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Antoinette F. Johnson
Oct 15, 2009
Antoinette F. Johnson, age, 83, of Fennville, MI., died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born June 19, 1926, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of George Sr. and Antoinette (Sikora) Kupres. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, in Douglas, MI. Antoinette was preceded in death by her...
Ruth Mae Variell
Oct 8, 2009
Ruth Mae Variell, age 93, of Douglas, MI., formerly of Pullman, MI., died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 at the Grace of Douglas. Born, December 11, 1915 in Allegan County, MI., she was the daughter of Clayton and Hazel (Ely) Hagger. Ruth was a homemaker and a member of the Pullman Rebekah Lodge, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Ruby Pauline Dollar
Oct 5, 2009
Ruby Pauline Dollar, age 85 of Fennville, MI, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 at the Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. Born April 16, 1924 in Woodrow, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Everett) Wilson. Ruby married Isaac N. Dollar on March 1, 1941 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. A homemaker, she lived in the Fennville area for many...
Marie Francis Holck
Oct 2, 2009
Marie Francis Holck, age 77, of Fennville, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born Dec. 18, 1931 in Johnstown, PA., she was the daughter of Joseph and Marion (Mattiello) Distefano. A member of Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas, MI., Marie was a homemaker and seamstress, living in the Holland and Fennville area for...
Willard Wayne King
Sep 20, 2009
Willard "Wayne" King, age 74 of Grand Junction, MI died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Holland Community Hospital. Born October 6, 1934 in Muncie, Indiana, he was the son of John William King and Lillie Ann King (Coder). He retired from the HJ Heinz Company and also attended the Bravo Christian Reformed Church. Surviving are his wife, Shirley King of...
Charles "Charlie" Barden
Sep 19, 2009
Charles F. "Charlie" Barden, 44 passed away at 8:12 a.m. Saturday Sept. 19, 2009, at his residence. He was born Nov. 3, 1964, in South Haven, MI., the son of Novella S. (Clark) and Karl F. Barden, who survive in South Haven, MI. On May 10, 1986, he married Rebecca M. "Becky" Lenhart, who survives in Uniopolis, OH. Other survivors...
Maria Tamayo
Sep 13, 2009
Maria Tamayo, age 26, of Fennville, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 in the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born July 24, 1983 she was the daughter of Gilbert R. Tamayo and Diana Martinez. Maria was preceded in death by her father, surviving is her mother Diana Martinez of Fennville, and two brothers Gilbert Tamayo Jr, and Steve Tamayo. Cremation has...
Mark Anthony Bard
Sep 11, 2009
Mark Anthony Bard, age 26, of Fennville, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, from injuries sustained in a car pedestrian accident October 1, 2007 in Alexandria, Virginia. Born April 21, 1983, in Holland, MI, he was the son of Philip and Norma (Block) Bard. One of three valedictorians of Fennville's class of 2001, Mark...
Cynthia Marie Clements
Sep 8, 2009
Cynthia Marie Clements, age 49, of Spring Lake, formerly of Pullman, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Muskegon Hospice House. Born July 24, 1960 in Kennett, Missouri, she was the daughter of Lucien Andrew Clements and Thelma (Williams) Clements. Surviving are her Sisters; Alice and Robert Bruechert, Linda Clements, Judy and Paul Martin, Pat Doty, Dody and Raymond Puttenbarger, and...
Delois Nation
Sep 4, 2009
Delois Nation, age 68, of Grand Junction, Michigan, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Born September 16, 1940 in Marked Tree, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Edward and Mary Lou (Okane) Wiggins. Delois was a retired nurse's aid, she attended the Lacota General Baptist Church, she loved board games, word puzzles, riding her golf...
Linnea Elizabeth Thorpe
Sep 3, 2009
Linnea (Johnson) Thorpe passed away September 3, 2009. She was born August 6, 1911 in Birch, MI to Sofia (Sodergard) Johnson and Axel Johnson. She graduated from Michigan School for the Deaf. Linnea enjoyed fishing up north in Big Bay and off the South Haven pier and spending time with family and friends. She loved to go for walks and...
Lawrence Edward Birkholz
Sep 1, 2009
Lawrence Edward Birkholz, 71, of Fennville, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at his home. Born March 4, 1938 in Fennville, Michigan, he was the son of Clarence C. Birkholz and Dorothy (Beagle) Birkholz. He was preceded in death by his wife Grace Birkholz on June 23, 1996 and also a brother, Lyle Birkholz. He worked as a machine operator for...
James Thomas Woods
Aug 27, 2009
James T. Woods, 69 formerly of Pullman died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Meadow Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Bloomingdale. James was born August 25, 1940 in Allegan, MI, he was the son of William and Edith (Barnes) Woods. A retired Roofer and contractor, he is survived by his sister Dawn Woods of Grand Junction, MI. At his request...
Helen Virginia Kellum
Aug 25, 2009
Helen Virginia Kellum, age 89, of Holland, formerly of Fennville, died, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at Resthaven Care Center in Holland. Born October 1, 1919 in Cardwell, Missouri, she was the daughter of William and Alma (Lawson) Acree. A retired employee of Lifesavers in Holland, she was preceded in death by her husband Junior Ray Kellum on July 4, 1986,...
Burnette Elenbaas
Aug 16, 2009
Burnette Elenbaas, age 86 of Fennville, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Holland Community Hospital. Born June 4, 1923 in Allegan County, she was the daughter of Nick and Jennie (Schra) Boremen. Burnette was a retired secretary and a member of the Community Church Douglas. Her husband Bud Elenbaas preceded her in death, Dec. 26, 1989. Surviving are her children...
Troy Burklow
Aug 14, 2009
Troy Burklow age 62, of Fennville, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Nov. 12, 1946 in Harrisburg, Arkansas, he was the son of Charles and Nolar (Nash) Burklow. Troy was self employed in the yard care business, and a member of A.A. for over 25 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son...
Marcella Jane Laaksonen
Aug 8, 2009
Marcella Jane (Marcy) Laaksonen, 72, of Fennville, died Saturday August 8, 2009 at Hospice House of Holland. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Leonard W. Laaksonen and children Len and Connee Laaksonen, Debbie and Doug Wieland, Scott and Kathy Laaksonen and Kim Rasmussen. Also several sisters, a brother, grandchildren, great-grandchildren as well as many close friends. A...
Mary Virginia Weed
Aug 7, 2009
Mary V. Weed, age 85, of Fennville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Aug. 26, 1923, in Glenn, MI, she was the daughter of Leon and Blanche (Foster) Warren. A graduate of South Haven High School, Mary married George F. Weed April 28, 1951, George preceded her in death September 14, 2008. Mary was a member...
Caroline (Kay) Ward
Aug 5, 2009
Caroline (Kay) Ward, 83, of Fennville, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at Golden Orchards Assisted Living. Born Oct. 16, 1925, she was the daughter of Elmer and Minnie (Lierman) Reum. Kay lived in the Fennville area for the past 32 years, coming from Bloomington, IL, she retired from Life Savers in Holland, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Frank Newton Daisher
Aug 4, 2009
Frank N. Daisher, age 74 of Pullman, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at his home. Born August 24, 1934 in Dundee, Michigan, he was the son of Lavier N. Lovett and Bertha V. Slayton. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, he lived and worked at Oak Haven, in Pullman, MI, for the past 33 years. Frank is survived...
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