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Collin W. Hansen
May 25, 2012
Mr. Collin William Hansen, age 31, of Hart, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012. He was born November 30, 1980, in Shelby, to Goeff and Tamara (Tubbs) Hansen. He was a graduate of Hart High School, Class of 1999 and attended trade school. Collin married Courtney (Jackson) on June 28, 2003, in Hart. He was employed as an ironworker for...
Benjamin Joseph Mckee
May 12, 2012
Mr. Benjamin Joseph McKee, age 29, of Muskegon, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was born April 19, 1983, in Santa Barbara, CA to Stephen and Theresa (Hammerle) McKee. Ben McKee was born in California and raised in North Muskegon and lived for a time in Florida and Arizona. He had many gifts and too many challenges but for...
Jacquelyn Louise Amstutz
May 3, 2012
Mrs. Jacquelyn L. Amstutz, age 74, of Riverside, CA and formerly of Hart, died May 3, 2012. The Funeral Service for Mrs. Amstutz will be held Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. from the King Funeral Home with the Rev. Guy Rayle officiating. Interment will be in the Elbridge Township Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at...
Lillian May Weirich
May 2, 2012
Mrs. Lillian M Weirich, age 91, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. She was born September 3, 1920, in Baldwin to Eliger and Ettie (Harvey) Holden. She married Laurence M. Frishett and he preceded her in death in 1962. She married Carleton Weirich on February 5, 1973, at St. Gregory Catholic Church. Mrs. Weirich was employed at Silver...
Reba Sue Owen
May 2, 2012
Reba S. Owen, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. She is survived by her son, Mike (Julie) Owen, and her sister, Becky Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Owen, and her other sister, Peggy Burns. Reba was a volunteer at Hackley Hospital for many years and was a member of First Congregational Church,...
Esther Alma Ginther
Apr 30, 2012
Mrs. Esther Alma Ginther, age 76, of Hart, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012. She was born October 18, 1935, in Sparta, Wisconsin, to James and Rachael (Telfer) Jordan. She married Donald R. Ginther on July 31, 1952, in Sparta, Wisconsin. She was employed at Marvin's Drugstore in Hart. An excellent seamstress, she had a business making clothes for American...
Tracey Lynn Rawson
Apr 24, 2012
Ms. Tracey Lynn Rawson, age 47, of Hart, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012. She was born September 27, 1964, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Carl and Rose (Bigford) Rawson. Tracey will be remembered as a loving, kind-hearted person who enjoyed camping, fishing, flower and vegetable gardening, raising and riding horses, and the outdoors. She loved her dogs, Foxy and Belle....
Margaret "Peggy" Jane Hayes
Apr 21, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Jane Hayes, age 84, of Mears, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was born September 3, 1927, in Belding to Fred and Margaret (Staub) Bivins. She married Albert O. Hayes in Belding on October 4, 1947; he preceded her in death October 21, 2006, after 59 years of marriage. Mrs. Hayes was a graduate of Belding High...
Richard "Dick" Edward Howe
Apr 21, 2012
Mr. Richard E. "Dick" Howe (also known as "The Indian"), age 81, of Hart, died peacefully Saturday, April 21, 2012. He was born February 5, 1931, in Custer to Howard and Cecilia (Cossette) Howe. He married the former June Collard on April 7, 1956, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Hart. He was employed at Lakeway/Bofors Chemical Company and also...
Casimira Patricia Coultes
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. Casimira Patricia Coultes, age 90, of Zeeland and formerly of Hart, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012. She was born April 28, 1921, in Gaylord to Valentine and Solamaja (Kobylczak) Wojtkowiak. She married Robert T. Coultes on February 10, 1938, in Gaylord and he preceded her in death in 2004. She was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church...
Sharon Marie Florshinger
Apr 10, 2012
Ms. Sharon Marie Florshinger, age 67, of Hart, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012. She was born December 20, 1944, in Hart, to Carl and Nora (Gebhart) Krantz. She graduated from Hart High School in 1963 and earned her cosmetology degree. She was an Avon representative and was employed at Golden Bakery as a baker. Sharon was known for her...
Jeffrey Paul Conkle
Apr 4, 2012
Mr. Jeffrey Paul Conkle, age 40, of Ludington, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. He was born January 8, 1972, in Hart to Wilford and Mabel (Crisple) Conkle. He graduated from Whitehall High School. An avid fisherman and hunter, Mr. Conkle was employed at Gray and Company. Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Annette Conkle ; one daughter, Tresa Anderson...
William Roy Clark
Apr 1, 2012
Mr. William Roy Clark, age 93, of Hart, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. He was born October 1, 1918, in Rock Island, Illinois to Albert and Maude (Anderson) Clark. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Myrtle Mabel Moschke and she preceded him in death in 1971. He then married Loretta A. Greiner on...
Estella Mae Jeffery
Apr 1, 2012
Mrs. Estella Mae Jeffery, age 90, of Pentwater, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. She was born January 22, 1922, in Spencer, Ohio to Dewey and Ruth (DeBouef) Leininger. She married Warren D. Jeffery in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 10, 1944. She was employed at Blodgett Hospital as a registered nurse until her retirement in 1978 and operated Pentwater Antiques....
Bernadette Florence Dennert
Mar 24, 2012
Mrs. Bernadette Florence Dennert, age 89, of Hart, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012. She was born April 2, 1922, in Weare Township to Joseph and Frances (Kraus) Greiner. She married Edgar G. Dennert in 1943. He preceded her in death on December 6, 2008. Mrs. Dennert was an Avon representative for twenty-five years and was a member of St....
Michael Eugene Stemen
Mar 23, 2012
Mr. Michael Eugene Stemen, age 51, of Hart, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012. He was born April 1, 1960, in Wyandotte to Gene and Lillian (Diamond) Stemen. Michael is survived by two brothers, Paul Stemen of Hart and Tom Stemen of Silver Lake; two nephews, Thomas Stemen and Paul Stemen; one niece, Angela Stemen. He was preceded in death...
Tiffany Joy Hardy
Mar 22, 2012
Miss Tiffany Joy Hardy, age 18, of Hart, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012. She was born January 4, 1994, in Muskegon. She was a senior at Hart High School and attended First Baptist Church of Hart. Tiffany loved sports, in particular soccer, but what she loved and cherished more than anything else was her family. Her smile would light...
Beatrice Gebhart
Mar 22, 2012
Beatrice Marie Gebhart, 91, of Hart, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her winter home in Bradenton Beach, Florida, with her husband by her side. She was born January 19, 1921, in what was called Dorranceville, south of Shelby, to Alfred and Mary (Kerr) Dorrance. She attended Carpenter School and, later, Shelby High School. After high school, she...
Kathaleen A. Howard
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Kathaleen A. Howard, age 92, of Kingsley and formerly of Hart, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born May 22, 1919, in Elbridge Township to Claude and Laurena (Donges) Aiken. She graduated from Hart High School in 1937 and attended one year of college. She married James W. Howard on April 11, 1944, in Hazel Park and...
Anne Josephine Johnson
Mar 19, 2012
Mrs. Anne Josephine Johnson, age 100, of Hart, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born October 6, 1911, in Oceana County, to Arthur and Georgian (Dennison) Fuller. She graduated from Hart High School and was employed at Star Watch Case in Ludington as a press operator and union steward until her retirement in 1968. She married John Johnson...

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