Katherine Virginia Smuk
Sep 8, 2012
Mrs. Katherine Virginia Smuk, age 89, of Mears, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012. She was born June 15, 1923, in Dearborn Township to Paul and Nellie (Kalinski) Majewski. She was employed at General Motors. During World War II she worked in the Willow Creek Bomber Plant as one of the "Rosie the Riveter" women. She married Samuel Smuk on...
Lorraine O. Fuller
Aug 29, 2012
Mrs. Onabell Lorraine Fuller, age 93, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012. She was born May 23, 1919, in Crystal Township to Earl and Margaret (Davis) Ruggles. She married Archie Fuller on September 30, 1940, in Louisville, Kentucky. He preceded her in death on June 8, 1992. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, crochet, shopping, and loved to play cards....
John Maxson Carpenter, Jr.
Aug 9, 2012
Mr. John Maxson Carpenter, Jr., age 72, of Pentwater, and formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012. He was born April 30, 1940, in Kalamazoo to John and Pauline (Burnham) Carpenter, Sr. A 1957 graduate of Comstock High School, he earned his Bachelor's Degree from Western Michigan University, then his Master's Degree from Michigan State University in 1970....
Agnes Cecilia Greiner
Aug 3, 2012
With the witness of her loving family, Agnes Cecilia Daly Greiner, age 95, was called to eternal life on August 3, 2012. Her entire life was spent in the southern lakeshore area of West Michigan. Born on September 18, 1916 to William and Mary (Heffron) Daly in Benton Harbor, Agnes was the second oldest of eight children. At age 16...
Evelyn Myrtle Jane Hale
Jul 24, 2012
Mrs. Evelyn Myrtle Jane Hale, age 92, of Hart, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012. She was born May 18, 1920, in Crystal Township to Furell and Alvina (Adle) Straley. She married Clarence Hale on October 1, 1938 in Hart; he preceded her in death on December 12, 1977. Evelyn was a bookkeeper and was employed at Gambles, Gales IGA,...
Gilbert Eugene Anderson
Jul 20, 2012
Mr. Gilbert Eugene Anderson, age 86, of Pentwater, passed away Friday, July 20, 2012. He was born May 6, 1926, in Chicago, IL to Ole and Anna (Nessa) Anderson. He married Adrian Loe in Chicago on May 6, 1950; she preceded him in death in 1989. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II from 1943 to 1946....
Gerald Lee Malburg
Jul 20, 2012
Mr. Gerald Lee Malburg, age 72, of Hart, passed away Friday, July 20, 2012. He was born May 16, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan to Paul and Elizabeth (Zuder) Malburg, Jr. His family moved to Oceana County in 1951 and he resided here ever since. He married Lois Johnson on April 19, 1974 in Hart and they were married 38 years....
Kathryn Helma Sexton
Jul 18, 2012
Mrs. Kathryn Helma Sexton, age 88, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012. She was born April 23, 1924, in Detroit to Earl and Mary (Schible) McCleish. She married John Francis Sexton on June 1, 1946 in Detroit and he preceded her in death in May 1, 2003. She was a member of Lighthouse Lutheran Church in Pentwater. She...
Ethel Marie Sobers
Jul 13, 2012
Mrs. Ethel Marie Sobers, age 97, of Hart, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012. She was born November 11, 1914, in Scottville to Alonzo and Mary (Stull) Swihart. On September 5, 1942, she married Earl L. Sobers in Hart. They were married thirty-three years before his passing on September 12, 1975. Mrs. Sobers was a member of Hart Wesleyan Church,...
Willowdean Tiller
Jul 12, 2012
Mrs. Willowdean Tiller, age 84, of Grand Haven, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 12, 2012. She was born May 11, 1928, in Pentwater to Walter and Vergie (Freeland) Blamer. She graduated from Pentwater High School in1946. She married Robert David Spalding on August 11, 1946, and he preceded her in death in June 1950. On July...
Donald Thomas Porrett
Jul 11, 2012
Mr. Donald Thomas Porrett, age 59, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012. He was born February 14, 1953, in Highland Park, Michigan, to Donald and Florence (Budner) Porrett. He graduated from Edwin Denby High School in Detroit and attended MIT for a year. He worked in the agriculture industry until his health failed and he enjoyed hunting and...
Mykayla Fay Gonzales
Jun 27, 2012
Infant Mykayla Fay Gonzales of Hart passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012. She was born June 27, 2012, in Grand Rapids to Lucas Gonzales and Amanda Shafer. Mykayla is survived by her parents and two brothers, Alexander and Devon Gonzales, at home. She is also survived by her grandparents Andy (Christine) Shafer and Tony (Cheri) Gonzales, all of Hart, and...
Nancy Belle Grant
Jun 20, 2012
Mrs. Nancy Belle Grant, age 75, of Pentwater, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She was born December 20, 1936, to Lester and Viva Squire in Hart, Oceana County, MI. Nancy married Brian F. Grant on November 11, 1967 in Ludington. They were married nearly forty years before his death on April 2, 2007. She was a member of...
Gloria Lavina Lynch
Jun 20, 2012
Mrs. Gloria Lavina Lynch, age 88, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She was born March 12, 1924, in Grand Rapids to Glenn and Jessie Wallace. She married Harry W. Lynch in Scottville, on September 3, 1949. He preceded her in death on November 4, 1994. Mrs. Lynch graduated from Central Michigan University and taught in the Lake...
Dennis Emil Olson
Jun 14, 2012
Mr. Dennis Emil Olson, age 59, of Walkerville, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012. He was born November 28, 1952, in Detroit, to David I.E. and Cohentha A. (Daly) Olson. Dennis married Karen M. Landry in Caro, Michigan on September 29, 1978. He served in the United States Army after high school. Dennis loved fishing and hunting and fulfilled his...
Beth Marie Conkle
Jun 13, 2012
Mrs. Beth Marie Conkle, age 58, of Pentwater, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012. She was born January 21, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Vivian (Zeitz) Thommen. She married James Conkle in Hart on November 5, 2004. She enjoyed her family and grandchildren very much. She was also known to like the color purple and her vanity license...
Wanda Irene Robinson
Jun 12, 2012
Mrs. Wanda Irene Robinson, age 88, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Hart, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She was born August 20, 1923, in Elbridge Township to Lawrence and Ruth (Goodrich) Slocum. She graduated from Hart High School and then attended vocational school to become a beautician. Wanda married Delbert F. Kokx on June 2, 1945. They were married...
Lawrence "Larry" Virgil Flory
Jun 5, 2012
Mr. Lawrence "Larry" Virgil Flory, age 98, of Hart, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. He was born April 28, 1914, in Winegars, Michigan to Timothy and Elva (Crates) Flory. He married Marguerite "Peggy" Kidder on July 20, 1945, in Hastings, Michigan. She preceded him in death in 2002. He and his brothers,...
Janet Adrianne Matthews
May 30, 2012
Mrs. Janet Adrianne Matthews, age 77, of Pentwater, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012. She was born September 22, 1934, in Kanawha, West Virginia to Andrew and Mabel (Garten) Rose. In 1952, she graduated from Charleston High School in West Virginia. Janet married Roland E. Matthews on June 12, 1975 in Pentwater; he preceded her in death on December 13,...
Henry W. Lehman
May 26, 2012
Mr. Henry William Lehman, age 89, of Hart, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012. He was born August 22, 1922, in Grand Haven to Fredrick and Pauline Lehman. On October 17, 1942, in Muskegon, he married Lillian Eggleton and she preceded him in death on December 24, 2009. Mr. Lehman had owned and operated the Hart Body Shop for many...
