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Obituary: William ‘Bill’ Herman Wagner, 88, of Rothbury

February 8, 2025

William “Bill” Herman Wagner, 88, of Rothbury, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025. He was born March 2, 1936, Rothbury, the son of Herman and Annamae (Pelton) Wagner. William proudly served our country in the United States Army. He graduated from Montague High School and attended the University of Michigan. After his service, Bill worked as an accessor, Grant Township…

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Recent death: Marcella Lewis, 82, of Shelby

February 8, 2025

Marcella Lewis, 82, of Shelby, died on Thursday, February 6, 2025. She was born March 16, 1942, in Murphy, North Carolina, the daughter of Edgar and Edith Naomi (Morgan) Henson. Funeral services will be conducted at noon, Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, King-Hart Chapel, 2370 North 72ne Avenue, Hart. Visitation will be held Saturday from…

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40th West Shore MathCounts held at WSCC

February 7, 2025

West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The 40th West Shore MathCounts Middle School competition took place on Wednesday, February 5 at West Shore Community College. The event highlighted over 200 student “mathletes” from 14 school districts from Mason, Oceana and Manistee counties. Partnering to…

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Obituary: Linda Marie Jankowski, 76, of Ludington

February 7, 2025

Linda Marie Jankowski, 76, of Ludington, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025. Linda was born on January 30, 1949, the daughter of Gerald “Jerry” Jankowski and Eldean (Bashaw) Jankowski. She graduated from St. Simon’s School in 1967. Linda worked many jobs throughout her life, retiring from Mason County Fruit Packers. One of her many joys in life was spending…

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Recent births, published Feb. 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com.  Dak Alan-Roth Miller, the son of Tawana Beal-Miller and Christopher Miller of Hart, was born on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.  List of 2024 births List of 2023 births  …

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