Joan Summey
Apr 25, 2014
Ruth Joan Summey, age 80 of Centreville, passed away Friday, April 25th at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Joan was born in Mongo, IN on May 17, 1933 to Floren and Kathryn (Wilson) Reed. She graduated Hasting High School in 1951 and married George K. Summey (Centreville) on July 9, 1955 in Angola, IN. Joan was an accomplished artist. In...
Doris E Mallo
Apr 24, 2014
Doris E. Mallo, age 82 of Constantine, MI, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. Doris was born in Cass Co. MI on October 19, 1931, a daughter of Fred L. and Alma (Adam) Parris. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1949 and attended Business School in South Bend. On May 2, 1953 Doris married...
William Pell
Apr 17, 2014
William P. (Wild Bill) Pell, age 84 of Centreville, and formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his home. He was born in Grand Rapids, MI on May 15, 1929, the fifth of seven children of Claude and Helen (Godfrey) Pell. At age 20 he married Ellen Bylsma, she preceded him in death in 1972. He...
Robert Wells
Apr 13, 2014
Robert C. Wells, Jr, age 61 of Constantine, MI, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at his home. Robert was born in South Bend, IN on April 23, 1952, a son of and Robert and Erma (Ryggs) Wells, Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971 to 1975. On March 21, 1981 he married Jane Clark in Cassopolis. She...
Doris O (Rustad) Gelvin
Apr 9, 2014
Doris O. (Rustad) Gelvin, age 79 of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Rolla, N. Dakota on May 10, 1934, a daughter of Raymond and Anna (Ouellette) Jones. Doris graduated from high school in Rolla. On July 12, 1982 she married William Gelvin in LaGrange, IN. He preceded her...
Karon S Schwartz
Apr 8, 2014
Dr. Karon S. Schwartz PHD RN age 70 of Centreville, MI passed away Tuesday, April 8th, at her home. Karon was born in Muskegon, MI on November 10, 1943, a daughter of Samuel and Jewel (Zeckzer) Stitt. On Thanksgiving Day November 23, 1972 she married James A. Schwartz in Goshen, IN. Karon graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in Vancleve,...
Bertha A Stauffer
Apr 3, 2014
Bertha A. Stauffer, age 82 of Centreville, passed away April 3, 2014 at Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born on October 1, 1931, in Burr Oak, a daughter of William and Lydia (Miller) Bontrager . On September 21, 1950 Bertha married Henry J. Stauffer in Nottawa. He preceded her in death on September 20, 2013. Bertha was...
Faye Ann (Platz) Van Ness Letner
Mar 24, 2014
Faye Ann (Platz) Van Ness Letner age 84 of White Pigeon, passed away Monday, March 24th, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Elkhart, IN on August 13, 1929, a daughter of George and Mae Ann (Hurst) Platz. On June 30, 1945, Faye married Bernard W. Van Ness at Fort McClellan Army Base in...
Harold Ruggles
Mar 19, 2014
Harold Arthur (Sam) Ruggles, 93 of Constantine, MI, passed away Wednesday, March 19th, at his daughters home in Manistee. Harold was born in Ann Arbor, MI on May 31, 1920, a son of Hellen Pearl (Houldsworth) and Arthur Ellis Ruggles. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. Sam served in the U.S. Army stationed at Camp Roberts in...
Donna Sue Schrader
Mar 18, 2014
Donna Sue Schrader, age 58 of Centreville, passed away Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at her home. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on December 17, 1955, a daughter of James Hann and Vera (Winrott) Snyder. On July 1, 2000 Donna married Dale Russell Schrader, Jr., in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death November 8, 2008. She worked as...
Shirley Ann Alburtus
Mar 7, 2014
Shirley Ann Alburtus, age 79 of Centreville, passed away Friday, March 7th, 2014 at her home. She was born in Cass County , MI on March 8, 1934, a daughter of C. Glenn and N. Beulah (Barnhart) Carlin. Shirley graduated from Centreville High School in 1952. In 1955 she married Walter J. Hecht in Nottawa. On January 15, 1983 she...
Charles H. Taylor
Mar 5, 2014
Charles Harold (Chuck) Taylor, age 79 of Branch, MI, passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 9, 1934, a son of Harold and Dexter (Hunter) Taylor in Sturgis. On April 18,1953 Chuck married Joyce Kipker in LaGrange, IN. He served in the Michigan National Guard from 1953 to 1983. He worked as a...
Robert Lee Bidelman
Mar 4, 2014
Robert Lee Bidelman, Jr., age 56 of Constantine, passed away March 4th, 2014. He born in Denver, Colorado on August 23, 1957, a son of Mary Jane (Allen) and Robert Lee Bidelman Sr. He worked as a plumber at Pace Industries. Surviving are his father Robert (Carol) Bidelman, daughter Heather Bidelman, brother Al Bidelman, half sisters Diane and Deb Wise,...
Frank Osborn
Feb 27, 2014
Frank "Tete" Osborn, age 83 of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, February 27th, 2014 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Three Rivers on June 7, 1930, a son of Donald and Beulah (Franklin) Osborn. Frank graduated from Constantine High School in 1948. He was married to Betty (Flack) Osborn for 22 years. He worked at CG Conn...
Charlene Wooster
Feb 14, 2014
Charlene Wooster, age 69 of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at her home. She was born in Walkerton, IN on February 26, 1944, the daughter of Ellis and Mollie (Bailey) Arnett. On November 25, 1961 Charlene married Ray Wooster in Orland, IN. Charlene worked as a Customer Service Manager at Wal-Mart in Three Rivers for 18 years....
Mary A. Wittenberg
Feb 9, 2014
Mary Arzella Wittenberg, age 85 of Constantine, returned home on Sunday, February 9th, 2014 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born on August 13, 1928 a daughter of Jacob and Gladys (Pierce) Kuhn in Detroit. Mary graduated from Constantine High School with the class of 1947. On May 1, 1948 she married Elmer Leon Wittenberg at St. Pauls Lutheran...
Barbara Lee Shearer
Feb 8, 2014
Barbara Lee Shearer age 85 of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, February 8th, 2014 at her home. She was born in Culver, IN on December 10, 1928. In December 1963 she married Eddie L. Shearer in Elkhart. Barbara was owner & operator of Riverview Tavern, (Ma's Place) in White Pigeon for 50 years. Surviving are her husband Eddie Shearer, White...
Robert R Gest
Feb 1, 2014
Robert R. (Bob) Gest Sr., age 71, of Mendon passed away Saturday, February 1st, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 21, 1942, a son of Roy O. and Ruth L. (Waldron) Gest in Sturgis. He graduated from Sturgis High School and later proudly served in the US Army. On March 28, 1996...
Albert C Fry
Jan 31, 2014
Albert C. Fry, age 91 of Constantine, passed away Friday, January 31st, 2014 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. He was born in Ramona, MI on March 31, 1922, the son of Andrew and Ida (Chupp) Fry. Albert served in the US Army from 1942 - 1946. He was the husband of Muriel (Tripp) Fry, whom he married January...
Linda Gayle Frasier
Jan 30, 2014
Linda Gayle Frasier, age 67 of Constantine, MI, passed away Thursday, January 30th, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in New Buffalo, MI on December 10, 1946, a daughter of Robert and Judith (York) Humphrey. Linda graduated from New Buffalo High School and from Cosmetology school. Surviving are daughters Cheri Ann Landrus of Elkhart, IN, Renee...
