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....
Robert W. Dunham
Nov 14, 2010
Robert W. Dunham Sr., age 75 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, November 14th, 2010 at his home. He was born in Kalamazoo, on April 21, 1935, a son of Clyde and Norma Dunham. Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On January 11, 1955, Robert married Betty McArthur in LaGrange, IN. She preceded him in death October...
Clifford E. Bingaman
Nov 13, 2010
Clifford E. "Bing" Bingaman, Jr., age 73 of Constantine, passed away Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on April 2, 1937, one of six sons, to Clifford and Jane (Truckey) Bingaman, Sr. He attended Canada Corners Country School and Mendon schools. He was also a member of...
Ronald Sean Wyckoff
Nov 12, 2010
Ronald Sean Wyckoff age 44, of Centreville, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010, in Hollister, California. He was born is Fresno, California, on February 24, 1966, to Ronn and Cathie (Notar) Wyckoff. Sean graduated from Centreville High School in 1984, and Glen Oaks Community College in 1986. On June 20, 1986, he married Ladena Marie Kirby in Centreville. Sean loved...
Marsha Lynn (Liggett) Reed
Oct 28, 2010
Marsha Lynn (Liggett) Reed, age 56 of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at her home. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on April 8, 1954, a daughter of Duwaine and JoAnn (Sheffield) Liggett. Marsha graduated from North Liberty High School in 1972, and from the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1975. Marsha worked at...
Doris Gross
Oct 25, 2010
Doris A. Gross, age 76 of Constantine, passed away on Monday, October 25th, 2010 at her home. She was born in White Pigeon on March 3, 1934, a daughter of Edward and Irene (Weber) Easterday. Doris attended White Pigeon Schools. On December, 29, 1951 she married Robert E. Gross in Angola, IN. He preceded her in death on February 15,...
Shirley Chrisman
Oct 21, 2010
Shirley Ann Chrisman  age 74Constantine passed away Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at Three Rivers Health Hospital in Three Rivers. She was born in Constantine on December 2, 1935, a daughter of Leslie and Delia (Harvey) Chrisman. Shirley continued to reside in the same home in which she was born. She began school at Tracy Country School and graduated from Constantine...
Donald Vanzuilen
Oct 8, 2010
Donald H. VanZuilen, age 75 of Sturgis, MI, passed away Friday, October 8th, 2010 at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL on October 12, 1934, a son of Henry and Emily (Brauneis) VanZuilen. Don graduated from Scott High School in Indiana in 1952 and received his teaching degree from Purdue University in 1955. He later received Masters degrees...
