R.T. Wilson
May 8, 2010
R.T. Wilson, age 82, of Douglas, formerly of Fennville, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born Nov. 15, 1927, he was the son of Joseph Herman and Eva Alice (Hoots) Wilson. Surviving are his brothers; Marvin and May Lou Wilson of Fennville, Joseph Wilson of Holland, Owen Wilson of Pullman, and sisters; Katherine Valentine of Mississippi...
Franklin Walter Giles
May 7, 2010
Franklin W. Giles, age 86, of Saugatuck, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Grace of Douglas. Born October 8, 1923, in Leachville, Arkansas, he was the son of Leonard and Iva (Jolliff) Giles. Frank was a tool and die marker, retiring from Holland Hitch, he was a member of the Fennville Masonic Lodge, and served in the Civilian Conservation...
Phyllis Patton Sorensen
May 6, 2010
Phyllis P. Sorensen, age 87, of Holland, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born Phyllis Patton McMurdo, on August 25, 1922 she was the daughter of James Ralph and Margaret May (Lyons) McMurdo. After High School Phyllis attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL for then transferred to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa where she majored...
Ruth Anna Ward
May 5, 2010
Ruth Anna Ward, age 81, of Pullman, Michigan, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the South Haven Community Hospital, born October 6, 1928 in Pullman, Michigan, she was the daughter of William and Nettie (Bensinger) Sawyer. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Ward May 25, 2007. Surviving are her children Robert Ward, Lois Ward, Frances Ward, all...
Larry Albert Morse
May 4, 2010
Larry A. Morse, age 74 of Fennville, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at his home. Born August 30, 1935 in Allegan County, MI, he was the son of Albert and Theresa (Spiesz) Morse. A graduate of Fennville High School and Central Michigan University, Larry taught at Fennville High School retiring in 1986. Larry demonstrated his love for kids through his...
Phoebe Johanna Bush
Apr 21, 2010
Phoebe Johanna Bush was born into the arms of her father on March 21st, 2010 in Manistee MI. and, after a hard fought battle, passed peacefully while being held by her family at the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital on April 21, 2010. She is survived by her parents, Christopher Bush and Dr. Kimberly Anderson; the best big sister, Samantha Bush;...
Kathleen Dawn Zabish
Apr 16, 2010
Kathleen Dawn Zabish, age 55 of Fennville, died Friday, April 16, 2010, from a auto accident, in Casco Township Allegan County, MI. Born March 8, 1955 in Death Valley, CA. she was the daughter of Robert and Karen (Enloe)Hill. Formerly of California, Kathleen was a dental assistant. Surviving are her sons Justin Zabish and Jacob Zabish, and her sister Cindy...
Robert Ralph Vernon
Apr 14, 2010
Robert Ralph Vernon , age 66 of Holland, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Rest Haven Care Center. Born March 9, 1944 in Holland, he was the son of Robert Paul and Corolyn (Skinner) Vernon. Robert lived in Fennville most of his life, he owned and operated Vernons Shell and Vernons Care Care in Holland for many years. Robert loved...
Maureen Margaret Scholten
Apr 12, 2010
Maureen M. Scholten, age 35, of Holland, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Holland Community Hospital. She was born April 12, 1975 in Holland, Michigan. Maureen worked in health care for many years, currently working for Servpro of Grand Rapids, she also attended the Christ Memorial Church in Holland. She was preceded in death by her father Paul Loudin,...
Judith Ann Moosreiner
Apr 3, 2010
Judith Ann Moosreiner, age 53, of Fennville, died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at her home. Born June 14, 1956 in Chicago, IL She was the daughter of Richard and Marian (Knabel) Egebrecht. She lived in the Fennville area the past two years, coming from California. She was a grocery cashier, and attended the Ganges Baptist Church. Judy was preceded in...
Helen Rose Rowder
Mar 28, 2010
Helen Rose Rowder, age 91, passed peacefully Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born August 11, 1918 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Boleslaw and Rose (Leskowicz) Toczylowski. A member of the Grace Episcopal Church, she was a longtime Holland area resident. She was preceded in death by her husband Al Rowder. Surviving...
Andrea Marie Batey
Mar 27, 2010
Andrea Marie Batey, age 71, of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Holland Community Hospital. Born July 19, 1938 in Chicago, Ill, she was the daughter of George and Lydia Krueger. A longtime Fennville area resident, she worked as a Avon representative and also in area greenhouses. She is survived by her children Lyle Jr. and Mary...
Richard Dewey Jackson
Mar 23, 2010
Richard Dewey Jackson, age 80 of Fennville, Michigan, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born May 9, 1929 in Branch County, MI, he was the son of Dale and Bertha (Persails) Jackson. A Michigan National Guard Veteran, he married Rose J. McKercher on June 6, 1948. Dewey was a retired Journeyman Tool and Die...
Michael Truitt Phelps
Mar 23, 2010
Michael Truitt Phelps, age 67, of Fennville, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born July 6, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Waldo and Irma (Rothenstein) Phelps. He was a musician, teaching music at St. Mary College in Maryland for many years, moving back to the Fennville area in 1985. Michael...
Kirk Alan Barnes
Mar 22, 2010
Kirk Alan Barnes, age,42, of Fennville, died Monday, March 22, 2010 at his home. He was born on November 25, 1967, in South Haven, MI. A graduate of Fennville High School, he worked as a tree trimmer and was a member of the Fennville United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents, Everett (Barney) and Karen (Thompson) Barnes, brother,...
Luverne A. Muff
Mar 9, 2010
LuVerne A. Muff, age 90, died on March 9, 2010 at the Lakeside Villa & Vista. He was born on March 12, 1919 in Columbus, Nebraska, to Alfred & Laura (Bartels) Muff. The family moved to Illinois in 1926, where Vern graduated from Thornton Township High School and later Junior College in Harvey, IL. He served in the U.S. Army...
Larry Don Payne
Mar 8, 2010
Larry Don Payne, age 64, died on March 8, 2010 at Hospice House in Holland. He was born on April 9, 1945, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Sherman & Edith (Elliott) Payne. Larry, otherwise known as Don by his family and friends, was a jake of all trades. Don used his many skills to work at several jobs over the...
Bob S. Marble
Mar 5, 2010
Bob S. Marble, age 86, died at his home following an illness on March 5, 2010. He was born on September 22, 1923 in Hillsdale County, MI, to Rex & Della (Moulton) Marble. On March 21, 1942, he married Olive Jane Laney. He retired from Daisy Parts in Hillsdale, where he had worked as a toolmaker for over 20 years....
Opal Higgs
Mar 1, 2010
Opal Higgs, age 91 of Fennville, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Grace of Douglas. Born May 6, 1918 in Russell, Arkansas, she was the daughter of John and Belle (Decker) Lacy. Opal was a homemaker, and a member of the Immanuel Reformed Church in Fennville. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Higgs on February 6,...
Hazel Bernice Hicks
Feb 23, 2010
Hazel B. Hicks, age 66 of Holland, formerly of Fennville, died Tuesday, February 23,2010 at Heartland of Holland. Born March 8, 1943 in Missouri, she was the daughter of William Fitzgerald and Nina Marie Neal. Hazel was a homemaker and a loving mother. Surviving are her children; Timothy Scrape of Holland, James Scrape of Holland, Terry Brasfield of Edwardsburg, MI,...
