Obituary Listing

May 8, 2019

Betty Jane Wallace Age 91 of Three Rivers and formerly of Centreville, died May 8, 2019 at her home, She was born November 7, 1927 in Coldwater, MI a daughter of George and Myrtle (Raymond) Carpenter. Betty attended school in Bronson, MI. On January 22, 1945 she married George Wallace in San Diego, CA. He preceded her in death...

May 7, 2019

Tyler Jon Hunter

8-14-1977- 5-7-2019

Tyler Jon Hunter was born on Aug 14, 1977 in Warren, Ohio. Tyler died suddenly the evening of May 7, 2019. He is the son of John and Janell (Davenport) Hunter. He resided at home for the first 12 years of his life with his mom, dad, two brothers and...

Apr 28, 2019

Barbara E. Hamilton, 75, Centreville, passed away in Ann Arbor on April 28, 2019.  Barb was born at home on February 18, 1944, daughter of Ira and Gladys (Oswalt) Motter.  She graduated from Centreville High School in 1961.  On September 6, 1963, she married Jerry Hamilton at the Penn Quaker Church, Cass County; he preceded her in death August...

Apr 23, 2019

Tyler J. Hartzell    Age 20

Aurora, NC, formerly of Constantine

Passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from injuries sustained in a car accident.  He was born December 20, 1998 in Kalamazoo, a son of David and Lisa (Hartzell) Rundman.

Tyler attended Constantine Schools and worked at Dutchman RV and Shasta RV, both in...

Apr 20, 2019

Robert C. King, 90 of Porter Twp., passed away at home on April 20, 2019.  Robert was born in Porter Township, Cass County, on December 21, 1928, a son of Carl and Bernice (Artley) King.  He graduated from Bristol High School in 1949 and went on to serve in the Army during the Korean War.

On December...

Apr 18, 2019

Menno S. Bontrager, 88 yrs., 1 mo., 14 days, passed away April 18, 2019 at the home of his daughter Mary (Joe) Miller in Centreville.  Menno was born on March 4, 1931, a son of Sam N. and Fannie Bontrager. On December 13, 1951, he married Susan Elizabeth (Schlabach) Bontrager; she preceded him in death on June 10, 2003. ...

Apr 15, 2019

Susan J. Kantauskas, 79 of White Pigeon, passed away April 15, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo.  She was born in Elkhart on January 13, 1940, a daughter of George and Ruth (Williams) Bale.  She graduated from Elkhart Schools.

Sue previously worked in sales at Coachman Industries of Middlebury, Guardian Components of Middlebury, Bob Sampers Windows, and...

Apr 12, 2019

Mahlon Lee Tucker, 77 of Centreville, passed away April 12, 2019 after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident in South Bend.

Mahlon Lee Tucker was born on July 20, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas.  Mahlon was many things to everyone in his life – Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Uncle, a Grandpa to ten grandchildren, Great-Grandpapa to three great-grandchildren,...

Apr 12, 2019

Dorothy Gooding, 83, Three Rivers, passed away April 12, 2019 at Grace Healthcare. She was born in Cook County, IL on March 13, 1936, daughter of Casmer and Adele (Bebenowicz) Swiatkowski, Sr.

Dottie attended Three Rivers schools. She worked as an office assistant and on the custodial staff for Owens-Illinois for 30+ years, retiring in 2000. Dottie...

Apr 6, 2019

Henry Jamison Erdos, 23 months old of Constantine, passed away April 6, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a year long illness.  He was born on April 18, 2017 in Three Rivers, a son of James "Joe" and Sarah (Richards) Erdos.

Henry loved listening to music and playing with his sister, whom he absolutely adored. ...

Mar 15, 2019

Susanna P. Washington, 58, Sturgis, passed away at home on March 15, 2019. She was born in Chula Vista, CA on November 8, 1960, daughter of Javier "Jerry" and Phyllis (Brown) Camacho. Susanna went to school in California and later received her Certified Nurse's Assistant certificate from Glen Oaks Community College. She worked as a CNA at many hospitals...

Mar 13, 2019

Eleanor Cotter, 79, of Hammond, IN, passed away Wednesday, March 13th, at Hospice of the Calumet Area in Munster. She was born in Nottawa on October 9, 1939, a daughter of the late Arthur and Violet (Parham) Cotter. Eleanor graduated from Centreville Schools in 1957.

She worked as an admissions counselor at Purdue University for 20 years,...

Mar 12, 2019

Bonnie L. Levitz, 85 of Centreville passed away March 12, 2019 at Borgess Hospital. She was born on August 14, 1933 in LaGrange, IN, a daughter of Walter and Lexie (Powers) Jennings. Bonnie went to Springfield Schools, and later obtained her GED in 1985.

In 1969, she married Raymond Wall in Howe; he preceded her in death...

Mar 8, 2019

Rhea M. Long, 79, Nottawa, passed away March 8, 2019 surrounded by her family at Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born in LaGrange, IN on March 30, 1939, a daughter of Paul and Ella (Sams) High.  Rhea attended Ashley Schools in Indiana.

In 1955, she married Arnold Long in Angola, IN.  He preceded her in death on...

Feb 22, 2019

Kairi Duty, daughter of Barretta and Misty (Ragsdale) Duty, was stillborn February 22, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She is survived by her parents of Mottville, sister Shiane, brothers Oliver, Grayson and Lincoln, grandparents Teresa and Danny Ragsdale and Doris and Dave Hale, and godparents Christa and Ron Moses.

No public services will be held.  ...

Feb 22, 2019

Myrtle "Sally" Carroll Age 92 of Constantine

Died February 22, 2019 at Grace Health Care of Three Rivers. She was born November 8, 1926 in Harrison, Maine a daughter of Robert and Grace Higgins.

On July 26, 1952 Sally married Franklin R. Carroll at Holy Cross Church in Rochester, N.Y.

Surviving are her...

Feb 15, 2019

George R. Cheney   Age 80 of Constantine

Died February 15, 2019 at his home. He was born February 23, 1938 in Hastings, MI a son of John and Beldon (Blanck) Cheney. George graduated High School and attended Ohio State University. He served in the United States Army.  On October 5, 1961 he married Anna Marie Barberis in...

Feb 14, 2019

Willie Ray Fuller   Age 54 of Centreville

Died February 14, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born October 29, 1964 in LaGrange, IN, a son of Raymond and Opal (Hall) Fuller.

On July 4, 1998 he married Tammy Benwire in White Pigeon. Will worked as a road tech at Grand Design...

Jan 29, 2019

Michael H. Deskovitz, 82, of Lake Templene, passed away at Borgess Medical Center on January 29, 2019. He was born in Detroit on June 19, 1936, a son of Mike and Esthma (Darensburg) Deskovitz. He graduated from Wyandotte Mt. Carmel High School and went on to play football for the University of Detroit before graduating from Lawrence Tech.

Jan 17, 2019

George Nazarowff, 83, of Lake Templene, Sturgis, MI, passed away Thursday, January 17th, at Borgess Medical Center. George was born in Dearborn on November 24, 1935, a son of the late Norman and Victoria (Prebosky) Nazarowff. He graduated from Fordson High School in Dearborn in 1953.

On November 26, 1955, he married Patricia Przybylowski in Dearborn. Together,...