Obituaries

Sandra Kay Marschke (Mast), age 67, of Constantine, passed away peacefully at 5:45 pm on Saturday, April 26, at her residence. She was born on June 10, 1957 in Goshen, to Jerry and Elizabeth (Yoder) Mast. On December 31, 2001, in Goshen she married Joe Marschke, he survives. Survivors in addition to her husband are son, Joe (Tara) Towner of …

Linda M Wortinger, age 77, of White Pigeon, died Saturday, April 26,2025. She was born on December 12, 1947 in Sturgis, the daughter of Lenial Maurice and Mabel M (Harris) Tavernier. She was employed by White Pigeon Schools for over 36 years. She enjoyed reading and sewing. Linda is survived by her son Brian (Jen) Wortinger, and daughter Lisa (Cliff) …

Carolyn Sue Wise, age 89, of Sturgis, formerly of Three Rivers and Elkhart, passed away on April 17, 2025 at NU Care Adult Foster Care in Sturgis after a courageous battle with Dementia.  She lived a selfless life, always putting others before herself and inspiring those around her with her unwavering faith and kindness. Carolyn was born April 18, 1935 …

Dorothy J. Brown, age 78, of LaGrange, was surrounded by her family when she passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 26, 2025, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange. She was born on July 9, 1946, in Sturgis, daughter of the late Frank and Leona (Shafer) Sanderson. Dorothy was a lifelong LaGrange resident. On February 20, 1966, she married Robert Lee …

Christopher John Rhodes, age 51, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025 at his home following a valiant fight against cancer. He was born January 30, 1974 in Kalamazoo, the son of William “Lee” and Marcia (Rhodes) Sherry, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1993. Chris worked as a forklift driver for Lippert …

Virginia R. King, age 100, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 19, 1925 in Traverse City, the daughter of Leon C. and Ila May (Bigger) Baker. Her family moved to Indiana, but when her mother passed away, 12-year-old Virginia went to live with a farmer and worked on …

Timothy Ernest Hahn, age 65, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, April 24, 2025, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on February 20, 1960, in Sturgis, son of the late Ernest C. and Sarah Elizabeth (Hildebrand) Hahn. Tim was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1978. On August …

Robert Bartram Smith, age 56, of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in Kalamazoo. He was born in Augusta, GA on December 22, 1968 the son of Leo and Barbara (Bartram) Smith. Robert attended Coldwater High School and was part of the 1987 graduating class. Following graduation, he enrolled at the University of South Florida to further …

Carlos Gonzalez-Hernandez, age 22, born in Sturgis, lived from 09-12-2002 to 04-17-2025. Carlos was loved dearly by his mother Clara Hernandez-Soto, his father Felipe Gonzalez-Garcia, his girlfriend Zuleyma Garcia, and his sisters Ashley Gonzalez-Hernandez and Melissa Gonzalez-Hernandez, his brother Jason Gonzalez-Hernandez, and his brother in law Adrian Salcedo. And two cats named Stewie and Barf. Carlos was well known for …

Susan Marie Ryan, age 74, of Kalamazoo, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 22, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 13, 1951 in Detroit, daughter of the late Larry and Audrey (Haveland) Klein. Sue resided in Kalamazoo since 1973, coming from Detroit. She was married to Glen Miniat who preceded her in death. On July 21, 2018, …