Obits

Obituary: John “JR” Vest, 83, of Ludington, formerly of Fountain.

December 10, 2021

Obituary: John “JR” Vest, 83, of Ludington, formerly of Fountain. John Richard “JR” Vest, 83, of Ludington, formerly of Fountain, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021. He was born February 27, 1938 in Jefferson City, Mo. to Robert and Georgiana (Ward) Vest.  JR was adopted by Robert Vest when he was 6-years-old. His biological father, John Hendricks, was killed in…

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Obituary: Dorothy Overholt, 89, of Ludington.

December 9, 2021

Obituary: Dorothy Overholt, 89, of Ludington. Dorothy Ruth Overholt, “Dort”, 89, of Ludington, formerly Traverse City, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021.  Dorothy was born on August 8, 1932, in Traverse City to Ralph and Alice (Sturgis) Samuelson. She attended Traverse City Central High School and graduated in the top five of her class in 1950- which was a…

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Obituary: Gordon Forrester, 66, of Ludington.

December 8, 2021

Obituary: Gordon Forrester, 66, of Ludington. Gordon H. “Gordie” Forrester, 66, of Ludington passed away peacefully in his sleep, Tuesday, December 7, 2021. He was born August 22, 1955 in Ludington to William and Louise (Keith) Forrester.  Gordie graduated from Ludington High School in 1973. Gordie married Debra Ann Wojtaszak on February 28, 1996. He worked at Dow Chemical as…

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Obituary: Jeffrey Grant, 57, of Fountain.

December 8, 2021

Obituary: Jeffrey Grant, 57, of Fountain. Jeffrey Allen Grant, 57, of Fountain, passed away unexpectedly on November 22, 2021. Jeffrey was born on October 19, 1964 in Muskegon, the son of Brian and Nancy (Molenkamp) Grant. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his father Brian Grant, his sister, Susan, and brother Brian Jr. Jeffrey will be greatly missed by his…

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Obituary: Ronald Castonia, 89, of Ludington.

December 7, 2021

Obituary: Ronald Castonia, 89, of Ludington. Ronald Lee Castonia, 89, of Ludington, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 surrounded by his family.  Ron was born on August 5, 1932 in Ludington, the son of Edward L. and Angeline J. (Luskin) Castonia and graduated from St. Simon High School in 1951.  He answered the call of his country and proudly…

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