James Elwood Powell
May 18, 2013
On the morning of Saturday May 18, 2013, 96 year old James Elwood Powell quietly passed away in his home in Constantine, MI, surrounded by his immediate family. Elwood was born August 15, 1916, to Delbert and Edna (Nusbaum) Powell in Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, one of ten children, and spent most of his life living in Constantine....
Karen Truckenmiller
May 8, 2013
Karen Marie Truckenmiller  age 64 of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 at her home following a long illness with A.L.S /Lou Gehrigs disease. She was born in Sturgis, MI on March 21, 1949, the daughter of John and Glenna (Abbott) Jones. Karen graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1967 and from Warner Beauty School in Ft. Wayne...
Dolores J. Stock
May 5, 2013
Dolores J. Stock, age 82 of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Constantine on November 29, 1930, a daughter of Laverne and Naomi "Pearl" (Powers) Johnson. Dolores graduated from Constantine High School in 1947. On August 3, 1957, Dolores married Harold T. Stock, Jr. at Messiah Lutheran Church...
Barbara Walton
May 3, 2013
Barbara Mitzi Walton, age 82 of Nottawa, passed away , Friday, May 3rd, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1930Â a daughter of Frank and Barbara (Priborsky) Walter in Coldwater, MI. Barbara graduated from Coldwater High School in 1951 and attended Glen Oaks Community College, receiving her LPN degree. On November 14, 1952 she...
Daniel White
May 1, 2013
Daniel L. White, age 61 of White Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Toledo, OH on October 26, 1951, a son of Jessie and Elizabeth (Smith) White. Dan graduated from Bedford High School in Temperance, MI and later earned his Bachelors Degree from Ferris State University and...
Richard Carter
Apr 27, 2013
Richard D. (Dick) Carter, age 74 of Constantine, MI, passed away Saturday, April 27th, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in a farmhouse in Cass County on January 31, 1939, a son of Lazelle and Grace (Kantz) Carter. Dick graduated from Constantine High School in 1957 and served in the US Air Force for four...
General Pollard
Apr 25, 2013
General R. "Tony" Pollard, age 69 of Three Rivers, MI,  passed away Thursday April 25, 2013 at his home. He was born in Portsmouth, OH on September 5, 1943, a son of Clarence A. and Lida May (Hammond) Pollard. He worked as a finisher in the construction business, retiring in 2008. On January 11, 1965 Tony married Brenda Fay Adams...
Robert E. Mercer
Apr 20, 2013
Robert Earl "Rocky" Mercer, age 73 of Middlebury, IN, passed away Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on August 2, 1939 a son of Jess Willard and Ruth (Dimmick) Mercer in Constantine, MI. Rocky worked at Syndicate Store Fixtures Middlebury, IN for 18 Years retiring in 2001. He was also a Truck Driver for Harold...
Jasper Imburgia
Apr 20, 2013
Jasper "Sonny" Imburgia, age 77 of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Chicago, IL on November 18, 1935, a son of Frank and Marie (Dziurgot) Imburgia. Sonny graduated from St. Phillip High School in Chicago and later served overseas in the US Army from 1958 - 1960. On...
Elwood Kinney
Apr 12, 2013
Elwood C. "Sag" Kinney, Jr., age 85 of Constantine, passed away Friday, April 12th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Constantine on June 20, 1927, a son of Elwood and Dorothy (Wortinger) Kinney. Sag graduated from Constantine High School in 1946. He served in the US Marine Corp. during WW II from 1946 to 1948. ...
Charles Wagner
Apr 1, 2013
Charles H. Wagner, age 84 ofConstantine,passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at his home. He was born in Constantine on January 10, 1929, a son of Arthur and Lena (Wagner) Wagner. Charles graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1952 serving in Munich Germany. On August 14, 1955 he married...
Charles Anable
Mar 17, 2013
Charles D. (Chuck) Anable, age 75Centreville went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers, on October 1, 1937, a son of Clayton and Leona (Harden) Anable. Chuck graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1956. On April 20, 1958 Chuck married Karen Brueck in...
Reba Hodge
Mar 14, 2013
Reba A. Hodge, age 60 of Constantine, passed away following a long illness on Thursday, March 14th, 2013 at her daughters home in White Pigeon. She was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on November 16, 1952, a daughter of Chester L. and Betty Jean (Hill) Ganus. Reba graduated from Constantine High School in 1971. She worked as a Manager at Country...
Leighton Jerry Longacre
Mar 6, 2013
Leighton Jerry Longacre, age 7 months, of Centreville gained his wings Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on July 10, 2012, the son of Jerry E. Longacre and Katie Jean Alexander of Centreville. Leighton will live on in the lives of many others by the donations he made to the...
Judy Lutz
Feb 28, 2013
Judy Ann Lutz, age 70, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, February 28th, 2013 at her home following a long illness. Judy was born in Marcellus on July 22, 1942, a daughter of Harold and Sylvia Milhahn. Judy graduated from Constantine High School 1960. On June 25, 1960 she married James T. Smith in Constantine, he preceded her in death...
Joe Whetstone
Feb 14, 2013
Joe Whetstone, age 81 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Elkhart, IN on December 16, 1931 to John and Susie (Hostetler) Whetstone. Joe proudly served in the Air Force from 1951-1955. On November 23, 1957 he married Carol Larrance. Joe was a Manager at Syndicate Systems in Middlebury, where...
Betty Louise Bickle
Feb 12, 2013
Betty Louise Bickle, age 91Centreville, passed away Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born in Battle Creek, on May 23, 1921, a daughter of the late Harl J. and Fern (Burgett) Moore. Betty graduated from Athens High School in 1940. On June 2, 1940 Betty married Dan Bickle in Athens. He preceded her in death on March...
Louis Peterson
Feb 9, 2013
Louis E. Peterson, age 89 of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. He was born in Stanwood, Michigan on September 30, 1923. Louis Served in the US Army during WW II serving in Europe. On May 9, 1953 Louis married Wilma H. Groeneveld in Grand Rapids. He worked as a precision...
Merritt Perkins
Feb 6, 2013
MERRITT L. PERKINS, age 97, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born on August 29, 1915, the son of Jay R. and Bertha M. (Reames) Perkins. Merritt attended a one-room school in the village of Corey through the eighth grade, winning a trip from Cass County to...
Lucinda Sue Young
Feb 6, 2013
LuCinda Sue (Cindy) Young, age 54, of Centreville, MI, passed away on February 6,2013 at her home . She was born in Three Rivers, MI on April 23, 1958. Cindy enjoyed going to Flea markets and most of all spending time with her Grandchildren. On November 12, 1983 She married Terry D. Young in White Pigeon, MI. Surviving  are her...
