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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
