Obituaries

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.

Darryl D. Gottschalk, age 69, of Sturgis, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 6.   A memorial graveside service and burial of the ashes will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis.  The Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis is handling the arrangements.

Michael Alan Lung, age 16, of Burr Oak, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 6, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes–Rosenberg Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sturgis Wesleyan Church.

Veride Pellot-Perez, 36, of Three Rivers, died December 31.  Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 to 7pm at the Hohner Funeral Home, where services will be held Friday at 11am.

Faye Eugene Carpenter, 84, of Jones, died Tuesday, January 6.  The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2 to 5pm at the Hohner Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held Friday at 2pm at the funeral home.

Martha Linn Lindsley, age 68, Kalamazoo died Tuesday, December 30. Relatives and friends will be received Saturday January 10 from 12-2 p.m. at the Centreville United Methodist Church., where memorial services will follow at 2:00 p.m. The Eley Funeral Home is handling arrangements.