Nancy Lee Garvie
Jun 1, 2018
Nancy Lee (Kahlor) Garvie, 87, of Burr Oak, MI, died June 1, 2018, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. She was born in Pennsylvania on December 12, 1930. She attended school in Hoboken, NJ and moved to Michigan in 1949 after marrying John L. Garvie. He preceded her in death on April 30, 2005. Nancy worked as a...
Christina M. Slusher
May 26, 2018
Christina Slusher, 28, Centreville, passed away May 26, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Chrissy was born in Sturgis November 1, 1989 to Russell and Amy (Keckler) Slusher. She graduated from Constantine Schools in 2008 and then got her Medical Administrative Assistant degree from Everest Career Institute, Kalamazoo. Chrissy worked for Summit Polymers, Vicksburg, and previously for Bentler,...
Pedro Monroy-Botello
May 21, 2018
Pedro Monroy-Botello, 19, of Centreville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 21, 2018. Pedro was born in Queretaro, Mexico on April 14, 1999, a son of Andres Monroy-Martinez and Rosa Botello-Gonzales. He was a graduating senior from Centreville High School, class of 2018. Pedro enjoyed fishing, playing video games, and had a passion for cars, especially classic cars. He worked...
Eugene H. Storm
May 17, 2018
Eugene H. Storm Jr. age 59 Constantine Died May 17, 2018 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born March 2, 1959 in Ohio a son of Eugene and Gloria (Williams) Storm Sr. On September 15, 2015 he married Tamara Abiney in Constantine. Eugene worked as a truck driver for Krook Trucking in Dowagiac and previously at Syndicate Systems and...
Craig William Dunlap
May 17, 2018
Craig W. Dunlap, 50, of Nottawa, MI, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born in Angola, IN on July 26, 1967, a son of Keith and Eloise (Wallace) Dunlap. Craig graduated from Angola High School and went on to attend Indiana University and Indiana State University before graduating with his doctoral degree from...
Kathryn M. Hutson
May 10, 2018
Kathryn M. "Katie" Hutson, 86, of Constantine, died May 10, 2018 at Life Care Center of LaGrange. She was born on March 10, 1932 in Centreville, a daughter of Noah A.E. and Sarah L. (Miller) Miller. In January of 1971, Katie married Jaime Hutson at Messiah Lutheran Church in Constantine. Katie was employed at DuMore Office in Elkhart during the...
Duane C. Gross
May 9, 2018
Duane Clifford Gross, 74, of Centreville, Michigan, went to be with the Lord in his eternal home Wednesday evening, surrounded by the love of his wife and family. Duane was born in Centreville at the Fairview Hospital on November 30th, 1943 to Clifford and Winifred (Caseman) Gross. He was raised in Centreville and graduated from Centreville High School in 1963;...
Martha W. Schulte
May 6, 2018
Martha W. Schulte Age 93 Three Rivers Died May 6, 2018 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. She was born March 12, 1925 in Toll Cross, Scotland, the daughter of James and Martha (Lindsay) Watt. Martha graduated from Ithaca High School, New York in 1943 and continued her education at Rochester Business Institute. On May 10, 1952 she married...
Jerry Lee Dowell
Apr 22, 2018
Jerry L. Dowell, Sr., age 77, of Centreville, passed away April 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Union City on July 3, 1940, a son of Anthony and Mable (Stone) Dowell. Jerry attended school in the Union City/Coldwater area. In 1979, he married Joanne Birch Myers in Coldwater. Jerry worked as a security...
Thomas C. Giles
Apr 14, 2018
Thomas C. Giles III, 62, Constantine, passed away April 14, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Middletown, OH on September 24, 1955, son of Thomas and Nina (Lindsay) Giles, Jr. Tom graduated from Marcellus Schools in 1973.On July 1, 2000, he married Kathy (Kaper) Lusk in Constantine. Tom was employed at Keystone RV, Goshen, for the last...
Dale Raymond Lucas
Apr 10, 2018
Dale R. Lucas, age 86, of Constantine, went to be with the Lord April 10, 2018 in his home. He was born on November 3, 1931 in Marcellus, a son of Raymond and Elsie (Buck) Lucas. Dale moved to Constantine at age 13 attending Constantine High, graduating in 1950. He excelled in basketball and baseball. Dale continued to play softball...
June M. Culp
Apr 8, 2018
June M. Culp, age 91, Cape Coral, FL, formerly of Constantine, passed away April 8, 2018 at her home. She was born October 12, 1926 in Kalamazoo a daughter of Neil and Florence (Taylor) Locey. June attended school in Mendon. On November 8, 1943 she married Kenneth Culp in Mendon. June spent years traveling with Ken while he was in...
Betty Ellen Hurst
Apr 2, 2018
Betty Ellen Hurst, 86, of Constantine, passed away April 2, 2018 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. Betty was born in Greencastle, IN on December 21, 1931, a daughter of the late Frank and Nora (Smock) Moore. She attended school in Greencastle, IN. On May 17, 1948, she married Raymond Hurst in Greencastle, IN; he preceded her in death in 1975....
William Skelton
Apr 2, 2018
William Skelton, 85, of Constantine, passed away April 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Constantine on October 4, 1932, a son of Herman and Sadie (Thorne) Skelton. William attended Constantine Schools and went on to serve in the United States Army. On March 3, 1955, he married Lola Garner in White Pigeon; she preceded him in death...
Jack L. Kozloski
Apr 1, 2018
Jack L. Kozloski , age 67, of Union, MI, died April 1, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born January 7, 1951 in Ferndale, MI, a son of Leonard and Lillian (Cimino) Kozloski. Jack attended Hazel Park High School and later received an Associates degree. He served in the United States Marines from 1969-1971 as a Lance Corporal. He...
Jacob B Schwartz
Mar 27, 2018
Jacob B. "Chaplain Jake" Schwartz, 76, Sturgis, MI, died March 27, 2018 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. He was born February 1, 1942 in Berne, Indiana, a son of Simon and Mary (Yoder) Schwartz. Jake attended school in Wasepi. On December 22, 1963 he married Martha Borkholder at Locust Grove Mennonite Church. She was the love...
Don Edward Heskett, Jr.
Mar 26, 2018
Don Heskett, Jr., age 57, of Constantine, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born January 7, 1961 in Elmhurst, IL, a son of Don and Dorothy (Corbin) Heskett, Sr. Don graduated from Constantine High School in 1979. He worked at Town Fryer, and was owner & operator of Heskett Water Conditioning, Constantine. Don...
Elizabeth J. Powell
Mar 26, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" Powell, 85, Three Rivers, passed away March 26, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident. She was born June 20, 1932 in Napoleon, a daughter of Earl and Lydia (Fisher) Kirkbride. Betty attended Napoleon Public Schools, graduating in 1951. She went on to obtain her RN degree from Jackson Foote Hospital. On September...
Ronald Knauss
Mar 25, 2018
Ronald L. Knauss, 57, of Bristol, passed away March 25, 2018 after a boating accident. Ron was born on April 1, 1960 in Flint, a son of Gerald and Caroline (Gibbs) Knauss. He attended Lambertville Public Schools and graduated from Constantine High School in 1978. In October of 1995, he married Kathy Wyman. She preceded him in death on March...
Michael 'Mike' Deskovitz
Mar 23, 2018
Michael "Mike" Deskovitz passed on to the Eternal Big House while doing what Mike loved most … watching U of M win during March Madness. Mike was born in Dearborn, Michigan to Michael and Adelaide Deskovitz, and is preceded in death by his Mother and is survived by many treasured family and friends. Mike loved anything sports. He was an...
