fronville-Galbreath...

Nov 3, 2025

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of David Alan Emmons, age 43. David was a devoted husband, loving father, cherished son, brother, uncle, cousin and loyal friend to so many.

David is survived by his loving wife, Julie, whom he married in 2006. Their two beautiful children, Kylie and Conner, who were his...

Oct 30, 2025

Herbert "Herb" Johnson passed on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Herb was born to his late parents Verlin and Eva (Burke) Johnson on May 14, 1936, in Allegan, MI.

After graduating from Bloomingdale High School, Herb earned a bachelor's degree from Ferris State University, and then a master's degree in education from Michigan State University.

Herb...

Oct 29, 2025

Bryan Taylor passed away peacefully at home on October 29th, 2025. Bryan was born in Chicago on November 26th, 1938, to his parents Elaine (Drabik) and Wilson Taylor. After graduating high school from St. Rita's, he enrolled in the U.S. Marine Corps which he credits with developing many of his best traits. After being honorably discharged, he made use...

Oct 26, 2025

Arlene Joyce (Kleinbrink) Callender, 84, of Allegan and Holland passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at the home of her son, Donald (Mari) Schuitema following a lengthy illness.

Arlene was born July 8, 1941 in Burnips, MI to John and Genevieve (Yonker) Kleinbrink.  Arlene retired from Hart and Cooley in 2004.

Arlene is survived...

Oct 23, 2025

It is with broken hearts that we share that our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, Brian Kuperus, passed away unexpectedly on October 23, 2025.  He was 54 years old.

He was born in Zeeland, Michigan on March 31, 1971, to his parents John and Annette. He grew up in Dorr, MI on his parent's dairy farm and...

Oct 19, 2025

Glenn Lavoy Gorby passed peacefully at home in Gobles, MI, on October 19, 2025. Glenn was born to his late parents Glen and Ruth (Lavoy) Gorby on February 8, 1930, in Allegan, MI. After high school Glenn married Charlotte (Petersen) Gorby and shared 47 years of marriage before her passing. He would then remarry Evelyn (Doublestein) Gorby and together...

Oct 16, 2025

Chloe Alice Arlington passed peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2025, with family by her side. She was born to her late parents Benjamin and Eva (Thompson) Arlington on February 12, 1939, in Allegan, MI. Chloe retired from Perrigo after 34 faithful years. When she wasn't working, Chloe cherished being outdoors, gardening, mowing her lawn, going for walks with her...

Oct 9, 2025

Sally Beckers, a faithful servant of God, has reached her final destination—resting peacefully in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Her beautiful spirit has returned to the God who so lovingly gave it.

Born on September 23, 1936, Sally was the cherished daughter of the late Carl and Catherine Wilkes. After the passing of her father...