Jesus G. Martinez
Mar 4, 2011
Jesus G. Martinez, age 85, died on March 4, 2011 at the Hospice House of Holland. He was born on February 5, 1926, in Brownsville, Texas to Porfirio & Maria (Gonzalez) Martinez. On October 27, 1944 he married Ana Maria Sigala. They resided in Weslaco, Texas before their move to Fennville in 1965. Following his work at Chase Manufacturing, Jesus...
Wes James Leonard
Mar 3, 2011
Wes Leonard, age 16, died suddenly after playing the basketball game of his life on March 3, 2011. Wes was born on August 30, 1994 in Lawrence, Kansas to Gary, Jr. and Jocelyn (Stahl) Leonard. The family including his younger brother, Mitchell, moved to the Fennville area in 2005. Wes was a junior at Fennville High School and was proud...
Linda J. Hardy
Feb 24, 2011
Linda Jo Hardy, age 68, of Fennville, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at the Hospice House in Holland. Born November 9, 1942 in Bath, Michigan, she was the daughter of Willard and Eileen (Neller) Cable. Linda, was a Fennville area resident for many years, working at Life Saver in Holland for 20 years, till her retirement. She was preceded in...
Robert Edgar Hoyt
Feb 12, 2011
Robert E. Hoyt, 85, died on February 12, 2011 at South Haven Hospital. He was born on December 9, 1925 in Ganges Township to Edgar and Viola May (Depoty) Hoyt. Bob graduated from Fennville High School in 1945 before joining the U.S. Army 101st Air Borne Division in 1949 and the Michigan National Guard 126th Light Tank Unit. He worked...
Marie E. Banghart
Jan 30, 2011
Marie E. Banghart, age 94, of Fennville, Michigan, died Sunday, January 30, 2011, at the Golden Orchards Assisted Living in Fennville. Born November 19, 1916, in New Richmond, MI, she was the daughter of Paul and Isabell (O'Brian) Gamby. Marie was a secretary most of her working life, living in New York for many years, and moved back to the...
Leon D. Fleming
Jan 29, 2011
Leon D. Fleming, age, 93 of Tarpon Springs, Florida, formerly of Allegan, died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at West Bay Rehab & Nursing, in Oldsmar, Florida. Born February 19, 1917, in Allegan County, MI, he was the son of Frank and Nancy (Silcox) Fleming. Leon, married Rosalie Starring on October 16, 1937, and lived in the Fennville and Allegan area...
Cherie H. Worth
Jan 24, 2011
Cherie H. Worth, age 79, of Fennville, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Grace of Douglas. Born September 30, 1931 in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of Owen and Helen (Seats) Edwards. One of Jehovah's Witnesses, and a homemaker, Cherie lived in Michigan sence 1977. Surviving are her children; Denise and Thomas Brunke of Fennville, and Mark and...
David L. Rondot
Jan 24, 2011
David L Rondot, Age 67,of West Olive passed away January 24, 2011, after a courageous battle with Cancer. Surviving are his wife, Debra (VanGelderen) Rondot. His daughter Michelle Anderson, of Sparta, son Brett Rondot of Grand Rapids, and granddaughters Jade, Victoria and Ariah all of Sparta. Sister, Joy, (Brian) Ensch, brother Joel, (Ann), Wood, both of Indiana. Sister Beverly Wells...
Pauline Tuggle
Jan 21, 2011
Pauline Tuggle, age 81, of Nokomis, Illinois, formerly of Fennville, Michigan, died at her home on, Friday, January 21, 2011. Born November 25, 1929 in Grays Kentucky, she was the daughter of Lee and Lillian (Elliot) Trosper. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Tuggle, and three sons, Warren, Marvin, and Michael Tuggle. Surviving are her children Eddy...
Richard Scot Daniels
Jan 21, 2011
Richard Scot Daniels, age 47, of Holland, Michigan, died Friday, January 21, 2011, at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Born April 21, 1963 in Holland, Michigan, he was the son of Richard and Sally (Birkholz) Daniels. Richard last worked at Shoreline Containers in Zeeland. Surviving is his mother, Sally Daniels of Holland, daughter Ella Daniels, brothers; Bill Birkholz of...
Arleen Fern Patterson
Jan 19, 2011
Arleen Fern Patterson, age 97, of Lansing, Michigan, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Whispering Woods assisted living in Grand Rapids, MI. Born February 20, 1913 in Clinton County, Michigan, she was the daughter of Arthur and Vera (Myer) Gordon. Arleen worked in the office at, Motor Wheel in Lansing, retiring in 1978, and was a member of First Church...
Mary Faith Keedle
Jan 17, 2011
Mary Faith Keedle, age 78, of Allegan, Michigan, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at home, with her family beside her. Born July 22, 1932, in Bravo, Michigan, she was the daughter of Donald and Faith (Fosdick) Barnes. Mary married William J. Keedle on June 17, 1950, and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the...
Phyllis Mae Clauss
Jan 15, 2011
Phyllis Mae Clauss, age 70, of Valparaiso, Indiana, died Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the hospice in Valparaiso. Born December 10, 1940, in Blue Island Illinois, she was the daughter of Felix and Mary (Hasier) Kowalski. Phyllis was a music teacher, working for the Merrillville Public Schools till her retirement in 2004. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic...
Eleanor Genevieve Szkopiec
Jan 11, 2011
Eleanor G. Szkopiec, age 81, of Holland, Michigan, formerly of Fennville, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at the Hospice House in Holland. Born September 8, 1929 in Dorr, Michigan, she was the daughter of Arthur and Louise (Miller) Harbeck. Moving to Fennville at the age of two, she attended the Peachbelt School, and graduated from Fennville High School in 1948,...
David Louis Hamm
Jan 7, 2011
David L. Hamm, age 55, of Fennvile, died Friday, January, 7, 2011 at his home. Born May 11, 1955, in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of Harvey and Wilma (Carpenter) Hamm. Surviving is his mother Wilma Wilson of Florida, and his brother Larry Hamm of Fennville. At his request cremation has taken place, and a private family memorial service...
Frankie Rollen Sprouse
Jan 2, 2011
Frankie R. Sprouse, age 83, of Fennville, died at his home on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Born November 27, 1927, in Water Valley, Mississippi, he was the son of George Rollen and Lilly May (O'Dell) Sprouse. Frankie retired from General Motors in 1990, moving from Indiana to the Fennville area in 1995. Surviving are his children; James and Debra Sprouse,...
Elizabeth Rogers
Dec 29, 2010
Elizabeth Rogers, age 84, of Allegan, Michigan, formerly of Glenn, Michigan, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born February 16, 1926 in Glenn, she was the daughter of Claude and Edith Rogers. Elizabeth was a charter member of Allegan Christian Center. Surviving are her nieces and nephews; Claudia Smith, Ruth Ann Collins, Donald Moore,...
Thomas Keith Tucker
Dec 27, 2010
TOM TUCKER a?" A MAN OF HIS TIME Thomas K. Tucker, born in Chicago, Illinois on April 24, 1926, passed away on December 27, 2010. A memorial service will be held at Chappell Funeral Home on December 30, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. An online registry is available at www.chappellfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of...
Patricia Ann Billings
Dec 20, 2010
Patricia Ann Billings, age 78, of Fennville, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at her daughters home. Born August 12, 1932, she was the daughter of William and Clara (Higgins) Bryan. A homemaker and Fennville area resident, she was a member of the Pearl United Methodist Church. Surviving is her husband Leon Billings, children; Larry and Dixie Billings of Fennville, Carol...
John Vojvodic
Dec 18, 2010
John Vojvodic, age 84, of Fennville, Michigan, died at his home, Saturday, December 18, 2010. Born February, 12, 1926, in Clyde Township, he was the son of Matt and Katie (Sasinovia) Vojvodic. John married Frances Lehmoine in Fennville, on November 18, 1949. John worked as a wax machine operator for KVP in Parchment, MI from 1947 to 1971, then, moving...
