Obituary: Richard Matson, 77, Branch. Richard “Dick” Garth Matson, 77, of Branch passed away on May 11, 2017 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Dick was born to Walter and Josephine (Baird) Matson at home in Ludington on September 4, 1939. He was the youngest of five children. He retired from Dow Chemical on…
Obituary: Versal Beemer, 91, Free Soil. #MasonCountyDeaths. Versal V. Beemer, 91, of Free Soil passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Versal was born on January 4, 1926 on his family’s farm in Morley, the oldest of seven children born to Foster and Iva (Seaton) Beemer. Versal attended Morley High School and later graduated from…
Obituary: Carole Messer, 78, Arcadia. #ManisteeCountyDeaths. Carole Ann Messer, 78, of Arcadia, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Spectrum Heath-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Carole was born on May 28, 1938 in Croswell, the daughter of late Clarence and Pauline (Nehring) Brown. She was a 1956 graduate of Bentley High School in Flint and had attended West Shore Community College. She…
Obituary: Ethyl Bonser, 92, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Ethyl M. Bonser, 92, of Ludington died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Tendercare of Ludington. She was born Ethel Meriam Bastlin on February 11, 1925 in Berwyn, Illinois to Leo Miller and Jessie (Thorenfelth) Bastlin and graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois in 1943. Her patriotism for her country…
Obituary: Donald Goulding, 89, Ludington #MasonCountyDeaths. Donald C. Goulding, 89, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on December 23, 1927, the son of William and Minnie (Miles) Goulding. Don joined the U.S. Air Force right after graduation from high school. While in the Air Force, he…
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