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Shirley  Elaine Bush

Shirley Elaine Bush

Aug 3, 2009

Shirley Elaine (Dill) Bush, 78, of Wellston, MI, and Winter Springs, FL, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at her home in Wellston. Born May 14, 1931, in Kalamazoo, the oldest of four children, Shirley and her sister Margaret were inseparable in their activities in Girl Scouts and the Episcopal Church youth group. Margaret died at an early age from lung...

Hilda  Ruth Guigue

Hilda Ruth Guigue

Jul 24, 2009

Hilda R. Guigue, age 82 of Fennville, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at Providence Healthcare in Zeeland. Born Feb. 6, 1927 in Glenn, MI, she was the daughter of Willy and Anna (Blossey) Radseck. Hilda married Lewis E. Guigue in Douglas, MI on Oct. 1, 1949, a homemaker, Hilda was a member of the Glenn United Methodist Church. Surviving is...

Amy  Michelle Castillo

Amy Michelle Castillo

Jul 18, 2009

Amy M. Castillo, age 38, of Pullman, died Saturday, July 18, 2009. Born March 25, 1971 in Benton Harbor Michigan, she was the daughter of David H. Remus and Jean Ann Wheeler. A homemaker, Amy is survived by her sons, Jaime Robert Remus LeMay, Jose Jordan Ramirez and Antonio Castillo, her father David H. Remus of Tunnel Hill, IL, mother...

Roy  E. Averye

Roy E. Averye

Jul 15, 2009

Roy E. Averye, age 67, of Allegan, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at his home. Born Sept. 6, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the son of Vernon E. and Irene (Harkema) Averye. A machine builder at Batts in Zeeland, he retired in 1999, after 20 years. Roy was a member of the Assembly of Yaltweh and the N.R.A....

Hershel  Lee Baker

Hershel Lee Baker

Jul 11, 2009

Hershel Lee Baker, age 75, of Fennville, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, July 11, 2009. Born March 5, 1934, in Monette, Arkansas, he was the son of James and Addie (Anderson) Baker. A retired mechanic, Hershel was a long time Fennville area resident and a member of the Fennville Baptist Church. Surviving is his wife, Sarah F. Baker,...

Clair  Edmund Griffin

Clair Edmund Griffin

Jul 9, 2009

Clair Edmund Griffin, age 85 of Fennville was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,on Thursday, July 9, 2009, with his loving family by his side. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Clair was born on October 31, 1923 in Vestaburg, Michigan, he was the son of Frank and Fern (Bell) Griffin. Clair proudly served...

Nan  L. Collins

Nan L. Collins

Jul 3, 2009

Nan L. Collins, age 70, of Fennville, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 3, 2009 after a lifetime of dedication to her husband, children, and church. Born April 11, 1939 in Walnut, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Dewitt and Annie Bell (Stamey) Kennedy. On Sept 27, 1959, Nan married Bob J. Collins. A homemaker, Nan also worked...

Alice  Hannah Allen

Alice Hannah Allen

Jul 3, 2009

Alice H. Allen, age 94, of Fennville, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at Grace of Douglas. Born November 17, 1914 in Conimicut, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of William and Emma (Hadfield) Worthington. A member of the Fennville Assembly of God church, she was a homemaker and also retired from High Q industries, in Fennville after twenty years of...

John Winston  Jr.

John Winston Jr.

May 24, 2009

John Winston Jr, age 83, of Holland, formerly of Pullman, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1925 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he was the son of John and Emma Winston. John was a retired truck driver who lived in the Pullman area from 1970 till 2008 when moving to Holland, he served in the US...

Patricia  Gaye Riede

Patricia Gaye Riede

May 17, 2009

Patricia G. Riede, age 57, of Grand Junction, MI, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Born May 22, 1951, she was the daughter of Raymond and Freida (Kelly) Isenblatter. Patricia was a homemaker and lived in the Grand Junction area. Surviving are her children; Dina M. Smith of Grand Junction, Raymond J. Smith of Plainwell,...

Ruth  Mae Jones

Ruth Mae Jones

May 16, 2009

Ruth Mae Jones, age 96, of Fennville, died suddenly May 16, 2009 at Oak Crest Manor in Holland. Born Nov. 9, 1912 in Shelby, MI, she was the daughter of Leo Benjamin Plummer and Laura Easter Plummer. A graduate of Olivet College, Ruth was a retired Illinois school teacher, and a member of the First Congregational Church in Saugatuck. She...

Dean  Wark Dornan

Dean Wark Dornan

May 9, 2009

Dean Wark Dornan, age 70, of Douglas, MI, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at his home. Born August 4, 1938 in Holland, MI, he was the son of Adrian Dornan and Grace Wark Dornan. He was a 1964 graduate of Michigan State University and also attended the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Dean worked in Industrial Sales...

Robert  Paul Johnson

Robert Paul Johnson

Apr 21, 2009

Robert Paul Johnson, age 89, of Fennville went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. He was born on March 14, 1920 in Pearl, Michigan to Nelsy and Mabel (Smith) Johnson. He was a member of the Rose Park Baptist Church in Holland. Robert was a onion farmer for many years in the Bravo area...

Maxine  E. Tromp

Maxine E. Tromp

Apr 5, 2009

Maxine E. Tromp, 86 of Fennville, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Grace of Douglas. Born Jan. 12, 1923 in Bravo, MI, she was the daughter of Haile and Emma (Burch) Orr. Maxine was a retired secretary, formerly working for Haworth in Holland, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank in Saugatuck, Fennville Public High School and as Ganges Township Clerk....

Margaret  Grace Helbach

Margaret Grace Helbach

Apr 3, 2009

Margaret G. Helbach, age 75, of Holland, formerly of Fennville, died suddenly Friday, April 3, 2009 at Heartland of Holland. Margaret was born April 11, 1933, in Allegan County, she was the daughter of Matthew and Sarah (Guigue) Helbach. Margaret was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and lived most of her life in the Fennville area. She is survived...

Irene  Lois Mays

Irene Lois Mays

Mar 16, 2009

Irene Lois Brandeberry Mays, age 82, maiden name Irene Chambers formerly of Dyer, TN, died March 16, 2009 of a stroke at Hospice House in Holland, MI. Her home was in Douglas, MI for the past 40 years. Irene, oldest of four children of Matt Chambers and Mina Davis. She is survived by sister Ozell Mary Hart, Hobart, IN and...

Priscilla  M. Cain

Priscilla M. Cain

Mar 8, 2009

Priscilla Cain, 80 of Ganges, Michigan, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Survivors include her beloved husband John of 58 years; four children Chris (Betsy), Julie (Tom) Herrick, Ceci (Laura Fernelius), Mary; sister Gigi (Ron) Wietecha; proud grandmother of David, Johnathon, Elizabeth, Monica, and Katherine. A private family service was held and will be followed with...

Lily Anne Shirley Lancaster

Lily Anne Shirley Lancaster

Feb 20, 2009

Lily Anne Shirley Lancaster of Fennville died on February 20, 2009 from complications related to leukemia. Lily is survived by her husband John, her sons Jason, Matthew & David, daughters-in-law Amanda (Paley) & Brooke (Pillifant), grandsons Magnus & Leif, brother Gerald Steinke of Otsego, MI, sister-in-law Mary Ethel (Wasz), brother-in-law Bruce and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death...

Catherine  F. Wightman

Catherine F. Wightman

Feb 3, 2009

Catherine F. Wightman, age 82 of Fennville, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Golden Orchards Christian Living. Born Sept. 14, 1926, she was the daughter of David and Winifred (Bishop) Walsh. Catherine and her husband Albert (Bud) Wightman, owned and operated Wightman Farms, and Lakeshore Growers, till their retirement. She was a member of the Community Church of Douglas and...

Norman  W Stewart

Norman W Stewart

Jan 23, 2009

Norman W. Stewart, age 77, of Fennville, died suddenly Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 at his home. Born July 5, 1931 in Detroit, he was the son of William and Lillian (Woods) Stewart. Norman was a retired machinist from Textron Micromatic in Holland. Most of his life he loved to raise, show and hunt, coon dogs. Surviving is his wife Monica,...

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