Marcia J. (Batten) Ross, age 79, of Sherwood, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Sturgis. Marcia was born April 12, 1939, in Mendon, a daughter to the late Earl and Mary (Neddo) Batten. On Feb. 24, 1968, she married Earl Ross Jr. in Leonidas. Marcia had made her home in Sherwood for the past 45 years where she was …

Robert E. Kime, age 85, of Howe, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at his residence. He was born on March 12, 1933, in Howe, Ind., to Ervin and Mildred (Harris) Kime. Bob was a lifetime residence of the Howe community. He worked for 53 years at Sherman Farm Equipment. He was a mechanic and the service manager. He was a …

Judith M. Baldwin (Fair), age 74, passed away after a long illness on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in the home she shared with her daughter in Woodbridge, Calif. Judy was born the 11th of 12 children to C. Leroy and Beulah (Draime) Fair of Sturgis. She often shared fond memories of growing up on the farm with her parents and …

Otis M. Stahl, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 8, 1921, in LaGrange County, Ind., a son of the late Willis and Minnie (Weirick) Stahl. Otis resided in Sturgis most of his life. He designed, built and lived in his current home since 1947. On …

Miguel Angel Muro-Hernandez passed away one half hour after his birth on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at South Bend Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. He was the son of Miguel Angel Muro Medina and Graciela Hernandez Albor. He also was survived by paternal grandfather Miquell Angel Muro-Macias; paternal step-grandfather Adan Ortiz; paternal grandmother Sendy Medina; maternal grandmother Rosa Maria …

Earl B. Bordner, age 100, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, February 19, 2018 at his home. He was born May 27, 1917 in Fawn River Township, Michigan son of the late Ralph and Viola (Evert) Bordner. Earl was a lifelong Fawn River Township resident. On May 6, 1939 he married Amy Anderson in South Bend. She died in 1984. …

Laurence Smith McComb II, age 61, of Colon, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Firm Foundation Ministries in Centreville.

Kathryn G. Roy, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at home. Kathryn was born May 14, 1935 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Brown) Delong. Kathryn retired as a manager of industrial accounts for GTE Telephone then worked in the Lawton High School Library. She enjoyed camping on Weko Beach in …

Delila Betsy “Dee” Poddig, age 71, of Three Rivers, passed peacefully surrounded by her family as she entered Heaven on April 24th, 2015. Delila’s life began August 4th, 1943. The daughter of Francis Allen and Delila Carver, Delila grew up on a farm near Fulton, Michigan with her two sisters Joyce (Coburn) and Ardith (Dent). She attended school in Fulton …

Charles F. “Charlie” Comden, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 8, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after fighting a sudden illness. He was born September 24, 1953 in Bryan, Ohio son of Richard and Betty “Peg” (Hendrickson) Comden. Charlie married the love of his life, Geraldine “Gerri” Ortmann May 26, 1972 at the Holy Angels …