June Bontrager
Aug 16, 2011
June W. Bontrager, age 75 of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Grand Rapids, on June 5, 1936, a daughter of William H. and Fern I. (Wadsworth) Hood. On July 7, 1951 June married Jacob C. Bontrager in Covington, KY. Together they owned and operated Jacob's Kountry Kitchen...
Penny Marie Brown
Aug 14, 2011
Penny Marie Brown, age 51, of White Pigeon, beloved mother, wife, sister & daughter, passed away Sunday, August 14th, 2011 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on July 9, 1960, a daughter of James and Willamae "Toots" (Parker) Clark. Penny graduated from Centreville High School in 1978. On October 24, 1992 she married Kurt Allen Brown in...
Eddie Kuhn
Aug 12, 2011
Eddie Robert Kuhn, age 29, of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, August 12th at Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in West Branch, MI on October 5, 1981, the son of David and Rose (Lionts) Kuhn. Eddie attended White Pigeon Schools. He married Katrina Hershberger on July 3, 2003 in West Branch. Eddie worked as a set up man...
George Allen Moore
Aug 7, 2011
George Allen Moore, age 48 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, August7th, 2011 at his home. He was born in Carson City, MI on December 22, 1962, a son of Richard and Ruth (Priest) Moore. George attended Constantine Schools and had worked as a van converter at Roman Wheel in Elkhart, IN. He enjoyed wildlife, camping, traveling state parks, and learning...
Wilma Irene Thibos
Aug 5, 2011
Wilma Irene Thibos, age 81 of Constantine, passed away Friday, August 5th, 2011 at Three Rivers Hospital Hospice . She was born in Three Rivers on June 12, 1930, a daughter of Russell and Margaret (Russell) Myers. On May 15, 1948, she married Robert Jay Thibos in Elkhart, he preceded her in death on July 16, 1991. Wilma worked as...
June Ledbetter
Jul 30, 2011
June Sylvia Ledbetter, age 96 of Constantine, passed away Saturday, July 30th, 2011 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born in Stoughton, WI on June 24, 1915, a daughter of Frederick William and Clara (Johnson) Howard. June was a bookkeeper at North End Cycle Shop in Elkhart, retiring in 1981.Following her retirment she worked at the Three Rivers Commercial...
Margaret Minter
Jul 27, 2011
Margaret R. Minter, age 79 of Edwardsburg, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born on June 20, 1932 in Queens, NY, a daughter of William and May (Lenihan) Ferguson. In 1950 Margaret graduated from William Bryant High School in Astoria, NY. She retired from Mid-American Electronics in Middlebury, and had...
Clarence Stephanoff
Jul 20, 2011
Clarence D. "Clink" Stephanoff, age 75 of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 2, 1935 at his family home in Roseville, MI, a son of Stuart and Myrtle (Hopper) Stephanoff. Clink served in the US Marine Corp from 1952 - 1955 during the Korean War. On September 28, 1957 he...
Betty Hovarter Velie
Jul 12, 2011
Betty L. Hovarter Velie age 88 of Centreville, passed away Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Kendallville, IN on March 8, 1923, a daughter of Ralph and Leota (Loucks) Hill. Betty graduated from Centreville High School in 1941 and received her LPN degree from Glen Oaks Community College in 1971. On...
Myrtle Brueck
Jul 1, 2011
Myrtle Emma Brueck, age 91 of Centreville, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. Myrtle was born July 10, 1919 in Centreville, a daughter of Fred and Myrtle Harding. She lived all her life in Centreville, graduating from Centreville High School in 1936. On July 24, 1937, she married LeRoy Brueck in LaGrange,...
John Schrock
Jun 13, 2011
John M. Schrock, age 77, of Constantine, MI , passed away Monday, June 13th, 2011 at his home. He was born in White Pigeon, MI on December 24, 1933, a son of Thomas and Ruth (Harrison) Schrock. On October 12, 1958 he married Mary Shingledecker in Angola, IN. John worked as a Finisher and maintenance at Weyerhauser in Middlebury. Following...
Zayda M. Wolf
Jun 12, 2011
Zayda M. Wolf age 80 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, June 12th, 2011 at her home. She was born in Corey, MI on January 19, 1931, a daughter of Virgil and Frances (Welburn) Miller. Zayda graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1949 and attended the Kalamazoo Cosmetology School. On September 11, 1949 she married Raymond R. Wolf at the...
Dale Schrader
Jun 1, 2011
Dale Robert Schrader, age 87 of Centreville, MI, passed away June 1, 2011, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. Born in Centreville on March 1, 1924, a son of Clarence F. and Lillian (Grime) Schrader, he graduated from Centreville High School in 1942. Dale served in the US Marine Corp. in W.W.II. On November 17, 1945 he married...
Geraldine Webb
May 29, 2011
Geraldine "Geri" Webb, age 84 of Centreville, passed away Sunday, May 29th, 2011 at Fairview Nursing Centre. Born in Constantine, December 20, 1926, the daughter of Ray and Margaret (Gilson) Henry, she was raised by her uncle and aunt David and Opal Yoder. Geri was married to Jack Clark from 1941 to 1969. She later married Maurice "Mauri" Webb on...
Pearl Blank
May 23, 2011
Pearl A. Blank, age 86, Centreville, died Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. Pearl was born in Three Rivers on April 11, 1925 a daughter of Elbert and Bertha (Peck) Ruggles. On December 5, 1942 Pearl married Donald E. Blank in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death September 16, 2002. Pearl worked as...
Gatha Knepple
May 15, 2011
Gatha Marie Knepple, age 77, Vandalia, MI, passed away Sunday, May 15th, 2011 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Constantine, on March 23, 1934, a daughter of Frank and Fannie (Hall) Caseman. On March 28, 1953 she married Roger Knepple in Constantine. Gatha enjoyed fishing, crochet and sewing quilts, playing Bingo and going to garage...
Daniel Borgert
May 8, 2011
Daniel A Borgert, age 78 of Sherman Twp, passed away Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born on the family farm in Sherman Twp on December 21, 1932 , a son of Frank and Agnes (McLauchlin) Borgert. Dan graduated from Centreville High School in 1952, where he participated in baseball, football and basketball. He...
Tracey Lynn Jones
Apr 28, 2011
Tracey Lynn Jones, age 37 of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday morning in Grand Rapids from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI on December 1, 1973, a daughter of Leonard and Bonnie (Greenamyer) Jones. Tracey graduated from Jackson Northwest High School in 1992. She worked as a truck driver at Kwik Trip Express...
Michael Bruce Sullivan
Apr 21, 2011
Michael Bruce Sullivan, age 63, of Centreville, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Ionia, MI on October 27, 1947, the son of Elwood and Esther (Beachum) Sullivan. Michael graduated from Centreville High School in 1965. Continuing his education at Alma College, he studied Chemistry, Physics, and Philosophy. It was there...
Gary R. Burch Jr.
Apr 6, 2011
Gary R. Burch, Jr., age 47 of Constantine, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at his home. He was born in Indiana on September 11, 1963, a son of  Gary and Mary (Reynolds) Burch. He graduated from Copperas Cove High in  Copperas Cove, TX.  On May 29, 2004 he married Natasha Williams in Constantine.  Gary worked as a...
