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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 12, 2023 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…

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Obituary: Gordon LaVee, 81, of Ludington

January 12, 2023

Obituary: Gordon LaVee, 81, of Ludington Gordon Justin LeVee, 81, of Ludington, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.  He was born January 7, 1941, in Gladwin, the son of Ellis and Alma (Witkoske) LeVee. Gordon earned his PhD in botany.  He retired in 2003 from the University of Michigan where he worked in research within…

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Youth Advisory Council set to be Lake Jump beneficiary 

January 11, 2023

Youth Advisory Council set to be Lake Jump beneficiary LUDINGTON — The Mason County Youth Advisory Council of the Community Foundation for Mason County has been selected by the Ludington Lake Jump board to be this year’s beneficiary of the jump. The jump has traditionally taken place in early spring at Stearns Park beach. The mission of the MCYAC is…

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Obituary: Julianne Marshall, 61, of Ludington

January 11, 2023

Obituary: Julianne Marshall, 61, of Ludington Julianne Kay Marshall, daughter of Clarence and Helen Scott, passed away peacefully at her home on January 11, 2023 from complications of a brain tumor.  Julie was born October 3, 1961, in Buffalo, New York. Julie grew up in Middleville, Michigan where she attended Thornapple-Kellogg High School, graduating in 1979. She continued her education…

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Lighthouse Keepers Association hires new director

January 11, 2023

Lighthouse Keepers Association hires new director LUDINGTON — Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) has recently hired Jack Greve as its executive director.   Greve most recently worked in southwest Michigan as executive director and curator of the North Berrien Historical Museum in Coloma. He was also a board member of the Paw Paw Lake Sailing Foundation.     “Growing…

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