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Amber Lynn (Cleary) Williams
Mar 21, 2020
Amber Lynn (Cleary) Williams, 32, of Fennville, MI passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her home. Born June 8, 1987 in St. Joseph, MI, she was the daughter of Dorrance (Dee) Lynn Hoffman and Jackie Cleary and was the wife of Donte Williams. Amber was a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt. She will be dearly...
Dale Karen Holmes
Mar 17, 2020
Dale Karen Holmes, 78, of Holland, MI passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home. Born December 18, 1941 in Ionia, she was the daughter of the late Nelson Holmes and Eileen Gentry. Dale had worked in a variety of industries throughout her life including construction, waitressing and school bus driving. She was a do-it-yourself type of person that...
Arlie Ree (Jackson) Neldon
Mar 15, 2020
Arlie Ree Neldon, 85, of Holland, MI passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at her home. Born November 9, 1934 in Balch, AR, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Josephine (Scott) Jackson and was the faithful wife of Charles Fredrick Neldon. Mrs. Neldon was a devout Christian and a member of Living Waters Community Church, formerly Fennville...
Heaven Nichole Cooper
Mar 12, 2020
Heaven Nichole Cooper was silently born into the arms of her mothers, Leandria Cooper and Trista Moore, on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Holland Hospital. In addition to her mothers, Heaven is survived by her father, Soy Akavong; siblings, Bobby Akavong, Matthew Akavong, Jenavie Alicea, Dominique Smith, Kolby Moore and Aliviah Moore; and her grandparents, Donell and Ruby Miller and...
Cliffadena Mary (Terrel) Demaray
Mar 9, 2020
Cliffadena Mary "Dena" Demaray, 90, of Fennville, MI passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born July 14, 1929 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Berce and Helen (Kreigh) Terrel and had been a lifelong resident of the Bravo area. Dena was the widow of the late Royce G. Demaray who preceded...
Jacqueline Mae (Collins) Johnson
Mar 8, 2020
Jacqueline Mae Johnson, 92, of Fennville, MI passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Holland Hospital. Born May 22, 1927 in South Haven, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Connie (Plummer) Collins and was the wife of Harold N. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson grew up attending Ganges Baptist Church and had played the piano and organ there for...
Rebecca Ann (Lacy) Sargent
Mar 5, 2020
Rebecca Ann Sargent, 56, of Fennville, MI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at her home. Born June 10, 1963, she was the daughter of Margaret Ann (Lucy) Lacy and the late Kenneth Lacy and was the wife of Loren K. Sargent. Rebecca was a longtime member of Ganges Baptist Church where she had been baptized and married....
Kim Michelle (Comeau) Leslie
Mar 3, 2020
Kim Michelle Leslie, 67, of Allegan, MI passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at home with her family at her side. Born October 30, 1952 in Douglas, MI, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Floyd and Barbara Jean (Cady) Comeau and was the wife of Robert L. Leslie. Kim was a longtime member of Allegan United Methodist Church...
Wincie Fay (Mccarty) Wells
Feb 21, 2020
Wincie Fay Wells, 88, of Fennville, MI passed away at her home on Friday, February 21, 2020 with her family at her side. Born February 18, 1932 in Drasco, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Clint Augustus and Selma (Thomas) McCarty. She married Theo Wells on October 9, 1948 in Heber Springs, Arkansas and they enjoyed sixty-eight years...
Ida May (Skaggs) Valentine
Feb 19, 2020
Ida May Valentine, 64 of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at her home. Born July 27, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of late John and Martha (McElyea) Skaggs and the wife of Frank Valentine. Ida was a loving and wonderful woman and especially enjoyed looking after those less fortunate children, sharing her caring...
Norman Wayne Bellenger
Feb 19, 2020
Norman Wayne Bellenger, passed away early Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan, Michigan. Born April 15, 1936 in Fennville, Michigan, Norman was the son of the late Arthur and Susie (Dailey) Bellenger. He served proudly in the United States Army in the Armored Division. He was involved actively with the VFW and served...
Cosme "Coz" Martinez Gonzalez
Feb 9, 2020
Cosme Martinez Gonzalez went to be with his Lord on February 9, 2020. He was born September 8, 1949 in Alma, Michigan. Cosme worked at Magna Donnelly for many years and once retired, he worked at Cornerstone Ag seasonally to be with his friends from Texas. He was passionate about his grandkids, fishing, gardening and cooking. His favorite hobby was...
Marion Ada Van (Margot) Til
Feb 5, 2020
On February 5, 2020 our dear Mother, Marion Van Til, was relieved from her suffering at the age of 91. As a young woman, she left the family farm, attended Davenport College and worked at Dohler Jarvis in Grand Rapids where she met and married our father Alfred Van Til. Together they later built Van Til's Greenhouse and a successful...
Louis Joseph Vrhel
Feb 2, 2020
Louis Joseph Vrhel, age 83, passed away February 2, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Ann Vrhel (nee: Conger) for 57 years; the loving father of Julie Ann (Jim) Behluli, Joann (Marvin) Carter, Jennifer (Anthony) Vaccaro, Jill Okon and Jason (Nicole) Vrhel; the devoted grandfather of James Allen, Lauren, Jillian, Steven, Stephenie, Michael, Jaclyn, Kristin, Meghan,...
Margaret Irene "Bubs" (Miene) Larsen
Jan 31, 2020
Margaret Irene "Bubs" Larsen, 78, of Fennville, MI passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Born May 12, 1941 in Douglas, she was the daughter of the late William Lester and Margaret Irene (Fitzgerald) Miene. She married Robert Larsen on July 10, 1965 and together they made many happy memories over their more than five...
Michael C. Lyons
Jan 30, 2020
In the late afternoon of January 30th, 2020, Michael C. Lyons passed away in the comfort of his home. Mike graduated from Portage High School, and soon after he enlisted into the United States Army. Mike was a code interpreter while serving in Japan for 2 years, but served for 3 years. Mike married Connie Lyons in 1964 and were...
Norman Lee Sanford
Jan 29, 2020
Norman Lee Sanford age 85 of McHenry, IL, passed away to Jesus' arms on January 29, 2020. Norm was born on July 20, 1934 in Kalamazoo, MI, Borgess Hospital, son of Arthur Lee and Mabel May (Worst) Sanford. Norm grew up in Fennville, attended the Fennville Public Schools graduated from high school in 1953. He went to General Motors Institute/Kettering...
Frank Roy Elliott
Jan 27, 2020
Frank Roy Elliott of Holland, MI passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Holland Hospital following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born March 31, 1940 in Ripley Co., Missouri. He was the son of the late Roy and Ethel (Penrod) Elliott and the husband of Barbara (Voss) Elliott. He was a member of the Ganges Baptist...
Philip M. Collins
Jan 20, 2020
Philip M. Collins, 77 of Kalamazoo Michigan passed away Monday January 20, 2020. Phil was born in Allegan Michigan on Aug 20th, 1942 to Marjorie (Van Blois) Collins and William Collins. Phil went to Fennville high School. Throughout his career he has always been in sales, with the last 35 years spent as an Executive Recruiter in which he owned...
Irma Jean (Gleason) Nicks
Jan 16, 2020
Memorial Service: Updated A Memorial Service for Irma Jean Nicks will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery (3461 Clearbrook Dr, Saugatuck, MI 49453). Please help us celebrate her life, share stories and join together in her honor. Irma Jean Nicks, 87, of Saugatuck, MI passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Holland Hospital....
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