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Celebrating the Life of Betty Jane Orton-Cochran Early in the morning of Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Betty Orton, in her 87th year, passed away peacefully at home. While we will grieve, we also celebrate her new journey. As she told her family, “I’m ready to meet Jesus.” Betty leaves behind her husband Roger Cochran and her four daughters Wendy Orton,…
Sandra Carol Stakenas (Sanders), 83, of Free Soil, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 13, 1942, in Muskegon to Jonas Henry Sanders and Ruth Bonnett Nelson Sanders. Sandra married Gene Raymond Stakenas on March 4, 1961. Together, they operated Sanders Burial Vaults and Meadow Dairy Farm. Working side by…
Allen Joseph Counard, a devoted husband and father and respected trial attorney, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at the age of 88. After living on Grosse Ile for 45 years, Allen and his wife, Valerie, retired to their home in Ludington in 2021. Born on December 5, 1937, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to Yvonne (née Baudhuin) Counard and…
Melvin Leonard Davis, 88, of Custer, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Melvin was born on September 11, 1938 in Muskegon, the son of Merlyn and Artis (Salsbury) Davis. On September 26, 1959 he married the love of his life Olive Catherine (Bryan), and they started their lives together in Eden Township where they would celebrate 67 years until…
Marion Joseph Dufon, a gentle and kind-hearted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully in his family home on Saturday, October 24, 2026 surrounded by his loving family and his beloved wife of 62 years, Karen. Born on Christmas Day in 1934 in his family home, Marion was the son of the late Martin and Dorothy (Wichtowski) Dufon. After…
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