Robert L. Selby
Feb 27, 2016
Selby, Robert L., 85, of Hamilton, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. Selby was born in Salem Township on February 2, 1931, the son of Benjamin and Josephine (Kelso) Selby. He spent over 25 years as a crane operator working for Winchester Steel in Allegan. Robert enjoyed spending time outside and he...
Donna L. Miller
Feb 25, 2016
Donna L. Miller, 81, of Hopkins, Michigan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Miller was born in Hopkins, Michigan on June 4, 1934, the daughter of the late Alford and Katherine (Soughders) Layton. She was a 1952 Hopkins High School graduate and attended Monterey Center United Methodist Church. Donna...
Joyce A. Borst
Feb 21, 2016
Joyce A. Borst, of Allegan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Joyce was born April 7, 1938, in Cheshire Township, the daughter of the late Frank and Leona (Baker) Borst. She was a 1956 Allegan High School graduate and went on to spend her working career...
Kathryn Brininger
Feb 16, 2016
of Allegan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. She was residing at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. Kathryn was born February 9, 1924, in Arcadia, South Carolina, the daughter of William and Coddie Mae (Allen) Ford. Kathryn graduated from Fairforest High School, South Carolina in 1942. She was a member of both the...
James D. Simonds
Feb 16, 2016
James D. Simonds, age 84, of Allegan, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan, Michigan. Mr. Simonds was born in Leguire, Oklahoma, the son of the late John and Alta (Harvey) Simonds. After high school, James served his country as a Private in the United States Marine Corp. When he completed his...
Doris Elma Bular
Feb 15, 2016
of Allegan, died Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home. Doris was born May 28, 1949, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of the late, Melvin and Betty (Randall) Hawley. She was a member of the Chicora Country Chapel, and had worked for over 14 years with Safari Technology, in Otsego. Doris loved to work in her garden and enjoyed canning her...
Joanie Lyn Peck
Feb 13, 2016
of Allegan, died February 13, 2016 at her home. Joanie was born February 13, 1965, in Holland, the daughter of the late Raymond and Joan (Gable) Harris. She had graduated from Plainwell High School, and had worked for several years at the Harding's Market in Plainwell. Joanie loved to do crafts, and found pleasure in coloring. Surviving are her husband,...
Marjorie E. Naylor
Feb 12, 2016
Naylor, Marjorie E., 97, of Plainwell, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Life Care Center in Plainwell, Michigan. Mrs. Naylor was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 24, 1918, the daughter of the late Waldo and Ella (Heiss) Larson. Marjorie worked a variety of jobs in her youth, and after marrying her first husband, Gerald Barnes, went...
Norma Jean Brokus
Feb 10, 2016
Norma Jean Brokus, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan, Michigan. Mrs. Brokus was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 18, 1935, the daughter of the late James E. and Ann (Jowsma) Minkler. After high school, Norma went on to become a nurse and...
Melvin F. Miller
Feb 9, 2016
Melvin F. Miller, age 93, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan. Mr. Miller was born on April 27, 1922 in Cheshire Township, the son of the late Frank and Clara (Haley) Miller. Mel was a 1940 graduate of Bloomingdale High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served...
David Paul Oakley
Feb 5, 2016
David Paul Oakley, age 54, of Inkster, Michigan, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at his home. Mr. Oakley was born on January 26, 1962, in Garden City, Michigan, the son of Richard E. and Janet M. (Jessie) Oakley. David was a 1980 graduate of St. Clair High School and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in Electrical...
Loretta J. Helmboldt
Jan 28, 2016
Loretta J. Shelby Helmboldt, 86, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Allegan Country Estate Assisted Living (Sheila's Place) in Allegan, where she received excellent care. Loretta was born July 14, 1929 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Peter and Lottie (Alspaugh) Shelby. She grew up in Fenton, Michigan and was a Class of 1948...
Dona H. Northrup
Jan 27, 2016
Northrup, Dona H., 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan, Michigan. Mrs. Northrup was born in Holland, Michigan on July 21, 1926, only child of Henry and Henrietta (Brower) Poelakker. Dona was raised on the Todd Farm in Fennville and attended the Pearl Elementary School. She graduated...
Dee Dennis Blanton Jr.
Jan 26, 2016
Blanton Jr., Dee Dennis, 67, of Holland, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Holland Community Hospital. Mr. Blanton was born on January 16, 1949 in Galveston, Texas, the son of the late Dee Dennis and Dollie (Ellis) Blanton. Dee had a love for the outdoors and spent many years as a professional logger. He enjoyed playing softball and pool...
Robert Allen Leslie
Jan 18, 2016
age 61, of Allegan, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 in Allegan. Mr. Leslie was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on October 2, 1954, the son of William and Ruth (Hemminger) Leslie. Robert, known to many as "Bubba," was a graduate of Plainwell High School. For the last 15 years, he has owned and operated Bubba's Sports Bar in downtown Allegan,...
Anna May Long
Jan 16, 2016
73, of Hamilton, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Heartland of Holland in Holland, Michigan. Mrs. Long was born on May 11, 1942, in Grand Haven, Michigan, the daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Hossler) Snyder. Anna worked at Perrigo Company for 25 years. She and her husband, Junior, loved spending time together. Garage sales were high...
Doris Elaine Brahlek
Jan 15, 2016
of Cheshire Twp., formerly of Hopkins, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Friday, January 15, 2016 at her home. Doris was born October 24, 1935, in Monterey Twp., the daughter of Alford and Katherine (Soughders) Layton. During her 80 years, Doris held membership at many churches: Monterey Center United Methodist Church, Lansing Ave. Baptist Church and Pathway...
Helena Ruth Klein
Jan 6, 2016
age 82, of Allegan, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, Texas. Ms. Klein was born in Allegan on July 9, 1933, the daughter of the late Harold and Fannie (Becksvoort) Klein. She was a 1951 graduate of Allegan High School. Helena spent several years working in the office at Delano Printing and was...
Michael H. Morse
Jan 4, 2016
age 57, of Allegan, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Morse was born in Columbus, OH on March 7, 1958, the son of Douglas E. and Joan E. (Perry) Morse. Michael was a 1976 graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas. His working career consisted of...
Lois L. Martin
Jan 2, 2016
age 88, of Heath Township in Allegan, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Martin was born August 8, 1927, in Allegan, the daughter of Edward and Marie (Zotsman) Erwin. She married Berlin "Ray" Martin in 1946 and spent her life as a homemaker, providing for her husband and their five children. After Ray passed away...
