Jean Anita Burd
Feb 5, 2006
Jean Anita Burd, 81, of Saugatuck, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at her home. Born in South Bend, Ind., she was retired from sales in jewelry and fashion. She resided in the Saugatuck are for the past 18 years. Surviving are her husband, Marvin; sons, Stephen & Marsha Burd of Fennville, Douglas and Caro Cook of Washington, D.C., and Mark...
Robert James Blake
Feb 4, 2006
Robert J. Blake, 59 of Fenville, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 at his home. Born in Chicago, he was employed as a truck driver and attended St. Peter's Catholic Church. Surviving are his sisters, Marianne Kwilas of Hoffman Estates, IL, Kathy and Larry Ehrhardt of Tempe, AZ, Patricia and James VanKuiken, Karen and James Blakley and Donna and Rick Modders...
Esther Marie Sill
Jan 29, 2006
Esther M. Sill, 78 of South Haven, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 at her home. Born in Benton Harbor, to Roy and Amanda Cole, she married Vernon D. Sill Nov. 10, 1946. She was a homemaker and a member of the Casco United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Vernon; children, Warren Sill, William and Joanne Sill, and Edward and...
Sonna P. Smith
Jan 16, 2006
Sonna P. Smith, 91, of Douglas, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Holland Hospital. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she was a homemaker and attended All Saints Episcopal Church and Community Church Douglas. She resided in the Saugatuck area since 1951, coming from Western Springs, Il. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley, in 1964; Daughter Suzanne Parish, grandson,...
Norman J. Pera
Jan 1, 2006
Norman J. Pera, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and son, passed away Jan. 1 surrounded by family at Meijer Heart Center, Grand Rapids, Mich. He was born Sept. 5, 1922, in Gary, Ind., where he graduated from Horace Mann High School in 1939. Norman served honorably from 1942 to 1946 in the U.S. Navy, including active duty in the...
Mary Carolyn Vanvoorhees
Dec 28, 2005
Mary Carolyn VanVorhees, 87, of Fennville, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in Holland Hospital. Born in Hamptonville, N.C., she had been a teacher for Fennville Public Schools for more than 30 years. She and her husband also ran Van's Farm Market in Fennville. She was a member of Fennville United Methodist Church. Her husband, Robert, preceded her in death in...
David E Fulks
Dec 19, 2005
David E. Fulks, 74 of Holland, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, in Holland Hospital. Born in Mountain View, Ark. he retired as supervisor from Holland Hitch after 36 years of employment. He was a member of Immanuel Reformed Church Fennville and VFW Post 2144 of Holland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lela in 1995. Surviving are his...
Charles E. Fowler
Dec 12, 2005
Charles E. Fowler, 84 of South Haven, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at his home. A veteran of the U.S. Army he served in World War II, and was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mary: children Norma Fowler, Carter and Susan Fowler of South Haven, and Judy and Richard Hrdlicka of Akron, OH: eight grandchildren: 13 great-grandchildren: and...
Dorothea Mae Foster
Dec 6, 2005
Dorothea Mae Foster, 89, of Chandler, Ariz., died Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at Hospice of the Valley in Tempe, Ariz. Born in Pearl, she taught in Fennville Public Schools for 10 years and had owned and operated E.C. Foster and Sons Clothing Store in Fennville. She moved to Arizona in 1991. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward,...
Michael P Boysen
Dec 3, 2005
Michael P. Boysen, 48, of Allegan died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 at Allegan General Hospital. He was a test technician for Thermotron Industries in Holland for 27 years and attended Trowbridge United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife of 26 years, Catherine; a son, Cody G. Boysen and Roxanne Templeman of Allegan; a stepson, Aaron and Martee Spreitzer of Saugatuck;...
Geraldine L. (Case) Vanhetloo
Dec 2, 2005
Geraldine L. (Case) Vanhetloo, 81, of Holland, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 2, 2005, at a local care facility. She was born in Ionia, served in The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. Gerry was office manager of Fennville Lumber Company for her first husband John Case. She later worked for High Q Industries...
Gerald Alan Polk
Nov 30, 2005
Gerald Alan Polk, 41, of Grand Haven, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2005, in North Ottawa Community Hospital. He was born in Mt. Clemens. Surviving are his parents, Gerald and Kathleen Polk of Holland; brothers and sisters, Alan Polk, Steven Polk, Jamie Polk, all of Fennville, Ryan Polk and Stacy and Obed Flores of Holland, Sherri and Paul Bowmaster of Grand...
Jean Rutkowski
Nov 23, 2005
Jean Rutkowski, 95, of Pullman, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at South Haven Community Hospital. She was a homemaker and attended St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas. She lived in the Pullman area for more than 30 years and also lived in Hillside, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Rutkowski in 1974 and son Alex Rutkowski....
James Donald Christenson
Nov 21, 2005
James Donald Christenson, 76 of Douglas, died Monday, November 21, 2005, in Hospice House of Holland. Born in Detroit, he was a pharmacist, retiring as owner of the Saugatuck Drug Store. He was a member of the Elks Club. Surviving are his children, Victoria and James Knott of Brandon, Fla., Leslie and Ross Such of Saugatuck, and Stacey and Keith...
Charlyne M. Davie
Nov 21, 2005
Charylene M. Davie, 99, of Fennville, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, in Harbors Health Facility, Douglas, Michigan. Born in Burlington, Iowa, she was retired as a teacher from Chicago Public Schools. She was a graduate of Northwestern University. Her husband, Simeon, preceded her in death in 1987. She is survived by a god-daughter, Rebecca & John McClain of Fennville; and...
Donita D. Fogerty
Nov 18, 2005
Donita D. Fogerty, 62, of Fennville, died Friday, November 18, 2005, at her home. She was a cosmetologist and owned and operated Douglas Hair Care since 1991. She is survived by her husband, Terry Thomas of Fennville; son Dean and Dawn Metzger of Zeeland; daughter Margaret Fogerty of Fennville; stepdaughters Aimee and James Perry and Jennifer and Keith Taylor, all...
John William Donovan Ii
Nov 14, 2005
John William Donovan II, 72, of Toledo, Ohio, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in Toledo. Born in Grand Rapids, he was a self-employed carpenter and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by a son John Donovan III. Surviving are his children, James Donavan, Carla and Douglas Wooten, Laura and Al...
Rebecca Ann Thomas
Nov 3, 2005
Rebecca Ann Thomas, 54, of Kalamazoo, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. Born in Chicago, she taught in Fennville Public Schools for l7 years, and was a former assistant principal at Bloomingdale School. She had also been employed by Western Michigan University and Loy Norrix Public Schools. She had resided in the Pullman area for many years prior to moving to...
Cleo Louise Souders
Oct 22, 2005
Cleo L. Souders, 82, of Fennville, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at an area living center. Born in Weidman, she was a homemaker and worked in food service for Fennville Public Schools for 16 years. She was a member of Fennville United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris, in 1997. Surviving...
Josephine Sisson
Oct 21, 2005
Josephine Sisson, 88, of Fennville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at an area care facility. Born in Calumet, she worked for General Electric for 25 years. She was a member of Ganges Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, in 1963, a son, Jimmie Sisson, and a great-grandson, Kevin Tracy. Surviving are her children Jean and...
