Orathay "Pyet" Tep
Jan 15, 2019
Orathay "Pyet" Tep, 65, of Allegan, MI passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Born June 9, 1953 in Laos, she was the wife of Kao Tep. Mrs. Tep loved to spend time outside walking, biking and tending to her garden. She also enjoyed crocheting and cooking, especially making eggrolls for her friends in Allegan. Above...
Daisy Colleen (Yackle) Equitz
Jan 13, 2019
Daisy Colleen Equitz, 93, of Otsego passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Vicinia Gardens. Born March 2, 1925 in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Berta Yaekle and was the wife of the late Philip Norman Equitz. Mrs. Equitz is survived by her daughter, Peggy Goldberger; granddaughters, Jennifer Dowsett and husband Matt and Lily...
Ardath Valentine (Wynne) Mcnutt
Jan 12, 2019
Ardath McNutt, 107, longtime local teacher and Allegan, MI native, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Mrs. McNutt was born February 14, 1911 in Allegan, the daughter of the late Edwin and Stella (Blanchard) Wynne who farmed near Allegan. She graduated from Allegan High School in 1929 as the salutatorian of her class. She...
Dorothy Lucille (Klontz) Chacey
Jan 9, 2019
Dorothy Lucille (Klontz) Chacey, age 91 , of Allegan Michigan, died Wednesday January 9th, 2019 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. Dorothy was born March 15th, 1927 near Ollie, Iowa to John W. and Verna T. Klontz. Dorothy married Clair Chacey on August 30th, 1947 in Fairfield Iowa. Dorothy and Clair lived, worked and raised their family in the Packwood,...
Alene Nancy (Charles) Montgomery
Jan 7, 2019
Alene Nancy Montgomery, 84, of Plainwell, Michigan went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, January 7, 2019. Mrs. Montgomery was born December 23, 1934 at home in Allegan County to the late Clare William Charles and Violet Gale (VanHouten) Charles. She was the wife of the late Richard Sheldon Montgomery who preceded her in death in 2017 after...
Alfred W. Mcclelland
Dec 28, 2018
Alfred W. McClelland, of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with his Lord on December 28, 2018. Born outside of Arlington, Ohio, November 25, 1929, son of the late Clay McClelland and Beula (Koder) and Orrie Newman. Al was raised in Ohio along with his sister, Mary Gail, and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1947 and then graduated from Toledo...
Gloria Ann (Gowens) Younger
Dec 27, 2018
Gloria A. Younger, 82, of Allegan, MI passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Ely Manor Nursing Home. Born February 21, 1936 in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Roslyn and Vivian (Chandler) Gowens. Mrs. Younger was the widow of the late George Mitchell, RB Johnson and Thomas Younger. She was also preceded in death by her brother,...
Helen Darby
Dec 17, 2018
Helen Darby, age 90, of Allegan, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018. Helen was born October 17, 1928, the daughter of Wilbur J. and Helen A. (Matusek) Darby. She graduated from Allegan High School in 1946, as one of the top 10 in the class. She was employed as secretary to Prosecuting Attorney Dwight M. Cheever from May 1951 to...
Andrew Sage Verhoeven
Dec 15, 2018
Andrew Sage VerHoeven, 18, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Born November 22, 2000 in Grand Rapids, he was the son of Keith Loren VerHoeven and Rebecca Kristine (Bateman) VerHoeven. Andrew was a senior at Allegan High School and attended the Engineering/CADD program at ACATEC. He was looking forward to graduation next...
Eugene Oliver Knobloch
Dec 14, 2018
Eugene Oliver Knobloch, 80, of Hopkins, MI peacefully passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming. Born October 7, 1938 in Hopkins, MI, he was the son of the late Oliver and Margaret (Culver) Knobloch and was the husband of Patricia (Domanski) Knobloch. Mr. Knobloch was a graduate of Central Michigan University where he was an All-American...
Nieko Lee "Koko" Hall
Dec 13, 2018
Nieko Lee "Koko" Hall, 50, of Dorr, MI passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 13, 2018. Born January 22, 1968 in Allegan, she was the daughter of Joan and Alan Heslinga. Nieko possessed a happy and fun-loving spirit. She loved to get in the car and head out on road trips with her friends and her family. Going to the beach...
Sandra Jean (Rabideau) Carpenter
Dec 9, 2018
Sandra Jean Carpenter, 65, of Hopkins, MI passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born February 10, 1953 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Maxine (Dickson) Rabideau. Sandra married Robert "Kim" Carpenter on August 17, 1979 and they enjoyed over thirty-nine years of marriage. She retired from...
Mary Lou (Leonard) Kennedy
Dec 8, 2018
Mary Lou Kennedy, 91, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home in Allegan. Born October 18, 1927 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Kerlin Leonard and Beatrice Irene (Kellogg) Leonard. Mrs. Kennedy was the wife of the late Benjamin Richard Kennedy who preceded her in death in 1967 when she was...
Toby Lynne (Plotts) Prymula
Dec 3, 2018
Toby Lynne Prymula, 68, of Allegan, MI passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 in Grand Rapids. Born February 20, 1950 in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth C. and Theo Pauline (Bussey) Plotts and was the wife of the late Michael Dean Prymula. Toby was the owner of Eastside Grocery in Plainwell for many years. She also...
Susanna Mary (Marcinek) Christman
Dec 3, 2018
Susanna "Sue" (Marcinek) Christman, age 78 of Allegan, peacefully passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Susanna was born on August 8, 1940 in Wayland, Michigan, the daughter of Edward and Adeline (Pawlowski) Marcinek. She was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with both undergraduate...
Orville Lee Funk
Dec 2, 2018
Orville Lee Funk, 71, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his home with family at his side. Born October 16, 1947 in Burnips, he was the son of the late Leo and Florence (Goodman) Funk. Orv had worked at Haworth for over thirty years as a furniture upholsterer. He was a talented woodworker who shared his...
Leonard Jay Beltman
Nov 30, 2018
Leonard Jay Beltman, 80, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 quietly at his home surrounded by his family following a difficult battle with Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Beltman served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963. He is survived by his wife of almost sixty years, Marcia; two sons, Scott (Trina) Beltman and Robin (Gayla) Beltman;...
Lorraine A. (Tibbitts) Tibbitts
Nov 30, 2018
Lorraine A. Tibbitts, 91 of Kalamazoo, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Wings Home in Allegan, Michigan. Ms. Tibbitts was born January 7, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Frank L. and Lorraine A. (Carlson) Tibbitts. She was a member of St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Kalamazoo. She had worked in Chicago for many years with several...
Dorothy Bernice (Evans) Knudsen
Nov 29, 2018
Dorothy Bernice Knudsen, 88 of Hopkins, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Sentinel Pointe Retirement Community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dorothy was born October 16, 1930 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Augustus and Veronica (Blakely) Evans and the wife of the late Donald E. Knudsen. She spent her working years as a payroll clerk for Michigan...
Rose Mary (Ketchum) Jones
Nov 27, 2018
Rose Mary Jones, 91, of Allegan, MI passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at her home with her family at her side. Born April 16, 1927 in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Ola (DeBeck) Ketchum. Ms. Jones worked many years at Allegan General Hospital and was a member of the Otsego VFW Post. She enjoyed...
