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. ...
Ronald Henry Greenberg Jr.
Jul 7, 2013
Ronald Henry Greenberg, Jr. age 73 Centreville, passed away Sunday, July 7th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on August 7, 1939, the son of Ronald H. and Elnora (Gilbert) Greenberg Sr. Ron graduated from Centreville High School in 1957 and attended junior college in California studying engineering. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from...
Edna Strobel
Jun 27, 2013
Edna Claire Strobel, age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday June 27 under loving care at the Birch Adult Foster Care home where she had been a resident for six and a half years. Edna was born on October 21, 1918 to Alfred and Eunice (Chamberlain) Avery. On March 24, 1940 she married Frederick Perrin Strobel at her parents home....
Glenn Lovejoy
Jun 24, 2013
Glenn E. Lovejoy, age 96, of Constantine, MI , passed away Monday June 24th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Middlebury, IN on April 3, 1917, the son of Ezra and Matilda (Roderick) Lovejoy. Glenn graduated from Middlebury Public Schools. He served his country during WWII in the Army Infantry. He was a member of the Middlebury...
Sara Fletcher
Jun 19, 2013
Sara A. Fletcher, age 87, of Wallace, South Carolina passed away Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at Whispering Pines Nursing & Rehabilitaion Center, Fayetteville, NC. She was born on February 9, 1926, a daughter of the late Augustus and Mary Adams . Sara graduated from Columbus High School during the depression and went to work helping to support her family. She...
Robin Kaye (Walker) Yingling
Jun 16, 2013
Robin Kaye (Walker) Yingling, age 49, of Maynardville, TN ,passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Robin was born January 7, 1964 a daughter of Edward R. and Rhea M. (Burritt) Walker in Coldwater. Growing up she was a member the Dayburg Baptist Church and graduated from Dayburg Christian School in 1982....
Ruth Green
Jun 15, 2013
Ruth Christine (Brown) Green, age 62 of Temperance, MI, passed away Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on June 3, 1951, a daughter of Richard and Mary Jane (Harding) Brown. On October 11, 1969 she married Danny Green in Penn, Michigan. Ruth was a loving and devoted wife mother and grandmother and...
Honore Laura (Roberts) Jones
Jun 13, 2013
Honore Laura (Roberts) Jones, age 66 of Elkhart (Formerly of Constantine), passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Hospice House in Elkhart, IN. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on May 4, 1947, a daughter of Tom and Fern (Reardon) Roberts. Honore fought a courageous, lengthy, forty-two year battle with cancer. Honore graduated from Constantine High School, Carter...
Kira D. Vanleeuwen
Jun 12, 2013
Kira D VanLeeuwen, age 3 of Constantine, MI, passed away Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at Elkhart General Hospital. Kira was born in Kalamazoo, on February 10, 2010, a daughter of Christopher and Stacey (David) VanLeeuwen. She will always be remembered for her infectious smile, big brown eyes and long eye lashes. The love she had and shared, not only brightened...
Kathleen Gieber
Jun 2, 2013
KATHLEEN A. GIEBER, AGE 81 OF THREE RIVERS, PASSED ONTO ETERNAL LIFE AT HOME RESTFULLY WITH FAMILY ON June 2, 2013. Her Flesh is now her spirit. May Kathleen's spirit live on in all whom she has touched .Kathleen was born August 3, 1931 to Leonard and Alice (Stieger) O'Connor in Detroit, Michigan. She is preceded in death by her...
William Peterson
May 25, 2013
William Peterson, age 63 of Three Rivers passed away Saturday, May 25th, 2013. Bill was born in Three Rivers, on October 8, 1949, a son of George and Christine (Jansen) Peterson. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1968. On December 30, 1977 Bill married Lynelle Reed at the Florence Church of the Brethren in Constantine. He worked at Markline...
Todd Overholt
May 23, 2013
Todd LeRoy Overholt, age 42, of Centreville, passed away , Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 in Centreville. He was born at Sturgis Hospital on November 11, 1970, the son of Melvin and Shirley Ann (Cossairt) Overholt. He moved to Florida at an early age.  On Feb. 14, 2000 he married Debra L. Bradwell in Ruskin, FL.  Todd returned to Michigan with...
Johnnetta (Netta) Hart
May 22, 2013
Johnnetta (Netta) Hart age 88 of Centreville, passed away peacefully Wednesday May 22, 2013 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. Netta was born on July 30,1924, the daughter of Bert and Lillian (Wagner) Phelps in AuSable Township, MI. In September of 1972 Netta married Roger Hart at the Centreville Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on November ...
Gordon Bickel
May 21, 2013
Gordon Lamar Bickel, Sr. age 83 of Constantine passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on February 19, 1930, the son of Ray and Ailene (Hitchcox) Bickel. Gordon graduated from Constantine High School in 1948 and earned an Agriculture Degree from Michigan State University. He served in the US...
