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...
James T. Jeffries
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. James T. Jeffries, age 85 of Hart, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012. He was born in Hart on May 8, 1927 to James and Goldie (Lattin) Jeffries. On October 22, 1949, he married the former Dorothy Marcia Schaner in Hart. Mr. Jeffries was employed as an auto body technician at Lipski Ford in Hart, until his retirement in...
Lee-Ann Elizabeth Shannon
Dec 29, 2012
Mrs. Lee-Ann Elizabeth Shannon, age 34, of Hart, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012. She was born August 16, 1978, in Jackson to Robert and Irene (LaRiviere) Chaffin. Lee-Ann was a graduate of Spring Arbor College in 2001, earning her Bachelor's Degree in Early Education. She married Timothy Shannon on April 22, 2006, in Hart. She attended First Baptist Church...
Shirley A Balcom
Dec 24, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Ann Balcom, age 78, of Hart, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012. She was born July 12, 1934, in Chicago, IL to Frank and Frances (Weed) Dutton. She was a foster parent and day care worker and member of First Baptist Church of Hart. Shirley is survived by her children, Kevin (Patti) Balcom of Casnovia, Pam Crawford of...
Michael George Shears
Dec 13, 2012
Mr. Michael George Shears, age 54, of Hart and formerly of Grand Haven, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012. He was born May 22, 1958, in Grand Haven to Donald and Jacqueline (Warner) Shears. Mike owned his own painting business. Painting was his passion and he retired in 1999. He was a compassionate and loving man. He was challenged with...
John Thomas Trantham
Dec 9, 2012
Mr. John Thomas Trantham, age 70, of Mears, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012. He was born September 1, 1942, in Greensboro, NC to Tom and Beth (Sartin) Trantham. He served in the Army from 1960-1964 and in the Florida National Guard from 1964-1966. He married the former Carolyn Vantluka on January 6, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. He worked at...
Lester Elwin Schaner
Dec 9, 2012
Mr. Lester Elwin Schaner, age 88, of Hart, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012. He was born March 20, 1924, in Detroit to Louis and Arlie (Weaver) Schaner. He married Julia Balavitch on June 6, 1948 at St. Joseph Church in Weare; they were married 60 years before she passed away on August 11, 2008. Les delivered oil for 45...
Lloyd "Bud" Richard Cargill
Dec 8, 2012
Mr. Lloyd "Bud" Richard Cargill, age 88, of Hart, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. He was born September 18, 1924, in Hart to Jesse and Nettie (Johnson) Cargill. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and attended Michigan State University for two years. On April 2, 1953, he married the former Dorothy Murphy in Indiana; they...
Thomas Goodrich Slocum
Dec 1, 2012
Thomas Goodrich (Tom) Slocum, age 49, died unexpectedly in a helicopter accident Saturday, December 1, 2012 near Walkerville, Michigan. Tom was born a twin on May 30, 1963 to Gerald and Phyllis (Young) Slocum in Hart, Michigan and was a lifelong resident of Elbridge Township.
He attended Elbridge Community School until 1977 and graduated from Hart High School in...
Alton W. Piegols
Nov 30, 2012
Alton W. Piegols, 90, of Hart, passed away at home on Friday, November 30, 2012. He was born November 25, 1922 to George and Frieda Piegols of Midland. Alton served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. He married Martha Ann Hawley on August 16, 1947, in Hart, and graduated with a B.S. from Michigan State...
Cornelius Bos
Nov 14, 2012
Cornelius "Niel" Bos passed into Glory on November 14, 2012 with his daughters at his side. Niel was born in Groningen, Holland on December 14, 1922. Niel immigrated to America in May 1930 along with sister Tressa and parents John and Catharena Wolthof Bos. From Ellis Island they came by bus to Muskegon, MI where Grandpa John's brother Rev. Jacob...
