Colleen Lynn Paletta-Sova
Jul 30, 2008
Colleen Lynn Paletta-Sova, 54 of Fennville, Michigan, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at her home. Born on April 16, 1954 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of William and Beulah (Werner) Zeran. She owned and operated Lakeshore Engraving, and Something Different Signs in Fennville and Saugatuck Douglas area. Surviving is her husband Michael Sova, sons; Cheyenne and Jill Doornbosch of Fennville,...
Ethel Maxine Elliott
Jul 26, 2008
Ethel M. Elliott, 91, of Fennville, MI, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Harbors Health Facility in Douglas, MI. Born January 11, 1917 in Ripley County, Missouri, she was the daughter of Edgar and Lula (Spitler) Penrod. Ethel was a homemaker and a member of the Ganges Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Elliott in...
Dolores Mary Peterson
Jul 18, 2008
Dolores Mary Peterson, 80, of Fennville, MI, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at her home. Born Aug. 4, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Domenico and Fortunata (Tarsia) Napoli, she married Carl J. Peterson Sept. 17, 1949. A retired legal secretary and home maker, Dee was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas, MI, a Third Order...
Clark Lewis Hutchinson
Jul 17, 2008
Clark L. Hutchinson, 72, formerly from Fennville,MI died Thursday, July 17, 2008 at his home in Howell, MI. Born Jan. 27, 1936 in Douglas, MI, he was the son of Hughes and Jean (Sundstrom) Hutchinson. A US Army Veteran, MSU Alumnist and a member of the Sierra Club, he retired from Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. as a claims adjuster...
Gayla Ann Taylor
Jul 15, 2008
Gayla Ann Taylor, 53, of Fennville, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Born Oct. 3, 1954, the daughter of John and Magdalene Remelts, she married Steven Taylor Oct. 19, 1974. She worked in customer service at Herman Miller in Holland till 1995 when retiring due to her illness. Surviving is...
Stephen Joseph Kiss
Jun 21, 2008
Stephen J. Kiss, 77, of Fennville, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at his daughters home. The son of Michael J. Kiss and Susan Hardy Kiss, he was born on May 8, 1931 in Chicago, Il. A veteran of the US Air Force, he married Sally (Johnson) Kiss Jan. 16, 1954, and she preceded him in death on March 7, 1994....
Anthony "Red" Delke
Jun 19, 2008
Anthony "Red" Delke, 91 of Saugatuck, died Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven, MI. Born Nov. 1, 1916 in Chicago, Il, the son of Frank Delke and Elizabeth Eiter Delke, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Katherine "Kate: Bieler Nov. 10, 1945, and she preceded him in death Jan. 30, 2007,...
George Moomey
Jun 16, 2008
George Moomey, age 69, of Pullman, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 16th. George was born March 23, 1939 to George W. and Hanna Mae (Davis) Moomey. He married the former Linda Smith on December 3, 1957 in Angola, Indiana, and she survives. George worked as a Maintenance Laborer until his retirement in...
Gladys Zuidema
Jun 13, 2008
Gladys Zuidema, 87, of Holland and formerly of Fennville, died Friday, June 13th at Holland Community Hospital. Gladys was born July 22, 1920 in Grand Rapids to Jacob and Bertha (Buikema) Kool. She worked for several years in retail sales. Survivors include two sons: Tom D. Zuidema of Shelbyville, Michigan and Jack D. Zuidema of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A gathering...
Albert J. Burgos
Jun 13, 2008
Albert J. Burgos, 38, of Fennville, died Friday, June 13th. He was born May 10, 1970 in Douglas, Michigan to Joaquin and Teresa (Garcia) Burgos. He married the former Gladis Garcia in 1987 and she survives. Albert attended the Good Shephard Church in Fennville. In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth and two sons, Philip and Christian...
Robert Dexter Johnson
Jun 7, 2008
Robert Dexter Johnson, 78 of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Hospice House in Holland, Michigan. Born June 9, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Robert Colton Johnson and Dorothy Dexter Johnson. Bob was a graduate of engineering from Marquette University of Milwaukee, WI and worked for Boeing Corp., retiring in 1981. He was a member...
Deloris (Kasinger) Chestnut
May 26, 2008
Ila Deloris (Kasinger) Chestnut, 70, died Monday May 26, 2008 at her home in Pullman, MI. Born May 11, 1938 in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was the daughter of Ben Kasinger and Una Ola Messick Kasinger. Deloris married Frank Daniel Chestnut on March 27, 1961. Deloris retired after 27 years of teaching elementary school, she had been very active in...
Mary Cecelia Paine
May 16, 2008
We celebrate the life of Mary Cecelia Knipper Dickinson Anderson Paine, age 85 of Saugatuck. A lifelong cornerstone of her family and community. Mary gave her life to helping and inspiring the lives of everyone she met. She will be remembered for her fortitude, energy, compassion, honesty, intelligence, individual style and class, and independence as a woman. Born Dec. 12,...
Erma Crippin
May 15, 2008
Erma Crippin, stillborn daughter of Eric and Marlene (Rediess) Crippin of South Haven, went to be with the lord, Thursday, May 15, 2008. She is survived by her parents, two brothers; Bill Capps, and Devin Crippin and one sister Olivia Crippin, grandparents Gregory Crippin Sr., Karen and Dave Bowers, and Great Grandmother Barbara Sutton. Private family services have been held....
Eugene Keith Plummer
May 13, 2008
Eugene Keith Plummer, 88, a long time winter resident of Hemet, California and summer resident of Fennville, MI died May 13, 2008 in Denver Colorado. Mr. Plummer, known as Bud to his family and friends, was born in Ganges, Michigan on July 10, 1919. He attended grammar school in Ganges, Michigan, High School in St. Louis Missouri and college at...
Richard Griswold Wilson
May 12, 2008
Richard Giswold Wilson, 79, of Saugatuck died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Resthaven Care Center in Holland, Michigan. Born on August 20, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Harold E. Wilson and Irene C. (Southwick) Wilson. He was a retired groundskeepers. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Lois Frazier. Surviving is a brother-in-law, Alan G. Frazier...
Richard Andrew Loudin
Apr 18, 2008
Richard A. Loudin, 64 of Fennville, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at his home, from a short battle with lung cancer. Born May 23, 1943 in Allegan, he was the son of Jay Jack Gould Loudin and Viola McClain Loudin. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He married his wife Barbara Thomas on June 1, 1963....
Theresa Young
Apr 14, 2008
Theresa Young, 46, of Fennville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 14, 2008. She was born at Holland Hospital on November 16, 1961 to Odie and Vivian Kelch. She is the loving wife of Ricky Young and the mother to 4 children; Brandy, Chase, Shannon, Ricky, Jr., whom will miss her so very much....
Mildred M. Cunningham
Apr 9, 2008
Mildred Cunningham, 82, of Bloomington, Minn., died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Bloomington. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur "Gene" Cunningham. She is survived by her daughter, Diana and David Hoekstra of Holland; son, Michael and Wanda Cunningham of Aiken, SC; five grandchildren' four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Helen Arhip of Rush City, MN, three brothers-in-law, Oliver and Pat...
Nora E. Martin
Apr 9, 2008
Nora E. Martin, 85 of Fennville, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at her daughters home. Born Feb. 22, 1923 in Melrose, Arkansas, the daughter of Luther Collins and Nancy (Patterson) Collins she married Daniel Hugh Martin, he preceded her in death in 1978. Nora was a homemaker and lived in the Fennville area the past 29 years. She is survived...
