Doris Diane Hull
May 7, 2017
Doris D. Hull, 77, of Constantine, passed away May 7, 2017 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born March 19, 1940 in Sturgis, a daughter of Claude and Erna (Koehl) Hawkins. On July 3, 1967 Doris married Harry Hull in Houghton Lake, MI. He preceded her in death on December 13, 2014. Doris worked at Eaton Corp. in Three...
Larry Duwayne Smith, Jr.
May 7, 2017
Larry D. Smith, Jr., 42, of Centreville, MI, passed away May 7, 2017, at Borgess Medical Center after sustaining injuries from a motorcycle accident. He was born in Sturgis on July 16, 1974, a son of Connie Schaeffer and Larry D. Smith. Larry attended Centreville Public Schools with the class of 1993. On July 18, 2009, he married Aubrey Watkins...
Robert C. Brouse
May 3, 2017
Robert C. Brouse Age 73 Middlebury Passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born Dec. 15, 1943 in Elkhart, IN, a son of Warren and Bernice (Julian) Brouse. Bob graduated from Constantine High School in 1962. On September 30, 1989 he married Betty Taylor in Bristol, IN. Bob was a truck driver for Excel Industries in...
Mary A Borntreger
Apr 30, 2017
Mary Anna Borntreger Age 82 Centreville Died April 30, 2017 at Heartland Nursing Home, Three Rivers. She was born October 19, 1934 in Arthur, IL a daughter of Jacob and Lizzie ( Yoder) Plank. On October 19, 1954 she married Joseph Borntreger in Arthur, IL. Mary Anna was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother who cherished her family....
Eileen Louise Mostrom
Apr 29, 2017
Eileen L. Mostrom, 99, of rural Sturgis, MI, went to be with her Lord on April 29, 2017 at her home on Big Fish Lake. She was born in Chicago, IL on November 10, 1917, a daughter of Joseph and Minnie (Brown) Manny. She graduated from Lindblom High School, Chicago, in 1935. On September 26, 1936, she married Eric Mostrom...
Larry Shirk
Apr 21, 2017
Larry K. Shirk Age 74 of Constantine, died April 21, 2017 at his home. He was born September 23, 1942 in Springfield, OH a son of Gordon and Emma (Ogdon) Shirk. Larry attended school in Springfield. On July 23, 1968 he married Helen Carter in Constantine. He retired from Birkhold Pattern Co. in Centreville after 20 years of employment. Larry...
Tobias C. Miller
Apr 20, 2017
Tobias C. Miller, age 87, of Constantine, passed away April 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Haven, KS on November 23, 1929, a son of Clemens and Polly (Schrock) Miller. Toby graduated from Middlebury High School in 1949 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. On May 18, 1951, he married...
Florence Custer
Apr 19, 2017
Florence A. Custer, age 81, White Pigeon, died April 19, 2017 at her home. She was born April 10, 1936 in Battle Creek a daughter of James and Florence (Hissong) Ernsberger. Florence attended Bellevue public schools and later graduated from Centreville Schools. In 1972 she married Ervin Custer. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was employed as a...
David C. Terrell
Apr 18, 2017
David C. Terrell, age 72, of Centreville, passed away April 18, 2017 at his home. He was born on May 28, 1944 in Carson City, MI, a son of Clayton and Doris (Smith) Terrell. David graduated from Greenville High School in 1963 and served in the United States Army from 1963 – 1964. He retired from Crocker LTD in Centreville...
Pamela G Henderson
Apr 15, 2017
Pamela Donley Henderson Age 61 Bristol, IN Died April 15, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born October 16, 1955 in Lorain, OH a daughter of William and Edith (Spink) Green. Pamela graduated from Clay High School in South Bend in 1974. In 1978 she married Michael Donley. Pamela was employed in the Bakery at Wal-Mart, Three...
Lillian Elma Smeal
Apr 15, 2017
Lillian E. Smeal, age 78, of Jones, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her home. She was born on May 16, 1938 in Ripley, NY, a daughter of Ray and Evelyn (Green) Abbey. Lillian attended school in Niagara Falls, NY. In 1956, she married Marvin Smeal in Niagara Falls, NY. She enjoyed cooking, camping with the church youth group,...
A. Louise Hotovy
Apr 14, 2017
A. Louise Hotovy, age 90, of Sturgis, died April 14, 2017 at her home. She was born December 25, 1926 in Chesterton, IN, a daughter of Ernest and Emma (Milbrandt) Willman, Sr. Louise attended Three Rivers schools. On June 22, 1946 she married Henry Leo Hotovy in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death in 1984. Louise and Leo owned...
Fredrick John Minikel
Apr 14, 2017
Fredrick John Minikel, age 68, of Constantine, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at his home. He was born in Benton Harbor on February 16, 1949, a son of Harry and Constance (Brezinski) Minikel. Fredrick graduated from Benton Harbor Schools in 1967 and obtained his associates degree from Lake Michigan College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1967-1971. He...
Kenneth Ray Nelson
Apr 12, 2017
Kenneth Ray Nelson, 72, Three Rivers, passed away April 12, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Devils Lake, ND on December 30, 1944, a son of Thomas and Hazel (Myhre) Nelson. Ken graduated from Clearbrook Schools, Minnesota in 1963, and served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967. He attended Hibbing Jr. College, and graduated from the Minnesota...
Henry Jay Weldy
Apr 10, 2017
Henry Jay Weldy, age 70, of Mottville, MI, passed away April 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Elkhart County, IN, on February 11, 1947, a son of Harold and Virginia (Holaway) Weldy. Henry graduated from Penn High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. On April 27, 1985, he married Judy Stroup in...
Joan Eloise Oxender
Apr 9, 2017
Joan E. Oxender, age 85, formerly of Haslett, MI, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Orchard Grove Health Campus, Romeo, MI. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on April 11, 1931, daughter of the late Ralph S. Smith and Lura L. (Kneller) Smith Alexander Bickle. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1949. She was a daughter-in-law...
Ellen Carpenter
Apr 6, 2017
Ellen Carpenter age 69 Centreville passed away April 6, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 23, 1947 in Elkhart, IN a daughter of Lewis and Virginia Buirley. On December 3, 1989 Ellen married John Carpenter. Cremation has taken place. There will be no public services at this time.
Ivan F. Hamm
Mar 31, 2017
Ivan F. Hamm, age 90, Centreville, passed away March 31, 2017 at Millers Merry Manor, LaGrange. He was born May 22, 1926 in Custer, MI, a son of Joseph and Mabel (Frantz) Hamm. Ivan graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1944. In his early years, he farmed and later became a perfectionist carpenter. Ivan managed his parent's...
Phyllis Jean Dodd
Mar 28, 2017
Phyllis Jean Dodd, age 87, of Greenville, and formerly of Constantine, passed away March 28, 2017 at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. She was born in Cass County on January 23, 1930, a daughter of Kenneth and Ruth (Mallo) Conkright. Phyllis graduated from Cassopolis High School in 1947 and received her nurses training from Memorial Hospital...
Diana M Johnson
Mar 27, 2017
Diana Marie (Renz) Johnson, 71, Centreville, passed away March 27, 2017 at Fairview Nursing Home. She was born in Trenton, NJ on August 22, 1945, a daughter of Jerry and Othelia (Policek) Renz. She graduated from Princeton High School, New Jersey, in 1963. On March 20, 1965, she married Jeffery Johnson, of Centreville, at McGuire Air Force Base in New...
