OBITUARIES
Shahnawaz 'Shahn' Hayat
Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Shahnawaz 'Shahn' Hayat, 71, of Morrisville, VT and formerly of Grand Haven, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in a Burlington, VT hospital.

Jay A. Angel
Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Jay A. Angel, 67, of Grandville, formerly of Grand Haven, went to be with his Lord on Nov. 5, 2009.

Larry Gendron
Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Larry Gendron, 69, of Grand Haven, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Stuart W. Duga Jr.
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
He was born August 1, 1968, in Grand Haven to Stuart W. Duga Sr. and Colleen (LeMieux) Duga.

Kenneth J. Stillson Jr.
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
He was born Feb. 12, 1956, in Grand Haven to Kenneth Sr. and Barbara (Lockard) Stillson.

Carl H. Haakana
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Carl H. Haakana, age 87, of Spring Lake died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at North Ottawa Community Hospital.

Ida M. McCallum
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Mrs. Ida M. McCallum, age 89, of Fruitport died Monday, November 2, 2009.

Samantha Holwerda
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
The family is being served by VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home of Grand Haven.

Shirley Wilson McWhorter
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Shirley Wilson McWhorter, 73, died peacefully at her home in Clermont, Fla., Sunday, November 1, 2009, after valiantly battling cancer for several years. She was born June 28, 1936, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Raymond W. Wilson and Bertha Lorraine (Miller) Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Kenneth "Bope" Wilson; and sister Deloris "Honey" Huttenga.

Vera Bernice Phillips
Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Vera Bernice Phillips, 95, of Spring Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.

Robert H. Fortin
Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Robert H. Fortin, 73, of Punta Gorda, passed away Nov. 3, 2009.

Cory Douglas Myrie
Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Mr. Cory Douglas Myrie, age 32, of Spring Lake, passed away early Thursday morning at the Harbor Hospice, Poppen Residence, following a long illness.

Robert H. Fortin
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Robert H. Fortin, 73, of Punta Gorda passed away Nov. 3, 2009.

Carl H. Haakana
Tue, Nov 3, 2009
Carl H. Haakana, age 87, of Spring Lake died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at North Ottawa Community Hospital.

Kenneth J. Stillson Jr.
Tue, Nov 3, 2009
Kenneth J. Stillson Jr., 53, of Robinson Township died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at his home.

Stuart W. Duga Jr.
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Stuart W. Duga Jr., age 41, of Grand Rapids and formerly of Grand Haven passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at his home.

Emily Kasper
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Emily Kasper, 93, died on Oct. 30, 2009, in Denver, CO.

Carl H. Haakana
Mon, Nov 2, 2009
Carl H. Haakana, 87, of Spring Lake, died Saturday evening at North Ottawa Community Hospital.

William G. Gowin
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Mr. William George "Bill" Gowin, age 62, of Roosevelt Park passed away very suddenly on Thursday, October 29, 2009, at a local hospital.

John L. Jerovsek
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
John Lyle Jerovsek, 72, of Grand Haven and Naples, Florida, died suddenly on Thursday, October 29, 2009, in Naples.

Elizabeth 'Bette' Fischer
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Elizabeth "Bette" Louise Fischer, age 80, of Spring Lake passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Sanctuary at the Shore from Alzheimer's disease.

Alan L. Grieve
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Mr. Alan Leamy Grieve, age 80, passed away Wednesday evening, October 28, 2009.

John Lyle Jerovsek
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
John Lyle Jerovsek, age 72, of Grand Haven, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 29, 2009, in Naples, Florida.

Samantha Joy Holwerda
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Baby Samantha Joy Holwerda, born October 23, 2009, in Grand Rapids to Tim and Amy Holwerda of Muskegon, passed from the arms of her parents into the arms of Jesus in the early morning hours of October 24, 2009.

Marjorie Isabel Weaver
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Friends are invited to celebrate Marjorie's life at a Memorial Service, officiated by Pastor Randy Bremmer and Mr. David Eikenberry, on Nov. 1 at Trinity Reformed Church, 1330 South Ferry Street, Grand Haven, at 4 p.m. Immediately following the service, friends are invited to greet the family at a chicken dinner in the Fellowship Room of the church.

James M. Diephouse
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
James Marvin Diephouse, age 91, of Grand Haven went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at North Ottawa Community Hospital.

Esther Huizinga
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Mrs. Esther Margaret Huizinga, age 97, of Grand Haven passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at the Hospice House of Heartwood Lodge.
