Obituary Listing

Jul 17, 2020

Robert John (Bobby) Hawkins, 65, of Centreville, MI, formerly of Constantine, passed away Friday, July 17th, at Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo. Robert was born in Sturgis on December 13, 1954, a son of Junior and Marjorie (Westphal) Hawkins.

Robert was a graduate of the Adapt Day Program. He enjoyed fire trucks, school buses, and carousels, especially riding...

Jul 8, 2020

Gina M. Wagner, 59 of Constantine, went to be with the Lord on July 8, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.  Gina was born in Lansing on April 8, 1961, a daughter of Jack and Barbara (Montgomery) Russell.

Gina graduated from Charlotte High School in 1979 and Olivet College in 1986, where she received a Bachelor's...

Jun 29, 2020

Larry Junior Rink Age 75

Three Rivers, formerly of Constantine

went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 29, 2020. Larry passed away at Grace Healthcare of Three Rivers.

He was born in Goshen, IN on February 21, 1945, and attended Constantine High School. On July 4, 1964 he married Jeanie...

Jun 14, 2020

Raymond W. White, 45 of Three Rivers, passed away June 14, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.  Ray was born in Kalamazoo on May 27, 1975, a son of Raymond L. White and Donna Sue Hann.  He attended Three Rivers Public Schools.  Ray previously worked at Aquatics in Three Rivers for 13 years before obtaining his CDL and...

Jun 14, 2020

George E. Black, 87 of Constantine, passed away on June 14, 2020. George was born in New Troy, MI on October 4, 1932, a son of Charles and Katherine Black. He graduated from New Troy High School. In April of 1964, he married Charlene Ichorn. George retired from Pioneer in Constantine after 30 years of employment. He also previously...

Jun 11, 2020

Edward Lee McKee, age 54 of Three Rivers formerly of Constantine,

passed away Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.

He was born in Hammond, IN on December 24, 1965, a son Donna (Perrin) McKee and Afton John McKee.

Ed worked as a shift manager at Wendy's in Three Rivers....

Jun 10, 2020

Sharon A. Nash, 74 of Portage and formerly of Centreville, passed away on June 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Sharon was born on June 23, 1945 in Washington DC, a daughter of Paul and Gertrude (Wedding) Sloan. She attended Centreville Schools, graduating in 1963. Sharon also received her Associate's Degree in Business Management from Davenport...

May 31, 2020

Gary Neil Chartrand, 68 of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Gary was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, a son of Neil E. and Sharon E. Chartrand. He was a graduate of St. Clair High School and continued his education at Lake Superior State University. Gary was an environmental engineer for Lear Corporation, Mendon,...

May 26, 2020

Royce Monroe Jacobs, 93 of Three Rivers, formerly Constantine, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Bowman House, Three Rivers.

Royce was born November 20, 1926 in Constantine, son of Fred and Evelyn (Nolan) Jacobs. He graduated from Constantine High School. On December 22, 1945, he married Helen Schultz; mother of his children. She preceded him on...

May 23, 2020

Patricia Ann Forsyth, 86 of Constantine, passed away May 23, 2020 at Beacon Pointe Assisted Living in Portage, MI. She was born on April 6, 1934 in Sturgis, MI, a daughter of Charles and Virginia (Minzey) Kilgore. Pat graduated from Rome City High School in 1952 and Glen Oaks Community College in 1969. She then received her Masters Degree...

May 8, 2020

Rodney M. York, 79 of Constantine, passed away May 8, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. Rodney was born in Three Rivers on February 11, 1941, a son of Frank and Vivian (French) York. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1958 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy and Reserves.

On January 9, 1960,...

May 6, 2020

Billy W. Hill Age 66 of Constantine

died May 6, 2020 at his home. He was born April 28, 1954 in Duck Hill, MS a son of Billie and Sadie (Carr) Hill. Billy graduated from Constantine High School in 1972. He was an avid outdoors man and loved to collect everything.

Surviving are his wife...

May 6, 2020

Audrey (Sweet) Hartman, age 92

of Constantine, passed away May 6, 2020 at her home.

Audrey was born in White Pigeon on August 31, 1927, a daughter of Ray and Cynthia (Wagar) Sweet. Audrey graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1945 and later attended Glen Oaks Community College. On August 4, 1946, she married...

May 2, 2020

Freddie K. "Fred" Neubert Age 83 of White Pigeon,

Went to be with our Lord May 2, 2020 at Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. He was born November 5, 1936 in Esserville, VA, a son of William and Lelia (Wells) Neubert. Fred graduated from Constantine High School. He served in the US Marines Reserve and active...

May 1, 2020

John N. Hassinger, age 89, Constantine, passed away at his home on May 1, 2020. John, the second child of Merritt and Cleo (Avery) Hassinger, was born on August 20, 1930 at the old homestead out on Millers Mill Road in Constantine, MI.

He is survived by his special friend Barbara Adcock of Elkhart, Indiana and her...

Apr 28, 2020

Karly A. Bingaman, 19 of Three Rivers, died April 28, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on January 19, 2001 in Sturgis. Karly attended Sturgis and Centreville schools, graduating from Centreville in 2019 where she was a member of the cheerleading team. Karly had worked at Little Caesars Pizza, Subway, and was currently working...

Apr 15, 2020

Helen C. Tedrow, 91 of Centreville, passed away April 15, 2020 at her home.

Helen was born in Fabius Township on June 16, 1928, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Brown) DeLong. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1946 and went on to attend the Art Institute of Chicago and Bob Jones University.

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Apr 5, 2020

Edna Miller, 94, of Centreville, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis, Michigan. Edna was born November 7, 1925, to Levi C. and Fanny (Beechy) Yoder. On February 21, 1948, she married Ezra J. (Hez) Miller. They spent all their married life living in the Burr Oak, White Pigeon, and Sturgis, Michigan, communities....

Apr 3, 2020

Lee Michael "Mike" Keely, 59 of Sturgis, passed away April 3, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.

Mike was born in Goshen, IN on May 23, 1960, a son of Martin and Mary (Borntrager) Keely. He attended Fairfield Public Schools. On December 20, 1986, he married Ony Schwartz at the Locust Grove Mennonite Church in Burr...

Apr 3, 2020

Lynn A. Russell Age 84 of Constantine, died April 3, 2020 at his home. He was born June 9, 1935 in Union City, MI a son of Clyde and Mary (Ady) Russell. He graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1955. On July 12, 1959 Lynn married Donna Slentz at Three Rivers Bible Church. He began working at Peterson Spring...