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.
  • Emersyn Kokx, infant daughter of Alyssa Whatley and Alex Kokx of Crystal Valley, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
  • Esther Sue Johnson, 81, of Hesperia, died on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
  • Connie Marie Kirwin, 73, of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
  • James Milton Mize, 83, of Pentwater, died on Thursday, November 28, 2024.
  • Herbert Henry Richert, 92, of Hart, formerly of Scottville, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
  • Jacqueline Marie Courter, 71, of Gobles, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Updated Dec. 13, 2024

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