Obits

Obituary: Loretta Rita Barber, 96, of Ludington

June 27, 2025

Loretta Rita Barber went to be with her husband Buz (Harold) Barber on Tuesday June 24, 2025.  She was born August 21, 1928 in Ludington to Stanley and Julia (Ramsc) Tomczak.  She was always happy and smiling.  Loretta was born and lived in the same house until her death. Loretta and Buz were married September 17, 1949. Loretta graduated from…

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Obituary: Arlen Thomas McCloskey, 76, of Scottville

June 23, 2025

Arlen Thomas McCloskey, 76, of Scottville went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Arlen was born April 24, 1949 in Hart the son of Orville and Margrete (Verschueren) McCloskey. Being raised on the 80 acre family property on Black Lake, summers were filled with swimming, fishing and lots of mischief. Fall and winters were…

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Obituary: Keith Paul Keegstra, 70, of Ludington

June 23, 2025

Keith Paul Keegstra, 70, passed away peacefully at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids with his two brothers by his side on Saturday, June 14, 2025, after a short battle with lung cancer. Keith was born on October 6, 1954, in Grand Rapids, the son of the late Harold and Gertrude (Kohvakka) Keegstra and graduated from Ludington High School…

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Obituary: Janet Marie Sanders, 74, of Ludington

June 18, 2025

June 3, 1951 – June 14, 2025 Janet “Jan” Marie Sanders, 74, of Ludington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025, surrounded by the ones she loved. Born and raised in Ludington, Jan was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Erickson and a proud graduate of Ludington High School’s class of ’69. She later earned her nursing degree from…

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Obituary: Robert Louis Lake, 78, of Scottville

June 17, 2025

Robert “Bob” Louis Lake, 78, of Scottville, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, with family by his side after a short, hard fight with a very cruel disease. Bob was born on May 24, 1947, in Ludington, the son of Ervin Riley Lake and Dorothy Ann (Swanson) Vreeland. He attended Catholic Central High School in Muskegon his freshman year,…

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