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,...
Marjorie Mae Collins
Apr 7, 2007
Marjorie Mae Collins, 87, of Fennville passed away on April 7, 2007, at her home of 5l years in Fennville, Michigan. Born July 7, 1919, in Fennville, Michigan above the retail store owned by her parents James and Hazel Van Blois on the main street. Marge was always involved in her family, friends, church, community and business life. She and...
Ruby Juanice Harrell
Apr 2, 2007
Ruby Juanice Marie Harrell, 76, of Pullman, died Monday, April 2, 2007, in South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation. A homemaker, she had attended the Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Cecil; children, Dan and Donna Harrell of Holland, David Harrell of Saugatuck, Deborah Kelch of Saugatuck, and Doris and Bob Rummelt of Pullman; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Jim and...
Doris Marie Barnard
Mar 27, 2007
Doris Marie Barnard, 87, of South Haven, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Rest Haven Care Center. Born in Chicago, she had lived in the Glenn area part time before recently becoming a full-time resident. Retired, she had been a cashier at the University of Chicago's doctor's dining room. She is survived by a son, Gary Barnard of Glenn; and...
Letha Hicks Crane
Mar 25, 2007
Letha Hicks Crane, age 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2007, surrounded by family. Throught her life, she was admired as a women of great intelligence, natural nobility, and indomitable loving spirit. Letha spent her childhood years in the desert of New Mexico until joining her brother, Walter Hicks, and his wife in Michigan in her teens. She...
Rob H. Whitten Iii
Mar 20, 2007
Rob H. Whitten, III, 44, of South Haven, died suddenly Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in Gilman, Il. Born March 19, 1963 to Robert Whitten, Jr. and Nancy (Peters) Whitten, he lived in the South Haven area since 1979, he was employed as a greenskeeper for the South Haven Country Club. A lover of the outdoors, Rob loved to hunt, fish,...
Marvin E. Higgins
Mar 3, 2007
Marvin E. Higgins, 81, of Fennville, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Holland Hospital. He was a barber in the Saugatuck Douglas area for more than 50 years. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and the VFW. He served in the Army in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Marlene; sons, Dennis and Cindy...
Edward James Dornan
Feb 16, 2007
Edward J. Dornan, 83 of Bangor, formerly of Glenn, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at Allegan General Hospital. Born in St. Joseph, MI to Leo and Freda Dornan (Shroeder), he lived most of his life in Glenn, MI. He served in the Army in World War II, he married Margaret Scott on July 2, 1946, and worked for Everett Piano,...
Melba Josephine Mann
Feb 3, 2007
Melba J. Mann, 89 of Fennville, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at Hospice House of Holland. She was an operator for GTE, retiring in 1981, and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Allegan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald D. Mann in 1989. She is survived by a son, John and Iris Mann of...
Katherine "Kate" Delke
Jan 30, 2007
Katherine Elizabeth Delke, 84 of Saugatuck, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2007 in Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven, MI. Born in Fennville too, Anthony and Rena(Ashley) Bieler, she married Anthony "Red" Delke on Nov. 10, 1945 in Douglas, MI, she was employed by Dr. Ed Nieusma, and she also worked for Acino's Hair Salon in Saugatuck. She was a member...
Ernestino G. Benavidez
Jan 30, 2007
Ernestino G. Benavidez, 57, of Pullman, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Born in Little Rock, Ark., he was a carpenter for Benavidez Construction Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Benavidez in 2002. Surviving are his daughters, Pauline and Joe Ferrell Jr. of Grand Junction, and Francisca and Milo Wheeler of Pullman;...
