Edmere "Eddie" Varenhorst
Oct 25, 2008
Mrs. Edmere E. "Eddie" Varenhorst, age 81 of Hart, died Saturday, October 25, 2008. She was born in Muskegon on August 18, 1927 to Frank and Delia (Christian) Gilles. She married John Varenhorst Jr. on September 20, 1947 at St. Gregory's Catholic Church and he preceded her in death on June 30, 2000. Eddie was a cook at St. Gregory's...
Lynn M. Ormsby
Oct 14, 2008
Mrs. Lynn M. Ormsby, age 64 of Mears, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008. She was born in Muskegon on March 27, 1944 to Lynn D. and Stella (Wlodkowski) Estes. Lynn married David Ormsby in Great Lakes, IL on November 8, 1969 and he preceded her in death in 1988. She graduated from and was a member of the Hart High...
Larry A. Peterson
Oct 10, 2008
Mr. Larry A. Peterson, age 48 of Hart, died Friday, October 10, 2008. He was born in Harbor Beach, MI on February 4, 1960 to Robert and Dorothy (Bromund) Peterson. On June 11, 1983 he married the former JoEllen Jones in Hart. He was employed as auditor at the Little River Band Casino at Manistee. Larry earned his B.A. in...
Dorothy W. Bell
Oct 7, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy W. Bell, age 92 of Pentwater, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008. She was born on June 12, 1916 in San Fernando Valley, CA to Ted and Dorothy (Mayo) Winebrenner. She married James Bell, who preceded her in death as well as a step-son Jamie Bell. Mrs. Bell had owned and operated a scrap and recycling business. She is...
Ronald Jack Syers
Oct 4, 2008
Mr. Ronald Jack Syers, age 62 of Socorro, NM, died Saturday, October 4, 2008. He was born August 13, 1946 in Munising, MI to Verne E. and Shirley (Mills) Syers. Ronald served in the US Navy from 1964 to 1967 and was currently employed at Northrup Grumman. He owned and operated the AAA Storage in San Antonio, NM. Ronald was...
Beulah L. Noonan
Sep 28, 2008
Mrs. Beulah L. Noonan, age 76 of Walkerville, died Sunday September 28, 2008. She was born in Rockford, Michigan on May 29, 1932 to Harold and Crystal Mae (Porter) Bailey. On July 1, 1950 in Rockford, she married Donald Noonan, who preceded her in death on December 15, 2006. Mrs. Noonan was employed as a secretary at Walkerville Public Schools...
Bertha M. Corliss
Sep 27, 2008
Bertha Maude Campbell, eldest of six children of Marguerite and Lee Campbell, was born on July 21, 1913 in Petroleum, IN. The Campbell's moved to Michigan April 1, 1928. Lee's brother Archie had found him a job making Kunkel Heaters for cars. Lee wondered out loud if the new job might turn out to an April fool's joke. Bertha married...
Katherine E. Vandenheuvel
Sep 25, 2008
Mrs. Katherine E. VanDenHeuvel, age 76, of Hart, died Thursday, September 25, 2008. She was born in Pentwater on August 26, 1932 to Clyde and Estella (Rasmussen) Coon. On April 18, 1953, she married Helidore VanDenHeuvel in Pentwater. Mrs. VanDenHeuvel was a member of the West Golden Wesleyan Church. She was a homemaker, but also worked at Rothbury Rambler, Cal-Van,...
Juanita M. Vanhorn
Sep 24, 2008
Mrs. Juanita M. VanHorn, age 95 of Bradenton, FL, died September 24, 2008. She was born April 1, 1913 in Tippiecanoe, IN to John and Bessie (Drudge) Love. She married Rev. Dwight Berry and he preceded her in death and then she married Charles VanHorn and he also preceded her in death. Juanita was a Nurse Aid and a member...
Jesse Aubrey Weirich
Sep 24, 2008
Mr. Jesse Aubrey Weirich, age 86 of Hart, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 following a lengthy illness. Aubrey was born in Elbridge Township and had lived his entire life on the family farm, where he was born. He graduated from Hart High School and attended County Normal and taught school at the Gale School and served on the school board...
Dorothy M. Schiller-Drewes
Sep 20, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy M. Schiller-Drewes, age 85 of Shelby, died Saturday, September 20, 2008. She was born in Whitehall on January 5, 1923. Dorothy received her education from the Whitehall Public Schools and was a member of the Class of 1941. She married Frank Schiller on September 18, 1942 and he preceded her in death on February 21, 1980, she then...
Johanna F. Liesberg
Sep 3, 2008
Mrs. Johanna F. Liesberg, age 76 of Hart, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008. She was born in Warren, Minnesota on April 5, 1932 to Frank and Johanna (Koop) Stuemke. Johanna married Benjamin Liesberg in Warren, Minnesota on October 25, 1953. She was employed as a secretary and had been employed by the Federal Land Bank, Stokley's and Prince, Barecki and...
Heinz Kessler
Aug 27, 2008
Mr. Heinz Kessler, age 77 of Hart, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008. He was born in Wittenberge, Germany on March 24, 1931 to Frierich and Hedwig (Luzak) Kessler. On March 20, 1974 he married the former Yvonne Morat in Whitehall. Mr. Kessler was employed with the ground crews of United Airlines at Chicago O'Hare. While in Germany, Heinz was trained...
Donna M. Kingsley
Aug 23, 2008
Mrs. Donna M. Kingsley, loving mother and best friend, age 82 of Mears formerly of Adrian died Saturday August 23, 2008. She was born in Wauseon, Ohio to George and Emma (Baer) Guilford. Donna graduated from Adrian High School in the class of 1944. On December 27, 1950 she married William C. "Bill" Kingsley. She was employed as a bookkeeper...
Lorraine Patterson
Aug 18, 2008
Mrs. H. Lorraine Patterson, age 90 of Hart died Monday August 18, 2008. She was born in Walkerville on April 9, 1918 to Harvey and Evalyn (Eggleston) Halladay. On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1947 she married John Patterson at Hart. She graduated from Ferris Institute with a teaching certificate and was a school teacher at the Allen Creek School from...
Jessica L. Bruce
Aug 17, 2008
Miss Jessica L. Bruce, age 20, of Hart died unexpectedly Sunday, August 17, 2008. She was born October 23, 1987 in Shelby to Steven and Connie (Gebhart) Bruce. Jessica was a member of the Hart High School Class of 2005. She was employed as a trail guide at the Double JJ Ranch. She was an accomplished Equestrian and had won...
Lawrence A. Gindling
Aug 15, 2008
Mr. Lawrence A. Gindling, age 84 of Pentwater, died Friday, August 15, 2008. He was born in Sunman, IN on October 19, 1923 to William Anthony and Rosina Josephine (Lambert) Gindling. On September 30, 1944 he married the former Evelyn Johnson in Seal Beach, CA. Mr. Gindling was the regional area director of sales for Burlington Northern Railroad, until his...
Ann F. Rinaldi
Aug 11, 2008
Miss Ann F. Rinaldi, age 49, of Hart, died Monday August 11, 2008. She was born February 10, 1959 to Frank and Karine (Krantz) Rinaldi. Ann graduated from Hart High School in 1978. She was employed at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility and Ponderosa in Ludington. Ann was also affiliated with Progressions in Hart. She is survived by her...
Julia M. Schaner
Aug 11, 2008
Mrs. Julia M. Schaner, age 79, of Hart died Monday August 11, 2008. She was born on March 6, 1929 at home in Weare Township to Justin and Johanna (Bakan) Balavitch. On June 6, 1948, she married Les Schaner at St. Joseph Catholic Church-Weare. Mrs. Schaner attended St. Joseph Catholic Parish School until the 8th grade, then attended Hart Public...
Rev. E. Maynard Beal
Aug 5, 2008
The Rev. E. Maynard Beal age 78 of Rockford, IL died Tuesday August 5, 2008. He was born January 31, 1930 in Boston to Ellery and Marian (Smith) Beal. He married the former Jean Tapp on June 13, 1953 in Chicago. Rev. Beal graduated from Viroqua High School in Wisconsin, received his B.A. from Cornell College and his M.A. in...
