Obits

Obit: James Dobias, 97, Scottville

February 4, 2013

James “Jim” Charles Dobias, aged 97 of Scottville, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington.  Jim was born on November 6, 1915 in Baldwin to Frank and Josephine (Holkup) Dobias. He moved to Scottville in 1930 where he began farming the major part of his working life.  He graduated from ScottvilleHigh School with the class of…

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Obit: Grace Falconer Kleis

February 1, 2013

Grace E. Kleis, nee Falconer, 98, passed away on January 19, 2013 at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona, accompanied in her last days by members of her family and her dedicated caregivers.  Born in 1914 to parents David and Ruth Falconer of Scottville, Michigan, she opened The Vogue Shop in Scottville in the early 1930s, and worked in the apparel industry…

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Obit: Edith Novak Eppard, 97, Manistee

January 31, 2013

Mrs. Edith Novak Eppard, 97, of Manistee, formerly of Luther, passed away at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Edith was born, the oldest of twelve, to Clyde & Minnie (Marsand) Straley in Toledo, OH on October 23, 1915. She was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings. Edith lived with…

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Obit: Marshall A. Stoevsand, 84, Walhalla

January 29, 2013
Obit: Marshall A. Stoevsand, 84, Walhalla

Marshall A. Stoevsand, aged 84 of Walhalla, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Willowbrook Care Home in Scottville.  Marshall was born on April 30, 1928 in Eden Township to Armen and Emily (Kase) Stoevsand, and married Illah Lamrock on October 1, 1950.  They celebrated 47 years together before Illah preceded him in death in 1997.  Marshall was also preceded in…

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Obit: C. Eileen Thiel

January 25, 2013
Obit: C. Eileen Thiel

C. Eileen Thiel, R.N. age 102 of Ludington passed away on January 24, 2013 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Hugh and Agnes Rose (Casey) McDonald on June 23, 1910. Her step-father was Ross C. Myers of Bear Lake, Michigan. She has three brothers: Ross (Virginia) and Wayne Myers (both deceased) and…

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