Dale Raymond Drum
Jan 12, 2014
Mr. Dale Raymond Drum, age 75, of Walkerville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2014. He was born January 19, 1938, to Raymond and Beulah (Bond) Drum. He married Peggy Porter on November 15, 1967 in Hart; they were married 46 years. Mr. Drum was a self-employed farmer and was an herbalist, growing all types of herbs for his...
Lois Marie Astor
Jan 7, 2014
Mrs. Lois Marie Astor, age 86, of Pentwater, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014. She was born July 26, 1927, in Grand Rapids to Clarence and Edna (Hamment) Stolker. Mrs. Astor was a lifelong resident of the area. She grew up in Ludington and graduated from Ludington High School with the Class of 1945. She married Benni B. Astor...
Jack Glover
Jan 6, 2014
Jack Glover, 91, passed away in Bradenton Beach, FL on January 6, 2014. He was a 60 year winter resident of Sandpiper MHP in Bradenton Beach. His main residence was in Hart, MI, where he was born on June 19, 1922, to Phil and Nellie (Ervin) Glover. His life was spent farming the Glover Bros. Centennial Fruit Farm in Hart...
Wanda E. Lipps
Dec 30, 2013
Mrs. Wanda Elaine Lipps, age 89, of Hart, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. She was born June 2, 1924, in Hart, Michigan, to Daniel and Bertha (Croff) Berger. She was a graduate of Hart High School in 1942 and had attended college. Wanda was united in marriage to Donald Lipps on October 3, 1942, in Muskegon; he preceded her...
Ira Franklin Griffin
Dec 25, 2013
Mr. Ira Franklin Griffin, Sr., of Shelby, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013. He was born April 5, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland. Ira married Alice Jean Pettigrove on December 9, 1973, in Atlanta, Georgia; she preceded him in death on June 12, 2002. He owned and operated a hair salon for many years. Ira is survived by his son,...
Roberto R. Vela
Dec 23, 2013
Mr. Roberto R. Vela, age 76, of Hart, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013. He was born February 28, 1937, in Rio Grande, Texas to Justo and Guadalupe (Rios) Vela. He married Ninfa Martinez on December 14, 1973, in Hart, Michigan. They were married forty years. Mr. Vela was an auto mechanic and horseman who enjoyed hunting, dancing, and traditional...
Ruth Ann Kokx
Dec 23, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Ann Kokx, age 78, of Hart, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013. She was born September 10, 1935, in Hart, Michigan, to Ermine and Leola (Bellgraph) Alvesteffer. She graduated from Hart High School with the Class of 1953 and was employed at GTE/Verizon as a dispatcher. Mrs. Kokx enjoyed gardening, making ceramics, and did furniture upholstery. An avid...
Raymond J. Larson
Dec 21, 2013
Raymond J. Larson, age 88, of Hart, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 21, 2013, after complications from a stroke. He was born October 14, 1925, to Arnold and Rhilla (Christian) Larson in Hart, Michigan. He married Barbara Jean Glover on February 26, 1948, the love of his life for 61 years. Ray proudly served in the US Navy during World...
Beverly J. Flanery-Lamb
Dec 21, 2013
Mrs. Beverly Joyce Flanery-Lamb, age 85, of Ludington and formerly of Walkerville, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was born April 1, 1928, in Webberville, Michigan to Jason and Mable (Wolever) Cole. Beverly married Lawrence J. Flanery on October 18, 1947 in Ruby Creek, Michigan, and he preceded her in death. She later married Derlynn Lamb in 1975 and...
Joseph Reynolds Jonassen
Dec 17, 2013
Joseph Reynolds Jonassen of Walkerville passed away December 17, 2013. He was born to Earl and Wilna (Reynolds) Jonassen on November 5, 1928, in Lansing, MI. In 1947 he married Geraldine Glover. Together they had 8 children, Susan Bettys of Ovid, Phillip of Walkerville, Irene of Hart, David of West Olive, Martin (Alice) of Gallatin, MO, John (Gina) of Walkerville,...
Diane Smith
Dec 17, 2013
Mrs. Diane Smith, age 78, of Pentwater, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. She was born December 29, 1934, in Ludington, to Johannes Edgar and Leona (Hill) Petersen. She graduated from Flint Technical High School with the Class of 1953. A love story that began in 1951 resulted in a beautiful marriage of 60 years between Charles Smith and Diane...
Francis "Frank" William Wieber
Dec 17, 2013
Mr. Francis William "Frank" Wieber, age 87, of Hart, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. He was born February 28, 1926, in Hart to Joseph and Helen (Hale) Wieber. He graduated from Hart High School in the Class of 1944. He married Jewel Arlene Thaler on August 24, 1944 in Hart, and they were married sixty-five years before her passing...
Francene Nancy Mcmullen
Dec 16, 2013
Mrs. Francene N. McMullen, 101, of Longwood, Florida and formerly of Pentwater, died December 16, 2013. As per her wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.
Thelma Marie Hook
Nov 30, 2013
Mrs. Thelma M. Hook died on November 30, 2013, at the age of 94. Thelma was born to Peter and Mary (Claeys) Kokx on June 21, 1919, in Weare Township. She married N.J. (Noble John) Hook, a World War II veteran and business man, on February 15, 1947, at Saint Simon Catholic Church in Ludington, Michigan. Thelma and N.J. were...
James Bernard Storm
Nov 23, 2013
James B. Storm age 86 of Hamlin Lake, Ludington, MI passed away November 23, 2013 at Hackley Great Lakes Specialty Hospital in Muskegon, MI. He was born June 19, 1927 in Parr, Indiana son of Reverend Erick A. and Gertrude E. (Strauch) Storm. Jim grew up in Onekama, MI as a boy and attended Onekama Grade School and later moved...
Constance Elizabeth Dillingham
Nov 22, 2013
Mrs. Constance Elizabeth Dillingham, age 84, of Hart, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 22, 2013. She was born March 28, 1929, in Shelby to Louis and Vesta (Griffin) Stevens. She graduated from Hart High School in the Class of 1947. Connie married Neil T. "Tom" Dillingham on June 25, 1949, at St. Gregory Catholic Church in Hart....
Hilda Irene Coleson
Nov 18, 2013
Mrs. Hilda Irene Coleson, age 93, of Mears, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013. She was born June 22, 1920, in Shiawassee County to Enoch and Mary (Mohr) Hux. She married James W. Coleson on June 22, 1940; he passed away June 7, 2000, just before their 60th anniversary. After graduating from County Normal School, she began a teaching career...
Pastor Lorraine Carol Boucon
Nov 15, 2013
Pastor Lorraine Carol Boucon, age 75, of Hart, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. She was born May 29, 1938, in Aurora, Illinois to Wayne and Lillian (Robb) Traver. She married Gordon L. Boucon on June 21, 1958, in Aurora. They were married fifty-two years before his passing on March 7, 2011. Lorraine graduated from Aurora College with a Bachelor's...
Richard L. Bursley Sr.
Nov 10, 2013
Mr. Richard "Dick" L. Bursley, Sr., age 78, of Hart, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013. He was born January 4, 1935, in Hart, Michigan, to John and Elizabeth (North) Bursley. After serving in the United States Army from 1953-1955, he married Phyllis VanTassel on October 30, 1955, Hart. He was employed at Harbison and Walker until his retirement and...
Agnes Mary Henley
Nov 6, 2013
Agnes Mary (Lucz) Henley, 90, of Shelby, MI, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013. She was born November 11, 1922, in East St. Louis, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Julia Lucz. She served as a Lieutenant Army Nurse during WWII and was stationed in Belleville, IL. She married Victor V. Henley, August 31, 1946 in St. Louis, MO. They...
