Rafael Cabrera
Nov 15, 2019
Rafael Cabrera, 73, of Fennville, MI passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. Born February 14, 1946 in Santa Rosa, TX, he was the son of the late Jesus and Consepcion (Barrera) Cabrera. Rafael was an accomplished Tae Kwan Do practitioner and a member of the American Poolplayers Association. He enjoyed playing...
Earnest E. "Ernie" Thomas
Nov 1, 2019
Earnest E. "Ernie" Thomas, 84, of Fennville, MI passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living. Born January 14, 1935 in Morehead, KY, he was the son of the late Jeff and Fanny (Brooks) Thomas and was the husband of the late Lois (Gregory) Thomas. Ernie was a veteran of the United States Army and had worked...
Katherine Marie (Kluck) Jackson
Oct 31, 2019
Katherine Jackson, 90 of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019. Born November 28, 1928 in Fennville, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Louie and Clausia (Lappinga) Kluck. During her 40 years of nursing, Katherine served four or more various hospitals and nursing homes. Her gentle spirit and compassionate care brought comfort to her many patients. She...
Seretha Ann Merritt
Oct 23, 2019
Seretha Ann Merritt, 52, of Fennville, MI passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born January 21, 1967 in Danbury, NC, she was the daughter of the late Paul Lenzy Merritt and Ada Lee Bishop and was the longtime companion of Bennie "Butch" Latham. Seretha was a dedicated member of Fennville United Methodist Church....
Reed Jackson Martin
Oct 17, 2019
Reed Jackson Martin, 85, of Pullman, MI passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born July 1, 1934 in Pullman, he was the son of the late Reed Eslic and Viola Pearl (Tesmer) Martin and was the husband of the late Evelyn (VanStedum) Martin, Virginia (Houdeck) Martin and Florence (Clark) Martin. Mr. Martin was a...
Doyle Franklin Loucks
Oct 6, 2019
Doyle Franklin Loucks, 69, of Hopkins, MI passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at his home. Born September 2, 1950 in Holland, MI, he was the son of Phyllis (Hentschel) Loucks and the late George Franklin Loucks. He was the widower of the late Shirley A. (Doggendorf) Loucks, who preceded him in death in 2013. Doyle was a veteran of...
Harold Otto "Sandy" Santefort
Sep 18, 2019
Harold "Sandy" Otto Santefort, 96 of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living in Fennville. Born in Phoenix, Illinois on August 27, 1923, he was the son of the late Tina Rice and the husband of Margaret (Schaefer) Santefort. Sandy was a veteran who proudly served in the U.S. Army. After leaving the military,...
Henry Sherwood Gleason
Sep 17, 2019
Henry Gleason, 94, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2019 at Pier Cove Park in Ganges Township. Henry was born on February 11, 1925 to Frank and Maude (Sherwood) Gleason. Henry was a lifelong resident of Saugatuck. He is survived by his sons, Andrew and Linda Starring of Ganges, Bruce and Marilyn Starring of Fennville, Larry and Ann Starring of...
Catherine Mary Hughes
Sep 16, 2019
Catherine Mary Hughes, 66, of Saugatuck, MI, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at her sister's home in Saugatuck. Born August 22, 1953 in Wyandotte, MI, she was the daughter of the late Allan Michael and Catherine (Cassar) Hughes and was the wife of Kevin Jude Marin. Catherine and her family had lived in St. Croix and St. Thomas in...
Adrianna (Dekraker) Schut
Sep 10, 2019
Adrianna Schut, 92, of Fennville, MI passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Born December 19, 1926 in Dorr, MI, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (Machiela) DeKraker and was the wife of the late Albert Schut. Mrs. Schut was a member of Hope Reformed Church in...
Charles Jay Bouwman
Sep 6, 2019
Charles Jay Bouwman, 71, of Fennville, MI passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at Holland Hospital. Born March 25, 1948 in Holland, he was the son of the late Donald and Anna (Sas) Bouwman. Charles was a veteran of the United States Navy where he had worked as an aircraft mechanic. He loved hunting and was an avid fisherman. Charles...
Jenny Lynn "Tink" Von Ins
Sep 3, 2019
Jenny Lynn Von Ins, 40, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at her home. Born July 11, 1979 in Tacoma, WA, she was the daughter of the late Martin Urs and Kathy Jo (Streur) Von Ins. Jenny, or "Tink" as she was affectionately known by many, had lived and worked in the Saugatuck-Douglas area for the better part of...
Keith Elliot "Skeeter" Wilkinson
Aug 21, 2019
Keith E. Wilkinson, 68, of Fennville, MI passed away Aug 21, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born May 12, 1951 in South Haven, MI the son of Nick and Mary Wilkinson. His brother Kevin and special niece Denise preceded him in death. He is survived by his stepmother Blanche Wilkinson, his wife of 28 years...
Adrian Wayne "Bud" Giles
Aug 16, 2019
Adrian "Bud" Wayne Giles, 85, of Fennville, MI, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. Born November 23, 1933 in Manila, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Lester and Virginia (Taylor) Giles and was the husband of Christine May (Woolf) Giles. Bud retired from Holland Hitch where he worked as...
William Edgar "Bill" Wadsworth
Aug 12, 2019
William "Bill" Edgar Wadsworth, age 75, lifelong resident of Fennville, MI passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at home with his loving family by his side. Bill is survived by his daughters, Darcy and Terri; a sister, Betty (Jerome) Schorle; two grandchildren, Derrick Bradley (Megan Phillips) and Makel Bradley; a great-granddaughter, Maisie Bradley; one niece and one nephew. Bill is...
Shirley Yvonne (Mack) Terhaar
Aug 11, 2019
Shirley Yvonne TerHaar 12/6/1932 - 8/11/2019 Age 86 Shirley Yvonne (Mack) TerHaar passed away peacefully in her home August 11, 2019. Shirley lived for her family; infused into every facet of her kids and grandkids' lives; determined not to miss a thing. She lived her entire life in Holland, MI; close to her family. Living her life pretty simply; a...
Gladys Mae (Franklin) Bynum
Aug 4, 2019
Gladys Mae Bynum, 98, of Fennville, MI passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her home with family and friends by her side. Born May 10, 1921 in Marianna, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Queen Victoria (Scott) Franklin. She was the matriarch of the family and the oldest living survivor of twenty siblings. Gladys moved...
Patricia Jean (Serie) Knikelbine
Aug 2, 2019
Patricia Jean (Serie) Knikelbine, age 79, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Country Home in Pullman. Pat was born in Hamilton, MI to the late Leonard and Louise (Meulenbelt) Serie. She married Gus Knikelbine on September 28, 1957 and they would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this year. Pat worked for a few years in factories before...
Verna Mae (Streicher) Pitcher
Jul 30, 2019
Verna Mae Pitcher, 74, of Fennville, MI passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. Born July 21, 1945 in Holland, MI, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Grace (Knoll) Streicher and was the wife of Donald Pitcher. Verna was a dedicated member of Immanuel Reformed Church where she had...
Joyce Elaine (Robbins) Korthaze
Jul 25, 2019
Joyce Elaine Korthaze, 90, of Fennville, MI passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at her home. Born November 19, 1928 in Hartford, MI, she was the only child of the late Basil and Estelle (Guifoil) Robbins. She was the devoted wife of Edward J. Korthaze who preceded her in death in 2016. Mrs. Korthaze taught fifth grade at St. Agnes...
