Obituary Listing

Feb 12, 2019

Teresa Jaye Gavrilides, 62, of Ludington, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  She was born August 7, 1956, in Beckley, West Virginia, the daughter of Jackie Jay and Ellen Stover.

Teresa was employed for several years as a loan manager for the First Bank of Chicago, and later worked at Home Depot in...

Feb 10, 2019

Thomas Donnelly, age 84, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019. Thomas was born on October 6, 1934.

A full obituary will be published in the next few weeks once services have been schedule for later in 2019.

Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service-White Lake Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

www.beaconfh.com

Feb 9, 2019

Doris Jean Kellogg, 96, of Ludington, died Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington.  She was born April 5, 1922, in Muskegon, the daughter of Leonard and Alta (Moran) Bellgardt.

Doris is survived by: her nieces, Mary (Tom) Engfer and Sandy (Dennis) Nelson; and her nephews, Doug (Donna) Bellgardt and Dennis (Barb) Baldwin....

Feb 9, 2019

Nancy Ann Ruzicka, 75, of Whitehall, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Nancy was born May 20, 1943, in Midland, Michigan, to Ernest and Alma St. Aubin.

Nancy married Charles Ruzicka in 1965. Together they were blessed with nearly 54 years of marriage and 2 children. They operated a cleaning business together for many years in...

Feb 8, 2019

Debra "Deb" Kay Pennington, 64, of North Muskegon, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 22, 1954, the daughter of John and Patsy Babbitt.

Deb married Larry Pennington in 1975. Together they raised three children and enjoyed 43 years of marriage. Deb taught elementary school at Muskegon Public...

Feb 7, 2019

Dorothy Marie Frost, 90, of Whitehall, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Dorothy was born on November 9, 1928, the daughter of Herbert and Marian Vanderstelt.

Dorothy was blessed with 4 children and 65 years of marriage to Jack Frost. She was the 3 rd employee to be employed at Misco. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, baking, cooking,...

Feb 6, 2019

Blanch Mae (Havlik) Mason passed away early Wednesday  morning (February 6, 2019) at age 95.

Farm kid, student, employee, WWII veteran, Wife, Mother, Friend, and Child of God.

Late April snowstorms are rare in the White Lake area but two are significant. The one on April 19, 1923 coincided with Blanch's birth to Bohemian immigrant...

Feb 3, 2019

Norman James White, 84, of Ludington, died Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington.  He was born December 19, 1934, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Ford and Evelyn (Bowers) White.

Norman honorably served his country in the US NAVY during the Korean Conflict.  Afterwards he attended Michigan State University, earning his...

Jan 31, 2019

Carolyn "Kay" Davila, 71, of Pentwater, passed away on January 31, 2019 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Carolyn was born in Hesperia, the daughter of Arthur and Alma Croff Baxter.

Kay had many interests, including crafting, fishing, and spending time with her family. She also loved traveling. Among all of her favorite places to travel was Bridal...

Jan 31, 2019

Margaret (Margie) Mary Hullinger, 63, a life-long resident of Ludington passed away peacefully Thursday, January 31, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at home, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Margie was born on February 3, 1955 to the late Margaret and Harold Lemire.  Margie was also preceded in death by her step-mother June Shinsky Lemire.  Margie...

Jan 29, 2019

Shirley Mae Brown, 85, of Montague, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Shirley was born August 24, 1933, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of John and Bertha Slaughter.

Shirley met Kenneth Lee Brown at a local high school where his men's quartette group and her ladies' trio were practicing.  Dad still loves to tell the story about...

Jan 27, 2019

Joel Michael Lloyd, 26, of Hart, went home to be with Jesus Sunday, January 27, 2019. Joel was born on June 27, 1992, to Frank and JoAnna Lloyd.

Joel attended Oceana Christian School from K-6th grade and graduated from Hart High School in 2010. After high school he served his country proudly in the United States Marine...

Jan 26, 2019

Andrew Lester Flood, 35, of Pentwater, passed away on January 26, 2019. He was born on October 3, 1983, in Shelby, the son of Teresa and Edward Flood.

Andrew was a graduate of Pentwater High School, and earned his associates degree at Baker College, graduating with high honors. Andrew went on to become an entrepreneur and start...

Jan 24, 2019

Roy Douglas Orshall, 72, of Ferry Township, died Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids.  He was born October 17, 1946, in Muskegon, the son of Roy and Ella (Sutter) Orshal Sr.

Cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time.

Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service...

Jan 23, 2019

Mary Lou (Cole) Kuhn, 80, Ludington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren in her "Little Yellow House" on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

She was born on September 30, 1938 in Rocky Mt., North Carolina to Alden P. Cole and Marie L. (Miller) Cole who preceded her in death. Mary Lou was raised in East...

Jan 22, 2019

Phyllis Jean Lessnick, 79, of Scottville, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility.  She was born December 11, 1939, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Steven and Mary (Resler) Lessnick.

Phyllis was very positive woman who enjoyed signing and dancing.  She loved crocheting and was known for the beautiful lap robes she crocheted...

Jan 20, 2019

Nathaniel Richard Bernhardt, age 36, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, after a courageous battle with Brain Cancer. Nate was born on October 17, 1982, to Richard and Stephanie Bernhardt.

Nate graduated from Whitehall High School. On September 23, 2006, he married Jessica Lange. Together they were blessed with 3 boys. Nate worked for Chassix since he...

Jan 17, 2019

Carol H. (Kari) Major Kittridge, 83, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019, at her home in Montague. She was born on December 24, 1935, in Hancock, Michigan, the daughter of William and Mae (Wuornos) Kari. She was the third of eight children.

Carol lived in Hancock and Detroit before moving to Montague in the fourth grade....

Jan 17, 2019

Susan Louise Funderburg, 63, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019. Susan was born on April 8, 1955, to William and Eleanor Peterson.

Susan was blessed with 3 children in her life. On February 14, 1992, she married Ronald Funderburg and together they enjoyed 26 years of marriage. She worked at Howmet for many years. Susan attended Lebanon...

Jan 16, 2019

Leonard Holy, 65, of Twin Lake, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Leonard was born on November 9, 1953 to TJ and Virginia Holy.

Leonard enjoyed life, his family and being outdoors. He will be deeply missed.

A celebration of life open house will take place from 3-5pm Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Beacon Cremation...