Obituary Listing

Feb 22, 2020

Robert James Babcock Jr. Age 66 of Chapin, SC, formerly of Union, MI died peacefully at his home February 22, 2020. He was born January 26, 1954 in South Bend, IN a son of Robert and Sheila (Gustafson) Babcock Sr. Robert graduated from Constantine High School in 1972. On June 23, 1973 he married Carla Creakbaum in Elkhart. Robert...

Feb 22, 2020

Carol J. Fair, age 95, of Centreville, MI, passed away February 22, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1924 in Sturgis, MI, a daughter to the late Samuel L. and Rhea (Arver) Cook.

Carol was a lifelong resident of the Sturgis and Centreville areas and a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1942....

Feb 17, 2020

James Robert Bender, 43 of Three Rivers, passed away February 17, 2020 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Sturgis on March 23, 1976, a son of David and Joyce (Waters) Bender. Jim attended Three Rivers Schools.

On June 30, 2018, he married Shawna Sweitzer at Bonneyville Mills in Bristol. Jim was a welder, working...

Feb 16, 2020

James Douglas Weiss,  Jr., 49 of Burr Oak, died February 16, 2020 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born December 21, 1970 in Southfield, MI,  a son of James D. and Patricia (Perrin) Weiss. Jimmy attended Constantine Schools and graduated from Howe Military School in 1988. He received his auto mechanic degree from ITT in Ft. Wayne and also truck...

Feb 13, 2020

Eugene C. Burkey, 69, of Mottville, passed away February 13, 2020 at Borgess Hospital. He was born in Elkhart on February 4, 1951, a son of Max and Clara (Akin) Burkey. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1971. On August 14, 1971, he married Brenda Miller at the Mason Baptist Church in Cassopolis.

Eugene previously worked...

Feb 11, 2020

Pearl Ann Copsey, 76 of Constantine Twp., passed away February 11, 2020 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on November 4, 1943, a daughter of Robert and Iona (Criswell) Nelson. Pearl attended Three Rivers Schools, graduating in 1961. On March 21, 1964, she married Jerry Copsey in Three Rivers; he preceded her in death on November...

Feb 9, 2020

Dorothy Viola (Hull) Wolgamood Schrock, 94 of Constantine passed away February 9th, 2020 at Thurston Woods Village. Dorothy was born in Constantine, September 21, 1925, a daughter of Harry and Bertha (King) Hull Sr. She attended Constantine High School.

On November 27, 1964 Dorothy married Gailord Schrock in Oscoda. He preceded her in death January 2010.

Feb 7, 2020

June A. Stuby, 92 of Centreville, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers.  She was born in Sherman Township on June 17, 1927, a daughter of Albert and Nettie (Mingus) Pagels.  June graduated from Sturgis High School in 1945, and then attended Beauty Academy in Battle Creek for 2 years. On May 9, 1953,...

Feb 4, 2020

Dale L. Cloud Age 69

Union, MI

died February 4, 2020 at his home. He was born January 6, 1951 in Elkhart County, IN a son of Lloyd and Betty (Gembreling) Cloud. Dale graduated from Elkhart High School. He was employed in construction doing home remodeling. Dale was a member of the Cass County Conservation...

Jan 25, 2020

Harriett B. Chaffee Age 92

Elkhart, Formerly of Jones

passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born February 9, 1927 in South Bend, IN, a daughter of Otto and Helen (McBain) Everman. She graduated from Niles High School in 1945. On July 3, 1954 she married Brady F. Chaffee. He...

Jan 22, 2020

Bobby Joe Melville, 57 of Leonidas, passed away January 22, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Bobby was born in Sturgis on April 9, 1962, a son of Pete and Luella (Scarlett) Melville. He attended Pathfinders School in Centreville.

Bobby is survived by his siblings John (Felicia) Melville of Columbia, SC, Cindy (Darren) Egnor of South...

Jan 19, 2020

Marilyn J. Fisher Age 90

Elkhart, formerly Constantine

Passed away January 19th at Hubbard Hill Estates in Elkhart, IN. She was born July 29, 1929 in Sturgis, a daughter of Elmer and Helen (Fisher) Yunker. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1947. On June 22, 1951 she married John E. Fisher in Howe, IN....

Jan 16, 2020

Mary Lou Hagelgans, age 83, of Centreville, died January 16, 2020 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Portage. She was born on October 2, 1936 in Lima, Ohio, a daughter of John and Edith (Kirkpatrick) Huston. Mary graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1954 and attended Ravens Croft School of Beauty in Ft. Wayne.

On May 10,...

Jan 16, 2020

Martha Louise Hochstetler, age 94, passed away January 16, 2020 at Heartland Nursing Home. She was born October 28, 1925 in South Bend, IN, a daughter of Martin and Hazel (Buckingham) Garrett. She had one brother, Robert, and one twin sister, Marian. She attended elementary school in Glenwood, MI and graduated from Dowagiac High in 1943. Continuing her education,...

Jan 6, 2020

Pauline Mary Harris, 95 of Nottawa, passed away January 6, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo surrounded by her family, after suffering a stroke. Pauline was born in Kalamazoo on May 7, 1924, a daughter of Paul and Hilda (VanDeVoorde) Schelb. She graduated from Richland High School in 1942.

On August 1, 1954, she married Charles...

Jan 1, 2020

Sharon Ann Mercer, 74 of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. Sharon was born in Three Rivers on January 13, 1945, a daughter of June (Conder) and William Mercer. She attended Constantine schools, and liked to babysit.

Surviving are her daughter Julia Ann Mercer, Sturgis; brother Jerry...

Dec 29, 2019

Joan A. Roesener Age 85 of Constantine,

died December 29, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born August 18, 1934 in Mishawaka, a daughter of Edward and Ernestine (Erbe) Schmidt. On January 4, 1952 Joan married Herbert Roesener in Norfolk, VA. He preceded her in death December 27, 2014.

Joan worked in the fiberglass...

Dec 25, 2019

Robert A. Kelley, 87 of Sturgis, passed away December 25, 2019 at his home. Bob was born in Sturgis on January 9, 1932, a son of Howard and Dorothy (Summerlott) Kelley. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1950 and went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. Bob was the oldest...

Dec 17, 2019

Don Ricky "Rick" Spoerner, 55 of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2019 at his home. Rick was born in Indiana on March 16, 1964. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1982. He was currently working for KS Auto in Sturgis as an office manager for the past five years. Previously, he was a manager at O'Reilly's...

Dec 14, 2019

Richard Veloz   Age 79

Three Rivers, MI

died December 14, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born July 19, 1940 , in Austin, TX a son of Isaac and Sophia (Ramirez) Veloz. Dick graduated from Elkhart Central High School in 1958. On April 13, 1996 Dick married Barbara Enyart Wilson in...