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Recent births, posted March 2, 2022

March 2, 2022

Recent births, posted March 2, 2022 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Xavier…

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Obituary: Miriam W. Aebig, 91, of Shelby. 

March 1, 2022

Obituary: Miriam W. Aebig, 91, of Shelby.  Miriam W. Aebig passed away Monday, February 28 , 2022.  She was born September 9, 1930 to Wilmer and Hazel (Anderson) Near in Shelby.  Miriam graduated from Shelby High School in 1948. Miriam married Gordon E. Aebig on July 31, 1949 in Shelby.  She worked for Shelby District Library for many years and was instrumental in…

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Obituary: Ann Smith, 61, of Pentwater.

March 1, 2022

Obituary: Ann Smith, 61, of Pentwater. Ann Lawson Smith, 61, of Pentwater, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on February 23, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born March 17, 1960, in Sullivan, Indiana, the oldest daughter of William Tilson and Glee Hook Tilson. Ann received her bachelor of science degree from IUPUI in occupational therapy in 1983. She…

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CTE criminal justice students hold safety event. 

February 28, 2022

CTE criminal justice students hold safety event.  West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.  By Kim Beardslee, Correspondent.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Educational Service District Criminal Justice Program students recently held an all day event in the atrium of the West Shore Community…

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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Feb. 27, 2022.

February 27, 2022

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Feb. 27, 2022. Ann Smith, 61, of Pentwater, died on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, with visitation starting at noon. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com.   Listing of 2022 deaths.…

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