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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Wilma Marie Stepp
Jan 19, 2009
Wilma Marie Stepp age 95 of Douglas, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 at the Grace of Douglas. Born April 3, 1913, she was the daughter of Harry and Stella (Spellman) Hartman. She was preceded in death by her husband Otis Stepp. She is survived by her children, Sherri Tucker of Milwaukee, WI, Jerry and Doris Seidelman of Titusville, FL, and...
Mikita Lois Jones
Jan 17, 2009
Mikita L. Jones, age 20, of Holland, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, from injuries sustained in a auto accident. Born Nov. 10, 1988 in Holland, she was the daughter of Peter Groening and Tammy Jones. Mikita was a student at Muskegon Community College. Surviving are her parents, Peter and Tammy, sister Sasha Jones, brothers Damian and Trystan Groening, paternal grandparents...
Tammy May Coles
Jan 16, 2009
Tammy May Coles, age 51, of Fennville, died suddenly Friday, January 16, 2009 at her home. Born Dec. 20, 1957 in Allegan, MI, she was the daughter of Leo LaFountian and Rachel May. Tammy was a homemaker, and lived in the Fennville and Holland area for over 20 years. She married Dennis D. Coles on Feb. 13, 1998. Surviving is...
Irene Mary Vana
Jan 15, 2009
Irene Mary Vana of Fennville MI. died peacefully Thursday Jan. 15. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Rose Zanovit. Sister to the late Rose (Filetz), Eleanor (Opatrny), & Emil Zanovit. Her husband was the late Erwin Vana. Mother to two sons Andrew (Mary) & the late Paul (Cynthia). Grandmother to Allison, Joel, Maureen, Jason, Bill, & Brian....
Emil Edwin Wons
Jan 13, 2009
Emil E. Wons, age 88 of Fennville, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 at the Grace of Douglas. Born Dec. 14, 1920 in Chicago, Il, he was the son of Edwin and Ann Wons. Emil was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas, Michigan. He retired from the Fennville Post Office, after many years of service as a rural...
Mildred L. Armstrong
Jan 11, 2009
Mildred L. Armstrong, 95. died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Grace of Douglas in Douglas, Michigan. She is survived by three children, Rebecca (John) McClain, Richard L. Clark, and Dorothye B. Clark. Her body has been donated to the University of Michigan Medical School as an anatomical gift. Memorials may be made to Grace of Douglas Activities Department.
Renee Adele Thaler
Jan 8, 2009
South Haven - Renee Adele Thaler (Gregory age 81, passed away peacefully at home January 8, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Renee was born on October 5th 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband John, parents Roscoe and Dorothy (Wright) Gregory and her brother Roscoe Gregory II. Renee enjoyed hunting and bowling in her...
Helen Marie Shoulders
Dec 28, 2008
Helen Marie Shoulders, age 72, of Allegan, MI, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 at Heartland of Holland. Born April 29, 1936 in Jonesboro Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Junior Shoulders on Nov. 12, 2008. Helen was a member of the Jenison Baptist Temple. Surviving is her son Gregory and Leann Shoulders of Millersburg, MI, and two...
Marian Doris Snow
Dec 21, 2008
Marian Snow passed away at the age of 93 on December 21, 2008 in Fennville Michigan. Marian was the oldest daughter of Henry and Doris Merkle, owners of Preusser Jewelers in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is survived by her sisters, Betty Gillette and Ruth McCurdy and her brother David Merkle. Marian was preceded in death by her husband of 50...
Carolyn Lee Visser
Dec 14, 2008
Carolyn Lee Visser (Hoyt), daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Skinner, was born on Dec. 24, 1941 and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 at the age of 66. Ms. Visser (Hoyt) was of the Baptist faith. She loved crafts, cooking, fishing, UNC basketball, and spending time with her grandchildren. She spent most...
Howard Ronald Knight
Dec 4, 2008
Howard R. Knight, age 52 of Fennville, MI, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born July 28, 1956, in Allegan, MI, he was the son of Howard Vernon and Jacqueline (Stewart) Knight. Howard worked for Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville as a fork lift driver for many years, he loved to spend time in the outdoors,...
Albert Wayne Overhiser
Dec 2, 2008
Albert Wayne Overhiser, 91, of Pullman, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his home. He was a life long resident of Casco Township and a member of the Casco United Methodist Church. He was born December 17, 1916 on the Trowbridge Farm at the home of his mother's parents on Phoenix Road East of South Haven. In 1935, he graduated...
