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Obituary: Robert ‘R.E.’ Smith, 87, of Ludington. Robert E Smith, better known as “R.E.” of Ludington, passed away on December 10, 2021 at his home. He was 87 years old. R.E. was born on January 2, 1934 in Lansing to Delbert and Ruth (Cameron) Smith. He married Carol Moore on September 4, 1954 in St. Johns; she survives him. He…
Obituary: Robert Hale, 51, of Ludington. Robert W. Hale, 51, of Ludington, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021. He was born January 26, 1970 in Ludington to John and Bonita (Fugere) Hale. Robert graduated from Ludington High School in 1988. He was currently working for Oceana County Freezer Storage as a warehouse supervisor. He also spent 18 years at Metalworks.…
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…
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…
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…
