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Denise Wilkinson Obituary

Sept. 11, 1981 - May 22, 2007
FENNVILLE, MI - Denise L. Wilkinson, 25, formerly of Fennville, died Tuesday, May 22, in her residence in Boulder, CO. She was born on September 11, 1981, to Warren E. Wilkinson and Dawn G. Clark. Denise grew up in the Fennville/Saugatuck area and graduated from South Haven High School. Loving to travel, she settled down in Boulder in 2001. Surviving are her father, Warren E. Wilkinson of Fennville; mother, Dawn, and Jack Roose of Plymouth, IN; two brothers, Curtis and Julia Wilkinson of Vicksburg, MI, and Stuart and Gail Wilkinson of Stanton, Michigan; stepsisters, Kristin Roose and Chelsea Roose, both of Plymouth, IN; grandfather, David and Margaret Clark of Holland, MI; grandmother, Blanche Wilkinson of South Haven, MI; and nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, May 25, in Chappell Funeral Home, 637 W. Main St., Fennville, MI. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in the funeral home, with Rev. John Perkinson officiating. Burial is at Stephenson Cemetery, Casco Township, South Haven, MI. Memorial donations may be made to the Fennville District Library. An online guest register book is available at www.chappellfuneralhome.com.

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Published by South Bend Tribune on May 25, 2007.

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