Jefferson (Alex) Boyle
Mar 14, 2008
Jefferson (Alex) Boyle, 93, of Holland, formerly from Fennville, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at Haven Park Christian Nursing Home in Zeeland. Born Nov. 23, 1914 in Allegan County, the son of Jefferson and Lucinda(Holly) Boyle. He retired from H.J. Heinz Company in Holland in 1979. Alex was a member of the Ganges Baptist Church, The Pullman I.O.O.F., and the...
Julie Marie Hassevoort
Feb 29, 2008
Julie M. Hassevoort, 37 of Fennville, died suddenly Friday, February 29, 2008 at her home. Born April 14, 1970, in Holland, MI, the daughter of Russel Bremer and Christine Litts, she was a restaurant manager till becoming disabled. Julie married her husband Kenneth Dale Hassevoort on Aug. 12, 2006. surviving are her husband Kenneth, son Geoffrey VanBrocklin, mother Christine and...
Charles Robert Jensen
Feb 29, 2008
Charles R. Jensen, 64, of Fennville, died suddenly Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. Born April 28, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the son of Leo and Margaret(Hedburg) Jensen, he married Linda J. Napoli on August 1, 1964 in Blue Island, IL. Charles was a retired pipe fitter with Local # 597 of Chicago, Il retiring in 2005 and...
Alois "Al" Masters
Feb 22, 2008
Alois "AL" Masters, 88 of Saugatuck, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Golden Acres Christian Living in Fennville. Born June 16, 1919 in Chicago, IL the son of Joseph Mastalerz and Louise (Krurzkowski) Mastalerz. He served in the US Army during WWII. A full time resident of the Saugatuck area for the past 25 years, he was a retired photographer,and...
Kenneth Mervyn Sargent
Feb 20, 2008
Kenneth M. Sargent, 88, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 after a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by Freda, his wife of 61 years; his four children, Dennis Sargent of Muskegon Heights, Susan Wozniak of Holland, Phil Sargent and Leora Bennett of Fennville and Loren and Becky Sargent of Fennville. He is also survived by three grandchildren,...
Mae Alzina Perkins
Feb 20, 2008
Mae A. Perkins, 87, of Fennville, Michigan died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at South Haven Community Hospital. She was born November 4, 1920 in Allegan County, Michigan to John Stehle and Grace (Baker) Stehle. She married Elwin L. Perkins on November 15, 1946 in Ganges, Michigan. She was a homemaker and attended the Ganges United Methodist Church. Surviving are her...
Rollo Higgins Jr.
Feb 17, 2008
Rollo Higgins, Jr. 86, of Fennville died Sunday, February 17, 2008 at his home. He was born October 19, 1921 in Allegan County, Michigan to Rollo Higgins Sr. and Violet (Thompson) Higgins. He married Juanita L. (Young) Higgins on November 23, 1974. He was a retired Sheet Metal worker in Heating and Cooling. He was a World War II U.S....
Rena Crane Thorsen
Feb 15, 2008
Rena Crane Thorsen, 89, of Kalamazoo formerly of Fennville, Michigan died Friday, February 15, 2008 in Kalamazoo. She was born on October 19, 1918 in Fennville, Michigan to U.S. Crane and Lena (Miller) Crane. She was a retired secretary and lived in many areas of the country and most recently moved to the Kalmazoo area. She was a member of...
Thomas Michael Wilcox
Feb 12, 2008
Thomas Michael Wilcox, 61, of Fennville, Michigan, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, in Bonaire, N.A. Born December 25, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Royal Wilcox, Jr. and Patricia (Priebe) Wilcox. He married Linda L. Webb on August 23, 1969 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a chemist for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Holland, retiring in 2003. He was an avid...
George Anton Kupres Jr.
Feb 2, 2008
George A. Kupres, Jr., 85, of Fennville, Michigan, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Jan. 8, 1923 in Chicago, Il to George Anton and Antonette (Sykora) Kupres. He married Martha M. Bielik on October 19, 1946 in Douglas, Michigan. He was a farmer and lived in the Fennville area for many years. A member of the...
Dorothy Anne Langhorst
Feb 1, 2008
Dorothy Anne Langhorst, 83, of Hamilton, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at her home. The daughter of John Lodwick and Myra (Suit) Lodwick, she was born Sept. 28, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her husband Delbert Langhorst preceded her in death in 1997. She was a member of the Saugatuck Womens Club and All Saints Episcopal Church of Saugatuck, MI. Surviving...
Hazel Schultz
Jan 30, 2008
Hazel Schultz, 83, of Fennville, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Metron of Allegan. She was born in Winchester, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Sam Gill and Rosie (Campbell) Gill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair in 1974. Surviving are her children, Robert and Sharon Schultz of Allegan, Michigan; Chris Schultz of Fennville, Michigan; Tom and...
Mary Ann Kowalski
Jan 27, 2008
Mary Kowalski (Haiser), 91, of Fennville, MI formerly of Kankakee, IL, accepted the call from her Lord and Savior on January 27, 2008. She was preceded in death by Felix (Phil) Kowalski her husband of 5l years, her parents, Ann and Leopold Haiser, brothers, Frank, Ted, Leo, Stanley, and John Haiser, and sisters, Sophie Intribus, Mildred Haiser, Olga Zysk-Eby, and...
Terry Laraway
Jan 19, 2008
Terry Laraway, 44, of Pullman, died Saturday January 19, 2008. Terry was born Oct. 21, 1963 in Allegan, the son of Royal "Babe" and Arlene (Mattson) Laraway. Terry graduated from Bloomingdale High School in 1981 and worked at Hart and Cooley for over 20 years where he was a union steward and supervisor until the company closed. He was also...
William Frederick Seyler
Jan 13, 2008
William Frederick (Bill) Seyler, 95 of Lansing, formerly of Holland, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 at Sparrow Hospital. Born Aug. 16, 1912 in Salix, Iowa the son of William and Margie (Hall) Seyler. He lived in Holland from 1935 till 2002 when moving to the Lansing area. He Co-Owned and operated Bill and Rays Carpet Service in Holland for 15...
Audrey O. Manthey
Jan 7, 2008
Audrey O. Manthey, 91 of Fennville, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at Golden Orchards Christian Living in Fennville. Born Sept. 27, 1916 in Covert, MI to Charles and Mary (Underwood) Stein, she worked at Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville for 35 years in labor and quality control, she attended the Fennville United Methodist Church, and was preceded in death by...
Robert Carl Jones
Jan 5, 2008
Robert C. Jones, 78, of Saugatuck, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2008 at Holland Community Hospital. Born May 17, 1929, in South Haven, MI to Clarence and Thelma (Strate) Jones, he was a US Army veteran. He worked for Alson Harris Pie in Saugatuck and also in the maintenance department for the City of Saugatuck. Surviving is his daughter Barbara Carol...
Lois W. Frazier
Dec 27, 2007
Lois W. Frazier, of Saugatuck, died Thursday morning in her home at the age of 76. Born in Hartford, Conn. to Harold and Irene Wilson, she married Alan G. Frazier on Nov. 17, 1951. Lois had come to Saugatuck for the summer for over 40 years and became a full time resident in 1996. A generous and outgoing women, she...
Vicki Loraine Hall
Dec 26, 2007
Vicki L. Hall (Morehead) passed away on Wednesday, December 26 at 9:30 p.m. after living with Multiple Sclerosis for twelve years and a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. Vicki was employed at FMB Bank, the Corner Laundry, and in retail management over a span of twenty years. Once her multiple sclerosis prevented her from working, Vicki spent her time volunteering...
Alfred James Vantil
Dec 23, 2007
Alfred J. VanTil, 80 of Fennville, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007 at Holland Community Hospital. Born Sept. 6, 1927 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of Albert and Bessie (Smith) VanTil he married Marion Margot June 3, 1950 in Ganges, MI. Alfred was a US Navy veteran and a farmer, he owned and operated VanTil's Greenhouse in Fennville for 34...
