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Deaths 2024

The following deaths have been reported to Oceana County Press in 2024:

Lawrence John Kerr, 65, of Shelby, died on Monday, January 1, 2024.
William Dale Smith, 71, of Rothbury, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
Carol Jean Maier, 81 of Hesperia, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
Kari Rose Miller, 16, of Holton, died on Friday, January 5, 2024.
Kimberly Ann Leslie, 76, of Hart, died on Sunday January 7, 2024.
Stanley Joseph Rokita, 70, of Pentwater, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
Barry Francis Vanas, 65, of Hart, died on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
Betty Jean Castleberry, 94, of Hart, died on Friday, January 12, 2024.
Juanita Evelyn Dunn, 91, of Montague, died on Sunday, January 14, 2024.
Ray Joe Ludwig, 89, of Shelby, died on Sunday, January 14, 2024.
Charles Erlan Plough, 85, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Kathryn Ruth (VanAgtmael) Lorenz, 70, of Hart, died on Monday, January 22, 2024.
Dr. Basilio Montiague Ledesma, 83, of Pentwater, died on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
Doris Elizabeth Farmer, 90, of Walkerville, died on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Clarence Huizenga Jr., 93, of Hart, died on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
William A. “Bill” Cookenmaster, 92, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
Barbara June Ellis, 68, of Hart, died on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
Raymond Leroy Warner, 91, of Pentwater, died on Sunday February 4, 2024.
Alice Marie Hughes, 76, of Shelby, died on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Stephen Thomas Hall, 69, of New Era, died on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Marlene J. Monton, 87, of Ludington, formerly of Pentwater and The Villages of Florida, died on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Larry Henry Teichthesen, 83, of New Era, died on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Majorie Marie Cope, 83, of Shelby, died on Friday, February 16, 2024.
Donna Jean (Figgins) Wheeler, 76, of Ludington, formerly of Shelby and Ajo, Arizona, died on Monday, February 19, 2024.
Christine Louise Jensen, 78, of Hart, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Janet Ann Morningstar, 67, of New Era, died on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Janet Irene Benson, 75, of Hart, died on Friday, February 23, 2024.
Catherine Micheline Neefs-Robbins, 87, of Hart, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
William “Bill” Landon Bluhm, 90, of Pentwater, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Joyce Arlene Kinstner, 74, of Hart, died on Monday, March 11, 2024.
Sara Kathleen “Trinkie” (Hornsby) Avila, 46, of Hart, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Pam Walker McGuire, 75, of Mears, died on Friday, March 15, 2024.
Mark Charles Smith, 54, of Hart, died on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Sandra Lynn Purdy, 57, of Hart, died on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Roberto Rosas Villegas, 51, of Hart, died on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Charles “Chuck” Hiler, 74, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
Keith Alan VanBrocklin, 75, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
Martin Jeffery Dahl, 67, of Hesperia, died on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Scott Ronald VanderZanden, 59, of Pentwater, died on Thursday April 4, 2024.
Mark Russell Thrailkill, 57, of Hart, died on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Debbra Barefoot, 69, of Hart, died on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Barbara Yancey, 76, of Walkerville, died on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Richard Robert Emerson, 72, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Sylvia “Poochie”, 88, of Stony Lake, died on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Gerald “Jerry” Robert Morley, 89, of Hart, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Jean Edith (Shattuck) Lowery, 68, of Walkerville, died on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Johanson, 93, of Mears, died on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
Milton John DeCheney Jr., 50, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Mary Elizabeth Converse, 96, died on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Karen L. Segelstrom, 65, of Hart, died on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Cary Hasty, 62, of Battle Creek, formerly of Hart, died on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Jeanette Mae Lipps, 98, of Hart, died on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Martha Ann Piegols, 98, of Hart, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Shirley Ann Pickard, 78, of Mears, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Timothy “Tim” Allen Tate, 56, of Hart, died on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Charles “Chuck” Franklin Felt, 89, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Ann Elizabeth Burdick, 70, of Hesperia, died on Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Carol (Larson) Kistler, 71, of Pentwater, died on August 5, 2024.
Marcel Yael Tejada, 2-months, of Mears, died on Saturday, August 3, 2024.
Mary Julia Kayler, 98, of Pentwater, died Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Mark Kenneth Barrs, 57, of Hart, died on Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Janet K (Schenck) Schomberg, 80, of Pentwater, died on Monday, August 12, 2024.
Clark Fordyce McKeown, 84, of Pentwater, died Friday, August 16, 2024.
Randy Scott Morlock, 74, of Hart, died on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
Eugene “Geno” Harley Wheeler, 84, of Ludington, formerly of Shelby, died Tuesday August 20, 2024.
Donald Henry “Red” Sauser, 85, of Hart, died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
Marilyn Frances Emery, 88, of Pentwater, died Friday, August 23, 2024.
Susan Kay Silvis, 72, of Pentwater, died Sunday August 25, 2024.
David Doyle Roach, Jr., 70, of Hart, died on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
Brenda (Bateson) Blamer, 63, of Pentwater, died on Monday, September 23, 2024.
Charles Allen Eisenlohr, 81, of Hart, died on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Mindy Lynn Dempsey, 44, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Ann Virginia Pagura, 40, of Hart, died on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Giuseppe Eugene Criscione, 55, of Pentwater, died on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
Dolores Cecilia Czarnecki, 90, of Hart, died on Friday, October 4, 2024
Megan Kay Blount, 66, of New Era, died on Sunday, October 6, 2024.
Georgia Martha Coulier, 88, of Hart, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Marian Elaine Pulsipher, 79, of Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
Marsha Louise Mahynski, 75, of Hart, died on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Kenneth John Compton, 74, of Hart, died on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Maxine Mae Blankenship, 96, of Hart, died on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Roger Lewis Simkins, 79, of Hart, died on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Janice Ann (Anderson) Shingler, 64, of New Era, died on Monday, October 14, 2024.
Curtis James Minzey, 30, of Hesperia, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Kimball “Kim” Allen Berger, 76, of Mears, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
Ronald Francis Spring, 96, of Montague, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Cheryl Maxine Jobbins, 59, of Pentwater, died on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
Marilyn Jean Baker, 86, of Pentwater, formerly of Fountain, died on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
Robert “Bob” Allen Blackmer, 85, of Hart passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Barbara Jane VanWestrienen, 86, of Kalamazoo, died on Friday, November 1, 2024.
Jose Ramon Garza Orozco, 53, of Hart, died on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Carolyn Louise Wagner, 84, of Hart, died on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Lisa Elizabeth Lorenz Hill, 59, of Hart, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Sherron Marie Desik, 82, of Pentwater, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Trudy Jane Sibley, 79, died on Saturday, November 16, 2024.