Freda Mae Shumsky
Feb 19, 2019
Freda Mae Shumsky, 93, of Ludington, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 19, 2019. She was born April 3, 1925, in Ludington, the daughter of Fred and Martha (Gallagher) Zalusky.
Freda Mae graduated from St Simon School and continued her journey of growing with the Lord as a lifelong member of St Simon...
Ardith Louise Austin
Feb 19, 2019
Ardith Louise Austin, 95, of Whitehall, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019. She was born on July 2, 1923, the daughter of Henry and Minnie Miel.
Ardith married Gerald Austin on May 13, 1943. Together they had five children and nearly 70 years of marriage until his death in 2010. Ardith enjoyed traveling, sewing, and cooking. She...
Mary Anne Miller
Feb 18, 2019
Mary Anne Miller, 83, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. Mary Anne was born on October 9, 1935, the daughter of Arthur and Mary Zebley.
Mary Anne was blessed with five children. She enjoyed basket weaving and being with her family. She was a wonderful, caring woman who will be deeply missed.
Mary Anne is...
Doris Kittle-Bos
Feb 18, 2019
Doris Ann Kittle-Bos, 55, of Whitehall, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born on March 29, 1963, the daughter of Claude Kittle and Erika Richardson.
Doris was born in Germany and graduated from Fruitport High School. She owned the Full Moon Diner. She enjoyed kayaking, customizing bird houses, and traveling, and she loved animals. Doris...
Matthew Wayne Chittenden
Feb 17, 2019
Matthew Wayne Chittenden, 59, of Walkerville, died on February 17, 2019. He was born in Grand Haven, the son of Gordon and Patricia Huls Chittenden. He was the owner and operator of Matt's Pine Haven Campground, situated on School Section Lake in Colfax Township.
Cremation has taken place and there will be no services at this time....
Therese Marie Soles
Feb 16, 2019
Therese Marie Soles, 61, of Scottville, formerly of Grosse Ile, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. She was born September 10, 1957, in Detroit, the daughter of Gerald and Barbara (Reckinger) Lyons.
Therese worked as a secretary for 20 years for St. Jerome Catholic Church in Scottville, and...
Loretta Mae Parmelee
Feb 16, 2019
Loretta Mae Parmelee, 75, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019. She was born November 24, 1943, the daughter of Norval and Marie Hayes.
Loretta worked at Howmet as an engineering advisor for many years. She enjoyed being an old school homemaker. From sewing to knitting, she was also the rugged type who stayed busy. Owning...
Dorothy Mae Gunberg
Feb 14, 2019
Dorothy Mae Gunberg, 99, of Ludington, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. She was born May 25, 1919, in Ludington.
Dorothy graduated from St. Simon's School and remained an active member of St. Simon's where she served in the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters. Dorothy worked at Montgomery Ward for 20...
Marilyn Jean Anderson
Feb 14, 2019
Marilyn Jean Anderson, 76, of Whitehall, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019. Marilyn was born on September 10, 1942, the daughter of Ralph and Olga Videtich.
Marilyn married Delbert Anderson on February 12, 1983. She worked at Howmet as an x-ray tech for nearly 40 years before her retirement in 2008. Marilyn was a member of St....
Robert Boyd Seelhoff
Feb 13, 2019
Robert "Bob" Boyd Seelhoff, 65, of Ludington, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Medilodge of Ludington. He was born April 15, 1953, in Hart, the son of Stanley and Lenore (Peterson) Seelhoff.
Bob retired from Urka Auto Center in 2018, where he had been employed for 40 years, starting out as a salesman and later becoming the...
Teresa Jaye Gavrilides
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...
Thomas Donnelly
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
Doris Jean Kellogg
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....
Nancy Ruzicka
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...
Debra K Pennington
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...
Dorothy Frost
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,...
Blanch Mason
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...
Norman James White
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...
Carolyn Kay Davila
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...
Margaret Mary Hullinger
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...
