Philip Gorden Zacharda, 66, of Ludington, passed away in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Born May 7, 1959, in Ludington, Phil was the son of Gorden and Janet (Pedersen) Zacharda. He graduated from Ludington High School, Class of 1977. After graduating, Phil went on to proudly serve in the United States Navy from 1977 until…
Robert J. “Rocky” Rakowski, 87, of Grant Township, died Thursday evening, December 18, 2025 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was born on October 15, 1938 at the family homestead in Grant Township, the son of the late John and Anna (Kubiak) Rakowski. Robert married Theresa “Terry” Mikula on Sept. 6, 1969 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in…
Shirley Bernice Klinefelter, 98, of Custer, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Born February 12, 1927, in St. Clair Shores, Shirley was the daughter of the late Edward Louis and Viola Elizabeth (Champin) Forton. She attended St. Clair Shores High School. Shirley worked in housekeeping at Baywood Nursing Home in Ludington before retiring in 1992. She led a…
Stanley Lee Armstrong, 90, of Ludington, died Thursday, December 18, 2025, at home. He was born March 7, 1935, in Marietta, Ohio, the son of Carl and Mary (Hupp) Armstrong. Stan graduated from Allegan High School in 1953. Afterwards he attended Western Michigan University where his earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Stan was the band director at Whitehall Public…
Norman Joseph Tafelski, 66, of Ludington, died Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids after a four and half year battle with cancer. He was born June 27, 1959, in Mt. Pleasant, the son of John and Barbara (Martin) Tafelski. Norman served 23 1/2 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, retiring as a senior chief…
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