Berne R. Heign
Oct 31, 2022
Berne Rowe Heign, age 85 of Sturgis, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born February 13, 1937 in Elkhart, IN, a son of Don and Frances (Rowe) Heign. Berne was baptized April 17, 1938 and then confirmed on Palm Sunday 1951 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elkhart. He graduated from...
Tammy L. Smith
Oct 25, 2022
Tammy Louise Smith, age 56 of Jones, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at her home. She was born September 19, 1966 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Brady and Harriett (Everman) Chaffee, Sr. Tammy graduated from Constantine High School in 1985. On June 15, 1991 she married Tommy Smith at the Hallelujah Center in White Pigeon. Tammy previously...
Roman Leroy Miller
Oct 25, 2022
Roman Leroy Miller Age 61 Bronson, MI Died October 25, 2022 at his home. He was born July 25, 1961 in Three Rivers a son of Roman K. and Rhoda (Bontrager) Miller. Roman attended Constantine Schools. On August 2, 1996 he married Laura Ditmer in Bronson, MI. Roman worked at the Citgo Gas Station in Bronson where he was...
Betty Elaine Richards
Oct 22, 2022
Betty Elaine Richards, age 81 of Constantine, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at her home. She was born in Cadillac on August 4, 1941, a daughter of Tony and Pauline (Lipar) Lagoy. Betty graduated from Albion High School in 1959, and Hurley Hospital School of Nursing in Flint. On December 9, 1961, she married Thomas H. Richards in...
Carol Lee Whetstone
Oct 7, 2022
Carol L. Whetstone, age 84 of Constantine, passed away Friday October 7, 2022 at her home. She was born November 19, 1937 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Ralph and Lavonia (Hagerman) Larrance. Carol graduated from Constantine High School in 1956. On November 23, 1957 she married Joe Whetstone at the Constantine United Methodist Church. He preceded her in...
Susan E. Baldwin
Oct 6, 2022
Susan E. Baldwin, age 65 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at her home. She was born August 28, 1957 in Sturgis, a daughter of Ronald and Helena (Clouse) Whitsel. Susan graduated from Sturgis High School in 1975. On September 3, 1982 she married Duane "Skip" Baldwin in Albany, GA. He preceded her in death on February...
John R Weed
Oct 4, 2022
John R. Weed, age 73 of Vicksburg, died October 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 29, 1949 in Three Rivers, a son of Raymond and June (Burkett) Weed. John graduated from Centreville High School in 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he served in the United States Army in Vietnam. John worked as a...
James "Jimmy" Meyer
Sep 30, 2022
James W. "Jimmy" Meyer, age 54 of Mottville, died unexpectedly, September 30, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was born May 1, 1968 in South Bend Indiana, a son of Walter and Mary (Peacock) Meyer, Jr. Jimmy attended school at Elkhart Central High School. On December 31, 2016, he married Stephanie LaPlace...
Margaret Ann Kiefer
Sep 17, 2022
Margaret A Kiefer Age 84 Union, MI passed away September 17, 2022 at ProMedica Nursing Home in Three Rivers, MI. She was born August 22, 1938 in Vistula, IN a daughter of Hershell and Dorothy (Franks) Bloss. Margaret attended Bristol, IN schools and later graduated from Sturgis, MI High School. On December 6, 1958 she married Robert Kiefer in...
William "Bill" H. Friesner
Sep 11, 2022
William H. Friesner, age 84 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at his home. Bill was born August 7, 1938 at the Constantine Hospital, a son of Harold and Helena (Fetch) Friesner. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1956. On September 22, 1957 Bill married Viola Berry in Constantine.
Bill retired from...
Irma Jean Johnson
Sep 3, 2022
Irma J. (Smith) Johnson, age 90, of Constantine, passed away September 3, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born August 9, 1932 in Columbia City, IN, a daughter of Ralph and Lura (Kneller) Smith. Irma graduated from Centreville High School in 1951. On January 21, 1960 she married Guy R. Johnson in Three Rivers. Irma's passion...
Lisa Kaye Steiner
Aug 30, 2022
Lisa Kaye Steiner, age 55 of South Bend, IN, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Saint Joseph Health System in Mishawaka, IN. She was born on October 23, 1966 in Sturgis, MI, a daughter of Dennis and Ruby (Copsey) Steiner. Lisa graduated from Constantine High School in 1985, and later obtained a Bachelors Degree in Social Work...
Kenneth W. Rainey
Aug 23, 2022
Kenneth W Rainey, age 74 of Constantine, passed away August 23, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born July 9, 1948 in Coldwater, MI a son of Robert and Lois (Adams) Rainey. Ken graduated from Constantine High School in 1966 and continued his education for Tool & Die. He worked several jobs including Constantine DPW,...
Rhoda M Hagelgans Lantz
Aug 16, 2022
Rhoda M Hagelgans Lantz Age 88 Centreville died August 16, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. She was born November 14, 1933 in Sturgis, MI a daughter of Sherman and Florence (Braser) Gilkison. Rhoda graduated from Sturgis High School in 1951. On November 15, 1956 she married Richard Hagelgans Jr. in Centreville, He preceded her in death December 1, 1987....
Larry Lee Raifsnider
Aug 16, 2022
Larry Lee Raifsnider, age 79 of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born November 10, 1942 in White Pigeon, MI a son of Clyde and Inez (Sharp) Raifsnider. Larry graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1960 and furthered his education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Notre...
Allison Sue Grant
Aug 7, 2022
Allison Sue Grant, age 11 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on March 31, 2011 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Jonathan and Jessica (Weatherwax) Grant. Allison had recently completed 5th grade at Riverside Elementary School in Constantine. She played softball in the Constantine Little League and liked...
Adele "Kelly" Kellenburger
Jul 31, 2022
Adele "Kelly" Kellenburger passed away at 98 years old on Sunday night, July 31, 2022. Those who knew her will remember her as a good friend, sympathetic listener, master storyteller, and accomplished cook. But mostly she'll be remembered for being "funny as hell", and her ability to leave 'em laughing. Adele led a colorful life as a professional...
Verna Mae Garrison
Jul 21, 2022
Verna M Garrison, age 68 of Constantine, passed away in the early morning of Thursday, July 21, 2022. Verna was born March of 1954 in Bakersfield, CA to Joseph Luckett and Mary Dowdy. She married Stephen Smith in the summer of 1970 in San Bernardino, CA and had two children before separating years later. Verna is survivied by her...
Glenn J Burgener
Jul 20, 2022
Glenn J Burgener, age 87 of Constantine, passed away July 20, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born October 13, 1934 in Florence Township, a son of Lester and Vernie (Wittenberg) Burgener. Glenn graduated from Centreville High School in 1952. On June 7, 1957 he married Darlene Slack in Constantine.
Glen served in the United States...
Harry E. Sutherland
Jul 12, 2022
Harry Edward "Bear" Sutherland, age 72 of Constantine, MI passed away July 12, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born February 22, 1950 in Boulder, Colorado a son of Norman and Eva (Mork) Sutherland. Bear attended school in Colorado and entered the workforce at an early age. His various jobs included carpentry and building, masonry,...
