Obituaries

William E. Lilly, age 46, of Colon, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. William was born on July 30, 1975, in Coldwater, a son to Carol Lilly. On January 21, 2005, William married Becki Selders in Coldwater. William is survived by his wife Becki Lilly of Colon, children: Michael (Molly) Fales, and Damean Shook, parents …

Albert Richard Fields, Jr. age 58, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 with his son Albert, III in Constantine Township due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 13, 1964 in Trenton, Michigan son of Albert Richard and Donelda (Bryan) Fields. Al resided most of his life in the Sturgis area. On December 20, …

Albert Richard Fields, III, age 15, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 with his father in Constantine Township due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born August 29, 2006 in Coldwater, son of Albert Richard and Jennifer (Muehlbauer) Fields, Jr. Little Al resided most of his life in Sturgis and had just completed his freshman …

Verna M Garrison, age 68, of Constantine, passed away in the early morning of Thursday, July 21, 2022. Verna was born March of 1954 in Bakersfield, CA to Joseph Luckett and Mary Dowdy. She married Stephen Smith in the summer of 1970 in San Bernardino, CA and had two children before separating years later. Verna is survived by her two …

James Joseph Tokarski, age 71, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born on December 6, 1950 in Three Rivers, to Joseph and Frances Tokarski. Jim spent most of his life in the Three Rivers area. He was a 1969 graduate of Mendon High School and a member of the …

Alex “George” Szadaly, age 91, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday July 24, 2022. Cremation has taken place. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Mater-Ralston Funeral Home.

Evan Michael Hayward, age 2, of Vicksburg, passed away on Saturday, July 23 at his home. He was born in Kalamazoo on August 21, 2019 the son of Dale Brent and Rebecca Angel-Mae (Smith) Hayward. Evan enjoyed playing and spending time with his brothers and sister. He loved playing with his tractor, and with the black and white cat he …

Michael James Jungel Jr., age 53, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022. He was born on March 13, 1969 in Kalamazoo, the son of Michael and Rosemary (Brown) Jungel Sr.   Michael was a Mason for nearly 30 years at the Portage-Brady Lodge #340 F&AM in Schoolcraft. He is survived by his daughter, Tiffany; step-daughters, Melissa and Ashley; …

Lonnie Ray Bingaman, age 57, of Grand Rapids, and formerly of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. He was born July 23, 1965 in Three Rivers, the son of Chester Le Roy and Vernabelle Jeanne (Leister) Bingaman. Ray worked at Forest River Manufacturing. He loved fishing with his children, tinkering with cars, and cooking …

Chester D. Geering, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 22, 2022. Chester was born on August 19, 1945, in Battle Creek, a son the late Vincent and Verna (Puska) Geering. Chester served his country in the United States Army from 1963-1967, until his honorable discharge. On April 29, 1967, Chester married Ursula Nagel in Leonidas. …