The Muskegon Chronicle

John Wayne Seppamaki, 77, of Chapin S.C., passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021. John was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He was an active member of the New Life Community Church in Chapin, S.C., and had a deep and abiding faith. He loved the Lord, and he loved people. John was born on October 30, 1943, to Wayne and Mildred Seppamaki in Muskegon MI. After graduating from Muskegon High School in 1962, he went on to study Business at Western Michigan University. John was passionate about the Boy Scouts of America organization for much of his life. After graduating college, he worked with the Boy Scouts as a District Scout Executive. In 1965, he married his high school...

Jacklyn Kay Oosting, age 82 of Brentwood, TN passed away July 4, 2021. She was born in Hart, MI to the late Jack & Wilna Bennett of North Muskegon, MI. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Dr. Kenneth W. Oosting of Brentwood, TN; children, Wendy (Mike) Johnson of Franklin, TN, Ken "Wayne" (Angelica) Oosting II of Temecula, CA, Jeffrey (Monica) Oosting of Lynchburg, TN and Jennifer (Brian) Shaw of Sparta, TN; brother, Robert (Jane Rice) Bennett of Chandler, AZ; sister, Sue Gustke of Gurnee, IL; grandchildren, Drew, Rachel, Sarah, J.C., Christian, Joshua, Adrian, Seth, Marguerite, John, Hannah, Amanda, Alex and Adam; great-grandchildren, Elijah, Eleanor, Naomi and Julien....

Ruth I. Heykoop, of Harrietta MI, and formerly Muskegon, MI, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021 at Sunnyside Senior Living. She was 98. She was born on November 9, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Paul and Anna (Rykala) Bialik. Ruth is preceded in death by her loving husband Joseph Heykoop. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.holdshipfuneralhomes.com The family is being served by the Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home.

With great sadness we announce the passing of Alfred Shorrock Dean on April 9, 2021 in Memphis, TN. He began his life in Canada on September 27, 1945, one of seven children, born to Dorothy and William. The family immigrated to America and Al became a citizen of the United States and proudly served in the Vietnam Conflict for eleven years. He started his family in Michigan and became the proud father of two children prior to moving to Kentucky to pursue his career. There he met Leigh with which he spent the next 39 years and expanded his family to include hers, eventually retiring in Lakeland, TN. Only his love of family and friends could rival his love of travel and this would lead to...

77, of St. Petersburg passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021. Born and raised in Muskegon Michigan, she graduated from Muskegon Catholic Central High School. Sandra moved to St. Petersburg in 1975. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Virginia Veselits, the father of her children Ronald Hayward, and her son Jason Hayward. Sandra is survived by her husband of 38 years David Seib, daughter Jill Hayward-Connolly, son-in-law Mark Connolly and grandchildren Alysa, Kyle and Austin Hayward. Sandra, the oldest of 4 children leaves behind her brother David Veselits, sister and brother-in-law JoAn and Jim Broughton as well as youngest sister Michelle Ghezzi. She was loved by her 3...

Astrid "Ann" Beattie, age 90, of St. Petersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. She was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island. After raising her three children in Muskegon, Michigan and working for Muskegon Community College in the Humanities and Science Departments, Astrid and her husband, Donald, moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1977. She worked for Dr. Charles Holmes, Orthodontist and retired in 1997. They then moved to St. Petersburg in 1997 to be near their new grandson. Astrid was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Donald Beattie; daughter Karen Beattie; and her sister Esther. She is survived by her sons, Keith(Cheryl) Beattie of St. Petersburg and...

Arthur Dean, 88, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born Dec. 3, 1931 in Muskegon, Michigan to Oliver C. and Kathryn A. (Robinson) Dean. On Oct. 27, 1951 he married Doris McDowell in Muskegon, Michigan. She died Oct. 17, 2012. Survivors include three daughters, Cheryl (Lance) Scotney, Cincinnati, Ohio, Rebecca (Kenneth) Blankenship, Hernando, Florida and Nancy (John) Wagner, Little Chute, Wisconsin; three sons, Daniel (Julie) Dean, Grove City, Pennsylvania, Kevin (Janice) Dean, Elkhart and Nathan (Tamara) Dean, White Pigeon, Michigan; 18 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; a great-great granddaughter; and a brother, Lawrence Dean, Grand Rapids,...

Mrs. Judith Barker, 79, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born on December 29, 1940, in Hart, MI, to Willis & Ruth (Glover) Cartwright. She was raised in Muskegon all her life. She was an "East Broadway girl," a 1958 graduate of Muskegon Hts High School. It was there that she met and married the loved of her life Jim, they were married on September 7, 1958, in Muskegon. They welcomed their first bundle of joy, Christine, on August 29, 1960, the second love of their lives, Jimbo, on February 17, 1963, and their third love, Cathy Ann, on June 28, 1964. Judy worked at Hackley Hospital for 36 years only to retire in 2003. When the forth love of her life arrived, Jaxon, and then be...

Mr. Logan Boon, 22 of Charlotte NC, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the Levine Dickson Hospice House after a six year battle with brain cancer. Logan was born July 11, 1997 in Muskegon, MI to Kelly Arnold Boon and the late Steven James Boon. Logan was pursing his Bachelor of Science degree at NC State University where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was preceded in death by his father, Steven James Boon, his aunt, Luann Johnston, and Grandparents, James Arnold and Joann and Arie Boon. He is survived by his mother, Kelly Ann Arnold Boon; his best friend and sister, Madeline Mary Boon (Neal Patel) of Raleigh, NC; beloved grandmother, Bernadette Hofer-Arnold of Norton Shores, MI;...

William Aleyn Sundquist of Dewitt, MI was born in Muskegon, Michigan on January 19, 1932 and passed away peacefully on April 9, 2020 at the age of 88. Bill had a generous and easygoing spirit. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Western Michigan University in 1961 and his Law Degree from Detroit College of Law in 1967. Bill enjoyed commodities trading. He most enjoyed the several trips he took to Iowa to attend seminars to learn trading strategies while making new friends. In 1952, he was named Mr. Western Michigan Body Builder and while growing up in Muskegon he enjoyed playing the piano and spending summers at the lake. Claire, his loving wife of 51 years, was always there...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gene Frank Taylor, a current resident of Burnet, Texas, which took place on October 30, 2019. It is also with great celebration that he now is with his Lord and Savior, his wife of 64 years, and other family members who preceded him in death. Gene was born in April 9, 1925 in Muskegon Michigan to Lee O. Taylor and Ellen Nested Taylor. He graduated in 1943 from Muskegon High School and from Michigan State University in 1947 with a degree in Business Administration. He served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943- 1947. On March 1, 1951, he married Dorothy Nell Madeley (Dot) of Harlingen, TX and they lived almost all...

James Daryl Hewitt, 64, formerly of Muskegon and Palm Harbor, Florida, died Thursday, October 17, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marsha; two children, Dr. Sarah Hewitt, Kristine Hewitt-Faber and son-in-law, Edward Faber Jr.; eight siblings; Dennis (Ruth), Sharon Scanlan (Bob), Kathy Wahl (Will), Lois Greene (Mike), Carolyn Zietlow (George), Joseph (Gayle), David, and Pam Waybill (Bob); and an enormously wonderful group of nieces, nephews and "adopted children" who will remember him fondly. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Agnes; and his grandpup, Xander. A funeral mass will be held at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Muskegon on Saturday October, 26...

Jack Allen Spencer, 72, passed from this life on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Bailey Family Center for Caring in St. Augustine, Florida. Jack was born June 5, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan. He lived his formative years in Fruitport, Michigan where he was a well loved member of the small community and excelled at many high school sports. In his teen years, he resided with Mrs. Ruth Olsen and attributed much of his success in life to her love and care for him. Jack graduated from the first graduating class of Fruitport High School in 1965. He went on to pursue his college education and played collegiate football at Ferris State University (formerly College) in Big Rapids, Michigan. His 1968...

Mildred DeHorn, 94, passed away on Sept. 15 at Caretel Inns in St. Joseph, MI. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Funeral Home - 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2:00pm, at Starks & Menchinger Funeral Home in St. Joseph with an hour of visitation preceding the service from 1:00-2:00pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Caring Circle Hospice - 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph or to the P.E.O. Chapter DG scholarship fund C/O Beth VanderArk - 279 N. Bluffwood, St. Joseph, MI. Friends wishing to leave the family a message of condolence may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com

died June 23, 2019, at in Antigo, WI. She was 34 years old. She was born on April 29, 1985, in Jackson, Wyoming. She married Peter Babcock on June 21, 2019, in Kenosha, WI. She was raised in Holton, Michigan. During her years there, she volunteered with the local Head Start program, the Let's TALK program, and became a junior troop leader of the Girl Scouts. She graduated from High School in Danville, Illinois and received a bachelors degree from Illinois Institute of the Arts in Chicago, Illinois. Ellen and her husband Peter lived in Waukegan, Illinois, Fort Collins, Colorado before moving to Antigo in August 2017. She was a gifted artist and colorful person. She worked in many mediums,...