Ambulance involved in Saturday crash. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 16-year-old Ludington girl was injured Saturday evening following a vehicle crash on the Pere Marquette Highway railroad viaduct. Road conditions were icy during that time and a car spun out of control and struck a guardrail. A few minutes later, that vehicle was struck by a…
Obituary: Charles Hendrickson, 83, of Custer. Charles Arthur Hendrickson, 83, of Custer, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. He was born February 24, 1938, the son of Clifford and Mildred (Kickland) Hendrickson Charles served his country in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Germany, he met the love of his life, Helga Emilie Buttner. They…
Obituary: David Philpott, 78, of Custer. David Michael Philpott, 78, of Custer passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 17, 2021. David was born on August 29, 1943 in Milford, the son of Thurman and Maude (Wheeler) Philpott, and graduated from Milford High School with the class of 1962. On May 5, 1978 he married Cheryl Ann Sober in…
Obituary: Gerald Johnson, 63, of Ludington. Gerald Allen Johnson, 63, of Ludington passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Gerald was born on June 30, 1958 in Pentwater, the son of Theodore Max and Dorothy M. (Edel) Johnson and graduated from Mason County Central High School with the class of 1979. While working at Schoenberger’s Market in Scottville, he continued…
Obituary: Richard Puffer, 90, of Ludington. Richard J. Puffer, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Ludington on Monday, December 13, 2021, with his daughter, Lynn, by his side. He was born August 20, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, to Noble and Lillian Puffer. Richard and his older brother John grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He met the love…
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