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Majorie Ann Wilkinson
Jan 22, 2007
Marjorie Ann Wilkinson, 91, of Holland, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, in Saugatuck. Born in Grand Rapids, she was a homemaker and a member of Hope Reformed Church and its Women's Circle. Her husband, Raymond, preceded her in death in 1981. Surviving are her children, Russell and Ginger Wilkinson of Saugatuck, and Martha Wilkinson and Bill Boetcher of Holland, four...
Cleo Nanette O'Brien
Jan 15, 2007
Nanette O'Brien, 53, of Hopkins, did Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at her home. Born in Lake County, Fla., she had been employed in real estate sales and resided in the Fennville/Saugatuck area for many years. Her husband, Michael, preceded her in death in 2002. Surviving are her children, Sheila and Edward Smith of Holland and Frank Modrak of Hopkins; three...
Helen Hunsberger
Jan 15, 2007
Helen Hunsberger, 88, of Fennville, died Monday, January 15, 2007 in Hospice House of Holland. Born in Chicago, she was homemaker and fruit grower in Fennville, and was employed by Michigan Fruit Canners. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Her husband, Donald, preceded her in death in 1984. Surviving are her children, Gary and Sidona Hunsberger of...
Lois Marie Hutchins
Jan 5, 2007
Lois Marie Sheckler Bouwman Hutchins, 90, of Holland, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at Hospice House. Born in Burr Oak, she was a bookkeeper for VanHartesvelts Market and was a lifelong resident of the Fennville area until moving to Holland 10 years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Hutchins in 1995. Surviving are her children, LaVerne...
Chester Vale Thomas
Jan 1, 2007
Chester V. Thomas, 81 of Fennville, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at Allegan General Hospital. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, he served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II and Korea. He was a retired maintenance worker. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Roberta Thomas. He is survived by wis wife, Jeannette Thomas of Fennville; children, Chester...
James Gordon Bradford Jr.
Dec 18, 2006
James G. Bradford Jr., 69, of Allegan, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 at his home. Born in Decatur, Ala., he was retired from Louis Padnos. Surviving are his wife, Frances; children, James III and Kathy Bradford of Holland, Edward of Florida, Steven Bradford of Fennville, Suzanne and Vaughn Aikens of Holland, Robin Bradford of Grand Rapids, and Rhonda Ortiz of...
Helen Louise Schlack
Dec 16, 2006
Helen L. Schlack, 99 of Casco Township, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006 at Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven, MI. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Schlack on March 4, 1987. She was a homemaker and a nurse at South Haven Community Hospital for 17 years. She was a member of the Casco United Methodist Church and...
Shirley Florence Clark
Dec 3, 2006
Shirley Florence Clark, 84, of Holland, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, She was born in South Haven, she was a member of First Congregational Church in Saugatuck and worked as a medical technologist. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Surviving are her husband, James I, Clark of Holland; children, Brian and LaVonne Clark of Hamilton, Michael...
Dorothy Eliza Warren
Nov 30, 2006
Dorothy Eliza Warren, 93, of Douglas, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, in Harbors Health Facility in Douglas. She attended Pearl and Fennville United Methodist churches, and was co-owner and operator of Our Theater in Fennville from 1944 to 1961. She later worked for Alexander's Drug Store for numerous years. Surviving are a brother, Norman and Jean Watts of Pullman; a...
Sky Robert Hempy
Nov 27, 2006
Sky Robert Hempy, 50, of Saugatuck, died recently. Born in Marion, Ohio, he resided in Saugatuck for the past 10 years, coming from Prospect, Ohio. Surviving are his father, Frank Hempy of Prospect, Ohio; brothers, Dennis Hempy and Rex Hempy of Prospect, Ohio, and William Hempy of Delaware, Ohio; and a half sister, Mrs. John (Carolyn) Van Eck of La...
Katherine Jean Emerick
Nov 22, 2006
Katherine Jean Emerick, 84, of Douglas, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, in Harbors Health Facility, Douglas. Born in Kalamazoo, she was a homemaker and attended Fennville United Methodist Church. She resided in the Fennville area since 1946, coming from Allegan. Surviving are a daughter, Melanie and Tom Sowers of Fennville; and a sister-in-law, Jean Bush. Her husband George, preceded her...
Alice Isabelle Doggendorf
Nov 21, 2006
Alice I. Doggendorf, 85, of Fennville, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at Resthaven Care Center in Holland. She was a homemaker who lived in the Ganges area all her life and attended Glenn United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her son Michael in 1990 and husband Carl in 1995. She is survived by her children Larry and...
Robert Lee Breed
Nov 17, 2006
Robert Lee Breed, 79, of Fennville, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Holland Die Cast in 1982. He was a member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Breed in 2004. He is survived by...
Bernard Carl Dornan
Nov 14, 2006
Bernard C. Dornan, 76, of Glenn, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 in Holland, Michigan. Born in Glenn, MI., he was a retired mechanic, retiring from Getman Corp. and also a long time employee of Fleming Collision in Fennville. He was a volunteer fireman for Ganges Township for more than 20 years. Surviving are his fiancee, Ruth Ann Peak; children, Patricia...
Margaret Frances Hagger
Nov 11, 2006
Margaret Frances Hagger, 87, of Fennville, died Saturday, November 11, 2006, at Hospice House of Holland. She was born in Ganges, Michigan. She worked for Michigan Fruit Canners and retired from Fennville Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 2001; a daughter, Donita Fogerty, and a grandson, Rex Hagger. She is survived by her children,...
Saige Michael Maat
Nov 1, 2006
Saige Michael Maat, age five weeks, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at is home. Surviving are his mother, Tarra Maat of Fennville; a sister, Nevaeh Betancourt of Fennville; grandparents, Tom and Sara Nolan of Fennville, and John and Hope Maat of Zeeland; great-grandparents, Joyce Copeland, and Warren and Amy Maat of Holland; aunts and an uncle. Services are l p.m....
Veronica Keenan Carlson
Oct 27, 2006
Veronica Keenan Carlson, 94 of Holland, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at Lakeside Vista and Villas. A homemaker, she lived in the Holland area since 1996, coming from Oak Lawn, IL. She attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. She is survived by her children, David and Masako Carlson, Maureen and Louis Sytsma and Kathleen Goncalves: three Grandchildren; three Great...
Earl Clark Mars
Oct 25, 2006
Earl Clark Mars, 87, of Pullman, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Born in Burwell, Neb., he had lived in the Fennville area since 1959, coming from Augusta. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II. He worked for the Michigan State Highway Department, retiring in 1977. He was a member...
Stella Dorothy Kopacz
Oct 19, 2006
Stella Dorothy Kopacz, 94, of Douglas, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. Born in Chicago, she lived in the Fennville area since 1938. She was a homemaker and farmer, and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1977, and by a granddaughter, Donna Karaus. Surviving are her children, John...
Louis Alyn Baldus
Oct 18, 2006
Louis Alyn Baldus, 50. of Fennville, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, at his home. Born in Grand Haven, he had lived in the Ganges area for the past six years, coming from Grand Rapids. He had worked for Boy Machines, Inc. in Plastic Injections Molding and was also a professional photographer. He was a member of the Ganges Township Fire...
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