Obits

Obituary: Michael Crawford, 70, of Ludington

January 10, 2023

Obituary: Michael Crawford, 70, of Ludington Michael Curtis Crawford, known by friends and family as Mike, died on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the age of 70 surrounded by his wife and daughters. Mike was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to parents Curtis and Marjorie (Marge, nee Fleming) Crawford. When his father retired from the Air Force,…

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Obituary: Kelly Campbell, 59, of Fountain

January 10, 2023

Obituary: Kelly Campbell, 59, of Fountain Kelly Campbell, 59, of Fountain, formally of Scottville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, January 1, 2023.  Kelly was born on August 22, 1963, the daughter of Richard Parker and Carol Arnold. Kelly graduated from Ludington High School. On November 28, 1981, she married her first and forever love, Thomas Campbell. They…

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Obituary: Kathleen Kaatz, 67, of Ludington

January 10, 2023

Obituary: Kathleen Kaatz, 67, of Ludington Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Kaatz, 67, of Custer, formerly of Ludington, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023. Kathy was born March 22, 1955, the daughter of David and Blanche (Kaminski) Gorzynski. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1973. On May 4, 1974, she married the love of her life, Andy Kaatz. They spent 48 wonderful,…

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Obituary: Kevin Swygert, 58, of Ludington

January 9, 2023

Obituary: Kevin Swygert, 58, of Ludington On the morning of January 5, 2023, Kevin Walter Swygert died at his home in Ludington.  Kevin was born to Barbara and Charles Swygert on August 13, 1964 in Ludington and other than the four years he spent at Central Michigan University where he received his bachelor’s degree in his favorite subject, history, Kevin…

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Obituary: Janice Tava, 78, of Ludington

January 9, 2023

Obituary: Janice Tava, 78, of Ludington Janice M. Tava, 78, passed away peacefully Friday, January 6, 2023, with her family by her side.  Born in 1944 to Frank and Leota Haslip, Jan grew up in Essexville with her older brother, Ken. She attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where she met Ed Tava, to whom she would be married to…

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