Edward Harvey Brown
Aug 17, 2016
Edward Harvey Brown, 68, of Allegan, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Mr. Brown was born April 16, 1948 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of the late Edward Jr. and Eleanor (Hotchkiss) Brown. Edward was a graduate of the Class of 1964 from South High School in Grand Rapids, MI. He went through ROTC training...
Mary Ellen Strickfaden
Aug 16, 2016
Mary Ellen Strickfaden, 88, of Salem Township, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Rehoboth Oaks Dementia Care Home in Burnips, Michigan. Mrs. Strickfaden was born November 6, 1927 in Allegan, Michigan, the daughter of the late Arthur and Laura (Smith) Tagg. Mary Ellen attended Burnips United Methodist Church for many years and...
James Everett Morris
Aug 14, 2016
James Everett Morris, 84, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Morris was born November 20, 1931 in Allegan, Michigan, the son of the late Cecil and Leona (Foote) Morris. Jim was a mechanic by trade and spent over 25 years working at Ken's Tire Service in Allegan. After leaving Ken's, he went...
Lyle Rae Holden
Aug 12, 2016
Lyle Rae Holden, 75, of Monterey Township, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016 at his home. Mr. Holden was born March 2, 1941 in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of late Earl and Mary (Grant) Holden. He graduated from Grand Rapids Central High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Lyle worked for the Lifesaver Company in...
Jacob Vandenberg
Aug 12, 2016
Jacob "Jake" VandenBerg, age 82, of Martin Township, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, August 12, 2016 at Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland, Michigan. Mr. VandenBerg was born November 29, 1933 in Decatur, Michigan, the son of the late John and Jennifer (Myers) VandenBerg. Jake was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean...
Salvatore J. Passorelli
Aug 9, 2016
Salvatore "Sam" J. Passorelli, 85, of Heath Township, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at the Wings Home in Allegan, Michigan. Mr. Passorelli was born on November 29, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of the late Frank and Veralda (Minciotti) Passorelli. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and always had a passion for the Navy...
William C. Towne
Aug 9, 2016
William "Bill" Clinton Towne, 58, of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. Towne was born March 15, 1958 in Allegan, Michigan, the son of the late Clinton and Elizabeth (Hilaski) Towne. During his career, Bill worked for Querbach Leather, Armintrout's Nursery and Allegan Public Schools where he served for 25 years,...
Richard L. Miller
Aug 8, 2016
Richard "Rich" L. Miller, 83, of Hopkins, Michigan, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, Michigan. Mr. Miller was born in Burnips, Michigan on May 22, 1933, the son of the late Gottlieb and Elsie (Moomey) Miller. Rich spent over 25 years working for the Keebler Company in Grand Rapids, retiring in 1998. Along with...
Robert Karl Germain Sr
Aug 7, 2016
Robert Karl Germain Sr., age 78, of Allegan, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Allegan, Michigan. Mr. Germain was born on October 11, 1937 in Plainwell, Michigan to the late Karl and Christine (Brower) Germain. After graduating high school, Robert proudly served in the USA National Guard. He then spent 27 years working for the Eaton Corporation and about...
Ruth A. Stone
Jul 21, 2016
Ruth A. Stone, 90, of Allegan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mrs. Stone was born on October 15, 1925 in Pullman, MI, the daughter of the late Carl and Dessie (Pickett) Goodwin. Ruth was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church in Allegan and...
Diane Whitt
Jul 18, 2016
Diane Whitt, 65, of Gobles, Michigan passed away Monday, July 18, 2016 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan, after an 11 year battle with Sjogren's Syndrome, liver cirrhosis, and kidney disease. Ms. Whitt was born on March 1, 1951 in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of the late Theodore and Marian (Douglas) Whitt. Diane was a person that cared...
Delores V. Fenner
Jul 15, 2016
Delores (Dolly/Dee) Fenner, a long-time resident of Allegan, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 15, 2016 at the Maple Lawn Nursing Facility in Coldwater, Michigan. She was born in a log cabin in Mongo, Indiana in 1932 to Ralph and Virginia (McMaken) Mann. Her vocation was a bookkeeper and she was first employed in Sturgis....
Eunice F. Oisten
Jul 11, 2016
Eunice F. Oisten, 74, of Allegan, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 at Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Oisten was born December 10, 1941 in Otsego, MI, the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret (Rex) Keech. Eunice worked at Crescent Metal Products, Co. for over 20 years and at Rockwell International for a short time. Her passions in life consisted...
Donna Parker
Jul 10, 2016
Donna Parker, 76, of Allegan, MI, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, MI. Mrs. Parker was born on November 1, 1939 in Angola, IN to the late Perry and Elizabeth (Calver) Warstler. Donna was adopted by the late Hazel Warstler, who raised her as her own. She will be greatly missed. Donna has been...
Margaret Eberhard
Jul 10, 2016
Margaret "Peg" L. Eberhard, 79, of Allegan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Ely Manor in Allegan. Mrs. Eberhard was born September 6, 1936 in Allegan, the daughter of the late Earl and Isabell (Sadler) Walters. Peg was a member the Assembly of God Church in Allegan for many years. She was...
Karl Ferris
Jul 7, 2016
Karl M. Ferris Jr., age 74, of Cheshire Township, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at his home. Mr. Ferris was born May 8, 1942 in Allegan, Michigan, the son of the late Karl and Sara (Hammer) Ferris. Karl married Jeanette (Earle) Hampton on July 12, 1980, celebrating just shy of 36 years of married life together. He enjoyed their...
Mark Allen Hazen
Jul 2, 2016
Mark Allen Hazen, 58, of Allegan, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Allegan General Hospital. Mr. Hazen was born on February 13, 1958 in Allegan, the son of Jerry and Alice (McCullough) Hazen. He was a Hopkins High School Class of 1976 graduate. Mark was a truck driver for the Byron Oil Co. in Byron Center for over the...
John T. H. Preston
Jul 1, 2016
John T.H. Preston, 72, of Hopkins, Michigan passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at his home. Mr. Preston was born on October 1, 1943 in Birmingham, England, the son of the late Harry and Jean (Fillery) Preston. John came to the U.S. from England, found the love of his life, Susie, and they married on December 26, 1966 at...
Harry Ogden Brown
Jul 1, 2016
Harry Ogden Brown, age 99, of Allegan, Watson Township, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016. He was born August 21, 1916 in Martin, Michigan to the late Stanley and Louise Brown. He was the second of five children, including the late Mildred McGuire, Howard Brown, Eleanor Knuth Priest and William Brown. Harry lived a wonderful life and made sure that...
Alma Gloria Mckenzie
Jun 30, 2016
Alma Gloria McKenzie, 77 of Allegan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 in Allegan. Alma was born on October 30, 1938 in Falfurrias, Texas, the daughter of the late Arturo G. and Maria (Longoria) Martinez. Alma was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan. She spent 25 years as a social...
