Obituary Listing

Dec 22, 2016

George L Englehart, 85, of Montague, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at The Leila and Cyprus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. He was born February 23, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of George and Ruth.

George enjoyed tinkering in his garage and fishing, but most important to him was spending time with his family.

Dec 21, 2016

Robert "Bob" Spicklemire, age 74, of Whitehall, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. He was born November 13, 1942 in Detroit to Todd & Lois. Bob served in the United States Air Force. He worked as a millwright and retired from CWC. In his free time Bob enjoyed tinkering in his garage and working on small engines. Bob's family...

Dec 20, 2016

Lewis "Lew" Jancek, age 90, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his home in Montague. He was born April 30, 1926, in Rothbury, to John and Anna Jancek. On May 26, 1951, he married Retha "Marge" Paggeot and during their 57 year marriage they had seven daughters and one son. Inventor and intellectual, Lew was raised on...

Dec 19, 2016

Mr. Wesley L. VandenBroek, age 95, of Mears, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016, at his home.  He was born May 15, 1921, in Grand Rapids to Cornelius and Myrtle (Welsheimer) VandenBroek.  He was employed at Brunswick Corporation. In 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he married Margaret Levand. He served in the Navy during World War II. Wesley was...

Dec 16, 2016

Betty Jane Sheldon, age 70, of Saugatuck, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016, at Poppen Hospice House in Muskegon.  She was born June 21, 1946, in Grand Rapids to Homer and Hazel (Herkimer) Bennett.  She was employed as a Nursing Assistant. Betty loved animals, especially her feline friend Patches.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Carole VanZante...

Dec 16, 2016

Mrs. Bonnie R. Vaught, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on December 16, 2016.  Bonnie was born on January 30, 1943 in Evanston, IL to Ray and Alice (Grant) Glover.  The family moved to Ludington in January of 1959 to be closer to Ray's Oceana County family roots.  Bonnie later met her husband, Lee S. Vaught, and they...

Dec 15, 2016

Balk, Malcolm 5/9/1938 - 12/15/2016 Pentwater, MI Malcolm (Butch) Balk, 78, of Pentwater, MI passed away on December 15, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. Butch was born in Grand Rapids, MI on May 9, 1938. He graduated from Creston High School and Davenport College. Butch spent much of his adult life working at the Kent County Road Commission. He...

Dec 15, 2016

Ann Elizabeth Tierney, of Pentwater passed away at her home on December 15, 2016. She was born on December 17, 1929 in Windber, Pennsylvania, to Anna and Michael Totsky.  She later moved to the Delray neighborhood of Detroit, graduating from Detroit Southwestern High School.  She married her husband, Jim Tierney, on June 6, 1959, living briefly in Chicago, before...

Dec 13, 2016

After a frustrating and courageous battle with cancer, Ted Hosner died on December 13, 2016, at his home on Lake Michigan with family by his side. Ted was 83 years old. He leaves behind his wife of 63 years Mary; his three daughters, Beth (Joe), Heather (Pete), and Heidi (Kipp); his two sons, Terry (Karen) and Thad (Jen), along...

Dec 13, 2016

After a frustrating and courageous battle with cancer, Ted Hosner died on December 13, 2016, at his home on Lake Michigan with family by his side. Ted was 83 years old. He leaves behind his wife of 63 years Mary; his three daughters, Beth (Joe), Heather (Pete), and Heidi (Kipp); his two sons, Terry (Karen) and Thad (Jen), along...

Dec 12, 2016

Mr. Michael B. Nesbitt, age 76, of Hart, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, at Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart.  He was born October 5, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA to John and Priscilla Nesbitt.  He was employed in management at GHSP and formerly at Summit Electronics. Michael completed his B.A. in Business. He served in the...

Dec 10, 2016

Mr. Daniel James Merten, age 55, of Centreville, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby.  He was born January 21, 1961, in Hart to Joseph and Mary Ann (Kokx) Merten. Dan graduated Hart High School 1979 and also Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, OK. Dan married the former Jannine Mieras in Oklahoma...

Dec 8, 2016

Nina D. Dunstan, 88, of Ludington, Michigan, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016.  Nina was the beloved wife of Thomas S. Dunstan, who died October 20, 2012.  She was born Honoria Dooley on March 13, 1928 in Liscananaun (Galway), Ireland, the fifth of ten children of John and Nora (nee Wynne) Dooley. Nina grew up in Galway, and completed...

Dec 7, 2016

Beverly E. Arnson, 96, of Montague, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Heartland Healthcare Center-Whitehall. She was born September 15, 1920, to Fred and Anna Phillips. Beverly worked at Montague Middle School in food services since the 1970s and was very caring to her students. She was proud to be a strong, independent women in spite of her blindness....

Dec 4, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Luella Figgins age 76, of Ludington, passed away on December 4, 2016. She was born on November 6, 1940 daughter of Tellus G. and Lila E. (Berg) Fugere. Mildred graduated from Ludington High School in 1958 and worked as a secretary for Cable Vision in Ludington. She was married to Harold Figgins on December 12, 1981 in...

Dec 2, 2016

Mr. Carl Howard Adams, age 80, of Hart, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby.  He was born February 5, 1936, in Shelby to Aubrey and Julia (McLouth) Adams.  Carl was a graduate with the Class of 1954 from Shelby High School.  He married Louise Walsworth on June 23, 1956 at the...

Dec 1, 2016

Mrs. Rose Mary Harvey, age 79, of Walkerville, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at her home.  She was born August 22, 1937, in Holland, Michigan to Clarence and Delia (Pomp) Brouwer.  She was a homemaker. Rose was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was full of life and enjoyed life immensely.

Rose is...

Nov 20, 2016

Marsha Ann Zavala age 55, passed away on November 20, 2016. No services are planned at this time.

Nov 18, 2016

Mr. Lawrence Lee Horton, age 73, of Branch, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016.  He was born May 13, 1943, in Grand Rapids to Ellsworth and Margaret (Drube) Horton.  He was employed at John W. Potter Company as a heavy equipment operator for forty years, until his retirement ten years ago. He married the former Nancy Kay Baker in...

Nov 18, 2016

Rev. Lyman McDougal Lauver, age 76, of Ludington, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016. He was born April 14, 1940 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas to Philip John and Margie (McDougal) Lauver.  The family was completed with the birth of brothers, Lynn Dee and David John Lauver and sister, Julia Ann Lauver now Lambert. Lyman grew up in...