Roy Elry Grigg
Nov 29, 2008
Roy Elry Grigg, age 77 of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. Born January 23, 1931, in Brush, Colorado, he was the son of Samuel and Maggie (Cole) Grigg. He married Margaret Fay Burris on June 25, 1950 in Arkansas. Roy worked for Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville for many years. Surviving...
Yvonne Elizabeth Jackson
Nov 26, 2008
Yvonne Jackson, 91, Fennville, died, November 26, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband Leon and son Johnny. Surviving are her children Judy and John McMahon, and Gary Jackson of Hamilton. granddaughters Kelly and Brett Geier, Bloomingdale, Kathleen and Rick Alamillo, Boerne, Texas, Meghan and Tim Mowinski, Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. Six great-grand children, Clayton and Madison Geier, Elizabeth...
Donna J. Leslie
Nov 24, 2008
Donna J. Leslie, age 70, of Fennville, MI. died Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born April 29, 1938 in Allegan, MI she was the daughter of Blenn and Marian (Clawson) Brenner. Donna married Calvin E. Leslie in April of 1954, and worked as a custodian at the Fennville Public School for over 30 years,...
Luis Manuel Canales
Nov 13, 2008
Luis M. Canales, age, 54, of Clarksville, TN, formerly of Holland, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 in Clarksville, TN. Born Oct. 11, 1954 in Germany, he was the son of Domingo Canales and Anna Wittmann. Luis was a US Army veteran. Surviving are his sons Christopher canales, and Shane Canales, father Domingo and Donna Canales of Allegan, mother Anna Barnes...
Mark Gregory Evans
Nov 13, 2008
Mark G. Evans, age 50, of Fennville, Michigan, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Meadowbrook Nursing and rehabilitation Center in Bloomingdale. Born Oct. 25, 1958 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, he was the son of the late Floyd Evans and Marie (Porter) Evans. Mark was a 1976 graduate of Fennville High School, and worked for Perrigo in Allegan for over 30...
Junior Odell Shoulders
Nov 12, 2008
Junior O. Shoulders, 71, of Holland died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 in Holland, Michigan. Born February 28, 1937 in Villa Grove, Il he was the son of Odell Shoulders and Verda (Simpson) Shoulders. He married Helen M. Chadwick and worked as a hand buffer. He was a member of the Jenison Baptist Temple. Surviving are his wife, Helen M. Shoulders...
Shauntoy Jean Chambers
Nov 10, 2008
Shauntoy Jean Chambers, 23, of Holland, Michigan, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital, born in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Michael W. Chambers and Etoy (Fischer) Chambers. She worked for Haworth in Douglas and also worked for Best Buy in Holland, MI. She was a graduate of Fennville High School. Surviving are her children;, Najeeah Chambers,...
Margaret Kemp
Nov 9, 2008
Margaret Kemp, 79, of Pullman, Michigan died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Allegan General Hospital. Born Sept. 27, 1929 in Germany to Alois Engelmann and Emllie (Veit) Englemann. She married Robert Chester Kemp on June 2, 1957. She was a homemaker and lived in the Pullman area for the past 48 years. Surviving are her husband, Chester Kemp;, 3 sisters,...
James Hamilton Bailey
Oct 22, 2008
James H. Bailey, 56, of Fennville died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. He was born May 1, 1952 in Champaign, Illinois, son of Albert and Madeline Bailey. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign with a degree in Engineering. Jim was a Boiler Engineer at Hope College in Holland and operated Old Allegan...
Arthur James Fenrich
Oct 21, 2008
Arthur J. Fenrich, 64, of Grand Junction, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Born in Chicago to Arthur and Gereta Fenrich, he graduated from Saugatuck High School. He was employed by Donnelly Corporation and retired from Haworth in 2001. He is survived by his sons, Art (Lisa) Fenrich, Aaron Fenrich of Hamilton, daughter Julie (Danny) Chappell of Fennville and...
Mary Julia Miller
Oct 18, 2008
Mary Julia Miller, 99, of Holland, Michigan, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Oakcrest Manor. Born December 15, 1909 to Eason E. Wells and Priscilla (Sowersby) Wells in Clyde Township, Michigan. She married Clarence Miller who preceded her in death December 24, 2001. She was a school teacher for many years in the Fennville Area Schools from 1951 till her...
Lester Charles Bell
Oct 18, 2008
Lester "Les" Bell, 99, of South Haven, died Saturday morning, October 18, 2008 at Countryside Nursing Home. Les was born February 8, 1909 in Allegan County, son of Carey and Jessie (Dennis) Bell. He married the former Jeanette Cogsrove in Allegan in 1939 and she preceded him in death. He served aboard the U.S.S. North Carolina during World War II...
Donald L. Moeller
Oct 7, 2008
Donald L. Moeller, age 81 of Fennville, MI, died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Born April 9, 1927 in Hamilton, MI, he was the son of Emil Paul (Dooley) Moeller and Helen (Bushee) Moeller. Don was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He married Mary Ann DuBreuil on Sept. 21, 1947. Don was a former butcher, long time farmer,...
Richard D. Sisty
Oct 3, 2008
Richard D. Sisty, age 77, of Holland, MI, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Feb. 8, 1931, in Morenci, MI, he was the son of William and Margaret (Hutson) Sisty. He retired from the US Navy, after more than 22 years of service, and he was the former owner of the Wood Shed in Douglas, MI,...
Nancy Ann Jenney
Sep 25, 2008
Nancy Ann Jenney, Age 61, of Fennville, Michigan, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Born Sept. May 1, 1947, she married Donald R. Jenney on July 19, 1969. Nancy retired from McPherson Plastics, due to her health. She is survived by her husband Donald, brother Lyle Batey of Allegan, and her step-children Lincoln Jenney, Nancy...
Helen (Shumaker) Ruffner
Sep 24, 2008
Helen (Shumaker) Ruffner, age 64, of Fennville, MI, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 at Hospice House in Holland, MI. Born May 2, 1944 in Allegan, MI she was the daughter of Irvin and Theresa (Bedes) Shumaker. She lived in the Fennville area most of her life, and worked for L & W Engineering in Holland for the past seven years....
Mary Catherine Brown
Sep 17, 2008
Mary Catherine Brown, age 84, of Glenn, MI died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Sept. 28, 1923 in Ripley, Tenn, she was the daughter of Bud and Pearl Waldo. She was a homemaker, and lived in the Glenn area since 1951. Surviving are her children, Sandra and Richard Gilman of Fennville, Armelia Brown of Glenn, Dan...
Ellen W. Johnson
Sep 14, 2008
Ellen W. Johnson, age 77 of Fennville, Michigan, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at Golden Orchards Assisted Living in Fennville. Born April 28, 1931, she was the daughter of Charles and Mildred Williams. Ellen, was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church, Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society, long time benefactor of the Red Barn Theatre, supporter of the Saugatuck Center of the...
George F. Weed
Sep 14, 2008
George F. Weed, age 91, of Fennville, MI, died, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at the Holland Community Hospital. Born Oct. 7, 1916, in Saugatuck, MI, he was the son of Milton and Mildred (French) Weed. He was a Technical Sargent with the US Army Air Force during WW II. He married Mary Virginia Warren on April 28, 1951. George was...
Rollas Martin
Sep 1, 2008
Rollas "Red" Martin , age 79, of Fennville, MI, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 at his daughters home. Born April 17, 1929 in Grays, Kentucky, he was the son of Fred and Myrtle(Hart) Martin. He lived most of his life in the Holland and Fennville area, retiring as a supervisor, after 44 years of work at Holland Wire Products-Hickory Springs,...
