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Terry Lee Passage
Jan 8, 2015
Mr. Terry Lee Passage, age 58, of Whitehall, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and joining his parents on Thursday, January 8, 2015. He was born December 13, 1956, in Muskegon to Max and Bertha (Raynor) Passage (Pierce). Terry was a graduate of Hart High School Class of 1976. Cooking was Terry's passion and he was...
Ralph B. Moore Jr.
Jan 6, 2015
Moore, Mr. Ralph B. Apache Junction, AZ (formerly of Hart) Mr. Ralph B. Moore, Jr, age 60, of Apache Junction, AZ, formerly of Hart, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born December 10, 1954, in Kalkaska, Michigan to Ralph and Kathleen Moore Sr. Ralph married the former Jeannette Dorington in New Zealand. He owned and operated Moore's Excavating...
James Benard Alfredson
Jan 5, 2015
Mr. James Bernard Alfredson, age 77, of Pentwater, MI, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015. He was born February 11, 1937, in East Lansing, MI, son of Bernard and Pearline (Haslip) Alfredson. Jim was employed by the State of Michigan as an editor retiring in 1992. He graduated from Michigan State University & attended Washington University. Jim married Patricia Neal...
John R. Stevens
Jan 4, 2015
Mr. John Raymond Stevens Jr., age 66, of Custer, MI, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. He was born April 12, 1948, in Muskegon, MI, to John and Elizabeth Stevens Sr. John attended Muskegon Community College for 2 years and was employed as a case worker for West Michigan Community Mental Health. He served in the U.S. Navy and married...
Irene V. Peterson
Jan 4, 2015
Mrs. Irene V. Peterson, age 97, of Ludington, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. She was born into this life on July 10, 1917, in Gary Indiana daughter of Stanley and Verna Skowronski. Following her graduation, she married Mr. John Katch on October 1st 1938. The young couple made their home in the Gary/Hammond, Indiana...
Lawrence R. Stefanits
Jan 2, 2015
Mr. Lawrence R. "Bob" Stefanits, age 76, of Hart, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. He was born March 20, 1938, in Muskegon Heights to Stephen and Mary (Szedlacsek) Stefanits. Bob was a graduate of Muskegon Heights High School Class of 1956 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany for four years. He was employed as a stock mover...
June F. Powers
Jan 2, 2015
Mrs. June Freda Powers, age 86, of Hart, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born October 20, 1928, in Manitowoc, WI to Bernard and Velma Rotta. On January 27, 1950 in Ludington she married Frank C. Powers, Jr. She was a homemaker. June enjoyed going to the Muskegon Farmers Market and was an Avon representative. June is survived...
Virginia M. Oomen
Dec 26, 2014
Mrs. Virginia Marie Oomen, age 92, of Hart, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014. She was born February 23, 1922, in Crystal Township daughter of John and Mabel (Conkle) Smith. Virginia graduated from Hart High School in 1941. She married Henry "Hank" Oomen on April 11, 1942 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Virginia was a homemaker and worked in...
Alice Beth Olson
Dec 23, 2014
Mrs. Alice Beth Olson, age 88, of Ludington, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014. She was born February 10, 1926, in Kent City, MI to Roy and Elizabeth (Bond) Frook. Alice attended high school through the twelfth grade and on October 19, 1945, Alice married Carl R. Olson in Ft. Wayne, IN; they were married fifty years. She was a...
Mina Esther Kokx
Dec 22, 2014
Mrs. Mina Esther Kokx age 80, of Hart, MI passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born April 4, 1934, in Jackson, MI to Ward and Nina (Lewis) Stroud. Mina married Delmar Kokx on November 23, 1973 in Whitehall, MI and worked 23 plus years at the Howmet Corporation and retired in 1991. She loved to camp, working...
Alice Carlson
Dec 14, 2014
Mrs. Alice Carlson, age 82, of Hart, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. She was born April 16, 1932, in Elbridge Township, MI to James and Corinne (Comly) Makin. After the death of her first husband David Dodds, Alice married Vern Carlson. Together they owned and operated their family farm for many years. Alice was a member of the Hart...
Margo Jean Tanner
Dec 13, 2014
Ms. Margo Tanner, age 57, of Whitehall, MI, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. She was born August 12, 1957, in Big Rapids, MI, to James and Florence (Cushman) Tanner. Margo is survived by her children, Roseann and Matthew Tanner; her father, James Tanner; brothers, David, James,Joseph and John Tanner. She is preceded in death by her parents. The family...
Rev. Walter Noffke
Dec 13, 2014
Rev. Walter William Noffke, 100, of Pentwater, MI, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at home. Walter was born February 23, 1914 in Indianapolis, IN to Otto H. and Clara A. Noffke. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, IN in 1932. Walter graduated from Butler University with a BA degree in Math and German in 1939...
Jean M. Mack
Dec 11, 2014
Mrs. Jean McQuarrie Mack, age 85, of Pentwater, MI., passed from this life on December 11, 2014 surrounded by the warmth and love of her family. She was born March 10, 1929, in Detroit, MI., daughter of Archibald and Estelle (Ellenbrook) Thompson. Jean married the love her life Joseph Norman Mack on June 26, 1948. Together for over 65 years,...
Michele Lynn Kistler
Dec 11, 2014
Ms. Michele Lynn Kistler, age 43, of Hart, MI, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 following a long illness. She was born April 5, 1971, in Hart to Mark and Shirley (Pangburn) Stovall. Michele is survived by her daughter, Samantha (Blake) Zwade-Docter of Jenison, MI; twins Finley and River Kistler of Pentwater, MI; father, Mark Stovall of Thompsonville, MI; mother,...
Robert Mudget
Dec 7, 2014
Mr. Robert Louis Mudget, age 92, of Petoskey, MI, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born July 25, 1922, in White Cloud, MI, son of Foster and Nina (Champion) Mudget. Robert graduated from White Cloud High School and married Beryl Wachter in Elkhart, IL on December 24, 1942. Bob was an owner of Newkirk Electric and was an...
Genevieve L. Hepworth
Dec 5, 2014
Mrs. Genevieve L. Hepworth, age 86, of Hart, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014. She was born July 8, 1928, in Hart to George and Helen (Petersen) Settler. She graduated from Pentwater High School with the class of 1946. On August 2, 1949, Genevieve married William Duncan at the Smith Corner's United Methodist Church. They were married forty seven years...
Janet Amstutz
Nov 23, 2014
Janet Amstutz, age 57 of Paw Paw, MI passed away Sunday. Please call the White-Love Funeral Home in Chesterton, IN at (219) 926-1309 for information on Janet's arrangements.
Patricia L. Kanouff
Nov 23, 2014
Mrs. Patricia Lucille Kanouff, age 85, of Hart, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014. She was born April 25, 1929, in Hornell, NY to Floyd and Agnes (Eastman) Bunce. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School in Niagara Falls, NY and on May 28, 1948, Patricia married Donald Kanouff in Niagara Falls, NY; they were married sixty-six years. Patricia was...
Gregory L. Lipps
Nov 20, 2014
Mr. Gregory LaVern Lipps, age 63, of Hart, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 in Sanford, FL. He was born March 30, 1951, in Hart, to LaVern and Jeanette (Fenton) Lipps. Gregory graduated from Hart High School and he served in the United States Air Force as a staff sergeant. He owned and operated his own long distance trucking company...

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