Louise "Diane" Cramer
Jan 5, 2022
Louise "Diane" Cramer, 76, of Whitehall, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. She was born April 21, 1945, in DuBois, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Albert "A.W." and Margie (Fuller) Pernesky.
At the age of 8, Diane, along with her family, moved to Montague where she later graduated as a member of the "Class of '63." After dedicating...
Joan "Jo" Kathleen Greiner
Jan 3, 2022
Joan "Jo" Kathleen Greiner, 92, of Rapid City, passed away January 3, 2022. She was born September 13, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Clarence and Anna (Lardie) Ereon.
Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 6, 2022, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 143 Charles Street, Elk...
Dawn Marie Pace
Jan 2, 2022
Dawn Marie Pace, 53, of Kingsley Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2022, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Dawn was born on October 27, 1968, the daughter of Barry Eugene and Julia Faye (Kennedy) Newcomb.
Dawn graduated from Sault Ste. Marie High School, Class of 1986. Following high school, Dawn attended two years...
Kandi Michele Fugere
Jan 2, 2022
Kandi Michele Fugere, 45, of Ludington, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. She was born May 27, 1976, in Ludington.
Kandi was very active in the community and instilled the importance of volunteering in her children. She had been a past president and member of the Ludington Area Jaycees for...
Lloyd Eugene Dipple
Jan 2, 2022
Lloyd Eugene Dipple, 85, of Ludington, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. He was born February 18, 1936, in Ludington, the son of Herbert and Elitha (Houk) Dipple.
Lloyd was a farmer for many years. Lloyd enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was always there to lend a helping...
Barbara Kay Taylor
Jan 2, 2022
Barbara "Barbi" Kay Taylor, 51, of Hart, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 2, 2022, at her home. She was born January 13, 1970, in Shelby, the daughter of Sidney and Barbara (Pider) Taylor.
Barbi was a graduate of Whitehall High School class of 1989. She had worked as a cashier with Adventure EZ Mart in Dalton, Wesco...
Kevin C. Fox
Dec 30, 2021
Kevin C. Fox, 66, of Cadillac, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2021. He was born August 1, 1955, in Big Rapids, Michigan, the son of Homer S. and F. Elaine (Winget) Fox, Jr. and spent much of his childhood there before moving to Traverse City, in the 6 th grade.
Kevin attended and graduated from Traverse City...
Charles Harris Grattafiori
Dec 28, 2021
Charles "Chuck" Harris Grattafiori, 86 of Montague, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on December 28, 2021. He was born February 8, 1935, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to Cecil and Josephine (Brunini) Grattafiori. He moved to Detroit in 1953.
Chuck was a veteran and was honorably discharged from the Army in 1959. He married the love of...
Mark James Crawford
Dec 28, 2021
Mark James Crawford, 63, of Fife Lake went Home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 28, 2021 after a short illness.
Mark was born on September 6, 1958 to Albert and Carol Crawford.
Mark graduated in June of 1977 from Benzie Central High School through which he had the opportunity to train...
Dennis "Denny" Allan Blonshine
Dec 26, 2021
Dennis "Denny" Allan Blonshine, 68, of Traverse City, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at home with his beloved wife by his side. He was born April 4, 1953, in Traverse City, the son of Russell and Frances (Harrigan) Blonshine.
Denny drove truck most of his life, retiring from The Concrete Service in 2016. He worked hard to...
Joe R. Terrell
Dec 26, 2021
Joe Terrell, 85, of Traverse City, departed this earthly home on December 26, 2021. Joe was born October 17, 1936, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Much of his childhood was spent in Lynn, Alabama. After graduating from Southgate High School in California, Joe joined the United States Navy. A great naval memory was the tradition of jumping off the side of the...
Donald C. Katara
Dec 26, 2021
Donald C. Katara, 79, of Rapid City, passed away December 26, 2021. He was born September 16, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, son of Joe and Dorothy (Baker) Katara.
Don graduated from Riverside High School in Chicago, in 1960, and then was employed by the LaGrange Post Office, where he became Postmaster, and eventually retired.
In...
Gayle Lee Estlund
Dec 25, 2021
Gayle Lee Estlund. Born February 6, 1956. Died December 25, 2021.
Our beloved sister passed this holiday after a lingering illness. She will be sadly missed by her large extended family. All of our love and prayers go with her.
The Estlund Family
Michael James Pierce
Dec 24, 2021
Michael James Pierce, 52, formerly of Hart, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born February 14, 1969, in Hart, the son of Russell and Bertha (Raynor) Pierce.
Michael was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, riding motorcycles, and recently took up golfing. He also enjoyed...
Michael Allen Harris
Dec 24, 2021
Michael Allen Harris, 57, passed away unexpectedly. Michael was born December 19, 1964. He married Lisa Andrew on September 2, 1989, and they raised two children, Jacob and Jessica Harris.
Mike was an avid outdoorsman from the time he was a small child. There was rarely a time when you would find him without a rod or...
Erwin James Plouhar
Dec 23, 2021
Erwin James Plouhar, 91, of Ludington, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at home. He was born July 30, 1931, in Muskegon, the son of Andrew and Susan (Krisch) Plouhar.
Cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Pere Marquette Chapel, is in charge of arrangements....
Paul A. Rusch
Dec 23, 2021
Paul Alvin Rusch, master carpenter, self-appointed genius, professional napper, and collector of "fine" treasures. Left behind a legacy of love, honesty and a million Copenhagen tins, seriously... Paul grew up with five sisters, not a moment of silence and limited time in the bathroom. His love for his sisters never ceased and molded him into a very protective and loving...
Thomas "Tom" Lee Thomazin
Dec 22, 2021
Thomas Lee Thomazin, 71, of Montague, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Leila and Cyrus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. He was born September 23, 1950, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Duane Arnold and Idell (Metscher) Thomazin.
Tom was raised in Seneca, MO surrounded by his loving parents, brothers and sister, and many, many cousins....
Raymond Bruce Smith
Dec 21, 2021
Raymond Bruce Smith, age 80, of Whitehall, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.
Ray was born October 8, 1941, in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Clarence & Ruth (Omness) Smith.
Ray is survived by: his children, daughter, Tammy (Michael) Strzyzykowski, son, Jeffrey Smith, and son, Matthew Smith; grandchildren, David (Tarra) Smith, Amber...
Laurence "Larry" Michael Paluch
Dec 20, 2021
Laurence "Larry" Michael Paluch, 69, of Montague, died unexpectedly Monday, December 20, 2021, in Monona, Wisconsin. He was born February 15, 1952, in Detroit, the son of Mack and Helen (Kuba) Paluch.
Larry was a clinical psychologist for over forty years. For twenty of those years he provided services to people with disabilities. He also owned a...
