Victoria B. Grimbilas
May 8, 2015
Victoria B. Grimbilas age 89, of Ludington, passed away Friday May 8, 2015 at home. She was born December 27, 1925 in Detroit, MI to Panagiotis and Eleni (Sprangis) Bolanis. Victoria lived for many years in Redondo Beach CA. She was employed in the health care field where she contracted Tuberculosis and was confined to a sanatorium for many years....
Roy D. Griffis
May 3, 2015
Mr. Roy Dean Griffis, age 86, of Pentwater, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015. He was born July 3, 1928, in Hart to Orlo and Bethel (Morton) Griffis. On June 23, 1951, Roy married Eileen R. Spykerman in Holland; they were married for sixty-three years. He worked for the Ford Body Shop and in 1959 founded West Michigan Carpet where...
Milton H. Pugsley
May 1, 2015
Mr. Milton Hutchins Pugsley, 90, of Pentwater passed away at home, Friday, May 1, 2015. He was born Milton Hutchins Pugsley in Hart Sept. 24, 1924 to Judge Earl and Alice (Hutchins) Pugsley. He was raised in Hart and graduated from Hart High School in the Class of 1942. He attended one semester of college before enlisting as a Naval...
Lori Lynn Foster
Apr 30, 2015
Mrs. Lori Lynn Foster, age 50, of Hart, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was born April 4, 1965, in Grant to Larry Gottschalk and Jeannette (Artelt) Milner. On May 25, 1996 Lori married Michael Foster in Hart. They were married eighteen years and he survives. Lori received her two year Associates Degree from Baker Community College. She was...
Sandra Joyce Dudley
Apr 27, 2015
Mrs. Sandra Joyce Dudley, age 76, of Walkerville, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015. She was born August 8, 1938, in Newaygo Township to John and Nettie (Collins) Hitts. She attended White Cloud High School and she married Gerald Dudley on August 31, 1956 in Walkerville. They were married for fifty-five years before his passing on December 6, 2011. Sandra...
Deloris "Dee" Hasty
Apr 26, 2015
Ms. Deloris 'Dee' Helen Hasty, age 72, of Hart, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was born August 21, 1942, in Shelby to Charles and Mildred (Teichthesen) Reavey. She graduated from Shelby High School with the class of 1960 where she led the high school band as the majorette. Dee had been married to Charles Eisenlohr in 1963 and...
Joyce E. Gardy
Apr 19, 2015
Mrs. Joyce E. Gardy, age 81, of Pentwater, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. She was born September 15, 1933, in Flint to Douglas and Lou (Madison) Setterington. She was attended Pentwater Schools and married William Gardy on September 11, 1951 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Pentwater; they were married sixty three years. Joyce was a fantastic homemaker...
Corallee Samuelson
Apr 19, 2015
Ellen Corallee Samuelson, 91, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, April 19, 2015. Corallee, as she was known to her friends and family, was born on February 15, 1924 to Clifford and Marie (Thorson) Preston in Kent City, Michigan. After graduating from Sparta High School, she attended Mercy Central School of Nursing in Grand Rapids, and later Aquinas College. In...
Kenneth Howard Klotz, Sr.
Apr 16, 2015
Kenneth Howard Klotz, 87, of Hart, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Whitehall, Michigan. He was born August 1, 1927 at home to Howard and Stacle (Blamer) Klotz of Walkerville, Michigan. Ken graduated in 1945 from Walkerville High School. While a senior in high school Ken was a bus driver and mechanic for the school system. He served our...
Phyllis Elaine Greiner
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis Elaine Greiner, age 79, of Hart, loving mother of six beautiful, awesome girls, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born December 24, 1935, in Chicago, IL to Arthur and Mildred (Hocking) Graham. She was graduated from high school and married Melvin Greiner on September 17, 1953 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Weare. They were married...
Owen Joseph Battice
Apr 7, 2015
Mr. Owen Joseph Battice, age 57, of Custer, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born May 8, 1957, in Flint to Harold and Katherine (Phillips) Battice. He graduated from high school and attended two years of college at Mott Community College in Flint. Owen was a member of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and loved his...
Tony L. Tanner
Apr 4, 2015
Mr. Tony LaVerne Tanner, age 56, of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. He was born June 8, 1958, in Hart to Albert and LulaBelle (Ward) Tanner. He graduated from Walkerville High School with the Class of 1976. Tony loved sports, at Walkerville High School he excelled in track and field, holding the pole vault school record until just...
Francisco "Frank" Vasquez
Apr 1, 2015
Mr. Francisco "Frank" Vasquez, age 85, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015. He was born August 5, 1929, in Soto La Marina, Mexico to Juan and Dolores (Vasquez) Vasquez. He married Eloisa Melchor and was employed at Golden Hart Fruit Farms. Frank worked in the agriculture business thirty years before retiring. He enjoyed life, being outdoors, traveling, and...
Delores Fuentes
Apr 1, 2015
Ms. Delores Fuentes, age 89, of Spring Lake, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was born April 5, 1925, in Mercedes, TX to Matteo and Bernarda (Rincon) Fuentes. She was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church, Hart and enjoyed time together with her family. Delores is survived by one brother, George (Sigrid) Fuentes of Rothbury; two sisters, Connie...
Marilyn Kaye Quijas
Mar 27, 2015
Ms. Marilyn Kaye Quijas, age 70, of Mears, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. She was born March 23, 1945, in Hart Township, to Robert and Irene (Gingway) Lewis. Marilyn attended college receiving two associate degrees from Muskegon Business College. She was employed at Oceana Employment Training as an office supervisor and later worked in the Shelby Public Schools. Marilyn...
Donald Gilchrist
Mar 24, 2015
Mr. Donald Gilchrist, age 88, of New Era, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He was born June 12, 1926, in Pentwater to Claude and Lucy (Mitteer) Gilchrist. He attended school in the Oceana County area. Donald married Helen Ingram in 1946 in Muskegon, they were married forty-six years before her passing in October of 1992. He later met and...
Myra Nell Verschueren
Mar 20, 2015
Mrs. Myra N. Verschueren, age 74 of Pentwater passed away Friday, March 20, 2015. She was born on March 30, 1940 in Montgomery, Louisiana to Ivan B. Eacker and Ora Fredieu. Myra married Robert Lee Verschueren Sr. in Muskegon on August 18, 1956 and he preceded her in death on April 6, 1991. She was employed as a laborer at...
Donna K. Clearwater
Mar 17, 2015
Donna Kay Clearwater,age 79, of Hart, formerly of Coldwater, Michigan passed away on March 17, 2015 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility. A memorial service will take place at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater with Pastor David Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Lockwood Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Ellis W. Bickel
Mar 13, 2015
Mr. Ellis Wayne Bickel, age 87, of Hart, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015. He was born December 7, 1927, in Hart to Russell and Gladys (Leak) Bickel. On May 3, 1946, Ellis married Clara Powers in Hart; they were married for sixty-four years before her passing on December 6, 2010. Ellis was employed for twenty five years as a...
Rex J. Fielding
Mar 7, 2015
Mr. Rex J. Fielding, age 88, of Pentwater, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born December 23, 1926, in Slick, OK to James and Fannie (Kelly) Fielding. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Rex was a lifetime member and past Commander of the Pentwater VFW Post 6017....
