Obits

Obituary: H. James ‘Jim’ Fitch, 87, of Ludington, formerly of Scottville.

September 24, 2020

Obituary: H. James ‘Jim’ Fitch, 87, of Ludington, formerly of Scottville. H. James “Jim” Fitch, 87, of Ludington, formerly a longtime resident of Scottville, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  Jim was born on March 4, 1933 at Paulina Stearns Hospital in Ludington, the son of Harold O. and Frances M. (Conrad) Fitch and…

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Obituary: Ronald A. Parisza, 73, of Scottville 

September 24, 2020

Obituary: Ronald A. Parisza, 73, of Scottville  Ronald A. Parisza, 73, of Scottville passed away March 26, 2020. He was born October 28, 1946 in Detroit to Arthur and Marie (Navarre) Parisza. He graduated from Grosse Ilse High School. After high school Ron enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country from 1967 to 1987. Some of his…

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Obituary: Donald Lorenz, 64, Ludington.

September 17, 2020

Obituary: Donald Lorenz, 64, Ludington. Donald Wayne Lorenz, 64, of Ludington passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Don was born September 23, 1955 in Ludington to Wilfred and Arlene (Johnson) Lorenz. He graduated from Ludington High School in 1973 and went to work for Thompson Cabinet for several years. Don moved to Grand Rapids, for a time,…

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Obituary: Joseph Jurkowski, 89, of Ludington.

September 16, 2020

Obituary: Joseph Jurkowski, 89, of Ludington. Joseph A. Jurkowski, 89, of Ludington, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 11, 2020.  He was born September 30, 1930, in Newark, New Jersey, to Joseph and Alma (Hagel) Jurkowski. After high school, Joe enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served on the USS Taylor, a Fletcher-class destroyer, as well as…

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Obituary: William Acker, 71, of Parker, Ariz., formerly of Ludington.

September 15, 2020

Obituary: William Acker, 71, of Parker, Ariz., formerly of Ludington. William Arey Acker, 71 of Parker, Arizona passed away September 8, 2020. Bill was born April 25, 1949 in San Francisco, California and lovingly adopted by the late Arey and Isalette “Marie” Acker.  In 1968, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served his country during the Vietnam…

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