Matthew James Gettys
Nov 15, 2012
Matthew James Gettys, age 31, of Pullman, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on November 24, 1980 in Heidelberg, Germany, Matt was the son of David James Gettys and Debra Ann Bodisch. Matt worked as a cook at Marros Restaurant in Saugatuck for the past 12 years and always loved being cook,...
Donald George Jamrog
Nov 14, 2012
Donald George Jamrog, age 85, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born August 8, 1927 in Bay City, Michigan, he was the son of George Donald and Milicent (Witbrodt) Jamrog. Donald was a 38-year resident of Flint Michigan, a 44-year resident of Jackson, Michigan, and a 3-year resident of Holland, Michigan. Donald was a US...
Suzanne Nowacki Holton
Nov 12, 2012
Suzanne N. Holton, age 71, of Fennville, passed away Monday, November 12, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI, after a brief illness. Born June 13, 1941 in South Haven, MI, she was the daughter of Edward and Catherine (Hawley) Nowacki. Suzanne was a graduate of South Haven High School and Michigan State University. She was a retired teacher,...
Lois Mae Jones
Oct 14, 2012
Lois Mae Jones, 63, of Holland, Michigan died Sunday, October 14,2012 at Zeeland Community Hospital. Born January 28, 1949 in Zeeland, Michigan she was the daughter of Henry and Wilma (DeWys) Overweg. She was a homemaker most of her life and lived in the Holland area. Surviving is her husband Douglas Jones of Pullman, daughters; Deanna and Raymond Guiltner of...
Guadalupe Cortez Martinez
Sep 28, 2012
Guadalupe C. Martinez, age 84, of Fennville, passed away at her home on Friday, September 28, 2012. Born November 8, 1927 in Mexico, she was the daughter of Vidal and Narcisa (Aleman) Cortez. Guadalupe retired from Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville, after more than 25 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband Pedro Banda Martinez, daughters...
Harold (Bud) Knudsen
Sep 18, 2012
Harold (Bud) Knudsen, age 88, of Holland, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home. Born September 5, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Frank and Bertha (Forbear) Knudsen. Bud was a WW II veteran, serving two tours in the Air National Guard,(405th out of Chicago,IL) as a bomber pilot. Bud worked for AT&T as a...
Dorothy E. Arnett
Sep 10, 2012
Dorothy E. Arnett, age 78 of Fennville, Michigan passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born September 24, 1933 she was the daughter of Herman and May (Morse) VanHuis. She married Raymond L. Arnett on June 8, 1957 and was married for 55 years. Dorothy lived in the Fennville area most of her life....
Mary Jean Surprenant
Sep 7, 2012
Mary Jean Surprenant, age 62 of Fennville died Friday, September 7, 2012 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on September 28, 1949 she was the daughter of Philip and Florence (McGrath) Surprenant. She lived in the Fennville area most of her life and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and the Shepherd's of...
William Joseph Isham
Sep 2, 2012
William Joseph Isham, age 81, of Fennville passed away at his home on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Born May 5, 1931 in Paducah, KY, he was the son of William Judson Isham and Rose Marie (McLain) Isham. Bill served in the US Marines during the Korean War, and he retired from truck driving after many years. He moved to the...
Homer Edwin Bale
Aug 31, 2012
Beezie was born to Ned and Katherine Bale on June 6, 1931. He was the oldest of 5 children and was a lifelong resident of Fennville and graduated from Fennville High School. He married Vera Bruce on June 10, 1951. He served in the army from 1951-1952 and was stationed in Germany. He was co-owner of Bale's Pontiac with his...
Glenn Robert Barker
Aug 29, 2012
Glenn Robert Barker, age 72 of Fennville, Michigan died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Hospice House in Holland, Michigan. Born December 2, 1939 he was the son of Aaron and Leoda (Dibble)Barker. He lived in the Baroda area most of his life spending the last 20 years in the Fennville area. Glenn was a US Navy veteran and worked...
Randy Fletcher Tuttle
Aug 26, 2012
Randy Fletcher Tuttle, age 59, of Fennville died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Spectrum Health Zeeland Hospital. Born December 11, 1952 he was the son of Alfred Carl and Mathilda (Bronson) Tuttle. He worked as a journey machine repairman for Haworth, Inc. in Holland. Cremation has taken place per his request. A family gathering will be held at a later...
Teresa Coronado
Aug 25, 2012
Teresa Coronado, age 76 of Holland, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Tendercare of Holland. Born July 18, 1936 in Mexico she was the daughter of Hosea and Felisa (Hernandez) Ruiz. She married her husband Felip Coronado in 1954. Surviving are her husband, Felipe Coronado of Holland, Michigan. Children, Augustin Coronado, Antonia Sanchez, Socorro Mendoza, Graciela Verduzco, and Martha...
Evelyn W Fisher
Aug 15, 2012
Evelyn W. Fisher, age 91, of Fennville passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living in Fennville. Born July 26, 1921 in Chicago, she was the daughter of Albert and Ellen Bloom. Evelyn was a US Postal Clerk at the Fennville Post Office for many years. She was a member of the Pearl United Methodist Church, the...
John F. Kollar
Aug 14, 2012
John F. Kollar, age 83 of Fennville, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at his home. Born July 15, 1929 in Lawrence, Michigan, he was the son of Walter and Ruth (Shupert) Kollar. A longtime Fennville area resident and US Army veteran, John married Clara Mae Kluck on Aug22, 1953, he was a farmer all his life, and especially enjoyed...
Christopher Lee Easterly
Aug 12, 2012
Christopher Lee Easterly 39 Chris Easterly passed away Aug. 12, 2012 from injuries following a motorcycle accident. Born May 31, 1973 in Douglas, Michigan he lived his entire life in Fennville, Michigan and graduated from Fennville High School. Chris is survived by his children Kristina and Nathan Easterly, step children Mathew and Kevin Valkema and their mother Tisha Easterly of...
Dona Watts Boyle
Aug 10, 2012
Dona Watts Boyle Born July 15, 1924 in Pearl, MI a?" died August 10, 2012 in Kearny, NJ where she resided for 64 years. Dona graduated from Fennville High in 1942. She met and married Lt. Alexander Boyle in Lansing, MI in 1944. Dona moved to Kearny, Al's home town, after WWII and raised their family of 5 children. Dona...
Marla J Doggendorf
Aug 9, 2012
Marla J. Doggendorf, age 59 of Fennville, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Providence Health Care in Zeeland. Born January 24, 1953 in South Haven, Michigan, she was the daughter of Carl and Alice (Olds) Doggendorf. Marla worked at Hart & Cooley in Holland, for many years, and was a member of the Ganges Baptist Church. She was...
Michael W. Leja
Aug 5, 2012
Michael W. Leja, age 87, of Fennville, Michigan passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born August 5, 1925 in Lemont Furnace, PA, he was the son of Jacob and Louise (Mazur) Leja. Michael married V. Evelyn Modrzejewski on June 19, 1948. He was a WW II Army veteran, and worked for the US Post...
Mary L Scholten
Aug 1, 2012
Mary L. Scholten, age 63, of Fennville, passed away peacefully, at her home on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Born March 13, 1949 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Cloie (Roberts) Dykstra. She married Dale A. Scholten on June 14, 1969, and did interior design work for many years. In 1994, Mary and her husband Dale founded...
