By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FOUNTAIN — Three Mason County Rural Fire Authority departments responded to a fire that damaged a garage at 6855 E. Main St. Wednesday evening. Emergency units were dispatched to the property, owned by Dale Root, at 9:29 p.m. The first firefighter on scene reported the garage was fully engulfed in flames, however firefighters were able to…
Walter Gordon Harthun, 81, of Ludington, died Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born December 10, 1943, in Detroit, the son of Walter and Virginia (Gramza) Harthun. Walt served in the U.S. Marine Corps where he was stationed in Hawaii for four years. Afterwards he went to work for Packaging Corp of…
Nellie Ann Ardolf, 80, of Ludington, died Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was born October 15, 1944, in Nessen City, the daughter of Ellsworth and Helen (McCarthy) Dillehay. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Pere Marquette Chapel in Ludington. Interment…
A funeral service for Randy LaVerne Smith of Custer, who passed away on February 21, 2025 at the age of 67, will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. He will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Custer Township. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of…
A graveside service for Roselinda Martin of Branch, who passed away at the age of 85 on January 7, 2025 will be held on Friday, May 16, at 11:30 a.m., at Tallman Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Read Ms. Martin’s obituary here.
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