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Funeral information for John Sayles

November 15, 2012
Funeral information for John Sayles

Visitation on Saturday, November 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Pentwater Fire Department, 486 E Park St, Pentwater, and Sunday, November 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Pentwater Public School gymnasium, 600 E Park St, Pentwater. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. in the school gymnasium following the Sunday visitation. There will be a…

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First hunting related death occurs in Meade

November 15, 2012

MEADE TWP. — A 54-year-old man was the first county hunting-related death. The Zeeland resident died Thursday morning from what appeared to be asphyxiation caused by a propane heater used to warm the van he was sleeping in, a sheriff’s office report stated. The Free Soil Fire Dept. was first to respond to the man’s hunting camp around 8:30 a.m.…

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Pentwater fire captain John Sayles dies

November 15, 2012
Pentwater fire captain John Sayles dies

PENTWATER — The area lost a well-known citizen last night after John Sayles died. John was 38-years-old and leaves behind his wife, Melanie, and their three young daughters. John was a captain on the Pentwater Fire Department and was active in the Western Michigan Old Engine Club. He often drove the club’s 1920’s LaFrance fire truck in parades. According to…

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Death notice: Cunningham

November 15, 2012

Robert H. Cunningham age 91, of Ludington, passed away on November 13, 2012. The family has entrusted Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center with arrangements.

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Bentley pleads guilty to murder

November 14, 2012
Bentley pleads guilty to murder

LUDINGTON – Patrick Bentley has pleaded guilty to the Jan. 27 murder of his sister, Lacey Bentley and Fernando Ramirez. Patrick Bentley, 21, agreed to two counts of second degree murder with a 45- to 65-year prison sentence Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court. The original charges were open murder. In September Lashawn Marie Whipple, 19, pleaded guilty to second degree…

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