Lois Hassenger
Feb 12, 2011
Lois A. Hassenger, age 76, Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, February 12th, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 7, 1934 in Columbia City, IN, a daughter of Ralph and Lura (Kneller) Smith. Lois attended Centreville & Three Rivers Schools. On September 2, 1950 she married Stanley Hassenger at St. John's Lutheran Church in Three Rivers. ...
Warren Mak
Feb 6, 2011
Warren E. Mak, age 76 of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, February 6th, 2011 at his home. He was born in St. Joseph, Michigan on May 22, 1934, a son of Emil and Edna (Phiscator) Mak. Warren graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1952. On May 16, 1953 he married Dorothy Schaefer in Baroda, MI. She preceded him in...
David Wayne Frays
Jan 31, 2011
David W. Frays, age 76 of Centreville, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at the Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Sturgis, on December 28, 1934, a son of Arthur and Velma (Fry) Frays. David attended Centreville schools. On June 27, 1954 he married Johnlynne Yvonne Sams in Centreville. They made their home in Centreville for all but...
Betty Leister
Jan 25, 2011
Betty L. Leister, age 82 of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 at the Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Facility in Centreville, after a short illness. She was born on May 20, 1928, a daughter of Lloyd K. and Elsie (Furman) Hoffine. On September 2, 1950 she married Forrest (Ted) M. Leister in Constantine. He preceded her in death on...
Charles Graves
Jan 25, 2011
Charles "Charlie" E. Graves, age 53, of Mendon, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Sturgis Hospital. Services will be held in Pensacola Florida.
Dorothy Major
Jan 23, 2011
Dorothy Major, age 91 of Centreville, MI , passed away Sunday January 23, 2011 at Matthew 7:7 in White Pigeon. Dorothy was born in Vicksburg, MI on December 13, 1919, the daughter of Earl and Cora (Crouch) Skidmore. She graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1938. On May 29, 1940 she married John Major in Vicksburg. He preceded her in...
Luvergne Isaac
Jan 20, 2011
Luvergne "Skinny" Isaac, age 97, of Constantine, died Thursday, January 20th, 2011 at his home. He was born in Moorepark Twp., MI on October 29, 1913, a son of George and Caroline (Ruchaoft) Isaac. On December 17, 1932, he married Sadie King, she preceded him in death on October 29, 1989. On September 14, 1991, he married Anna Friend at...
Blake Shirk
Jan 18, 2011
Blake Eldon Shirk, age 73 of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL. He was born on the family farm in Three Rivers, MI on July 31, 1937, a son of Orville and Evelyn (Emmons) Shirk. Blake attended Three Rivers Schools. On October 9, 1971, he married Mary A. (Palmer) Steiner in...
Patricia A. (Keith) Eastes
Jan 11, 2011
Patricia A. Eastes was born in Three Rivers, MI, December 15, 1940, a daughter of Franklin and Mary (Cekander) Keith. She passed away January 11, 2011 at her home. Patricia graduated from Three Rivers Schools in 1959. She married Delman Eastes on June 18, 1960 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Three Rivers. Patricia is survived by her husband Del...
Gertrude Sloan
Jan 9, 2011
Gertrude "Trudi" Sloan, age 88 of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, January 9th, 2011 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Washington, DC on October 23, 1922, a daughter of Leon and Genevieve (Stoltzman) Wedding. Trudi graduated from St. Cecelia Acadamy Catholic School in Washington DC and attended the Dunbarton College in Washington. On September 17, 1944 Trudi...
Steven Miller
Jan 7, 2011
Steven Alan Miller, age 54 of Constantine, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 23, 1956, a son of Tobias and Shirley (Foos) Miller.  Steve graduated from Constantine High School in 1975. He worked for 23 years as a truck driver and materials handler at Arbor Industries in Middlebury.  Steve...
Robert Glide
Jan 6, 2011
Robert H. Glide, age 80 of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at the Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born in Warren, Mi on December 16, 1930, a son of Robert C. and Margaret (Pearson) Glide. On August 24, 1962 Bob married June Thackery in Detroit. He was Owner/Operator of Poor Peddler Saloon in...
Devon E. Wyman
Dec 29, 2010
DeVon Eldon Wyman, age 76, Constantine, MI, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 29th, 2010 at his home in Constantine. He was born March 14, 1934 in White Pigeon Township to Ward and Helen (Arnold) Wyman. He married Diana Sue Kiefer on November 23, 1966 at the Trinity Missionary Church in Constantine. DeVon graduated from Constantine...
Frank L. Oldenburg
Dec 24, 2010
Local FloristsFrank L. Oldenburg, age 86Constantine, passed away Friday, December 24th, 2010 at his home. He was born in White Pigeon Twp., on June 6, 1924, a son of Henry and Myrtle (Hagerman) Oldenburg. Frank served six years in the U.S. Navy during WW II. On December 4, 1948 he married Norma Pein in Reno, NV. She preceded him in...
William Kelley
Dec 22, 2010
William (Bill) Kelley, age 75 of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis on September 30, 1935, a son of Howard and Dorothy (Summerlott) Kelley. Bill graduated from Centreville High School in 1954. On March 5, 1955 he married Joan Shannon at St. John's Lutheran Church in Three...
Charles Parker
Dec 11, 2010
Charles Walter Parker,age 73 of Centreville, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away on Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Centreville, on March 13, 1937, a son of William and Bertha (Howard) Parker. On August 19, 1955, he married Barbara Radley in LaGrange, Indiana. Charles was employed by...
William Fisher
Dec 10, 2010
William B. Fisher, age 88 of  Constantine, went to be with his Savior and loved ones, on Friday, December 10th, 2010 at the Bowman House in Three Rivers. He was born in LaGrange Co., IN on January 26, 1922, a son of William Jennings and Ruth Irene (Bender) Fisher. Bill attended Sturgis Schools. He served in the U.S. Navy in...
Dorothy Stagowski
Dec 9, 2010
Dorothy Ellen Stagowski, age 77 of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, December 9th, 2010 at her home. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 6, 1933, a daughter of Welesly and Mary (Connolley) Whittleton. On December 7, 1957 she married Walter Stagowski in Chicago, IL , he preceded her in death on January 10, 2000. Dorothy had worked at Holy...
Janet Lucas
Dec 2, 2010
Janet Mae Lucas, age 60 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her loving family . She was born in Highland Park, MI on August 7, 1950, a daughter of Gordon and Betty (Anderson) Ferguson. Janet attended Watervliet High School, and later graduated from Constantine Public Schools. On July 15, 1967, she married Daniel...
Ruth Lewis
Nov 19, 2010
Ruth R. Lewis, age 100, of Centreville passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 a the Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. She was born in Cook County, IL on December 14, 1909, the only child of Walter A. and Velma D. (Dunnington) Hall. Ruth grew up on a farm near Centreville and graduated from Centreville High School in 1928....
