James Laverne Bedell
May 20, 2016
James L. Bedell Age 72 Klinger Lake Died Friday May 20, 2016 at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born October 9, 1943 in Durand, MI a son of LaVerne and Almehda (VanAuken) Bedell. Jim graduated from Saginaw Arthur Hill High School in 1961. He served in the US Navy from 1961 - 1963. On February 4,...
Mary Dorothy Goudy
May 18, 2016
Mary D. Goudy Age 77 Three Rivers Died May 18, 2016 at Heartland Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born October 22, 1938 in Constantine a daughter of Donald and Wilma (Mecklenburg) Osborn. Mary graduated from Constantine High School in 1956. On May 23, 1959 she married Charles M. Goudy in Three Rivers. Mary had worked at Keenes...
Lois Elaine Rainey
May 14, 2016
Lois Elaine Rainey, age 86, Constantine, Passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born on January 13, 1930 in Coldwater, a daughter of Roland and Fannie (Moog) Adams. She graduated from Coldwater High School in 1947. Lois previously worked at Spade's Fuel in Constantine and Krider's Plant Nursery in Middlebury before retiring from Wedel's Nursery...
Jerry J Lintz
May 5, 2016
Jerry J. Lintz Age 52 Mottville Died May 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center Kalamazoo. He was born August 27, 1963 in Three Rivers a son of John D. and Nancy (Stuckum) Lintz. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1981. Jerry worked at Interstate Manufacturing in Mottville for the past 7 years and previously at Coachman Industries Middlebury for...
Gladys Marie (White) Shank Bohm
Apr 28, 2016
Gladys M. (White) Shank Bohm, age 92, Centreville, Died April 28, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 25, 1924 in Constantine a daughter of Raymond and Arzilla (Allen) White. She graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1942. Gladys worked for Scoville Manufacturing and Wade Electric during WW II making submarine explosives and hand grenades....
Forrest Schmidtendorff
Apr 25, 2016
Forrest Schmidtendorff, age 93, Formerly of Constantine, Died April 25, 2016 at the Laurels of Fulton in Perrinton, MI. He was born October 31, 1922 in Cass County, a son of Clarence and Lena (Garwood) Schmidtendorff. He graduated from Constantine High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army. On July 9, 1943, he married Maxine Breece in...
Donna Joan Caseman
Apr 19, 2016
Donna Joan Caseman, age 89, Of Constantine, Passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Heartland Health Care. She was born December 25, 1926 in Union, a daughter of Frank and Fannie May (Hull) Caseman. She graduated from Constantine High School. Donna worked at Gambles in Constantine for 20+ years, later retiring from GM in Three Rivers after working there for...
Tamera 'Tammy' Rose Hoeflinger
Apr 18, 2016
Tamera "Tammy" R. Hoeflinger, age 58, Sturgis, Passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Hudson on March 1, 1958, a daughter of Douglas and Carolyn (Lyons) Winner. She graduated from Coldwater High School. On October 16, 2015, she married Ron Hoeflinger in Burr Oak. She was a member of the Sturgis Missionary Church. Surviving...
Clifton C Haydon
Apr 17, 2016
Clifton C. Haydon, age 72, Constantine, Passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Clifton was born in Ypsilanti on September 23, 1943, a son of Clifton P. and Hiawatha (Johnson) Haydon, Jr. He graduated from Belleville High School in 1961. On October 6, 1962, he married Nancy Smith in Ypsilanti. He worked for 37 years at General...
Phyllis Jane Shahin
Apr 15, 2016
Phyllis Jane Shahin, age 88, of Watersmeet, MI, died April 15, 2016 at Aspires Iron River Hospital in Iron River, Michigan. She was born in Elkhart, IN on October 12, 1927, a daughter of Walter and Sarah (Simons) Price. Phyllis attended Oslo Elementary and Elkhart High School. On January 4, 1947 she married Richard F. Shahin in Ft. Wayne, IN....
Mark Hamilton
Apr 13, 2016
Mark Hamilton, age 60, of Constantine, died April 13, 2016, at Kalamazoo. He was born on June 6, 1955, a son of Dean and Cornelia (Dykstra) Hamilton. Arrangements are pending.
Timothy Raymond Calhoun
Apr 9, 2016
Timothy R. Calhoun age 70 Constantine Died Saturday April 9th, 2016 at his home. He was born September 2, 1945 in Pittsburg, PA, a son of Raymond and Margaret (Steele) Calhoun. Tim graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1964. On September 22, 2007 he married Tina Hanson. Tim travelled and lived around the country, working oil rigs to pizza...
Sharon Rose Smith
Apr 2, 2016
Sharon Rose Smith age 72 Centreville Died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 10 1943 in Lansing, a daughter of Charles and Alice (Kimble) Green. On March 31, 1979 she married Francis Lee Smith in Three Rivers, he preceded her in death in 2009. She owned and operated several businesses, Jessica's...
George Burt Garl
Apr 2, 2016
George B. Garl, Sr. Age 69 Constantine Died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Alamo Nursing Home in Kalamazoo. He was born November 2, 1946 in Mason Twp, a son of Vernon and Jeanette (Miller) Garl. George graduated from Constantine High School in 1966. George served in the US Army from 1966 to 1968. He worked his farm and also worked...
Mark E Miller
Mar 28, 2016
Mark E. Miller Age 40 Centreville Died March 28, 2016 at his home following a brief illness. He was born February 5, 1976 a son of Mervin and Marcia (Wadsworth) Miller in Adrian, Michigan. Mark graduated from Centreville High School in 1994 and from Northern Michigan University in 2000. He was employed as a Technician 4 at Monsanto in Constantine...
George Shoun
Mar 27, 2016
George S. Shoun Age 62 Constantine Died March 27, 2016 at his home. Born October 13, 1953 in Wurzburg, Germany, he moved to Tennessee when he was 15 months old, and later to Michigan, graduating from Edwardsburg High School in 1971. George was employed at Corey Lake Orchard, known as the orchard & vineyard grand poo–bah. He previously worked as...
Robert B Horton
Mar 25, 2016
Robert "Bob" Horton, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at his home. He was born on November 9, 1936, a son of Arthur and Virginia (Belman) Horton in Marshall. Bob graduated from Jackson High School in 1955 and later attended classes at Jackson JC and Glen Oaks CC. On July 29, 1956, he married Charlene "Dee"...
Robert L. Howe
Mar 19, 2016
Robert L. Howe, age 74, Of Mottville, Passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 10, 1941, a son of Lorin and Ida (Cole) Howe in Howell, MI. He attended Fowlerville Schools and went on to serve in the U.S. Army. On January 27, 1978, he married Debra Beers in Constantine. Robert worked for...
Fletcher "Bumpy" West
Mar 14, 2016
Fletcher "Bumpy" West, age 78, of Three Rivers passed away March 14, 2016 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. He was born on July 11, 1937 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a son of Fletcher and Madeline (Young) West. Fletcher graduated from Milford High School and served in the U.S. Army for 2 years. He continued his education at Boston College and Harvard...
Margaret L Kopmeyer
Mar 11, 2016
Margaret L. (Duffy) Kopmeyer Age 94 Portage, MI Formerly of Southfield Went to the house of the Lord on Thursday March 11, 2016. She was born September 13, 1921 in Detroit a daughter of Girby and Emerilda (Martineau) Duffy. Margaret graduated from Holy Redeemer Catholic School in Detroit. On May 26, 1945 she married Frank J. Kopmeyer, he preceded her...
