Donald E Harris
Aug 31, 2014
Donald Elmer Harris, age 92 of Centreville, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born in LaGrange, IN on June 26, 1922, a son of Donald and Mildred (Pearson) Harris. On July 19, 1975 he married Virginia Boyland, she preceded him in death. Don was a Foreman at Kirsch Company, retiring...
Timothy Bontrager
Aug 28, 2014
Timothy Bontrager, age 12 of of Vandalia, MI, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at his home, following a 9 year battle with leukemia. He was born in Shipshewana, IN on June 7, 2002, a son of Gary and Anna (Miller) Bontrager. Tim completed 5th grade, attending Eastside and Riverside Schools in Constantine. He was an animal lover and had...
Mae D Willings
Aug 20, 2014
Mae D. Willings, age 81 of White Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Oakman Co., Alabama on November 19, 1932, a daughter of Cranford and Mandy (Davis) Smith. Mae worked at Yukon Delta in Elkhart in the 1970's. On June 10, 1950 she married Walter F. Willings in Columbus,...
Cathy Demeyer
Aug 15, 2014
Cathy DeMeyer, age 47 of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Cathy was born in Elkhart, IN on May 30, 1967, a daughter of Melvin and Mattie (Yoder) Nissley of Elkhart, IN. She attended Concord High School and graduated from Elkhart Christian Academy in 1986. On August 19, 1989, she married...
Leslie Ware
Aug 14, 2014
Leslie Ware, 63 of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on May 29, 1951, a daughter of Forrest and Maxine (Breece) Schmidtendorff. Leslie graduated from Constantine High School in 1969. On September 14, 1969 she married David Ware at Porter Baptist Church. Leslie enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting, crochet and...
Philip R Gregrich
Aug 14, 2014
Philip Raymond Gregrich, Sr., age 59 of White Pigeon, MI, passed away Thursday, August 14th, 2014 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. Phil was born in Benton Harbor, MI on November 26, 1954 to William Knapp and Doris Barton. On June 17, 1995, he married Valerie Harvey. Phil was employed in retail sales at Bontrager's Supply in White...
Gertrude E. Phenicie
Aug 11, 2014
Gertrude Elizabeth Phenicie, 100, of Constantine, peacefully passed away at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis on Monday, August 11, 2014. Gertrude lived independently in the home she and her late husband, Walter, purchased 70 years ago until the last few months. Born in Ann Arbor on December 21, 1913, she is the daughter of Silas and Alma Emmons of Fort...
Grace Potter
Aug 8, 2014
Grace Potter, age 56 of Harrison, MI, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Grace was born in South Haven, MI on December 3, 1957, a daughter of Alvie and Josephine (Mull) Cole, Jr. Grace graduated from Cosmetology school in Daytona Beach, Florida. On March 5, 2007 she married Jimmy Potter in Harrison, MI....
Claude Ray Frederick
Aug 6, 2014
Claude "Ray" Frederick, 65, of Union City, MI, formerly of Hammond, IN, passed away Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at his daughter's home surrounded by his family. Claude was born in Hammond, IN on December 17, 1948, a son of Claude Wilson and Blanche (Mac Vain) Frederick. He graduated from Hammond Tech High School in Hammond, IN. He served in the...
James Richard Arnold
Aug 3, 2014
James Richard Arnold, age 89 of Constantine, MI, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, IN. James was born in Constantine, MI on May 10, 1925, a son of John and Jennie (Benson) Arnold. On June 10, 1950, he married Carol Lepke in Chicago. She preceded him in death on October 27, 2008. James worked...
Betty Spencer
Aug 2, 2014
Betty Jane (Bickle) Spencer, 94 of Constantine, MI, passed away Saturday, August 2nd, at Heartland Health Care Center. Betty was born in Constantine, MI on June 8, 1920, a daughter of Harold and Mildred (Noel) Bickle. On October 30, 1943, she married William Spencer in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death on March 10, 1987. Betty graduated from Constantine...
Judy A Grant
Jul 21, 2014
Judy Ann Grant, age 68 of Constantine, passed away Monday, July 21st, at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Schoolcraft, MI on November 16, 1945, a daughter of Marguerita (Hoyt) and Chester Carter. On February 20, 1964 she married John W. Grant in Centreville. Judy worked at Crocker Limited Centreville, Statewide Aluminum Elkhart and Pioneer Hi Bred in Constantine....
Tommy L Mcdonald
Jul 20, 2014
Tommy L McDonald, age 65 of Constantine, MI, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014. He was born in Tulsa, OK on August 25, 1948, a son of Albert and Evelyn (Wright) McDonald. Tommy served in the US Navy. On June 30, 1966 he married Donna Barfield in Snyder, TX. Tommy worked as a Master Diesel Mechanic at Tommy's Diesel in...
Sandra Conner
Jul 20, 2014
Sandra A. Conner, age 73 of White Pigeon, MI, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at her home. She was born in Summertown, TN on October 26, 1940, a daughter of Willis and Hazel (Parker) Hardiman. Sandra was a homemaker, and had also worked in customer service at Service Merchandise, Kokomo, IN and Lakeland, FL and at Disney World in...
Shirley Mae Kelly
Jul 19, 2014
Shirley Mae Kelly of Constantine, MI, entered into eternal glory on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 1, 1937 a daughter of Enoch and Geneva (Walker) Woulard, in Battle, MS. In 1947 she moved to Chicago, IL, where she later met Willie Hathorne, he preceded her in death on July...
Patricia Ann Straw
Jul 16, 2014
Patricia Ann Straw, age 62, of Elkhart, IN, passed away Wednesday, July 16th, at Elkhart Center for Hospice Care. Patricia was born in Martin, Kentucky on February 12, 1952, a daughter of Cora Lee (Harrington) and Troy Taylor. She graduated from East Central High School in Tulsa, OK in 1972. Patricia attended North Eastern State University and later Cosmetology school...
Maxine Straley
Jul 11, 2014
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our mother Maxine Straley, but with great joy knowing she has went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. Maxine F. Straley, age 77, of Centreville, MI passed away Friday, July 11th, 2014 at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre, Centreville. Maxine was born in Muskegon, MI on July 25,...
Frederick Flynn Baker
Jul 8, 2014
Frederick Flynn Baker, age 92 of Constantine, MI, made his final flight to Heaven on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at his home. He was born in Orlando, FL on May 15, 1922, a son of Harold and Marjorie (Flynn) Baker, Sr. He attended school in Constantine. From 1941-1946, Fred served in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswains Mate 1st Class...
William A King
Jul 6, 2014
William Artley (Bill) King, age 85 of White Pigeon, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital,in Elkhart, IN. William was born along with his twin Robert C. King, in Bristol, IN on December 21, 1928, a son of Carl and Bernice (Artley) King. Bill graduated from Bristol High School in 1949. On August 1, 1952 he married...
Norman Wesley Christophersen
Jul 4, 2014
Norman Wesley Christophersen,age 93, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4th, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Wesley Norman Jensen on March 23, 1921, a son of James and Henrietta (Ingeborg Knudtsen) Jensen in Irene, South Dakota . When Wesley was was two years old Henrietta passed away following the birth of her 8th...
