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...
Arthur R. "Rudy" Gustafson
Aug 2, 2008
Rudy Gustafson, age 91, of Pentwater, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 2, 2008. He was born in Dalton Township on February 27, 1917 to Arthur H. and Anna (Bard) Gustafson. He graduated from Montague High School, and attended Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, and the Muskegon School of Business. On April 12, 1941, he...
John C. Coggeshall, Ph.D.
Aug 1, 2008
John C. Coggeshall, PhD., age 69 of Pentwater, died Friday, August 1, 2008 in Chicago. He was born in Chicago on July 16, 1939 to Chester and Marion (Campbell) Coggeshall. John married the former Ann L. Koscal in Chicago on October 27, 1979. Dr. Coggeshall was a Research Scientist in Bio-Chemistry specifically studying Diabetes. He received his formal education from...
Henry C. "Hank" Laporte
Jul 30, 2008
Mr. Henry C. "Hank" LaPorte, age 85, of Weare Township, died Wednesday July 30, 2008. He was born in Hart on February 2, 1923 to Fred and Stella (Diegel) LaPorte. He married the love of his life, the former Juanita "Midge" Graham on June 9, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Hank had a long employment history which included being...
Clarence "Bud" Furlong
Jul 12, 2008
Mr. Clarence C. "Bud" Furlong, age 71, of Mears, died Saturday July 12, 2008. He was born August 9, 1936 in Barry County, MI to Clarence and Mary Jo (Brainard) Furlong. He married the former Connie Hone in Mears on October 21, 2004. Bud was employed as a line worker for General Motors in Lansing for 33 ½ years until...
Kathryn C. Jackson
Jul 5, 2008
Mrs. Kathryn C. Jackson, age 83, of Hart died Saturday July 5, 2008. She was born in Shelby on October 27, 1924 to Kenneth and Bernice (Cutler) Taylor. Mrs. Jackson was employed by the Regal China Company in Antioch, IL until her retirement. She was a member of the Hart Congregational Church and the Women's Fellowship of the Church, American...
Wilma W. Depeel
Jul 4, 2008
Mrs. Wilma W. DePeel, age 93 of Hart, died Friday July 4, 2008. She was born in Hart on March 27, 1915 to Wilman and Mary Elizabeth (Raby) Leach. Mrs. DePeel was a graduate of Walkerville High School. She married Alex DePeel on August 20, 1932 in LaGrange, IN and he preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. DePeel was...
Doneta I. Easton
Jun 28, 2008
Mrs. Doneta I. Easton, age 90, of Hart, died Saturday June 28, 2008. She was born in Hart on January 28, 1918 to Morris and Eva (House) Rouse, Sr. On February 4, 1939 in Hart she married Russell Easton and he preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Easton was employed as a housekeeper at Lakeshore Hospital in Shelby until...
Dale L. Kennedy
Jun 26, 2008
Mr. Dale Kennedy, age 59, of New Era, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 26th after a tragic motorcycle accident. He was born May 8, 1949 to Audrey June (Fairchild) and Neil Kennedy. Dale was raised in Hesperia. He eventually moved to New Era, where he raised his family. He had been a Tool and Die maker for more than 35 years,...
Nancy M. Kiefer
Jun 25, 2008
Mrs. Nancy M. Kiefer, age 63 of Scottville, died Wednesday June 25, 2008. She was born in Muskegon on May 28, 1945 to Glenn A. and Gladys V. (Brandel) Fisher. Nancy married Charles C. Kiefer in Kalamazoo on August 10, 1966. Along with her husband, they own and operate Wiley's General Store in Scottville. She was a member of the...
Jose A. Escamilla
Jun 22, 2008
Mr. Jose A. Escamilla, age 63 of Hart, died Sunday, June 22, 2008. He was born in San Antonio, TX to Antonio and Ramona (Martinez) Escamilla. Jose was employed as a migrant worker for many years. He is survived by 4 sisters, Juanita Ramirez, Maria Lopez, Guadalupe Rocha and Rosita Bustos; 4 brothers, Ramon Escamilla, Jesus Escamilla, Gilberto Escamilla, and...
Carl Leroy Lentz
Jun 16, 2008
Mr. Carl LeRoy Lentz, age 62 of Pentwater, proud grandfather of Jennifer, Nichole and Krista, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 16, 2008 after an automobile accident. Carl was born on July 13, 1945 in Hart to LaVern and Evelyn (Griffis) Lentz. He was a graduate of Pentwater High School in 1964. Carl married the former Kathryn...
John Pinkerton, Jr.
Jun 12, 2008
Mr. John Pinkerton, Jr, age 76 of Mears, died Thursday, June 12, 2008. He was born in Philadelphia on October 4, 1931 to John and Alice (Gripton) Pinkerton, Sr. He married the former Elizabeth Holmes in Virginia Beach on December 10, 1978. John served his country in the United States Navy and retired from military service in 1978. He was...
Caroline R. Murray
Jun 4, 2008
Mrs. Caroline R. Murray, age 94 of Hart, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008. She was born December 3, 1913 in Chicago to Henry and Caroline (Richter) Schulien. Caroline was united in marriage to Charles Murray in Chicago. She was active at the Oceana County Council on Aging. She is survived by her children, Charles "Ron" Murray of Camino, CA and...
