The following deaths have been reported to Oceana County Press in 2023:
- Joni Marie Rood, 36, of Shelby, died on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
- Joseph Adrian Vanden Heuvel, 101, of Hart, died on Friday, January 6, 2023.
- Gladys Pearl Lambrix, 92, formerly of Shelby, died on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
- Maria Elena Lozano, 68, of Hart, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
- Judy Darleen Fessenden, 80, formally of Shelby, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
- Robert Novak, 87, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at his home.
- Juanita Joee Schultz, 97, of Shelby, died on Friday, January 27, 2023.
- James Ralph Rininger, 80, of Hart, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
- Michael Alberts, 77, of Hart, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
- Joseph Anton Negele, 90, of Pentwater, died on Friday, February 3, 2023.
Updated Feb. 4, 2023