Obituary: Rita Yeck, 85, of Ludington. Rita Sue Yeck, 85, of Ludington, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. She was born December 21, 1935, in Ithaca, New York, the daughter of Laurence and Dorothy (Lynch) Erne. Rita was employed as a secretary by Dow Chemical, Ludington Memorial Hospital, Stokeley Cannery, and Ludington Savings and Loan.…
Obituary: John Gilligan, 87, of Ludington. John Harvey Gilligan, 87, of Ludington, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. He was born July 30, 1934, in Ludington, the son of John and Mary Emma (Grimes) Gilligan. John married his high school sweetheart, Margie Bashaw, on October 16, 1954. John started out working at the Chevrolet garage…
Obituary: Marilyn Hissong (Quigley), 84, of Fountain Marilyn Hissong (Quigley), 84, of Fountain, passed away at home on September 7, 2021. Marilyn Jean Follett was born February 20, 1937, in Muskegon to Linda (Rahrig) and Robert Follett. She graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in 1955 and married John Robert Quigley and together they raised their six children. Those busy…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Sept. 10, 2021 This post is a presentation of Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133. The following recent death information has been reported to MCP: Ken Cooper, age 68, of Branch, died on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. Listing of…
Remembering Trooper Butterfield. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Sept. 9, 2013. Eight years ago today, Trooper Paul Butterfield of the Michigan State Police, was murdered alongside Custer Road, just north of Townline Road. Since Sept. 9, 2014, Shirley and Jerry Chancellor of the Fountain Area Fire Department, organized a memorial service at the site, where a roadside…
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