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John Culver Andrews, 68, of Rothbury, died Thursday, December 28, 2017.
Florence “Flo” Moschke, 74, of Shelby, died Friday, December 29, 2017.

Susan D. Keeler, 65, of Shelby, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017.
Betty Jean Geldersma, 68, of Crossville, Tennessee and formerly of Hesperia and Grand Haven, died Thursday, December 28, 2017.

Kristi Makin Archer, 71, of Niles and formerly of Shelby, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
Joyce Rosemarie Levy, 83, of Whitehall, and formerly of Hart, died Thursday December 14, 2017.

Maria Guadalupe Gutierrez, 62, of Hart, died Sunday, December 17, 2017.
Don Rodrick “Rod” Westergaard, 71, of Pentwater, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017.
Dorothy M. Hoyer, 91, of New Era, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017.
LaVyonne Estelle Frees (Aiken), 97, of Ferry Township, died Saturday, December 16, 2017.

Pauline Esther Kish (Willick), 93, of Hesperia and formerly of Muskegon, died Saturday, December 9, 2017.
Nancy “Nan” Leah Eshmeyer Gorbics, 84, of Stony Lake, died December 5, 2017.
Steven Michael Schrepper, 59, of Shelby, formerly of Kalamazoo died Monday, December 4, 2017
Jackie Luttrell, 68, of Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of Shelby, died Sunday, December 3, 2017.
Janice R. Knapp, 84, of Muskegon, died Monday. December 4, 2017.
Darlene Romans, 53, of Hesperia, died Monday, Decmeber 4, 2017.

George Lloyd Routley, 71, of Hart, died Thursday November 30, 2017.
Charles Edward Jeffries, 61, of Pentwater, died Thursday, November 30, 2017.
Helen Mary Kleiner, 86, of Shelby, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017.
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Fessenden, 42, of Fort Carson, Colorado and formerly of Shelby, died Thursday, November 30, 2017.
Eleanor J. Fogg, 96, of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Jackie Luttrell of Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of Shelby, died Sunday, December 3, 2017.

Helen Ann Eilers, 84, of Montague, died Monday, November 20, 2017.
Scott Edward Fuce, 55, died Saturday, November 25, 2017.
Denise Marie Stewart, 61, of Pentwater, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017.

William Brown, 85, of Pentwater, died Friday, November 24, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington.
Dennis Edwin Hedinger, 75, of Hart, died Saturday, November 25, 2017.
Tillie Nelson, 93, of Montague died Saturday, November 18, 2017.
Carl F. Wackernagel, 79, of Montague, died Monday, November 20, 2017.
Helen Mary Kleiner, 86, of Shelby, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Nancy Lynn Koposky, 76, Hart, died Thursday, November 16, 2017.
Joseph L. Kokx, Sr., 82, of Crystal Valley died Thursday, November 16, 2017.

Skyla Cole, 14, of Hart died Thursday, November 9, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington.
Kevin L. Stafford, 56, of Walkerville died Wednesday, November 8, 2017.

Lorena E. Wygant, 87, of Ferry Township, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017.
Marie Beatrice Califf, 68, of Rothbury, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
Don William Zwade, 73, of Hart, died Friday October 27, 2017.
Louisa Mae Galvan, 58, of Hart, died Thursday, October 26, 2017.
Albert “Al” E. Hudson, 79, of Hart, died Saturday, October 28, 2017.

Rhonda Kay Vanderlaan, 62, of Hart, died Thursday, October 19, 2017.
Blanche E. Martin, 61, died Sunday, October 22, 2017.

Myrna Joan Carlin, 84, of Pentwater, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.
William M. Gardy, 88, of Pentwater died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.
Josefa “Josie” Villanueva Santos, 72, of Hart, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
Richard J. Dusseau, 79, died Wednesday, October 19, 2017.

Charlene Lynn Essex, 70, of Rothbury, died October 12, 2017.
Timothy “Allen” Adams, 31, of Muskegon Heights and formerly of Shelby, died Friday, October 13, 2017.

Edward L. Alexander, 82, of Hart, died Friday, October 6, 2017.
Glenn (Sonny) Phillips Jr., 79, of Hart died Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Barbara Cope, 86, of Muskegon and formerly of Shelby, Kalkaska and Arizona, died Thursday October 5, 2017.
Edward Alexander, 82, of Hart, died Friday, October 6, 2017.
Vernon Lyles, 80, of Rothbury, died Saturday, September 30, 2017.
Lee “Beaver” Roy Jones, 82, of Walkerville, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Vernon Lyles, 80, of Rothbury, formerly of Grand Haven, died Saturday, September 30, 2017.
Roberto Vela, 55, of New Era, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
Robert “John” Amstutz, 72, of Hart, died on Friday, September 29, 2017.

Violet LaFerne Frost, 87, of Hart, died on Saturday, September 23, 2017.
Dolly A. Taylor, 79, of Mears, died on Monday, September 18, 2017.
Lila L. Wentzloff, 81, of New Era died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.
Elmira C. LeFevre, 88,of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017.
Sudie Ann Blohm, 76, of Hart, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.
Laura M. Black, 59, of Ferry Township, died on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

Allen S. Wade, 78, of New Era, died on Monday, September 11, 2017.
Marion (Art) Helmer, 85, of Hart died on Saturday, September 9, 2017.
Elda Ann (Utley) Harden, 81, of Mears, died on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Kirk Muir Saunders, 85, of Hart, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
James A. Musil, Jr., 77, of Hart, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

Gene Allen DeLong, 85, of Hart, died on Saturday, September 2, 2017.
Berl W. Krause, Jr., 73, of Shelby, died on Sunday, September 3, 2017.
William “Bill” McVicker, 82, of Pentwater died on Friday, September 1, 2017.
Frieda A Tanner, 88, of Shelby, died on Friday, September 1, 2017.
Clinton Miller, 61, of Pentwater, died on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.
Sherry Lee Shafer, 62, of Walkerville, died on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Frank Arthur Rinaldi, 96, of Pentwater, died on Sunday August 27, 2017.
James LeRoy Alltop, 77, of Hart died on Sunday August 27, 2017.
A. Elaine Stembol, 96, of Montague died on Friday, August 25, 2017.
James P. Devowe, 74, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Evelyn M. Holladay, 95, of Walkerville, died on Sunday, August 27, 2017.
Sharon Marie Dean, 78, of Hart, died on Saturday, August 19, 2017.
Helen May Marker, 93, of Mears, died on Monday, August 14, 2017.
Suzanne Louise Stoltz, 83, of Shelby, died on Monday, August 14, 2017.
William E. “Bill” Smith, 66, of Montague, died on Sunday, August 13, 2017.
Clara “Marian” A. Gary, 96, died on Monday, August 21, 2017.
Thomas A. Beyer, 62, of Shelby, died on August 17, 2017.
William E. “Bill” Smith, 66, died on Sunday, August 13, 2017.

Archie J. Staples, 91, of Mears, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.
George A. Kuntz, 91, of Shelby, died on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
Elsie M. Dollaway, 84, of New Era, died on Thursday, July 20, 2017
Sandra M. Sheroky, 64, of Rothbury, died on Saturday, July 22, 2017.
Rica M. Fekken, 94, of New Era, died on Monday, July 24, 2017.

James “JC” Clyde Trussell, 90, of Hart, died on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Oceana County Medical Care Facility.
John E. Plummer, 91, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
Imagene I. Huston, 99, of New Era, died on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart.
Greg T. Brown, 63, of Muskegon, died on Monday, July 17, 2017.
Pauline A. “Polly” Lillie, 87, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
Gerald L. “Jerry” Renkema, 55, of Hart, died on Sunday, July 9, 2017.
Ruth Wolting Prince, 64, of New Era, died on Monday, July 3, 2017.
Arthur Edward Gosselin, Jr., 94, died on Monday, July 3, 2017.
Ruth Elverna Webster Gee, 96, of Pentwater died on Sunday, July 16, 2017.
Norma Ann Oly, 71, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, July 9, 2017.

• Shannon Guzman, 35, of Mears, died on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

• Keith Stone, 59, of Mears died on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

• May (Ann) Schmiedeknecht, 83, of New Era, died on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

• Peg Burdick, 84, of Montague, died on Friday, June 9, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

• Helen Jeanne Grondsma, 79, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at her home.

• Gladys Elizabeth Pider, 80, of Hart, died on Friday, June 2, 2017, at her home.

• Tracy Jo Tate, 58, of Hart, died on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Morning Side AFC in Hart.

Carl Koch, 90, of Hart, died on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Louise Mae McCarty, 93, of Shelby, died on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby.
Nancy L. (Gowell) Meyer, 60, of Wyoming, Michigan and formerly of Shelby, died on Saturday, May 20, 2017

Lewis P. Rider, 102, of Shelby, died Thursday, May 11, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Alice Murdock, 90, of Hart, died Friday, May 5, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Vincent Thomas Kacynski, 93, of Hart, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby.
Theodore Harry Swanson, 67, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at home.
Edwin Dale Loomis, 79, of Mears, died on Monday, May 8, 2017, at home.
Deborah Adams, 68, of Shelby, died on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

Carol VanDuinen, 80, of New Era, died Friday, April 28, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home in Shelby.
Vernetta Eilers, 87, of New Era died April 30, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home in Shelby.
Marie Helene Sparks, Marie Sparks age 97, of Hart, died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Cherry Blossom Manor in Hart. King Funeral Home, Ludington
Ryan Richard Walsworth, 50, of Mears died on February 13, 2017
Thelma Fletcher, 79, of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Lorrene Donker, 88, of New Era died on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Melvin Brimmer, 78, of New Era, died Sunday, April 2, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
April Irene Routley, 64, of Hart, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Tendercare of Ludington.
Louis F. Czarny, 53, of Montague, died on Tuesday,March 28, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby
Susan Kay Wade, 71, formerly of Whitehall died on March 24, 2017 at Christian Care Assisted Living Manor in Muskegon.
Paula Duford, 67, of Hart, died on Friday, March 24, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington.

Patrick Lee Tariske, 76, of Hart, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
James Krajewski, 71, of Hart, died on Friday, March 10, 2017.
Donald L. Buchner, 82, of Hesperia, died on Friday, March 17, 2017.
Herald R. Rood, Sr., 72, of Shelby, died on Friday, March 17, 2017.
Gladys I. Crosby, 87, of Hart, died on Friday, March 17, 2017.

Glenn Allen Jacobs, 79, of Hart, died on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Spectrum Health-Ludington Hospital in Ludington. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart.
Evelyn Louise Powers, 99, of Hart, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Cherry Blossom Manor in Hart. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart.
Harry Carpenter, 90, of Shelby, died Friday, March 3, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby
Pauline “Polly” Werner Labiotka, 67, of Wyoming, Mich., and formerly of New Era, died on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby
Delmar Carl Kokx, 87, of Hart, died on Friday, March 3, 2017, at Tendercare of Ludington. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart.
Oscar J. Bruck, Jr., 79, of Shelby, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at his home. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart.
Beverly A. Talsma, 82, of Sacramento, Cali. and formerly of Ferry Township, died Feb. 23, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Beverly Eilers, 72, of Montague, died Friday, February 17, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Mary Vannette, 88, of Stony Lake, died Saturday, February 18, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Gertrude Mae Tipple, 85, of Lapeer, formerly Hart died Sunday, February 12, 2017.
Bryan Ockerman, 56, of Shelby, died Sunday, February 12, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Daniel Lee Crawford, 75, of Hart died on Wednesday February 8, 2017.
Elsie E. Heer, 95, of Hart, died on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Cherry Blossom Manor.
Leslie D. Reinsmith, 90, of New Era, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart.
John E. Reimer, 75, of Shelby, died Feb. 4, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Phila Mae Barnes, 89, New Era, died on Sunday, January 29, 2017.
Kenneth Albert Lindstrom, 89, Pentwater, died Saturday, February 4, 2017.
James Laverne Norwood, 73, of Hart, died on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
Douglas Delace Carrier, 80, Hesperia, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

Mari Conkle, 36, of Walkerville, died January 25, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Darlene Wierzchowski, 60, of Hesperia, died January 26, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Mary Van Loon, 98, of Whitehall, died January 26, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

Dr. Kenneth Roland Butcher, 84, of Hart, died on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Arrangements by King Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Thomas Patrick Reavey, 73, of St Louis, Missouri, and formerly of Shelby, died on Saturday January 14, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
William C. Saunders, Jr. 71, of Wyoming, Michigan and formerly of Mears, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in Wyoming. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Carol Joyce (Trim) Peterson, Rothbury, died January 5, 2017.
David M. Eckholm, 65, of Hart, died Monday, January 9, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

Mabel M. Parker, 98, of Montague, passed away Sat. January 7, 2017. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.
Isabel Garcia, 93, of New Era, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.