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....
Adolfo H Gonzalez
Jul 13, 2011
Adolfo H. Gonzalez, age 45, of Pullman, Michigan, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at his home. Born December 27, 1965, in Mexico, he was the son of Nicolas and Imelda Gonzalez. Adolfo was a member of San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church in Pearl. Surviving is his wife Luisa Gonzalez, children, Maria and Valentin Perales, Adolfo Gonzalez Jr., Noemy Gonzalez,...
Mary Ellen Wright
Jul 6, 2011
Mary Ellen Wright, age 93, of Fennville, died at her home on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Born August 3, 1917 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of Phillip and Percie (Torrey) Jennings. A homemaker and farmer, she lived in the Ganges area for many years, she was preceded in death by her husband Hartley Wright. Surviving are her grandchildren,...
Vincent Mark Boreczky
Jul 1, 2011
Vincent Mark (Francis) Boreczky, age 51 of Fennville, died suddenly at his home, on Friday, July 1, 2011. Born March 12, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Vincent and Virginia (Newman) Boreczky. Vincent was formerly employed at Fenn Valley Winery for four years and then Herman Miller in Holland for twelve years. He was a member of...
James Dirk Vanbruggen
Jun 26, 2011
James Dirk VanBruggen, age 64 of Fennville, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Hospice House in Holland. Born April 4, 1947 in Holland, MI, he was the son of Cornelius and Vivian (Harkema) VanBruggen. Jim retired from Magna in Holland, was a member of the Community Church of Douglas, the Fennville Rod and Gun Club, for which he was...
Francisco (Frank) Ramirez
Jun 26, 2011
Francisco (Frank) Ramirez, age 67, of Fennville, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Holland, MI. Born November 5, 1943 in Mexico, he was the son of Alejos Jose and Guadalupe (Lozano) Ramirez. A US Army veteran, he served during the Vietnam War. Frank retired from Herman Miller in November of 2008. All of his life he enjoyed the outdoors, he...
Joyce Eloise Shumake
Jun 21, 2011
Joyce Eloise Shumake, age 83, of Fennville, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at her home. Born December 23, 1927 in Statesville, NC, she was the daughter of Sidney and Lillie (Carson) Auten. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, and one son Barry in 2009. Surviving is her daughter, Deborah and Allen Emery of Fennville, grandchildren; Vickie...
Doris Nan Owens
Jun 11, 2011
Doris Nan Owens, age 81, of Crown Point, Indiana, formerly of Pullman, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Saint Anthony Hospice in Crown Point, Indiana. Born November 6, 1929, in Pullman, Michigan, she was the youngest of nine children of Augustus and Vera (Sternaman) Galbreath. Doris was a 1948 graduate of Fennville High School, and worked with her mother at...
Robert Eugene Drew
Jun 7, 2011
Robert Eugene Drew, age 82, of Fennville, Michigan, went to be with his beloved wife Margaret, and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Born March 19, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the only son of Robert D. and Ellen (Jacobson) Drew. A Marine Corps. Veteran, he served in the Korean War. Robert was a...
Paul Douglas Vanraalte
May 30, 2011
Paul Douglas VanRaalte, age 59, of Fennville, MI, died at his home, on Monday, May 30, 2011. Born October 31, 1951 in Holland, MI, he was the son of Paul and Edna (Fuller) VanRaalte, founders of VanRaalte's resturant in Zeeland. Paul worked for the City of Saugatuck, for over 14 years. Surviving is his wife Ann (Teague) VanRaalte, sisters; Mary...
