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Leslie  Earl Wilkinson

Leslie Earl Wilkinson

Aug 20, 2007

Leslie Earl Wilkinson, 83, of Fennville, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at his home. Born in Allegan County, he had been employed as a farm implement dealer, retiring in 1982, and had also worked for Fleming Brothers Oil driving a truck for 15 years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in World War II. He was a member...

Lynn  A. Overhiser

Lynn A. Overhiser

Aug 18, 2007

Lynn Allen Overhiser, 68, of Fennville, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in South Haven Community Hospital. Born in Allegan, he was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Casco United Methodist Church and a life member of VFW Post No 7911 in Fennville. Surviving are his wife, Sharon; children, Jon...

Aida  Alicia Garcia

Aida Alicia Garcia

Aug 5, 2007

Aida Alicia Garcia, 48, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Fennville, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Grand Rapids after a long illness. She was born in Defiance, Ohio, and was employed by A & R Pipeline of Ohio. Surviving are her children, Aduardo and Melissa Garcia of Holland, Keith Lang of Fennville and Cassandra Lang of Kalamazoo; and two granddaughters....

Marguerite Sisson

Marguerite Sisson

Jul 24, 2007

Marguerite Sisson, 94, of Fennville, died Tuesday, July 24, 207, in an Allegan County Medical Care Facility. She had been employed as a school secretary and classroom aide from 1960 to 1970. She was a member of Ganges Baptist Church. Her husband, Edward, preceded her in death in 1998. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Sisson,...

Mary  Rose Simon

Mary Rose Simon

Jul 21, 2007

Mary Rose Simon, 95, of Douglas, died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at Harbors Health Facility in Douglas. Born in Chicago, she was a retired bank secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles F. Simon on Dec. 1, 1987. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy M. Payne of Hot Springs, Ark., two grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one...

Karl  David Jorgensen

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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