All Obituaries

Theodore “Ted” Fredrick Ploehn, Jr., age 77, of Grand Haven, passed away on April 30, 2024, at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital. Ted was born November 2, 1946, in Battle Creek, MI, to the late Theodore and Doris (Johnson) Ploehn. He has been a Grand Haven resident since 2018, previously residing in New Richmond, MI.  Ted was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. From 1965 to 1969, he proudly served in the U.S. Army. He...

Richard J. “Dick” Yount, age 84 of Spring Lake, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 6, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born on November 9, 1939, in Flint, MI, the son of Holden and Eileen (Waghorn) Yount.  Dick graduated from St. Michael’s Catholic School in Flint and then went on to attend University of Michigan to obtain his bachelor’s degree in 1962 and master’s degree in business administration in 1967. Richard met Pauline E. Poli, the love of his...

Joshua Scott Glass, age 43, of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital. He was born on July 18, 1980, to Jack Glass and the late Rhonda (Mohr) Glass. Josh graduated from Zeeland High School where he played football and went on to work for his dad in the concrete cutting business, eventually buying and running the business for the last 11 years. He loved being outdoors whether it be golfing, camping, riding his golf cart, or just sitting by a...

Emma “Jean” Smith, age 90 of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Christian Haven Home. She was born on August 2, 1933, in Beedeville, AR to the late Chester and Ethel (McElyea) Baumgarner. Jean married James L. Smith, March 14, 1953, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death on June 11, 2017, after 64 years of a happy marriage. Jean grew up in Beedeville and in 1955, she moved from McCrory, Arkansas, to Grand Haven. She was employed at Kent Products from 1955 to...

Gloria lived a long and fruitful life, passing at age 98. She was a former member of St. Patrick - St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Grand Haven, and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grand Rapids, where she resided until her death. She loved her family and enjoyed being a homemaker. Well known for her cooking, she also enjoyed gardening, fishing and volunteering. Survivors include sons, George (Karen) Osipoff, Wisconsin, and Robert (Roberta) Osipoff, East Grand Rapids; grandchildren...

Stanley R. Wheat, age 91, of Grand Haven passed away on May 3, 2024, peacefully at home. He was born July 2, 1932, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Stanley and Elsie (Ewing) Wheat.  Stan was raised on the family farm in Maryland and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952 where he proudly served his country as a medic during the Korean War. Stan worked for Lockheed Martin as an airplane mechanic and retired from the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks as a Supervisor.  He loved...

Anthony “Tony” Michael Megna, age 84 of Grand Haven, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2024, on his 84th birthday. He was born on April 29, 1940, to the late Michael and Francis (Folino) Megna in Benton Harbor MI. Tony graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1959 where he played basketball for the Tigers on the 1958 state championship runner-up team. The game was later named the Michigan High School basketball “Game of the Century" by sportswriters. Tony...

Claudia R. Casemier, age 72 of Grand Haven, passed away Wednesday April 24, 2024, at Medi Lodge at the Shore. Claudia was born on October 6, 1951, in Grand Haven MI, the daughter of George and Eleanor (Kruizenga) Mitchell. Claudia graduated from Grand Haven High School and was employed for a long time at Wesco convenience store on Mercury Drive where she worked her way up to store manager. More recently, she was employed at Dollar General. Claudia was a bit of an artist who had good...

Larry John Lawrence, age 80, of Grand Haven, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Medi Lodge at the Shore.  He was born on September 18, 1943, in Holland, MI, to the late George and Frances (Purdy) Lawrence. Larry worked at H.J. Heinz Corp in Holland early on, then began his career at Challenge Machinery as a machinist. Larry was known as a man who could fix anything and could often be found "Tinkering " out in the garage. He enjoyed playing the guitar and singing and...

Pamela Jo Silver, age 73, of Kentwood, MI passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2024, at home.  She was born June 11, 1950, in Allegan, MI to the late Joseph and Florence Silver. Pam was very active and lived a spirited life.  She loved music and found a great deal of comfort playing the piano and listening to piano music.  She loved tennis, playing as often as she could with Randy, and had a zest for meeting new people wherever she went.  Pam fully embraced her new role...