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Memorial service notice: Henry Lewis VerSluys, 88, of Branch

May 5, 2025

A memorial service for Henry Lewis VerSluys, of Branch, who passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the age of 88, will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at noon at Evergreen Covenant Church in Branch. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. at the church. There will be full military honors during the service. Obituary: Henry Lewis VerSluys, 88,…

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Obituary: Lawrence Allen Brower, 76, of Ludington

May 5, 2025

Lawrence Allen Brower, 76, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2025. Larry was born October 11, 1948 in Ludington to Lawrence O. and Freda (Randall) Brower. His great-grandparents were Riverton pioneer families Johann and Bertha Brauer and John and Martha Dargie. Larry was a former member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Scottville. He graduated from Mason County…

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Employment: High School/Middle School Band and Choir Teacher

May 5, 2025

Employment: High School/Middle School Band and Choir Teacher Mason County Central School District is hiring a full time High School/Middle School Band and Choir Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. See details and apply online at: www.mccschools.org Job ID’s:  #619 Application Deadline: May 19, 2025 at 4 p.m. This is a paid posting. Published until May 19, 2025. 

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Recent death: Arthur “Art” Donald Hauck Sr., 88, of Free Soil

May 5, 2025

  Arthur “Art” Donald Hauck Sr., 88, of Free Soil, died on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily…

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Maritime History Blog: The Break-Bulk Freighters, predecessors to the car ferries

May 4, 2025

  This Maritime History Blog is a presentation of the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Construction of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway began in Saginaw, Michigan in 1859 and terminated in Ludington December 1874. From its inception the railroad’s executives envisioned transporting freight…

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