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Obituary: Donna Cihak, 87, of Hart.

July 16, 2021

Obituary: Donna Cihak, 87, of Hart.  Donna Louise Cihak, 87, of Hart, was called to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Donna passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side. Donna’s family is thankful for their mother who trusted Jesus Christ, her Savior. She clothed herself in the virtues of Colossians 3: compassion, kindness, humility,…

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Obituary: Jane Thocher, 85, of Hart. 

July 14, 2021

Obituary: Jane Thocher, 85, of Hart.  Jane Loise Thocher, 85, of Hart, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021. She was born April 29, 1936, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Delbert and Edith (Cooley) Wiggins. Jane was an educator in the Hart and Lansing areas from 1956-1977 and administration staff in Hart from 1977-1992. She was also very involved in…

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Recent births, posted July 14, 2021.

July 14, 2021

Recent births, posted July 14, 2021. The following births have been reported: Milo James Battice, the son of Breanna Shaw and Kaiden Battice of Ludington, was born on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Sabastian George Miller, the son of Laura and Nathan Miller of Manistee, was born on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Odin Ethan-Vaughn Anderson, the son of Elanie Crawford and Evan Anderson of…

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Obituary: Richard Kaltunas, 81, of Mears

July 14, 2021

Obituary: Richard Kaltunas, 81, of Mears Richard Kaltunas, 81, of Mears, formerly of Crown Point Ind., passed away Friday, July 9, 2021, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  Richard was born on February 18, 1940, to Vytautas and Emilija Kaltunas in Kaunas, Lithuania. The family lived in Austria and Germany until 1949 when they immigrated to the U.S. and settled in…

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New Hart band director excited to get started.

July 13, 2021

New Hart band director excited to get started. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  By Kate Goodman, OCP correspondent  HART — The 2021-2022 school year for band students at Hart Public Schools will be a little different this year. For the past 33 years, John Taranko had been at the podium,…

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