Obituary Listing

Mar 4, 2018

Marion Covault Newell, 100, of Hastings, MI passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Pennock Hospital. Born April 27, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Emery and Bertha (Balch) Covault and was the wife of the late Fletcher Newell. Mrs. Newell is survived by her children, Mike (Lee Ann) Frampton, Carl (Karen) Frampton, Joyce Newell, Marilyn Newell and...

Mar 3, 2018

David Lloyd Martin March 1, 1934 - March 3, 2018 David Lloyd Martin, 84, from Bloomingdale, MI, died on Saturday, March 3, 2018. David was born in Allegan, Michigan, to the late Lloyd and Evangeline Martin on March 1, 1934, and was named after David in the Bible. He became a father to four sons. He worked as a foreman...

Mar 1, 2018

Annette Louise Teed (nee Szyszko), born 30 December 1941 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away in Mesa, Arizona, on 1 March 2018. Annette was preceded in death by her daughter Andrea, husband Ronald, father Edward, and mother Agnes. She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Dr. Alysha (Greg) Teed, Audra (Troy) Wolfe and Dr. Ronald Guy William (Margaret) Teed....

Feb 25, 2018

Hal Alan Lull, 58, Hopkins, MI native, passed away February 25, 2018 at a hospice hospital in England where he had resided for many years. Hal was the son of Marrion Joyce Curtis Lull and the late Trayton Spencer Lull. In his early years, he worked part-time for his parents while he attended school. Hal graduated from Hopkins High School...

Feb 22, 2018

Feb 21, 2018

Jerry Michael Wolters, 73 of Allegan, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Mr. Wolters was born on January 11, 1945 in Holland, Michigan, the son of the late Gerald and Louise (VanDerMeulen) Wolters. After high school, Jerry served proudly in the United States National Guard. In 1971 he married Diane Thorpe and they began their family...

Feb 18, 2018

Bruce W. VanderKolk, 72, of Bonita Springs, FL and formerly of Oregon, IL, died Sunday, February 18, 2018. He was born March 16, 1945 in Allegan, MI, the son of Wiley and Violet VanderKolk. He married Donna Sue Townsend in 1968. Mr. VanderKolk graduated from Hopkins High School in 1963 and from Michigan State University in 1967. He received his...

Feb 15, 2018

June L. Brenner Moored, 89 of Jenison, Michigan, passed away peacefully February 15, 2018 in Florida. June was born March 31, 1928 in Monterey Township, the daughter of the late Daniel and Halla (Berens) Brenner. June was an elementary teacher, an elementary special education teacher and served as Chairman of Special Education Department all in Ann Arbor, Michigan, encompassing a...

Feb 13, 2018

Janice Christman, 92 of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Ely Manor Nursing Home in Allegan, Michigan. Janice was a very special woman. Born November 6, 1925 in Allegan, Michigan as an Owens, she was adopted by Charles and Ellen Brooks. She met her husband, Leroy Christman, and they married in 1941. Together they had 22 children, 19...

Feb 11, 2018

Stegeman Miller, Karen February 11, 2018 Kalamazoo Karen Stegeman Miller, Kalamazoo, was born March 28, 1933 in Hannibal, Missouri to Clyde and Angelin (Akerson) McGowan. Karen graduated from Allegan High School in 1951. She was also a graduate of Stephen's College, Columbia, Missouri and Michigan State University. Along with her family, Karen's source of joy was her long and successful...

Feb 11, 2018

James Gottlieb Brenner, 67, of Shelbyville, MI passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his home. Born June 7, 1950 in Plainwell, he was the son of the late Raymond George and Norma Josephine (Grinage) Brenner and was the husband of Debra Ann (Weick) Brenner. James was a lifetime member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Hopkins. He served on...

Feb 10, 2018

George Edward Cox, Sr., 88, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Alamo Nursing Home. Born August 18, 1929 in South Haven, he was the son of the late Jessie and Henrietta (Moomey) Cox and was the husband of the late Lulu Irene Cox. Mr. Cox had worked as a carpenter throughout his entire life and had...

Feb 9, 2018

Major Don Robert Watson, Jr. US Army (Ret), of Rocky Mount, North Carolina passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 3, 1943. He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence B. Watson, his father, Don R. Watson, Sr. and his late wife, Linda R. Kaylor Watson. Don was drafted into the...

Jan 29, 2018

Amanda Blythe Main, 41, of Hamilton, MI passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at her home. Born June 5, 1976 in North Manchester, IN, she was the daughter of Lonnie Richard Lutz and the late Diane Marie Wakeman Lutz. Amanda was the wife of Thomas Arthur Main, Jr. She worked as a paralegal for Lutz Attorneys. Amanda possessed a determined...

Jan 23, 2018

Mary Ellen Davis, 78, lifelong resident of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born October 29, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Orville George and Mary Jane (Campbell) Bloom and she was the last surviving of their fourteen children. On July 8, 1958 Mary married her high school sweetheart, Ron. They...

Jan 16, 2018

Earl Norman Miller, 95, of Allegan passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at his home. His loving wife of seventy-three years, Ruth Elaine Miller, 91, joined her husband in Heaven on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Mr. Miller was born January 21, 1922 in Allegan, MI. He was the son of the late Charles Frederick and Lura (Miller) Miller. Mrs. Miller...

Jan 14, 2018

Earl Norman Miller, 95, of Allegan passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at his home. His loving wife of seventy-three years, Ruth Elaine Miller, 91, joined her husband in Heaven on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Mr. Miller was born January 21, 1922 in Allegan, MI. He was the son of the late Charles Frederick and Lura (Miller) Miller. Mrs. Miller...

Jan 11, 2018

Gladys May (Kamps) Edgerton passed away quietly at the age of 93 in Lake Ariel, PA on January 11, 2018. She and her husband, Donald Edgerton, who passed away in 2006, were longtime residents of Allegan, MI. Gladys Kamps was born in Kalamazoo, MI on May 29, 1924 to Henry Hiriam Kamps and his wife Harriet L. (Loew) Kamps. Gladys...

Jan 8, 2018

Bernard Leon Schwartz, 66, of Hopkins, MI passed away Monday, January 8, 2018. Born May 13, 1951 in Allegan, MI, he was the son of the late George and Evelyn (Baweja) Schwartz and was the husband of Kathleen (Baier) Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz was a longtime resident of Hopkins and had worked for Spartan Stores as a Hi-Lo Operator for many...

Jan 8, 2018

Michael D. Draney, 55 of Allegan, passed away at his home on January 8, 2018. He was born on May 30, 1962 in Allegan, the son of Georgia Ann Bellingar and Jerry Draney. Mike graduated from Allegan High School, Class of 1980. He lived in Grand Rapids for 20 years, working for Pizza Hut and Vitale's Sports Bar. Then he...