Jean Margaret Davenport
Jun 29, 2005
Jean Margaret Davenport, 78, of Fennville, formerly of Grayling, Ill., died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at Holland Hospital. She lived in the Fennville area since 1980. She was a social worker and attended Mother's Trust Mother's Place Lakeshore Interfaith Community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Davenport in 1970. Surviving are her sons, Glenn Davenport of Fennville,...
William Franklin Collins
Jun 26, 2005
William F. Collins, 85 , of Fennville, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Holland Hospital. He owned and operated several small business in the Saugatuck and Allegan area. He worked in the Allegan oil fields at a young age, later owned bowling alleys in Douglas and Allegan. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the Shriners....
Milton Nip Larsen
Jun 24, 2005
Milton Nip Larsen, 98, of Fenville, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at a local care facility. Born in Chicago, he lived in the Fennville area his entire life. He was preceded in death by a grandchild. Surviving are his wife of 69 years, Rhea; children, Robert and Margaret Bubs Larsen,of Fennville Eleanor and Paul LeFevre, of Pennsylvania and Beatrice an...
Dorothy Ann Newman
Jun 17, 2005
Dorothy Ann Newman, 90, of Fennville, died Friday, June 17, 2005, in Holland Hospital. Born in Chicago, she lived in the Ganges area since 1963. She was a member of Ganges United Methodist Church. Her husband, Marvin, preceded her in death in 1977. Surviving are her children, Roy and Shirley Newman, Virginia and Jerry Van Oordt, and Margery Johnson all...
Marie Cassar Walker
Jun 12, 2005
Marie Cassar Walker, 80,of Brentwood, Tenn., died June 12, 2005. Born in Birkarkara, Europe, she was a former resident of Douglas and Morro Bay, Calif. She attended St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas, Michigan and St. Timothy's Catholic Church in Morro Bay, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Walker, in 1986. Surviving are her siblings,...
Minnie Marie Krammin
Jun 10, 2005
Minnie M. Krammin 105, of Fennville, died Friday, June 10, 2005 at the Allegan County Medical Care Facility. Born in Manistique, she was a school teacher in many of the one room-schools in the Fennville area, retiring in 1965. She was also employed during the summer at the Michigan Fruit Canners in Fennville. She was a member of St. Peter's...
Don E. Gilley
Jun 6, 2005
Don E. Gilley, 77 of Fennville, died Monday, June 6, 2005 at his home. Born in Bridgeport, AL, he had been employed as a general laborer. He resided in the Fennville Area for the past 40 years. He was preceded in death by one daughter Donna Borgman, one son, Terry Gilley; and a grandson Todd Thomas. Surviving are his wife...
Cora Ann Sargent
Jun 5, 2005
Cara A. Sargent, 86, of Fennville, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at her home. Born in Ganges Township, she retired after 43 years of employment with Michigan Fruit Canners. She was a member of Ganges Baptist Church and the Rebekah Lodge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1977. Surviving are her children, William and Arlene Sargent...
Jimmy Douglas Polk
Jun 1, 2005
Jimmy D. Polk, of Holland, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, in Holland Hospital. Born in Caruthersville, MO., he had recently retired from Holland Group after 39 years of employment. He was a member of the Church of God in Holland. Surviving are his wife, Deborah; children, Shelley Sosa, Melinda Ragan of Holland and Christopher Polk of Holland; four grandchildren; brothers...
Lois M. Tenney
May 30, 2005
Lois Mildred Tenney, 92, of Allegan, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at Allegan Medical Care Facility. Born in Oak Park, Ill., she lived in the Pullman area for more than 30 years, moving to Allegan in 2003. She was an office worker at the Allegan County courthouse. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death...
George H Lentz
May 28, 2005
George H. Lentz, 67 of Douglas, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at his home. Born in Flint, he had been a social worker for the State of Michigan, retiring in 1997. He had also been a science teacher in Benton Harbor Junior High School and Sorter Junior High School. He resided in Allegan County for the past 25 years, he...
Matthew R. Rayko
May 27, 2005
Matthew Rayko, 76, of Fennville, died Friday, May 27, 2005, at his residence. Born in Chicago, he moved to Fennville in 1988 after retiring from the Chicago Fire Department, where he served as a firefighter for 32 years. He attended St. Peter's Catholic Church in Douglas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife...
Edward Lee Robinson
May 27, 2005
Edward Lee Robinson, 79, of Pullman, died Friday, May 27, 2005, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL. Born in Chicago, he was a retired vice president of First National Bank in Dalton, IL. He lived in the Pullman ares since 1979. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lu,...
Rose Mae Flanner
May 12, 2005
Rose Mae Flanner, 71 of Fennville, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at her home. She was a homemaker and worked for 13 years at Campbell's fresh mushroom plant in Fennville. She is survived by her husband, Robert; son Glen and Sherry of Holland; daughters Linda Flanner of Australia, Kathy and Tim Coopmans and Roberta and Jon Mayhew, all of Allegan;...
Louise Ethel Nickerson
May 11, 2005
Louise Ethel Nickerson, 96, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, She was a long-time Fennville resident. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Nickerson, in 1993, and a son, Norman Nickerson. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Gladys and David Bernard of Hale; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Eva Mittendorf of Mesa, Ariz; and a brother, Thomas Wuis of Allegan. Services...
Florence Elaine Robinson
Apr 25, 2005
Florence Elaine Roinson, 99, of Douglas, died Tuesday, April 25, 2005, in Harbors Health Facility. Born in Chicago, she lived the Douglas area the past 28 years, coming from Dolton, Ill. She had been a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in 1982. Surviving are a son, Edward Robinson of Pullman; three grandchildren; and seven great-...
Gene Duke Leslie
Apr 25, 2005
Gene Duke Leslie, 65, of Fennville, died Monday, April 25, 2005. Born in Russell, Ark., he worked as a carpenter for Union Local 525 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dawn Leslie. Surviving are his wife, Jan; children, Cindy and Bob Bosch of Hamilton, Jennifer and Charlie Sauceda of Ganges, and Nathan...
David Christian Foreman
Apr 14, 2005
David Foreman, 54, of South Haven, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at South Haven Community Hospital. Born in Watervliet, he worked in the tool-and-die industry. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Foreman. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Atwood Foreman of South Haven; daughters Candice and George Hoegen Jr. of Holland, Katie and Don Shellito of...
Alice Vanplew
Apr 4, 2005
Alice Elaine VanPlew, 90,of Douglas, died Monday, April 4, 2005, in Holland Hospital. Born in Chicago, she had been employed by the State of Michigan and retired from the State Technical Institute at Pine Lake. She was a member of Emmaus Road Bible Church. Her husband, Everett preceded her in death in 1958. Surviving are her children Bill and Patti...
Merle Louise Harrington
Apr 2, 2005
Merle Louise Harrington, 89, of Phoenix, Arizona, died Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Hospice of Arizona. Born in Canada, she was a homemaker and a member of the Ganges United Methodist Church, WSCS, Mariposa Womens Group, North Hills Quilters Group, and the Eastern Star. Surviving are her children, Richard and Donna Harrington of Fennville, David R. and Darlene K. Harrington...
