Obituaries

Gregory Allen Hopkins, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2023 at Edgewood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. He was born July 21, 1949 in Sturgis, son of the late Richard A. and Irene I. (Jellison) Hopkins. Greg was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate pf Sturgis High School with the class or 1967. Following his …

Judith McDonald, age 74, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Karen J. Christner, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday evening, April 24, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born June 27, 1961 in Fort Wayne, daughter of the late Robert Lewis and Jane Catherine (Beers) Wetzel. Karen resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a member of the Sturgis High School class of …

Cathrine Taylor, age 71, died on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Three Rivers. Visitation will be held Friday, April 28, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers.

Charlotte Jane McLauchlin, age 111, of Elkhart, and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away Monday morning, April 24, 2023 at the Hubbard Hill – Living Wisdom Community in Elkhart. She was born January 9, 1912 in Bronson, Michigan daughter of the late James A. and Charlotte Elizabeth (Carter) McLauchlin. Miss McLauchlin resided most of her life in Sturgis and …

Frederick Willard “Willie” Harder, age 84, of Constantine, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born August 29, 1938 in Three Rivers, the son of Charles Laverne and Grace (White) Harder. He graduated from Constantine High School with the Class of 1956. Willie served his country in the United States Navy from 1956-1959. …

Frances Mullin, age 89, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Paw Paw. She was born in Peoria, Illinois on April 8, 1934, the daughter of Edward Edinburg and Dora Stratten. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations may be directed to the Mater-Ralston Funeral Home to offset funeral expenses. Online condolences may be left at www.materralstonfuneralhome.com.

Theodore Walter Ream, age 71, died in Three Rivers on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Ted Ream. . . A good hearted, honest, hard-working man. Peace activist and war resister. Went to school in Australia and Argentina. College graduate, articulate, well spoken gentleman, friendly in his manner. Multi year watchdog of the Kalamazoo city council. Loving, careful, and attentive full-time father …

Thomas Ray Oswalt II, age 49, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023. He was born February 25, 1974 in South Bend, the son of Thomas and June (Gleason) Oswalt, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1993. Ray worked as a machinist at Armstrong and at Dock Foundry. On August 20, 2016, he …

Darel E. Saxman, age 82, of Mendon, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo after a long illness, with his family at his side. Darel was born at home on November 29, 1940 in Leonidas, the son of Kenneth and Bessie (Dove) Saxman. Darel was employed as a pump repairman for L & S Pump …