Obituaries – Page 201

Service Saturday at Dorr Baptist for James Balfoort, 77

May 10, 2016

James Carl Balfoort, age 77, died after struggling with Parkinson's for many years. He is survived by his wife Susie; children Mary, Bruce, Michelle and Keith; grandchildren Ashley, Dawn, Evonne and Candace. He also had five great grandchildren, Renn, Malacai, Kyawna, Elijah, and Nehemiah. He is survived by his siblings,...

Gun Lake Tribal Elder Margaret Sipkema passes at 84

May 10, 2016

Margaret Marie (Sprague) Sipkema, age 84 of Moline, died Monday, May 9. Margaret was a proud Gun Lake Tribal Elder. She was politically active in the Democratic Party in Allegan County for many years. She was a former union representative for the UAW Local 206, was the first Tribal Chairwoman...

Mass of Christian Burial planned for Jake Koperski, 26

May 9, 2016

Jacob Vincent Koperski died at home unexpectedly Sunday, May 8, with his family at his side. He was 26. Jake attended school since he was a year old and for 25 years enjoyed every day in the classroom. He would have graduated June 9 from the Young Adult Program in...

Service will be Tuesday for former Moline woman, 61

May 7, 2016

Sandra Lynn (Haveman) VanderMolen, age 61, died Friday, May 6. Sandy grew up in Moline. She was loved by her husband, Dale, for 41 years. During her life she was very active in her church leading Coffee Break, Gems, and the Active Christian Teen Bike Trip for 21 years. Even...

Mass of Christian burial will be Friday for Corlyss Leach

May 4, 2016

Corlyss Leach age 74 of Wayland, died Monday, May 2, after a long struggle with cancer. Corlyss is survived by her husband of 55 years, Gary Leach; children: Tina (Brian) Collings, Penny (Dale) Kaminski, Julie Leach, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; sister Carolyn Derby, sister-in-law Patty Zoulek, brother-in-law Bill Leach, sister-in-law...

Service will be May 10 for Hopkins grad Val Davis, 47

May 2, 2016

Valerie Davis died at her home surrounded by her family Friday, April 29, following a battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). She was 47. She was born July 24, 1968, in Grand Rapids the daughter of John and Marcia (Fancher) Manke. Val attended St. Stan’s Catholic School until the eighth grade...

Funeral for Eugene Collings, 83, of Hopkins, will be Tuesday

April 30, 2016

Eugene C. Collings, age 83, of Hopkins, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Collings was born on April 10, 1933 in Hopkins Township, the son of Ziba and Ruby (Packer) Collings. Eugene, known to most as Gene, was a 1952 graduate of Hopkins...

Memorial for Wayne Cheyne, 80, will be May 21

April 30, 2016

Wayne R. Cheyne, 80, of Shelbyville died Monday, April 25, at home. He was born Aug 27, 1935, in Byron Center, the son of Russell Cheyne and Janet Steffes. Wayne was a United States Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific from 1954 to 1958. He was a member...

Services will be Tuesday for Martin woman killed in crash

April 29, 2016

Ashley Pallett, 22, of Martin, died in a traffic crash Tuesday, April 26, in Watson Township. She was born Dec. 4, 1993 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Michael and Ann (Cole) Pallett. Ashley had worked at Subway in Martin, Blimpies in Allegan and at Walmart. She loved the water and...

Services held in Ohio for Hopkins grad Doug Fleser, 63

April 27, 2016

Fleser, Doug, age 63, a native of Burnips and a 1971 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Saturday, April 23. Doug was retired from Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Ohio after 35 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Pat Fleser; son, Greg (Cheri) Fleser;...

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