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...
William S. Mcclain
Mar 26, 2017
William S. McClain Age 82 Constantine Passed away March 26, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born November 27, 1934 in White Pigeon, a son of William and Edna Mae (Simpson) McClain Bill attended Constantine Schools with the class of 1954. He served in the United States Army, stationed in Alaska. On October 7, 1957 Bill married...
Rodger Leroy Hooker
Mar 24, 2017
Rodger L. Hooker Age 76 Constantine Passed away March 24, 2017 at his home. He was born July 24, 1940 in Mason, MI a son of Franklin and Edna (Ripley) Hooker. He served in the US Army for 4 years and National Guard for 2 years. Rodger married Jennie L. Carter December 18, 1965 in Centreville. He retired in 2002...
Joyce E. Bauder
Mar 18, 2017
Joyce E. Bauder, age 72, of Centreville, died March 18, 2017 at Heartland Nursing Home in Three Rivers. She was born April 1, 1944 in New York, NY, a daughter of Walter and Doris (Hostetler) Hughes. Joyce graduated from New Carlisle High School in Indiana. For many years Joyce delivered the Penny Saver paper from Three Rivers. Surviving are her...
Bruce C. Heslet
Mar 16, 2017
Bruce C. Heslet, Sr., age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away March 16, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Three Rivers on December 19, 1954, a son of Calvin and Thelma (Kohler) Heslet. Bruce attended Three Rivers Schools with the class of 1972. He worked at Postal Distributions in Elkhart for the past 8 years and previously...
