Elizabeth J. Schrock
Mar 25, 2010
Elizabeth Schrock, age 84 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at her home. She was born in Douglas County, IL on May 5, 1925, the daughter of Jacob and Katie (Helmuth) Otto. On December 7, 1950 she married Joseph Schrock. He preceded her in death. Elizabeth retired from Owens Illinois, where she worked as a line operator. She...
Dorothy B. Munson
Mar 7, 2010
Dorothy B. Munson,age 99 of Constantine, passed away March 7, 2010 at Matthew 7:7 adult foster care home in White Pigeon. She was born in Attica, IN on August 14, 1910, the daughter of Walter and Ellen (Stone) Lawson. Dorothy attended Kalamazoo Public Schools. On February 19, 1927 she married Paul D. Munson in Bristol, IN. He preceded her in...
Cora May Lambert
Mar 3, 2010
Cora May Lambert, age 88 of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. Cora May was born in Constantine on January 15, 1922, a daughter of Roy and Florence (Raifsnider) Preston. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1939. On October 19, 1940 she married Clarence Edward Lambert in Constantine. He...
Joseph H. Zonyk
Mar 2, 2010
Joseph H. Zonyk, age 87 of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at Three Rivers Health Hospice Respite Suite in Three Rivers. He was born in Vicksburg on March 8, 1922, a son of Michael and Theodora (Wieleba) Zonyk. Joe graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1940 and attended Hillsdale College for one year. On January 19, 1974 he...
Sue A. Tilbury
Mar 1, 2010
Sue Ann Tilbury, age 78 of Constantine, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, on October 20, 1931, the daughter of Roy A. and Lois E. (Youells) Bernhardt. In 1949 Sue graduated from Three Rivers High School. She later met and fell in love with Kent L. Tilbury, whom she married on...
Ella Elizabeth Miller
Feb 20, 2010
Ella Elizabeth Miller, 49, of S. River Rd. Centreville, passed away February 20, 2010 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo from a stroke. She was born in Three Rivers on July 18, 1960, a daughter of Ivan and Martha (Borkholder) Miller. Ella was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and lived in the Centreville area most of her...
Ralph Weber
Feb 7, 2010
Ralph D. Weber, age 78 of Centreville, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at his home. Ralph was born in Centreville on May 18, 1931, the son of Leo John and Ilo May (Wagner) Weber. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1949 and attended Michigan State University where he studied forestry. On July 5, 1953 he married Barbara J....
Deborah Wickey
Feb 7, 2010
Deborah Anne Wickey, age 57 of Centreville, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2010 following a courageous battle with cancer, while surrounded by her loving family at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born in LaGrange, IN on January 2, 1953, a daughter of William B. and Reta Anne (Booth) Elliott. Deb graduated from Lakeland High School and...
Anita F. Henningsen
Feb 7, 2010
Anita F Henningsen, age 76 of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Detroit on August 3, 1933, a daughter of George and Lydie (Garvaiti) Fotis. Anita graduated from Jonesville High School in 1951. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Education from Hillsdale College and furthered her...
Arlene Weston
Feb 4, 2010
Arlene Weston, age 84, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at the Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born in Constantine, on May 22, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Mary Alice (Tolbert) Burgwald. Arlene graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1943. On November 18, 1952 she married Cecil Weston in Three Rivers. He preceded her in...
Ellen May Cole
Jan 30, 2010
Ellen May Cole, age 89, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at the Fairview Living Centre in Centreville. She was born in Three Rivers on May 25, 1920, a daughter of Delbert L. and Ethel O. (Stevenson) Cole. Ellen was a homemaker and she enjoyed making jewelry and collecting dolls. Surviving Ellen are her brothers Delbert J. Cole...
Chloe Retta Wood
Jan 24, 2010
Chloe Retta Wood, age 82 of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Jay Co., IN on October 10, 1927, a daughter of Marvin and Helen M. (Richards) Rigby. On March 22, 1946 she married Charles B. Wood in Pennville, IN. He preceded her in death March 16, 1983. Chloe...
Matthew Paul Sorensen
Jan 24, 2010
Rev. Matthew Paul Sorensen, age 56 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, January 24, 1010 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born December 20, 1953 in Muskegon, a son of Jack and Donna (Paulson) Sorensen. He graduated from Mona Shores High School in Muskegon in 1972 and from Central Michigan University in 1976. Matt received his Masters of Divinity in...
Rodney Leroy Lafler
Jan 22, 2010
Rodney LeRoy Lafler, Sr., age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Centreville on October 15, 1938, a son of Elwood and Maxine (Schweitzer) Lafler. Surviving Rod are his wife Marilyn (Sweet Dailey) Lafler, daughter Kristine Hayden, son Rodney (Shawn) Lafler, Jr., all of Three Rivers,...
William H. White
Jan 20, 2010
William H. White, age 88, of Marion, MI passed away Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 in the company of his family while at his daughters home in Fremont, IN. He was born in Sturgis on June 21, 1921, a son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Ann (Frain) White. William served his country in the US Army. On January 29, 1942 he...
Richard Paul Niedbalski
Jan 17, 2010
Richard Paul Niedbalski, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at his home. He was born in Terra Haute, IN on September 5, 1937, the son of Eugene and Clara (Klosowski) Niedbalski. In 1955, Richard graduated from St. Joseph High School in South Bend. He served in the US Navy. On July 5, 1975 Richard married Lois...
Charles Louis Martin
Jan 16, 2010
Charles Louis Martin, age 95, of Forsyth, MO, died Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at the Forsyth Nursing & Rehab. Center. He was born in Monroeville, IN on October 30, 1914, a son of Charles N. and Orma (Roy) Martin. On November 13, 1936 he married Mary E. Colpetzer at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kalamazoo. She preceded him in death...
Phonethip Mounsithiraj
Jan 4, 2010
Phonethip Mounsithiraj, age 41, Centreville, MI, passed away Monday, January 4th, 2010 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Vientiene, Laos on October 28, 1968, a son of Theuang and DamDouane (Laungrath) Mounsithiraj. In 1980 Phonethip and his family moved to Centreville and he later graduated from Centreville High School in 1987. While in high school...
Larry K. Tilbury
Dec 28, 2009
Larry K. Tilbury, age 57 of Constantine, passed away Monday, December 28th, 2009 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers, on September 14, 1952, a son of Kent and Sue Ann (Barnhardt) Tilbury Sr. Larry graduated from Constantine High School in 1969 and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. Larry worked in...
Robert B. & Helen M. (Miller) Leister
Dec 20, 2009
Robert Burton Leister and Helen May (Miller) Leister died in an automobile accident on Dec. 20, 2009. Cremation has taken place. Graveside interment services will be held at Peek Cemetery on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Robert Burton Leister, age 87, and Helen May Leister, age 80, both of Constantine, passed away Sunday, December 20th, 2009 from injuries...
