Obituary Listing

Mar 19, 2023

David E. Lutz, age 83 of Centreville, passed away March 19, 2023 at his home. He was born March 16, 1940 in Marshall, MI a son of Clark and Altha (Jones) Lutz. Dave attended Centreville High School. On July 17, 1959 he married Lila Snook in Centreville. Dave served as plant manager for Coachmen Industries in Centreville from 1969 to...

Mar 16, 2023

Betty Jane Dreger, age 75 of Centreville, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born at Lewis Memorial Maternity Hospital in Chicago, IL, December 21, 1947, a daughter of Edward and Estelle (Vail) Gustis. Betty Jane graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago. On May 9, 1970, she married Lawrence Dreger in...

Mar 13, 2023

Frank J. Polasek, age 77 of Constantine, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born July 9, 1945 in Owosso, MI, a son of Anthony and Agnes (Hromek) Polasek. Frank graduated from Chesaning High School in 1963. He married Margaret (Peg) Ruff on May 8, 1965 in Maple Grove, MI.

Mar 10, 2023

Lloyd A. Featherstone, age 85 of Constantine, died March 10, 2023 at his home. He was born August 16, 1937 at the family home in Florence Township, a son of Leslie and Edna (Wright) Featherstone. Lloyd attended Constantine Schools and served in the United States Army National Guard from 1955 - 1961. On March 5, 1960 he married...

Feb 24, 2023

Fayetta Strang, age 75 of Constantine, passed away peacefully at her home on February 24th, 2023. She was born in Jefferson City, MO on December 4,1947, a daughter of Ardie and Irene (Poyner) Allen. Fayetta graduated from Bentley High School in Kansas in 1965. On February 17, 1989 she married Gary Strang in LaGrange, IN. Fayetta's family was the...

Feb 23, 2023

Thomas E. Nisley Age 55 Sturgis passed away February 23, 2023 at his home following a brief illness. He was born July 14, 1967 in Kalamazoo a son of Will and Sharon (Sheely) Nisley. Tom graduated from Centreville High School in 1986. On August 3, 2013 he married Joyce Norman in Sturgis. Tom was employed by SBM company working...

Feb 20, 2023

Mark E. Lutz Age 72 Elkhart, IN died February 20, 2023 at his home. He was born October 9, 1950 in Sturgis, MI a son of Franklin and Beverly (Wilkins) Lutz. Mark graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1968. On November 14, 1992 he married Anita Stalnaker in Edwardsburg. Mark worked as a self employed carpenter for several...

Feb 16, 2023

Ervin Joseph Heidbrink, Jr., age 71 of Lake Templene, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home.

Erv was born in St. Louis, MO on July 8, 1951, son of Ervin and Rosemary (Schuler) Heidbrink, Sr. After graduating from McBride High School in 1969, Erv attended General Motors Institute/Kettering Institute, and later obtained a...

Feb 11, 2023

David Earnest Horn of Granger, Indiana passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2023. He was born on February 8 th , 1940. On August 8th, 1964 he married Ruthann Wilson in Constantine, Michigan, who survives. He is survived by his daughter Christy (Rod) Mangus of Granger IN, his son Michael (Christopher) Horn of Chicago IL and...

Feb 9, 2023

R. Lamar Rodgers, age 93 of Lake Templene, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at his home. He was born in Mishawaka, IN on April 12, 1929, a son of Elmer and Dortha (Maudlin) Rodgers. Lamar graduated from Mishawaka High School. On June 5, 1948 he married Patricia Forst in Mishawaka. She preceded him in death on April...

Jan 29, 2023

Nancy June Hawn, 82 of Constantine, passed away January 29, 2023 in Mishawaka. Nancy was born in Illinois, on December 2, 1940, a daughter of Virgil and June (Howard) Katt. She married Dean Vantine in 1960; he preceded her in death in 1969. On June 9, 1972, she married Carl Hawn. Nancy previously worked at CTS in Elkhart, Constantine...

Jan 24, 2023

Bernard "Bud" R. Jennings, age 91 of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born September 24, 1931 in Constantine, a son of Vernal and Margo (Vail) Jennings. Bud graduated from Constantine High School in 1950. On April 7, 1951, he married Dorothy M. Hassinger at the Constantine Messiah Lutheran Church....

Jan 15, 2023

Steven G. Jones, age 68 of Elkhart. died Sunday January 15, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born May 10, 1954 in Goshen, IN, a son of John and June (Curtis) Jones. Steven graduated from Goshen High School in 1973 and attended the Career Center in Elkhart studying Building Trades. On January 5, 1991 he married Honore...

Jan 12, 2023

Raymond Allen Robison, Sr., age 82, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. He was born January 4, 1941 in Sturgis, a son of Raymond and Katherine (Gross) Robison. Ray had lived in both Sturgis and Nottawa. He married Kathy Deeds, she preceded him in death on Oct. 23, 2011.

Jan 9, 2023

Karla K. Brouse, age 60 of White Pigeon passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at her home. She was born January 18, 1962 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Carl and Viviene (Zentz) Pridgeon. On September 25, 1992 Karla married James Brouse at the Mottville American Legion. He preceded her in death on October 11, 2020.

Jan 9, 2023

Darren L. Knowles, age 38 of Centreville, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 in Kalamazoo. He was born February 5, 1984 in Kalamazoo, a son of Jeffrey and Margaret (Blevins) Knowles. Darren graduated from Centreville High School in 2003 and attended Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN.

Darren worked at XL Machine Company in...

Jan 5, 2023

Darlene Ann (Wagner) VanZuilen, age 89, of Lake Templene, Sturgis, Michigan, passed peacefully at Masonville Place in Coldwater on January 5, 2023. She was born in Illinois on June 8, 1933 to Blanche (Rank) Wagner and William Wagner. She lived much of her childhood in Fulton County, Indiana.

After graduating from high school and receiving the DAR...

Jan 2, 2023

Frank L. Pierce, age 74 of Centreville, died January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born October 19, 1948 in Three Rivers, a son of Roy Edgar and E. Ruth (Smallcombe) Pierce. Frank graduated from Marcellus High School in 1966 and received 3 Associate Degrees from Glen Oaks Community College. He later studied mechanical engineering at Western Michigan...

Jan 1, 2023

Merle L. Carter, age 78 of Constantine, passed away January 1, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born August 2, 1944 in Schoolcraft, a son of Chester and Marguerite (Hoyt) Carter. Merle attended Centreville Schools. On December 21, 1963 he married Marian L. Roberts in Centreville.

Merle had worked for Denton Mills,...

Dec 31, 2022

Maryann Piotrowski, age 75 of Centreville, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. She was born November 9, 1947 in Detroit, a daughter of Mary Christ and John Widon. Maryann obtained her GED in Mt. Clemens. She married Eugene Piotrowski, they later divorced.

Surviving Maryann are her daughter...