Obituaries

Mary Lou Ware, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 15, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio daughter of the late Lawrence J. and Elizabeth (Rose) Brinkman. Mary Lou resided in Sturgis since 1962 coming from Dayton. On September 1, 1951 she married Donald Ray Ware at the …

Corrine Kay “Connie” Woods, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, April 11, 2023 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born July 18, 1935 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Hugh “Sox” and Ethel (Lockwood) Carver. When Connie was in the fifth grade the family moved to Hillsdale where she graduated from Hillsdale High School with the class of 1954. …

Betty Jean Peters, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 11, 2023 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born July 4, 1932 in LaGrange County, Indiana daughter of the late Ellis and Blanche (Wilson) Rowe. Betty resided in Sturgis since 1962 coming from LaGrange County, where she was a graduate of Brighton High School with the …

Allan Robert Brown, age 78, of Three Rivers, entered the presence of the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. He was born August 3, 1944 in Avon, Mass., the son of Warren and Donna (Wood) Brown. Allan spent many years as a retail manager and a sales manager in the automotive field, but most recently spent eight years working …

Wesley Kenneth Freeland, age 81, of Kalamazoo, passed away March 22, 2023 at North Woods Village in Kalamazoo. He was born October 28, 1941 in Sturgis, son of the late Kenneth and Rolene (Binkley) Freeland. Wes grew up in and around Sturgis, a city he loved and took great pride in, especially his grandparents’ companies, Freeland Boat Company and Steel …

Carl L Stafford of Paw Paw, formerly of Constantine, died Friday, April 7, 2023. He was born in St. Louis, Michigan to Randall and Grace (Bigelow) Stafford on May 15, 1943. He graduated from Constantine High School. He worked for Simplex in Constantine and retired from Parchment Paper Company (James Rivers.) Carl had a good sense of humor and liked …

Vera R. Huss, age 75, of Marcellus, passed away at Three Rivers Health on Saturday, April 8, 2023, with family at her side. Vera was born on October 12, 1947, the daughter of the late Robert and Laverne Abnet. She was a hard worker and did her best to care for those around her. Vera was united in marriage to …

Monte J Abbs, age 67, of Sturgis, died on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Visitation will be on Tuesday, from  5:00 to 8:00 at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon where Services will be held 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 12th. Interment in The Abbs Family Mausoleum at Oak Lawn …

Robert L. Thayer, age 87, of Mendon, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his home. He was born September 9, 1935 in Centreville, a son of Mason and Elma (Daugherty) Thayer. Robert graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1953. He married Melva Branham, she preceded him in death in 1997. Robert worked grounds maintenance at Upjohn Company in …

Daniel Adams, age 56, died on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.