EX-16 5 choiceex16_033106.htm CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES EXHIBIT 16 TO FORM 10-K ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., Exhibit 16 to Form 10-K - 03-31-06

EXHIBIT 16

Crowe

55 Campau Avenue, N.W., Suite 300

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2642

Member Horwath International

Tel 616.774.0774
Fax 616.752.4226
www.crowechizek.com




March 30, 2006


Securities and Exchange Commission
10 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549


Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the statements made by ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. ("the Registrant") regarding us under the heading "Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" on page 14 of the Registrant's 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders that is incorporated by reference in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as contained in the second, third, and fourth paragraphs, and are in agreement with those statements.


/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Grand Rapids, Michigan


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Mr. Jon Pike
Audit Committee Chairman
ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.