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Richard Reimink

Richard Reimink

Jan 27, 2017

Richard J. Reimink, age 91 of Fennville, Michigan passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at Golden Orchards in Fennville. Born April 25, 1925 in Fennville, Richard was raised and lived on the family farm all his life. He was the son of Fred and Rissa Reimink, and was raised by Henry and Kay Dykhuis. Richard was a crane operator and...

Donald  R. Holton

Donald R. Holton

Jan 21, 2017

Donald R. Holton, age 66, of Covert, MI formally of Fennville, MI passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his home. Born September 3, 1950 in Allegan, MI, he was the son of Cecil and Francis (Shultz) Holton. Donald proudly served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corp. He worked in various roles for Cornerstone...

Catherine  D. (Burklow)  Wilt

Catherine D. (Burklow) Wilt

Jan 19, 2017

Catherine D. (Burklow) Wilt, age 73 of Douglas, Michigan passed away on January 19, 2017 in Bullhead City, Arizona. Born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on February 18, 1943, she was the daughter of Charlie and Nolar (Nash) Burklow. Catherine relocated to Douglas, Michigan with her late husband, Clark Wilt to cultivate her dream into the restaurant that many grew to know...

Todd  J. Schorle

Todd J. Schorle

Jan 14, 2017

Todd J. Schorle, age 52, of Hamilton, MI passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Born August 2, 1964 in Holland, MI, he was the son of Jerome and Betty (Wadsworth) Schorle who survive. Todd enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. Surviving is his Fiancé Heather Beek of Saugatuck, MI;...

John  H. Kiss

John H. Kiss

Jan 12, 2017

John H. Kiss, age 83 of Fennville, Michigan passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Golden Orchards Assisted Living Facility. Born March 16, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois he was the son of John and Grace (Henry) Kiss. John proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. On July 25,...

Sonja  H. Waghorne

Sonja H. Waghorne

Jan 8, 2017

Sonja Heather Waghorne, 80, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her home in Holland, MI. She was born on July 21, 1936 in Brighton, England to Frances and Florence (Eves) Waghorne. Sonja loved Lake Michigan, getting her hands dirty in her beautiful gardens, feeding birds of which her favorites were the red cardinals and yellow finches. Her true...

Edward Garfield

Edward Garfield

Jan 6, 2017

Edward Garfield, age 72 of Pullman, MI passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6, 2017, at his home. Born December 30, 1944 in Keene, NH, he was the son of Charles and Bessie (Reed) Garfield. Ed proudly served his country as a member of the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a truck driver for many years....

Joyce  M. Kiewiet

Joyce M. Kiewiet

Dec 31, 2016

Joyce M. Kiewiet, age 42, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at her home. Born July 3, 1974 in Fort Gordon, GA, she was the daughter of Howard and Lola (Pontz) Moss. Joyce is preceded in death by her mother. Surviving is her father Howard (Donna) Moss of Fennville, MI; children, Angelica Kiewiet, Emily Kiewiet, Esmae Knapp,...

Arthur  "Dale" Brown

Arthur "Dale" Brown

Dec 31, 2016

Arthur Dale Brown, age 73, of Fennville, MI passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his residence. Born August 8, 1943 in South Haven, MI he was the son of Arthur and Helen (Anthony) Brown. Dale had lived in the Fennville area for all of his life. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Marine...

J.M. Miller

J.M. Miller

Dec 30, 2016

J.M. Miller AKA Uncle Dade, age 92, passed away at his Fennville home on December 30th 2016. He was born on February 29, 1924 in Corning, Arkansas to Columbus and Eve Miller. J.M. enjoyed to fish, make pot holders, and garden. He is survived by his Niece Bobbie Bergman and many other relatives. There will be a memorial service held...

Jerry  Luther Woods  Sr.

Jerry Luther Woods Sr.

Dec 28, 2016

Jerry Luther Woods, Sr. passed away at age 71 on Wednesday, December 28 at Holland Hospital. At his request cremation has taken place. A memorial service for Jerry will take place on Saturday, January 7 at 1 P.M. at the First Baptist Church of Holland.

Patrick  P. Knapp

Patrick P. Knapp

Dec 25, 2016

Patrick P. Knapp, age 66 of Pullman, Michigan passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home. Born December 9, 1950 in South Haven, Michigan he was the son of Paul and Lillian (Scott) Knapp. Pat owned and operated Pat's Excavating in Pullman starting in 1973. He was a member of the Dutcher Lodge #193 F.& A.M. of Fennville, the...

Ivah  Jean Scherpinsky

Ivah Jean Scherpinsky

Dec 25, 2016

Ivah J. Scherpinsky, age 74. Of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at her home. Born October 20, 1942 in Holland, Michigan, she was the daughter of William and Grace Hopkins. Ivah enjoyed spending time with her family, friends, and animals. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert VanDine and Edward Scherpinsky. Surviving is her son...

Helen  Chris Lorenz

Helen Chris Lorenz

Dec 23, 2016

Helen Christine Lorenz "Chris", age 72 of Fennville, MI passed away December 23, 2016 at Grace of Douglas. Chris was born in Quincy IL on September 30, 1944. She attended college in Chicago where she met her husband Charles J. Lorenz "Chuck". They moved to the Saugatuck area in 1974 and were able to spend 25 years together before he...

Milton  J. Stappenbeck

Milton J. Stappenbeck

Dec 20, 2016

Milton J. Stappenbeck, age 86 of Fennville, MI passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his residence. Milt was born on September 16, 1930 in Tarpon Springs, FL, to Carlos and Sarah (Parker) Stappenbeck. He was raised in Marrero, LA at an orphanage until the age 18 when he moved to Kalamazoo, MI. Milt proudly served his country as a...

Joan  Elizabeth (Lamb)  Morden

Joan Elizabeth (Lamb) Morden

Dec 18, 2016

Joan Elizabeth (Lamb) Morden, 90, of Pompano Beach, Florida passed away on December 18, 2016. Joan was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 15, 1926 to Harold Lamb and Rhoda Mae (Lamb) Cunningham. Preceded in death by her husband William Morden in 1981 and siblings Roy Lamb and Lois Higgins, survived by her daughters Susan (Carl) Schiner, Laurie (Doug) Valassis...

William  H. Johnson  Jr.

William H. Johnson Jr.

Dec 16, 2016

William "Bill" H. Johnson Jr. age 86 of Ganges Township, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Born June 26, 1930 in Hot Springs, Arkansas he was the son of William and Marilynn (Collins) Johnson. Bill was a US Army veteran, and worked for Chrysler Corp. in human recourses, till his retirement in...

Neva Delapp

Neva Delapp

Dec 9, 2016

Neva E. DeLapp, age 75 of Fennville, Michigan passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Holland Hospital. Born September 19, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Bernard and Neva (Gray) Stebbing. Neva has lived in the Fennville area for the past four years coming from Phoenix, AZ. Surviving are her daughters Barbara Hahn of Fennville, Donna...

Juan  A. Trevino

Juan A. Trevino

Dec 9, 2016

Juan A. Trevino, age 87, of Pullman, MI passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at his daughter's home in Wyoming, MI. Born April 24, 1929 in Mercedes, TX, he was the son of Canderlario and Juanita (Aguilar) Trevino. Juan worked as a farm laborer for many years. He is survived by his loving wife of over 68 years, Alicia (Alfaro)...

Dawn Gauthier

Dawn Gauthier

Dec 3, 2016

Dawn C. Gauthier, age 67 of Saugatuck, Michigan passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her home, after a long battle with cancer. Born August 20, 1949 in New York, New York, she was the daughter of Xavier and Lenore (Strauss) Sutton. Dawn was a self- employed antique dealer, working at the Saugatuck Antique Pavilion for over 10 years. Surviving...

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