Obits

Obituary: Betty Vanderlaan, 92, of Scottville

June 26, 2026

Betty R. Vanderlaan, 92, of Scottville entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 25, 2026 with her family by her side.  Betty was born on Aug. 15, 1933 in the Reeman community of Newaygo County, the youngest of 13 children born to Jan and Marthalena (VanBruggen) Guikema and graduated with honors from Fremont High School with…

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Obituary: Edson Lyle Swinehart, 79, of Scottville

June 25, 2026

Edson Lyle “Ed” Swinehart passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at the age of 79. Ed was born on Dec. 25, 1946 in Big Rapids to Lyle and Florence (Carr) Swinehart. At the age of 10, he and his family moved to Mason County, where Ed would live for the rest of his life. He…

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Obituary: Marjorie Jean Lokovich, 96, of Ludington

June 24, 2026

Marjorie Jean Lokovich, affectionately known as Marge, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at the age of 96 in her hometown of Ludington. Born on March 19, 1930, in Ludington, Marge was the daughter of the late Eric and Anna (Grassa-Grundeman) Johnson. She graduated from Ludington High School, class of 1948. On May 26, 1951, she married William Edward…

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Obituary: Timothy Blake Moore, 63, of Sterling Heights, formerly Ludington

June 22, 2026

Timothy Blake Moore, 63, of Sterling Heights, formerly Ludington, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, after a courageous battle against ALS. Tim was born on Jan. 11, 1963, the son of the late Lowell and Bernadette (Malloy) Moore. He was a 1981 graduate of Ludington High School. On Feb. 18, 1984, he married his beloved wife, JoAnn (Steckel) Moore.…

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Obituary: Yvette (Vining) Maneke, 83, of Ludington

June 22, 2026

Yvette (Vining) Maneke, 83, of Ludington, formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at Butterworth in Grand Rapids. Yvette was born on Nov. 14, 1942, in Kalamazoo, to the late Kamita Vining and Elizabeth Volenski and adopted and raised by Mabel Vining. She attended and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School Class of 60. On Sept. 16,…

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