Willis Jordan Mcauley
May 29, 2013
Willis J. McAuley, age 77, of Fennville, MI, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Golden Acres in Fennville. Born April 18, 1936 in Pelston, Michigan, he was the son of Willis G. and Pearl (Fought) McAuley. Willis worked at Leigh Products in Coopersville for 40 years, and attended the County Line Baptist Church in Ravenna. He was preceded in...
Marguerite "Sis" Buckberry
May 20, 2013
Marguerite "Sis" Buckberry, long time resident of Ganges Township, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born in Sabattus, Maine she was the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Warner) Clark. She married her beloved husband Donald, of 68 years, on May 12, 1945. Sis and Don owned and operated the Buckberry Grocery in Ganges,...
Margaret M. (Watson) Crane
May 17, 2013
Margaret M. Crane (Watson), age 82, of Fennville, passed away Friday evening, May 17, 2013 at the Grace of Douglas Nursing Home. Margaret was the daughter of Harry R. and Vera L. (Keech) Hughes and was born on March 12, 1931 in Allegan County. Margaret loved bowling, she was the co-owner of Lakeview Lanes in Douglas from 1991-2006. She also...
Bernice S. Mills
May 15, 2013
Bernice S. Mills, age 64, of Pullman, passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was the daughter of Huey A. and Ida M. (Spencer) McElyea. Bernice was born on May 15, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bernice worked for many years as a cook at the Blue Goose in Fennville. She was preceded in death by...
Gary L. Barnes
May 14, 2013
Gary L. Barnes, age 63, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Wings Home in Allegan. Born March 19, 1950 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of Leslie and Phyllis (Pearmen) Barnes. Gary was a free spirit, and enjoyed his time spent riding motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his parents in 2012 and...
Dorothy Jane Otto
May 9, 2013
Dorothy Jane Otto, age 86, of Douglas, MI passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at her home. Born April 16, 1927 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of Walter and Nina (Cook) Reddy. After graduating Michigan State University, Dorothy taught elementary school, and married her husband Thomas L. Otto on April 17, 1965. She spent many summers in the...
John Austin Cravens
Apr 14, 2013
John Austin Cravens was born 2/15/1933, in Chicago, to Thomas and Gertrude Cravens. He graduated Salutatorian, 1950, Foreman HS. He married Miriam (Jody) Engelman 8/15/1953. He graduated Purdue University 1954, B.S. Civil Engineering. John served U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1954-56. He worked for General Motors, Euclid, and White Motor, 1956-78. He was a financial services advisor, and adjunct professor...
Barbara Jean Maxwell
Mar 23, 2013
Barbara Jean Maxwell, age 85 of South Haven, Michigan, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven. She was born in South Haven on August 6, 1927 and was the daughter of Frank and Anna (Johnson) Wheaton. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth "Si" Maxwell on February 18, 1998. She was a...
Albert Hugh Crane
Mar 22, 2013
Albert H. Crane of Fennville passed away March 22, 2013, aged 96. Albert was preceded in death by wife Letha, brothers Edward and John Calvin and sister Emilyn. He is survived by siblings Shirley, Elizabeth and Robert; children Coleen and Calvin; grandchildren Monica, Yvonne, Lorien, Jacob and Nathaniel; great-grandchildren Cole and Austin; and step grandchildren Jennifer, Aimee, Samuel and Madison....
Patricia (Patty) Simpson
Mar 22, 2013
Patricia (Patty) Jo (Lancaster) Simpson was born on October 6, 1955 in Hastings, Michigan. She was the daughter of Nile Albert Lancaster and Zana Marie (Douglas) and Aaron James Shuck. She was educated in a one room schoolhouse in her elementary years and then at Holland High School. Patricia had many hobbies, but her two main loves were her family...
Ariella Gonzalez Rojas
Mar 21, 2013
Ariella Gonzalez Rojas, age 7 months of Fennville, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Holland, Michigan. Born August 18, 2012 in Holland she was the daughter of Juan Rojas and Jessica Gonzalez. Surviving are her parents, Juan and Jessica. Maternal grandparents, Jesus & Rosa Gonzalez of Fennville and Paternal grandparents, Rosalio and Maria Rojas of Pullman. Visitation will be...
Hans Albert Christensen
Mar 16, 2013
Hans A. Christensen, age 82, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Douglas, Michigan. He was born on December 7, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Albert and Esther (Flybjerg) Christensen. Hans owned and operated a service station in Illinois for 30 years before retiring to Michigan. He enjoyed model railroading and watching the wildlife. Hans is survived...
Toni Gail Leslie
Mar 6, 2013
Toni G. Leslie, age 60, of Fennville, Michigan passes away at her home unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Born June 23, 1952 in Hayti, Missouri, she was the daughter of Murray and Virginia (Halsey) Caperton. A graduate of Fennville High School Toni did clerical work in many offices in the area. Toni was a member of the Ganges Baptist...
Thomas L. Gooding
Mar 3, 2013
Thomas L. Gooding, age 71 of Fennville, passed away March 3, 2013 at Hospice House of Holland. Born September 4, 1941 in Allegan, Michigan, Tom was a graduate of Fennville High School in 1960. He worked for many years for MDOT and was known as the buffalo farmer in the area. Surviving are his wife Linda Prestwood, his children John...
Katherine "Kay" Suerth
Feb 22, 2013
Katherine "Kay" Suerth, age 81, of Fennville, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Blodget Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Born on August 1, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, she graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois. Kay worked as a secretary, and married Jim Suerth on January 22, 1972. She enjoyed all kinds of art, and was...
Thelma J Margot
Feb 22, 2013
Thelma J. Margot of Lakeside Vista, Holland, MI and formerly of Ganges, MI passed away on February 22, 2013. Born on August 25, 1918, she was the daughter of Walter and Lulu Inez (Caris) Sage. She grew up in Cardington, Ohio and moved to Michigan in 1939 with her husband, Howard, and they spent the rest of their lives on...
David John Walton
Feb 20, 2013
David John Walton, age 76 of Pullman, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Holland Hospital. Born January 2, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, David was a US Army veteran, and married his wife Janice D. Lung on November 18, 1961. He worked as a pipe fitter and a truck driver for many years. David has lived in the...
Shirley A. Loucks
Feb 15, 2013
Shirley A. Loucks, age 65, of Holland, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born May 11, 1947 in South Haven, Michigan, she was the daughter of Carl and Alice (Olds) Doggendorf. A long time area resident Shirley worked in Holland till her retirement. She was preceded in death by one son Todd Knikelbine, in...
Robert Keith Bushee
Feb 12, 2013
Robert K. Bushee, age 77, of Fennville, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Grand Rapids, MI. Born July 28, 1935 in Grand Rapids, he was the son of Keith and Ivah (Higgins) Bushee. A graduate of Fennville High School, Bob worked at Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville for 37 years retiring in 1991. He was a member of the...
James R. Purk
Feb 9, 2013
James R. Purk, age 63, of Fennville, MI passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Born December 17, 1949, he was the son of Raleigh and Ruth (Beach) Purk. Jim was a US Army veteran, serving in Vietnam. He was a woodworker, working at Worden Company in Holland for many years. Jim was a active member...
