Obituary Listing

Apr 6, 2021

John G. "The Bug" Kasner Age 70 of Constantine

Died April 6, 2021 at his home. He was born March 20, 1951 in Highland Park, MI a son of Gerald and Edna (Phelps) Kasner. He graduated from Lapeer High School and went on to serve in the United States Army from 1981 to 1983.

On...

Apr 3, 2021

Katie Ann Miller, 89 of Centreville, passed away April 3, 2021 at her home. Katie was born in Nappanee, IN on June 1, 1931, a daughter of Jacob and Lizzie (Borkholder) Borkholder. She attended school at Locke Center and Locke Schools in Indiana.

Katie previously worked for Wise Lunch in Sturgis. On June 9, 1956, she married...

Mar 30, 2021

Linda Ann Sutherland, 72 of Constantine, passed away March 30, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Linda was born on August 2, 1948 in Lackawanna, NY, a daughter of William and Ruth (Grey) Bell. She graduated from Moundsville High School in West Virginia. She proudly served as a cook in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. On September...

Mar 27, 2021

June Dorothy (Kohl) Dillavou, 85 of Naperville, IL (formerly of Constantine), died March 27, 2021 at Meadowbrook Manor Nursing Home in Naperville, IL. She was born on June 7, 1935 in Constantine, a daughter of Albert and Hazel (Krepel) Kohl. On March 21, 1959, she married LeRoy Dillavou in Constantine; he preceded her in death on December 25, 2005....

Mar 24, 2021

James A. Mercer, 78 of Three Rivers, died March 24, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 12, 1942 in Constantine, a son of Jess Willard and Ruth (Dimmick) Mercer. James graduated from Constantine High School in 1960 and later served in the US Air Force. In 1963, he married Frances Wolgamood. James retired form Conn-Selmer Inc.,...

Mar 18, 2021

Charlene "Charlie" E. Black, 83 of Constantine, passed away March 18, 2021. She was born on April 13, 1937 in Three Oaks, MI, a daughter of Clyde and Kathrine (Stephens) Eichorn. In April of 1964, she married George Black. He preceded her in death on June 14, 2020. Charlie was a waitress at Village Inn in Constantine, and later...

Mar 15, 2021

Alice L. Johansen, 88 of Constantine, passed away March 15, 2021 at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Three Rivers. Alice was born in Constantine on January 2, 1933, a daughter of A. Albert and Ethel (Showalter) Stahly. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1950. On June 2, 1951, she married Arthur Johansen in Angola, IN; he preceded...

Feb 24, 2021

Anna M. Arnold, 69 of Constantine, passed away with her family by her side February 24, 2021 at Borgess Hospital from complications of a chronic illness. Ann was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1951, a daughter of John and Doris (Harlan) Kazwell. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1969. On December 27, 1969, she married William...

Feb 13, 2021

Joan Cecelia (Falvey) Carlson was born at home in Knox, Indiana on June 21, 1923 to James P. and Gertrude Falvey, and died at home in Constantine, Michigan on February 13, 2021.  Joan grew up in a wonderful household in Knox with siblings Bill, Jean, Kenny, Jan, Joyce and Tom (with another sister, Margaret, dying in infancy). Joan had...

Feb 11, 2021

Juana Hostiguin-Solis Age 64

of Constantine

passed away February 11, 2021 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 7, 1956 in El Carrenton Guanajuato of San Felipe, Mexico, a daughter of Pedro and Maria (Vargas) Ostiguin. Juana attended school in San Antonio, TX. On October 6, 1974 she married Rudy...

Feb 6, 2021

Thomas Curtis Ray, Jr., age 82, Constantine, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at his home in Arizona.

He was born in Sturgis on July 28, 1938, son of the late Thomas Curtis and Hattie Eureath (Diethrich) Ray Sr. He graduated from Sturgis High School in 1956. On December 1, 1956, he married Phyllis Geering in Angola....

Feb 5, 2021

Cynthia L. Arter Age 62

Constantine

passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Elkhart, IN on June 16, 1958, a daughter of Charles and Geraldine (Akin) Anglemyer, Jr. Cynthia attended Centreville and Constantine Schools. On December 15, 1990, she married Brian E. Arter in Jones, MI....

Feb 4, 2021

Annette D Miller Age 67

White Pigeon

Passed away February 4, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. She was born June 14, 1953 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Harry and Florence (Brewer) Parker. Annette graduated from Constantine High School in 1971. On March 10, 1985 she married Timothy W Miller in Las Vegas, NV. Annette...

Feb 1, 2021

Richard G. Mantey passed away peacefully February 1, 2021 at his home in Constantine, Michigan. He was born April 1, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Harvey and Ruth (Townsend) Mantey, who had six children: the (late) Harvey Jr., Flora, Richard, Ellen, Imogene, and Terrance.

After high school, Richard served seven years in the Air Force....

Jan 31, 2021

Mary Lou Young, 85 of LaGrange, passed away January 31, 2021 at Miller's Merry Manor in LaGrange, IN.  Mary Lou was born in Three Rivers, MI on March 24, 1935, a daughter of Audrey and Marguerite (Hoyt) Allen.  She attended Schoolcraft public schools.

On October 1, 1954, she married Kermit Young; he preceded her in death in...

Jan 31, 2021

Phillip "K" (Flip) Bohm, 73 of Centreville, passed away January 31, 2021 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on April 9, 1947, a son of Raymond and Lucille (McKale) Bohm. Phil graduated from Centreville High School in 1965 and went on to attend Ferris State University before serving two tours in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Jan 29, 2021

Dennis L. Bastian, 80 of Mottville, passed away January 29, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Dennis was born in Lawton on January 18, 1941. He served in the US Army. On December 14, 1963, he married Sharon Skinner in Lawton; she preceded him in death on June 13, 2016. Dennis was employed at Byer's Barn Mfg. in...

Jan 26, 2021

Jeffery Lynn Johnson, 79, passed peacefully to Heaven January 26, 2021. He has been reunited with his wife of 52 years, Diana Marie Johnson, whom he lost 4 years prior. He was resident of Centreville, MI along with his two sons, William Michael and Jeffery Charles.

Jeffery was born January 25, 1942 and grew up in and...

Jan 25, 2021

James L. VanAken, Sr., ("Jim," "Bumbles"), 62 of Constantine, passed away January 25, 2021 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. Jim was born on April 26, 1958 in Sturgis, a son of Richard and Barbara (Wakefield) VanAken.

He graduated from Constantine High School in 1976 and went on to learn the mechanics trade. In 1979, he married Penny...

Jan 24, 2021

Marvin Earl Smeal, 85 of Jones, passed away in Ann Arbor on January 24, 2021. Marvin was born in Clearfield, PA on June 28, 1935, a son of Collis and Mildred (Kanouff) Smeal. He graduated from LaSalle High School in 1953 in Niagara Falls, NY. After high school, he attended Penn State University and went on to serve in...