Obits

Obituary: Darlaine Marie Edel, 85, of Scottville, formerly of Hart

August 7, 2025

Darlaine Marie Edel, 85, of Scottville, formerly of Hart, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2025. She was born April 25, 1940, in Hart, the daughter of Robert and Gloria (Mitteer) Pierce. Darlaine loved raising different kinds of animals on the farms she grew up on. She also loved to watch the wildlife in her front and back yards. Darlaine is…

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Memorial honoring Mary E. Stuart, Aug. 15

August 7, 2025

A music memorial honoring the life of Mary E. Stuart will be held on Friday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Stickney’s Back Forty, 3410 E. Sippy Rd., Eden Township. The celebration will include live music, mingling, munchies, and the revealing of Mary’s poetry book. Mary Evelyn Stuart, formerly of Ludington, died on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 at…

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Obituary: Jose Juan Arenas, 55, of Ludington

August 6, 2025

Jose Juan “Pepe” Arenas, 55, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 1, 2025, after a very recent liver cancer diagnosis. Born on March 18, 1970 in Valle Hermoso, Mexico, Pepe was the youngest of four children born to Rosaura Urrutia Gonzalez and J. Felix Arenas Puente. Not once after his diagnosis did Jose fear or question God; he was only…

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Obituary: Mark Allen Steigenga, 75, of Ludington

August 5, 2025

Mark Allen Steigenga, 75, of Ludington, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 3, 2025 with his family by his side. He was born June 10, 1950 in Grand Rapids, son to the late Chris and Jane (Kladder) Steigenga. For a photographer, writer and classical musician, the world is filled with beauty waiting to be experienced and shared – the curve…

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Obituary: Kraig Steven Yeck, 43, of Muskegon

August 5, 2025

Kraig Steven Yeck, also known as Dup Dup, of Muskegon, passed away at the age of 43 on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the University of Michigan Hospital, in Ann Arbor,. During his passing, he was surrounded by his loving family and his best friend. Kraig was born in Ludington on September 18, 1981. He graduated from Ludington High School…

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