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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Sept. 10, 2021

September 10, 2021

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…

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Remembering Trooper Butterfield.

September 9, 2021

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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LASD hires interim superintendent.

September 9, 2021

LASD hires interim superintendent. LUDINGTON — Ludington Area Schools Board of Education hired Peg Mathis as its interim superintendent during a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8. Mathis served 10 years as superintendent of Newaygo Public Schools, retiring in June. She had also served as assistant principal at Kenowa Hills High School in Grand Rapids. The resignation of Superintendent Jason Kennedy…

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Last Big Sable Point Lighthouse bus day is Saturday.

September 9, 2021

Last Big Sable Point Lighthouse bus day is Saturday. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association is hosting bus service to Big Sable Point Lighthouse on Saturday, September 11 from noon to 5 p.m.  Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for children under the age of 12 for round trip transportation, which leaves from the building next to…

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Obituary: Jean Vandervest, 93, of Ludington.

September 9, 2021

Obituary: Jean Vandervest, 93, of Ludington. Jean Margaret Vandervest, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, surrounded by her family.  Jean was born in Blaine Township in Benzie County on January 13, 1928, to Simon and Margaret (Cutler) Fredrickson. Jean moved to Ludington in 1944 and met the love of her life George (John) Vandervest in 1946.  Jean…

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