Obituaries

Kate Winans, age 80, of Kalamazoo, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at MediLodge of Kalamazoo. She was born in 1942 to Theodore and Mary Winans who lived in the town of Osborn, Ohio.  She was the third child preceded by 2 brothers, Robert and Joseph. Her younger sister Jane, to whom she became very close, joined the family in …

Roman K. Miller, age 79, of Constantine, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Promedica Nursing Home in Three Rivers. He was born May 28, 1943 in Nappanee, IN a son of Monroe and Katie (Miller) Kemp. Roman attended Constantine Schools. On March 4, 1961, he married Rhoda Bontrager at Riverview Mennonite Church in White Pigeon and later divorced.  Roman …

James Joseph Connors, age 86, of White Pigeon, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at North Woods Village Assisted Living in Kalamazoo. He was born July 29, 1936 in Marquette, a son to the late Raymond and Emma C. (Messier) Connors. On December 21, 1994 he married Nancy Dunn in Sturgis. James received his Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University. …

Larry Allen Price, age 64, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born November 8, 1957 in Three Rivers, the son of Charles and Maxine (Ray) Price. He graduated from Three Rivers High School and worked at Southern Michigan Rubber. Larry was a proud member of the Three Rivers Eagles #2303. He …

Brandon Lee Shetterly, age 19, of Constantine, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Brandon was born in Sturgis on November 10, 2002, a son of Gregory and Paula (Trine) Shetterly. He attended Constantine Schools and graduated from Michigan Youth Challenge Academy in Battle Creek in 2019. Brandon enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing hockey, …

Pearl Sue White, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, November 7, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born November 2, 1948 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Alfred and Catherine (Swartz) Pagels. Pearl was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1966. Pearl retired from Thurston Woods Village …

Cheryl Ruth Newman, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, November 6, 2022 at the home of her Sister Vicki in Centreville. In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place. A gathering of family and friends to honor the life of Cheryl Newman will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday, December 4th, at the Hackman Chapel of …

Rosemary Elizabeth “Mimi” Klinger, age 79, of Klinger Lake, Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, November 3, 2022 at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born September 22, 1943 in Wabash, Indiana daughter of Donald D. and Beatrice A. (Young) Klinger. Rosemary had her home at Klinger Lake since the mid 1980’s moving full time to the lake in 2003 …

Sandra Jean Timm, age 82, of Three Rivers Michigan, passed away on November 1, 2022. She was born on May 23, 1940. Preceded in death by her husband Harvey Allen Timm, mother Frances Marie Watson, father Norris Lorenzo Watson, sister Nancy Lou Watson, daughter Judith Kay Timm and son Steve Wayne Timm. Sandra is survived by her son-in-law; Stanley Ray …

Sharon Lynn Zitnik, age 92, of Sherwood Michigan, passed away early Saturday morning, November 5, 2022, at Glen Arbor Hospice Residence of Battle Creek. Sharon was born a daughter to the late Lynn and Matie (VanAken) Whitmore, in Battle Creek on July 1, 1930. Sharon graduated from Colon high school with the class of 1948. She would live in the …