Claradine Gleason
Dec 3, 2011
GLEASON, Claradine (Starring) Saugatuck, MI Claradine Gleason, age 82, of Saugatuck, died Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born March 23, 1929, in Bravo, MI, she was the daughter of Andrew and Ellen (Youel) Cunningham. Claradine graduated from Fennville High School in 1947. She was an assistant branch manager of the First Michigan Bank. On June...
William John Schmidt
Nov 21, 2011
William J. Schmidt, age 97, of Douglas, Michigan, died early Monday, November 21, 2011 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living, in Fennville, Michigan. Born December 13, 1913 in Evergreen Park, Illinois near Chicago, he was the son of Louis and Magdalena (VanBergen) Schmidt. Bill married his sweet heart of 76 years, Elizabeth Newsam on October 11, 1935. He was a retired...
Rich E. Trumble
Nov 18, 2011
Rich E. Trumble, age 67, of Glenn, died Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born May 10, 1944 in South Haven, MI he was the son of Lester and Leona (Carlson) Trumble, both have preceded him in death. Rich was a farmer and did excavation work in the Glenn area all his life, he loved to hunt,...
Louis B. Sytsma
Nov 12, 2011
Louis Bernard Sytsma, age 85, of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Resthaven Care Center in Holland, Michigan. Born August 10, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Louis and Jessie (Hoekstra) Sytsma. A US Army Air Corp veteran, Louis was a food service consultant for Alex Janows Company till his retirement in 1989. He moved...
Danielle Marie Clouse
Nov 4, 2011
Danielle Marie Clouse, age 18 of Holland, Michigan, died Friday, November 4, 2011, from an auto accident, at 96th and New Holland, in Zeeland, MI. Born January 29, 1993 in Holland, Michigan, she was the daughter of Kevin J. Clouse and Tamara Johnson (Childs). Danielle was a 2011 graduate of Black River Public Schools, and was attending Grand Valley State...
Lillian Mae Collins
Oct 22, 2011
Lillian Mae Collins, age 83, of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born December 14, 1927 in Ganges Township, Allegan County, MI, she was the daughter of Milton and Florence Woodin. Lillian was a homemaker and lived in the Fennville and Ganges area all her life. She was preceded in death by her...
Joyce Marie Kelch
Oct 2, 2011
Joyce Marie Kelch, age 69 of Fennville, Michigan died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at her home. Born March 6, 1942 in Woodruff County, Arkansas she was the daughter of Russell and Oda (Sims) Allgood. She worked in Quality Control for many years, and attended the M-40 North Church of God in Allegan, Michigan. Surviving are her children; David W. Cariker...
Thelma Irene Billings
Sep 30, 2011
Thelma I. Billings, age 92 of Fennville, Michigan died Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born on November 26, 1918 in Allegan County, Michigan she was the daughter of Calvin and Jessie (Galbreath) Burch. She was married to Walter Billings who preceded her death on December 9, 1985. Thelma was a member of the Ganges United...
Michael E. Mcvoy
Sep 19, 2011
Mike McVoy age 74, of Fennville, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. Mike leaves behind his two sons, Clint McVoy and Brett and Tiffany McVoy, grandchildren, Peyton, Taylor, Casey, Brent, sisters, Melinda and Bonnie, and a wonderful friend Christina. Mike was the owner of McVoy Builders Contractors and Designers, from 1966-2006, he also worked as a Peace Officer for the Allegan...
Philip Thomas Warner
Sep 14, 2011
WARNER, Philip Fennville, MI formerly of Sault St.Marie Philip Thomas Warner, age 63, died at home surrounded by his family on September 14, 2011. He was born August 11, 1948, in Sault St.Marie, the son of Dwayne Earl and Jean (Monroe) Warner. Phil graduated from Sault St.Marie High School in 1966 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve during...
Mitchell Ray Kellum
Sep 1, 2011
Mitchell Ray Kellum, age 65, of Fennville, died suddenly, Thursday, September 1, 2011 at his home. Born July 12, 1946 in Hornersville, Missouri, he was the son of Junior and Helen (Acree) Kellum. He lived in the Fennville area for many years, working for Ralph Meyers Trucking of Allendale. Surviving is his son, Erick M. Kellum of Fennville, a step-son,...
John Ortiz
Aug 31, 2011
John Ortiz Sr., age 64, age of Fennville, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at his home. Born June 30, 1947 in Alfred, MN, he was the son of Geronimo and Francisca Ortiz. John lived in the Fennville area for many years, and worked as a vinegar maker at Heinz in Holland for 43 years, before his retirement. Surviving is his...
Leonard W. Laaksonen
Aug 10, 2011
Leonard W. Laaksonen, age 79, of Fennville, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born February 4, 1932 in Rudyard, Michigan, he was the son of Uno and Lena Laaksonen. A US Army veteran, Leonard lived in the Fennville and South Haven area for the past fifty years and worked for Fleming Brothers Oil Company for...
Leonard Kalivoda Dr.
Aug 8, 2011
Dr.Leonard Kalivoda, age 91, of Fennville, died Monday, August 8, 2011 at his home. Born February 16, 1920 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was the son of Leonard and Mary (Kloncek) Kalivoda. Leonard was a US Navy veteran, he served on the USS West Virginia in 1940 and survived Pearl Harbor during WW II. A graduate of Los-Angeles Chiropractic College...
Elizabeth Ann Zeno
Aug 7, 2011
Elizabeth Ann Zeno, age 91, of Saugatuck, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living in Fennville, MI. Born January 31, 1920 in Mount Pleasent, Iowa, she was the daughter of Oscar and Josephine Rokey. She lived in the Saugatuck area for the past eight years, coming from Aurora, IL. She was a member of St. Peters Catholic...
Douglas Ray Mccarty
Aug 4, 2011
Douglas R. McCarty, age 44, of Fennville, died suddenly Thursday, August 4, 2011. Born January 29, 1967 in Douglas, Michigan, he was the son of Clois (Ray) and Irma (Barnes) McCarty. A graduate of Fennville High School Doug worked at Mead Johnson in Zeeland for the past twelve years. An avid outdoorsman Doug loved hunting, fishing, shooting, and riding motorcycles...
Clifford F. Mcneal
Aug 2, 2011
Clifford F. McNeal, age 98, of Hamilton, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Holland Community Hospital. Born January 18, 1913 in Bangor, Michigan, he was the son of Albert and Prudence (McConnell) McNeal. Clifford was a US Army Veteran in WW II, and a heavy equipment operator for many years. He was a member of the American Legion in Dorr,...
Joseph James Robbins
Jul 30, 2011
Joseph J. Robbins, age 88, of Fennville, died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Sojourner House in Kalamazoo. Born May 29, 1923 in Clinton Township, Michigan, he was the son of Fred and Sophia (Harms) Robbins. A graduate of Michigan State College, and a WWII Army Air Corp. veteran, he worked as a Lansing police officer for seven years, and...
Justin A. Daniel
Jul 30, 2011
Justin A. Daniel, age 26, of Chicago, IL, formerly of Fennville, died suddenly Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Illinois. Born June 10, 1985 in St. Joseph, Michigan, he was the son of Jeffrey Daniel and Roxanne (Bush) Bernhardt. A graduate of Fennville High School in 2003 and Central Michigan University in 2007, he was a computer technician for Brainsurf in...
Barbara G Hutchins
Jul 28, 2011
Barbara Gertrude Hutchins, age 68 of Glenn, MI, passed away at Holland Community Hospital, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Barbara was born May 17, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois she was the daughter of Emil and Frances (Wambaja) Wons. Barbra was employed at the Wal-Mart Vision Center for over 15 years, and lived in the Glenn area for most of her life....
