Obituaries

Beverly H. Burmeister, 85, formerly of Sturgis, passed away in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 25, 2010. She is survived by children Kristin (Craig) Adryan of San Francisco, Karolyn (Ron) Bedgood of Tucson, Arthur (Linda) of Boulder, Colo., Barbara (Barry) Rovner of Tucson, Louis T., Tucson, and Bob (Melita) of Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren Alyssa, Denise, Tommy, Timmy, Lindsay, Jeff and Megan; …

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, …

Kevin Jon Miller, 49, of Sturgis, passed away late Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, 2010, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 1, 1960, in Sturgis, a son of the late Elmer Ray and Shirley Louise (Rowan) Miller. Kevin had lived his whole life in Sturgis, where he graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

Lou Seman, age 70, died January 20, 2010 in McAllen, Texas following heart surgery.  He was the former principal at Three Rivers Middle School.  Seman was born Oct. 26, 1939 in Springfield, Ill. the son of Helen and Louis Seman. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Springfield, attended Western Illinois University and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Illinois …

Rev. Matthew Paul Sorensen,  age 56, Constantine passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 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 1980 …

Beverly June Meyers, age 62, of Sherwood, passed away, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after an extended illness. Beverly was born Sept. 20, 1947, in Battle Creek a daughter of the late Warren and June Portner. Beverly had lived most of her life in the Sherwood and Athens area. She graduated from Lakeview High School …

Chloe Retta Wood, age 82, 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 worked …

Albert H. Hill, age 80, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Jan. 21, 2010, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 29, 1929, in Bartlesville, Okla., a son to the late George and Pauline (Kramer) Hill. Albert was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in counter intelligence as station chief for the …

Marguerite May Rentfrow, age 89, of Jones, Long Lake, and formerly Elkhart, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 at the Sunshine House, Three Rivers. She was born on May 14, 1920 in Fabius Township, the daughter of Laverne and Mable (Withers) Rumsey. Mrs. Rentfrow has been a lifetime resident of this area. She and her husband, Lyle, ran their …

Mary M. Theisman, age 103, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Aug. 21, 1906 in Tamaroa, Ill., a daughter to the late John and Agnes (Ryterski) Kucharski. Mrs. Theisman had resided in Sturgis since 1945 coming from Three Rivers. Her early life was spent in the southern …