Blanche Barbara Foster
Mar 17, 2013
Mrs. Blanche Barbara Foster, age 92, of Hart and formerly of Mears, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013. She was born May 21, 1920, in Golden Township to Hiram and Annie (Duemler) Staples. After attending Oceana County Normal School and Western Michigan University, she earned her Master's Degree and taught at Brooks, Elbridge, and Flower Creek Schools. She later was...
Theresa Joananna Tate
Mar 13, 2013
Mrs. Theresa Joananna Tate, age 90, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born December 14, 1922, in Crystal Township to Francis and Mary (Peternella) Pauwels. She was a sales clerk and was employed at New Era Canning Company. She married Wayne R. Tate on October 10, 1989, in Hart and he preceded her in death on...
Richard George Wells
Mar 2, 2013
Mr. Richard George Wells, age 69, of Mears, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was born November 28, 1943, in Detroit, to Leland and Josephine (Ruzich) Wells. He was employed as a millwright at United Erectors of Rockford, Michigan. On May 12, 1961 in Hart, he married Barbara Fuller, who preceded him in death on March 1, 1998. Richard...
Warren Dale Jeffery
Mar 1, 2013
Mr. Warren Dale Jeffery, age 94, of Pentwater, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013. He was born August 20, 1918, in Medina, OH to Leon and Lucy (Williams) Jeffery. Mr. Jeffery was a graduate of Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio, where he received his B.A. degree. He was employed at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as a salesman in the industrial...
Edna Louise Killian
Feb 26, 2013
Mrs. Edna Louise Killian, age 84, of Pentwater, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013. She was born August 20, 1928, in Flint, Michigan to Elmer and Edna (Polley) Nelson. She married Eugene Killian on June 29, 1945, in Flint. They were married 66 years before his death on March 7, 2012. She was employed as a data processor at Citizens...
Elaine Mannor
Feb 21, 2013
Mrs. Elaine Mannor, age 85, of Hart, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center in Ludington. She was born March 31, 1927, in Benzie to Harold and Laura (Bowers) Long. She was a homemaker and had attended St. Gregory Catholic Church. Her interests included flower gardening, and crocheting doll clothes which she lovingly gave to Marine Corps...
Sidney Douglas Smith
Feb 16, 2013
Sidney Douglas Smith, age 59, of Mears, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 16, 2013. He was born in Lansing, MI on January 9, 1954 to the late John and Irene (Cooley) Smith. Sid was a 1972 graduate of Lansing Eastern High School. On March 29, 1986, he married Susan White Rasor of East Lansing, who survives him. He, along...
Elinor Marie Geyer
Feb 15, 2013
Mrs. Elinor Marie Geyer, age 96, of Hesperia, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born April 9, 1916, in Weare Township to George and Julia (Kokx) Schaner. She married Herbert Geyer on October 4, 1933 in Manistee and he preceded her in death in 1997. Mrs. Geyer worked as a cook at Hume Home, Muskegon Catholic Central, Custer's...
James Floyd Stovall
Feb 14, 2013
Mr. James Floyd Stovall, age 89 of Shelby, passed away Thursday February 14, 2013. He was born on November 30, 1923 in Marion, Arkansas to Riley and Beulah (Clayton) Stovall. He married the former Julia Verscheuren in Marion, Arkansas on July 10, 1943 and she preceded him in death on June 23, 1994. Mr. Stovall held employment with the Hart...
Maria De La Luz Vasquez
Feb 10, 2013
Mrs. Maria De la Luz Vasquez, age 86, of Hart, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. She was born February 3, 1927, in San Antonio, TX to Maurilio and Lita (Rodriguez) Davila. She was married to Fidencio "Joe" Vasquez, Sr. and he preceded her in death on November 28, 2000. She was employed at Hawley Nursery and was a member...
William Carl Lucas
Feb 10, 2013
Mr. William Carl Lucas, age 84, of Grand Rapids and formerly of Pentwater, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. He was born January 20, 1929, in Greensberg, Pennsylvania to Zelmer and Amelia (Genau) Lucas. He served in the Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. William married Ada Vironet in 1959 and she preceded him in death on...
Samuel Simeon Smuk
Jan 25, 2013
Mr. Samuel S. Smuk, age 93, of Mears, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013. He was born March 24, 1919, in Salva, Alberta, Canada to Anthony and Anna (Klaczynska) Smuk. On November 9, 1946, he married the former Katherine Majewski in Detroit, Michigan, who preceded him in death on September 8, 2012. He was employed in hydraulic systems at Vickers....
Barbara Jean Jensen
Jan 20, 2013
Mrs. Barbara Jean Jensen, age 91, of Hart, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013. She was born May 18, 1921, in Shelby to Ray and Olive (Hasty) Kludy. On August 25, 1940 in Hart, she married William R. Jensen and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Jensen was employed as a school teacher and principal in one room school houses...
Pauline Brimmer
Jan 19, 2013
Mrs. Pauline Brimmer, age 92, of Hart, died Saturday, January 19, 2013. She was born in Elbridge Township, Michigan on March 28, 1920 to Henry and Mary (Rutten) Verschueren. She married Clare "Bus" Brimmer in Elbridge Township on June 3, 1937 and he preceded her in death on February 8, 2008. Mrs. Brimmer was a homemaker and also helped on...
Donna Jean Kerr
Jan 16, 2013
Miss Donna Jean Kerr, age 69, of Shelby passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She was born April 13, 1943, in Crystal Township to Arthur and Cecilia (Szymanski) Kerr. Donna diligently worked toward her GED through Shelby High School Adult Education and she enjoyed puzzles. Donna is survived by six sisters, Alice Fay of Texas, Onabelle (Ken) Klotz of Hart,...
Olive Fenton
Jan 13, 2013
Mrs. Olive Fenton, age 86, of Hart, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013. She was born January 1, 1927, in Muskegon to Walter and Clara (Pruim) Webster. She married Harry L. Fenton on June 28, 1946 in Mears; he preceded her in death in August 1990. Olive is survived by two sons, Kenneth (Mary) Fenton of Shelby, and William (Pamela)...
Julius "Gene" Eugene Tipple
Jan 4, 2013
Mr. Julius Eugene "Gene" Tipple, age 85, of Hart, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013. He was born August 8, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio to Ralph and Hazel (Hoover) Tipple, Sr. He served in the US Army during World War II and attended Oakland University for two years. Gene married Gertrude Mae Berry on May 26, 1951 in Genoa, Ohio....
Evaline Ettie Pearson
Jan 2, 2013
Mrs. Evaline Ettie Pearson, age 90, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby. She was born June 15, 1922, in Owen, Wisconsin to Elijah and Ettie (Harvey) Holden. She was owned and operated the Crystal Valley General Store and was a Nursing Assistant at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility. On...
Willard Lavern Tate
Jan 1, 2013
Willard L. Tate (91) of Hart, died in the care of Harbor Hospice on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in Pentwater. He was born in Elbridge on April 29, 1921 to Russell and Gertha (Eisenlohr) Tate. Willard graduated from Hart High School in 1941. On October 9, 1943, he married Stella (Bray) Tate in Hart. They were married for 66 years....
Dorotha Marie Fuller
Dec 31, 2012
Mrs. Dorotha Marie Fuller, age 82, of Mears, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012. She was born March 20, 1930, in Hastings to James and Adell Ketchum. She married Harland Fuller on August 21, 1948 in Mears. He preceded her in death in 1975. Mrs. Fuller enjoyed baking and gardening. Dorotha is survived by two daughters, Vickie (David) Fenton of...
