Karl David Jorgensen
Jul 5, 2007
Karl D. Jorgensen, 65 of Fennville, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Butterworth Hospital. He was born in Iowa to Stanley and Helen (Bacon) Jorgensen, he retired from Whirlpool in St. Joseph, MI after 30 years of service. He was a member of Community Church of Douglas, and the Holland Elks. He also worked at, and was instrumental in the...
Joyce Sampson
Jun 23, 2007
Joyce Sampson, 67, of Hamilton, died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at her home. Born in Corbin, Kentucky to C.C. Walters and Gertrude (Head) Walters, she married Ronald Dare Sampson May 13, 1960. She was a homemaker and lived in the Hamilton/Fennville area the past 48 years. She is survived by her husband, Ronald; son, Daniel Sampson of Hamilton; daughter, Judie...
Harry A. Larson
Jun 21, 2007
Harry A. Larson, age 89 of Kalamazoo, formerly of Pullman, died Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Heritage Community of Kalamazoo. Born August 1, 1917 in Pullman, MI, the son of Oscar and Anna (Olsen) Larson, he married Marguerite Larson who preceded him in death March 10, 1996. Retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 34 years of service. Member of...
Marion E. Tomayer
Jun 18, 2007
Marion E. Tomayer, 86, of Fennville, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Lakeside Vista and Villas In Holland. She was born to Peter and Mary (Schultz) Epstein in LaGrange, Ill., and was a graduate of Nazareth Academy. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. She and her husband founded Wavecrest Nursery in 1900. She was preceded in death...
Lois Marie Thomas
Jun 14, 2007
Lois Marie Thomas, 69 of fennville, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at her home. Born in Morehead, Ky., to Arnold Gregory and Verna (Brown) Gregory, she had been employed by G.E. in Holland, MI, and retired from Donnelly Corp. Surviving are her husband, Earnest; children, Linda and Jim Hagger of Fennville, Jerry and Candy Thomas of Holland, and Steve and...
Robert M. Overhiser Sr.
Jun 14, 2007
Robert M. Overhiser Sr., 86 of Holland, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at his home. Born in Allegan County, Casco Township, to Riley and Lela (Chase) Overhiser, he graduated from South Haven High School, and was a retired self-employed truck driver. He was a member of the Ganges United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Eighth U.S. Cavalry...
Diane Smith
Jun 7, 2007
Diane Smith, 71, of Fennville, died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at her home. Born in Detroit on Oct. 24, 1935 to Umberto and Emma (Toffolo) DeMarco. Diane married Roy A. Smith on Nov. 3, 1956, she was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She and her husband moved to the Fennville area 5 years ago coming from...
Amandia Earl
Jun 4, 2007
Amandia Earl, 98 of Pullman, died Monday, June 4, 207 in Countryside Nursing Home, South Haven. Born in Monticello, Mississippi to William and Lucy Martin (Steven). She was a retired domestic home worker and a member of the former Kibbie Community Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ed Brock and and Johnny Earl, and a daughter Joyce...
Richard Haile Orr
Jun 4, 2007
Richard Haile Orr, 89, of Fennville, died Monday, June 4, 2007, in Metron of Allegan. A former resident of Dorr, he had been a farmer and had also worked for the railroad. He was a member of Dorr Christian Reformed Church. Surviving are his sisters, Lillian Wright of Fennville, and Maxine Tromp of Allegan; nieces and nephews. Services are 11...
Margaret A. Drew
May 30, 2007
Margaret A. Drew, 84, of Fennville, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Born January 5, 1923 in Van Buren County to, Frank and Ellen Decker, she married Robert E. Drew Dec. 27, 1977. Margaret was the treasurer for the City of Fennville for over 10 years, and was also a partner in Drew Realty of...
Fletcher Junior Ward
May 25, 2007
Fletcher Junior Ward, 84, of Pullman, died Friday, May 25, 2007, in Countryside Nursing Home, South Haven. Born in Arkansas, he had been employed by H.J. Heinz and Pullman Industries. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Ward, and by a granddaughter. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Ann; children, Robert and Junior Ward, Lois and Frances Ward all...
Helen Zawila
May 24, 2007
Helen Zawila, 92, of Fennville, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at her home. Born in Castle Shannon, Pa., she had been employed by Harris Pie Co. and Hi-Q Industries. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Surviving are her children, Richard and Shirley Zawila of Enid, OK., William and Sue Zawila of Fennville, and Dolores and Stanley Naydol...
Denise Leigh Wilkinson
May 22, 2007
Denise Leigh Wilkinson, 25, formerly of Fennville died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in Boulder, CO. She grew up in the Fennville/Saugatuck area and graduated from South Haven High School. She loved to travel and settled down in Boulder, CO in 2001. Surviving are her father, Warren E. Wilkinson of Fennville, Michigan; mother, Dawn and Jack Roose of Plymouth, Indiana; two...
Mary H. Deters
May 18, 2007
Mary Deters, 94, of Fennville, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Holland Hospital. Born in Gibson City, IL, the daughter of Herman F. and Marie Onken. On July 7, 1958 she married Harry Deters in LaGrange, IN he preceded her in death on June 20, 1996. Mary was a homemaker and a member of the Fennville Immanuel Reformed Church and...
Olivia Brown
May 16, 2007
Olivia Brown, 79 of Pullman, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at her home. She was born in Columbia, Tenn. She was a nurses aide and a homemaker and attended Mount calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Pullman. She was preceded in death by a son Merdith Brown. She is survived by her husband, Merchant H. Brown Jr. of Pullman; children Merchant...
Linda L Rowder
May 12, 2007
Linda Lee Rowder, 63, of Holland, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Hospice House of Holland. Born in Traverse City, MI the daughter of Bernard C. Brown and Virginia (Atkinson) Brown, she was a paralegal for Warner, Norcross & Judd in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Alan; son, Gregg and Erica Rowder of Holland; daughter, Jamie Rowder...
Jennifer Lynn Staroba
May 7, 2007
Jennifer Lynn Staroba, 35 of Grand Junction, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at her home. Born in Lakeview, she had been employed by Asphlund Tree Service. Surviving are her husband, Andy; children, Kyle August, Madison Staroba, and Liberty Allen, all at home; brothers, Dennis and Penny Allen of Gowen, and William and Alichia Allen of Zeeland; sisters, Barbara and Jeffrey...
Donald Harris Hutchins
Apr 16, 2007
Donald Harris Hutchins, 76, of Glenn, died Monday, April 16, 2007, at his home. Born in Glenn, he was retired and had been postmaster in Glenn from l953 to l985. He was a member of Glenn United Methodist Church and the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S.A. Surviving are his wife, Helen; children, John and Greta Hutchins, and Michael...
Robert Marland Line
Apr 13, 2007
Robert M. Line passed away at his home on April l3, 2007, just l2 days shy of his 89th birthday. Bob lived his entire life in Fennville. After serving in the Pacific Theater in WW II and being wounded, Bob returned to Fennville to run the family farm. He was remarkably handy with all things that had to do with...
Jose Fernandez
Apr 12, 2007
Jose Fernandez, 43, of Fennville, died Thursday, April 12, 2007, at his home. Born in Mexico, he was an auto mechanic and also worked for Fernandez Builders. He was a member of San Felipe De Jesus Catholic Church. He is survived by his sons, Jose Alberto Fernandez, and Jonathan Hernandez; daughters, Lizabeth Fernandez, and Cladia Fernandez, and brothers, Leo Fernandez,...
