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Tony L Cook
Oct 2, 2013
Tony Lee Cook, age 54 of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at his home. He was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on October 3, 1958, a son of Darlo and Carol (Poff) Cook. Tony was a truck driver for P&P Transportation and several other companies. In January 1987 he married Rene Kidd. Tony was known as...
Nancy Ruth Dailey
Sep 25, 2013
Nancy Ruth Dailey, age 75 of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on February 7, 1938, a daughter of Lloyd and Ella (Bean) Swinehart. On July 14, 1956 she married Keith L. Dailey in Angola, IN. He preceded her in death July 12, 2004. Nancy was a cook and...
Adelaide G. Deskovitz
Sep 25, 2013
Adelaide G.(Addie)Deskovitz, age 77,of Sturgis, MI passed away Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Royal Oak, MI, on May 16, 1936, a daughter of Anthony and Adelaide (McMullen) Kaiser. Adelaide graduated with the first class at Muskegon Catholic Central, then pursued her BA in Nursing at Mercy College in Detroit, graduating in...
Pauline E. Bardo
Sep 23, 2013
Pauline "Polly" E. Bardo age 98 left her home in Bristol, IN and went to be with her Lord on Monday, September 23, 2013. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on October 8, 1914, the daughter of Phillip and Nellie (Worthington) Hoverman. Polly graduated from Bristol High School in 1931. She married Robert Clarin, Sr., in 1937 until his...
Henry J Stauffer
Sep 20, 2013
Henry J. Stauffer, age 85 of Centreville, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Nottawa Township, February 14, 1928, a son of Joseph and Lizzie (Bontrager) Stauffer. On September 21, 1950 Henry married Bertha Bontrager in Nottawa Township. He operated Stauffer Construction for 35 years and previously worked at Wheel Camper. Henry...
Charlene M Clementz
Sep 18, 2013
Charlene M. Clementz, age 82 of Constantine, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born October 24, 1930 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Harry and Mary (Stubig) Hamilton. Char graduated from Constantine High School in 1949 where she had been a band member. Following graduation she went to South Bend...
Dianna Sue Pliska
Sep 15, 2013
Dianna Sue Pliska, age 61 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, September 15th, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born on October 5, 1951, a daughter of Ethel Robinson and Charlie Cheeks. Sue graduated from Constantine High School in 1968. On July 4, 1988 she married Frank Pliska in Constantine. Sue worked as a Tax Assessor for Jamie...
Lucile L. Lovejoy
Sep 7, 2013
Lucile L. Lovejoy, age 94 of Constantine, passed away Saturday, September 7th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born in Chicago, IL on September 6, 1919, a daughter of Mathias Alex "Matthew" and Margaretha "Margaret" (Schmitt) Schumacher. Lucile graduated from Middlebury High School in 1937, and later received her degree in dairy testing from Michigan State University in...
Gregory L. Dimos
Aug 26, 2013
Gregory L. Dimos age 46 of Jones, passed away Monday, August 26th, 2013 at his home, following a long battle with cancer. He was born in Elkhart, IN on December 31, 1966, a son of Loren and Sonja (Frisby) Dimos. Greg graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1985 and attended Grand Rapids Community College and Ivy Tech. On August...
Gale J. Arkwright
Aug 19, 2013
Gale Junior Arkwright, age 73 of Mendon, MI, passed away Monday, August 19th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lewiston, MI on October 11, 1939, the son of Cecil and Delia (Barton) Arkwright. Gale graduated from Atlanta High School in 1957 and received an associate degree from Alpena Community College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958...
Billie Jean Leclaire
Aug 18, 2013
Billie Jean LeClaire, age 82 of Colon, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. She was born in Three Rivers on November 7, 1930, a daughter of Doren and Ethel (Miller) Davenport. On August 31, 1968 she married Louis V. LeClaire in Honolulu. He preceded her in death on January 18, 1991. Billie worked as an office clerk at St. Joseph...
Aurthur E. Everett
Aug 18, 2013
Arthur E. Everett, age 81 of Vicksburg, died Sunday, August 18th, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Centreville on January 9, 1932, a son of Arthur and Eula (Mercer) Everett. Art graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1949 and attended Parsons Business School. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office...
Charles Henderson
Aug 11, 2013
Charles "Charlie" Henderson, age 46 of Elkhart, IN, passed away unexpectedly while camping Sunday, August 11th, 2013 in Cassopolis, MI. He was born on October 1, 1966 in Elkhart, a son of Elmer and Mildred Inez (Collins) Henderson. Charlie received his Bachelor Degree in Business from Oakland City University. He worked at Thor Industries in Elkhart and was a member...
Merritt James Walworth
Aug 8, 2013
Merritt James (Jim) Walworth, age 80 of Centreville, passed away Thursday, August 8th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Tampa, Florida on April 25, 1933, a son of James Merritt and Maxine E.E. (Hall) Walworth. Jim graduated from Sturgis High School in 1951 and Tri State University in 1958 with his BS in Electrical Engineering. On May 22,...
Linda Hochstetler
Aug 3, 2013
Linda Nel Lee Hochstetler, age 65, of Constantine, MI, passed away Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 in Middlebury, Indiana. She was born in Wolf Lake, Indiana on April 11, 1948, a daughter of Carl and Glema (Preston) Hochstetler. Linda worked as a waitress at Middlebury Hills Restaurant in Middlebury. She graduated from Centreville High School in 1966. Linda loved animals especially...
Jean Bright
Aug 2, 2013
Jean Ann (Jeannie) Bright, age 78 of Sturgis, MI passed away Friday, August 2nd, 2013 at her home. She was born in Hillsdale, MI on August 2, 1935, a daughter of Carl and Katherine (Mohoney) Kamhout. Jeannie graduated from Grand Haven High School in 1953. She worked at Sturgis Molded Products for many years and operated a day care for...
Ronald Hochstetler
Aug 1, 2013
Ronald Dale Hochstetler, age 64 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, August 1st, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Three Rivers November 11, 1948, a son of Donald and Martha (Garrett) Hochstetler. Ron graduated from Constantine High School in 1966 and received an associates degree in business after attending Albion and Glen Oaks. On July 21, 1967...
Jessica Schwartz
Jul 29, 2013
Jessica Jo Schwartz, age 40 of Centreville, MI, passed away Monday, July 29th, 2013 at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 2, 1973, and soon adopted by John and Mary (Schlabach) Schwartz. Jessica graduated from Centreville High School March 7, 1995. She was an accomplished pianist and artist and loved to...
Nykole Thoendel
Jul 27, 2013
Nykole Louise Thoendel, age 38 of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born in Colorado Springs, CO on December 5, 1974, a daughter of John and Maryellen (Kiger) Thoendel. Nykole worked as a waitress and cook at Riverview Tavern in White Pigeon. She loved her family, and her grandchildren...
Harold Tilford
Jul 10, 2013
Harold Lee Tilford, Jr., age 59 of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Elkhart, IN on June 17, 1954, a son of Harold L. and Jeanette A. (Maggert) Tilford Sr. Harold graduated from Three Rivers High Shool in 1972. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1975. ...
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