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...
Maxine J. Barnell
Mar 23, 2018
Maxine Barnell, 94, passed away unexpectedly and quickly on March 23, 2018 at her home in Constantine. She was born February 18, 1924 in Burr Oak to Emil and Mary Klopfenstein. On July 30, 1943, she married Paul Barnell; he preceded her in death on January 24, 2008. She is survived by their five children: Dave (Jean) Barnell, Sharon Parman,...
Tegan Richard Vanscoik
Mar 22, 2018
Tegan Richard VanScoik, 11, of Three Rivers, passed away March 22, 2018 at Bronson Hospital. He was born in Tallahassee, FL on August 23, 2006, a son of Philip VanScoik and Crystal Stewart. Tegan attended Riverside Elementary School in Constantine. He enjoyed cars, especially hot wheels, being outdoors, fishing, biking and sports as well as playing his X-Box. Tegan is...
John 'Jack' R. Mann, Jr.
Mar 20, 2018
John Richard Mann, Jr. 'Jack', age 93, of Sturgis, MI and Crystal River, FL., passed away March 20, 2018 at the Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, FL. Jack was born on September 8, 1924 in Akron, OH to John Richard Mann, Sr. and Edith Hutchins Mann. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1943. He entered the armed service in...
Charles Edward Hemminger
Mar 17, 2018
Charles E. Hemminger, age 70, of Three Rivers, formerly of Burr Oak and Allegan County, passed away March 17, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. Chuck was born in South Bend, IN on October 25, 1947, a son of Alfred and Dorothy (Dittman) Hemminger. He attended Plainwell Public Schools. In June of 1989, he married Sally Penny...
Daniel Davis
Mar 17, 2018
Daniel Lee Davis, age 68, of White Pigeon, passed away March 17, 2018 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. He was born in Napoleon, OH on June 11, 1949, a son of Norman and Beulah (Durham) Davis. Dan graduated from Napoleon High School, Ohio, in 1967. On November 18, 1988, he married Vicki Reiff in Napannee. Dan worked at Shadow Cruiser...
Ray Miles Stevens
Mar 12, 2018
Ray Miles Stevens, age 87, of Nottawa, MI, died March 12, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. Ray was born November 16, 1930 in Eckford Township, MI, a son of Roscoe C. and Bernice L. (Holt) Stevens. He attended the Arch Workshop for many years and enjoyed making crochet rugs, attending the St. Joseph County Fair, and...
Diana "Winkey" J. Raifsnider
Mar 9, 2018
Diana "Winkey" Jean Raifsnider, 71, of Three Rivers, died March 9, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born on July 15, 1946 in Gary, IN, to Margurite Smith. She was raised by her grandparents, Gilbert and Jessy Smith, in Howardsville, MI. Diana graduated from Three Rivers High School. She married Orville Anglemyer, Jr., who preceded her in death in...
Ann Margaret King
Mar 7, 2018
Ann M. King, 86, of White Pigeon, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2018 at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Three Rivers on December 17, 1931, a daughter of Charles and Pansy (Roberts) Young. Ann graduated from Constantine High School in 1949. On August 1, 1952, she married William King in Constantine. He...
Michael Leroy Miller
Mar 6, 2018
Michael L. Miller, 62, of Three Rivers, passed away March 6, 2018 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Springfield, OH on August 18, 1955, a son of the late Leroy Miller and Patricia (Raines) Arnett. Michael went to school in Ohio and Arizona. He was employed at Southwest Mobile Storage in Phoenix, AZ in 1995 until retiring...
William 'Billy' Herbert Bowman
Mar 5, 2018
William "Billy" Bowman, 79, of Sturgis, passed away March 5, 2018 at Thurston Woods in Sturgis. He was born in Constantine on January 15, 1939, a son of the late Max and Elsie (Walter) Bowman. Billy worked at Arch Workshop and at Meijer in Three Rivers. He enjoyed taking walks and visiting with his friends and merchants in Sturgis. Surviving...
Joanne M. Deihl
Mar 1, 2018
Joanne M. Deihl, 76, of Centreville, passed away March 1, 2018 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Coldwater, MI on August 8, 1941, a daughter of Roy Birch and Dorothy Dodge. Joanne graduated from Coldwater High School in 1959. After high school, she obtained her nursing degree at the Coldwater Hospital, where she worked for several years....
Stewart M. Nickell
Mar 1, 2018
Stewart M. Nickell, 72, of Portage, formerly of Constantine, passed away March 1, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Sturgis on August 2, 1945, a son of R. Dale and Elizabeth "Betty" (Stewart) Nickell. Stewart's family grew up in Constantine, moved to Ridgway, CO, and finally to Brookings, OR where he graduated from High School in 1963....
Linda Kay Buel
Feb 25, 2018
Linda K. Buel, 72, Constantine, passed away February 25, 2018. She was born in Three Rivers on May 11, 1945, daughter of Reuben and Irma "Irene" (Dowty) Arnold. Linda graduated from Constantine Public Schools in 1963 and later obtained her accounting certification. Linda married Franklin McDaniel on June 22, 1963; they were later divorced. On July 2, 1986, she married...
