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Majorie  Ann Wilkinson

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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