Obituaries

Lyle Rutter, age 76, of Sturgis, died unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 12. The family will receive friends and relatives from noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes, Rosenberg Chapel in Sturgis.  Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Loren Theodore Leeper, age 95, of Sturgis, died Sunday evening, Jan. 11. A graveside service and burial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis. The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel in Sturgis is handling the arrangements.

Eunice Fern Fraylick, age 90, of Sturgis, Michigan died Sunday evening, January 11. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00pm Thursday at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis.

Mary J. (Yoder) Yoder, age 65, of rural Centreville, died Friday, Jan. 9.  The family will receive relatives and friends all day Monday at the Double M Building, at 5932l Nottawa Road, Centreville.  Funeral services will be Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Double M. Building. Funeral arrangements by the Schipper Funeral Home LTD. in Colon.

John Pappas, age 68, of Sturgis, died early Sunday morning, Jan. 11.  The family will receive friends from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes Hackman Chapelin Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Elisabeth C. Smoljo, age 77, of Centreville, died Saturday, January 10.  A memorial funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Three Rivers.  Arrangements were by the Eickhoff Funeral Home of Mendon.

James Lee “Jim” Armstrong, age 70 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, Jan. 8.  The family will receive friends on Monday, Jan. 12 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Eickhoff, Farrand, Halverson Chapel in Three Rivers.  Memorial services will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Bernard “Bernie” VanDeraa, age 98, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, Jan. 7.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12 at the Hohner Funeral Home.

Barbara Jean Bolz, 74, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, January 6.  A private memorial service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements by Hohner  Funeral Home.

Dale  Brown, age 62, of Constantine, died Tuesday, January 6th.  Relatives and friends will be received Friday from 12-2 pm   at the Eley Funeral Home in Constantine where religious services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday.