Emma Christine Essenburgh Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Emma Christine Essenburgh of Allegan, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 100, on July 13, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Schafer and Elfrieda Schafer (Puschel); her husband Harold; her children-in-law, Ned Adams and Janice Belden; her siblings, Ruth Hankey (Paul), Anna Thompson (Paul), Martin Schafer (Dorothy), Herman Schafer (Ila), Hilda Redder (Richard), Emanuel Schafer (Erma), Otto Schafer, Leonard Schafer, Sophia Hileski, Edith Schafer, Flora Frampton and Milton Schafer (Joyce); and her siblings-in-law, Mary Lou Brennan and Jerry Belden.
She is survived by: her children, Barbara Adams, Allen Belden, Donna Unger (Ken) and Norm Belden; and her grandchildren, Kimberly Caines (Randy), Teresa Branson (Floyd), Danielle Plichta (Don), Bryan Belden (Debbie), Angela Smith (Dave) and Allen Jr. Belden (Misty). She is also survived by Eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; many nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made in Emma's name to St. John Lutheran Church, 1764 34th Street, Allegan, MI 49010.
528 Trowbridge Street | Allegan, MI 49010 | Tel: 1-269-673-3652 | Fax: 1-269-673-8212208 W. Main Street | Hopkins, MI 49328 | Tel: 1-269-793-7142 | Fax: 1-269-673-8212.
