Obituaries

Vasile Pietrariu, age 68, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at his home. He was born November 16, 1953 in Marginea, Suceave, Romania son of the late Ion and Raveca (Malos) Pietrariu. Most of Vasile working life was in manufacturing companies. He was a member of the St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church in Battle Creek, and he loved …

Elmer E. Kocsis Jr., age 64, died on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. He was born March 2, 1958 in Chicago, a son of Elmer and Dorothy (Szabo) Kocsis Sr. He graduated from Bowen High School in Chicago in 1976 and received auto mechanic training at Lincoln Tech in Chicago. On May 25, …

Carol Elaine Swiatkowski, age 73, of Baldwin, MI passed away on September 15, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born December 30, 1947, in Warren, Mich., the daughter of William and Harriet (Wetter) Manunas. On June 24, 1967, she was married to Michael Swiatkowski. They spent so much time together camping, canoeing, motorcycle riding, snowmobiles, gardening. Carol and Mike …

James Eugene “Jim” DalPonte, age 92, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. He was born on November 27, 1929 in Three Rivers, the son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Grazian) DalPonte. Jim was a 1948 graduate of Three Rivers High School. After graduation he went on to Michigan State University for a two-year business course. He then …

Don E. Hoffelder, age 79, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully at his beloved home Saturday morning, May 21, 2022. He was born June 11, 1942 in Sturgis, son of the late Eugene and Pauline (Hall) Hoffelder. Don was a graduate of White Pigeon High School with the class of 1960. Following his graduation Don entered the U.S. Army and …

Robert G. Kuhn, age 89, of Mishawaka, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, May 2, 2022 at the Primrose Retirement Center. He was born April 23, 1933 in Alton, IL a son to the late Walter and Hilda (Gundel) Kuhn. Bob attended schools in Alton, where he graduated from high school. He had many interests, …

Richard R. “Dick” Plock, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022 at his home with his family at his side. He was born February 7, 1938 in Flint, son of the late Theodore “Ted” and Mary Jane (Derck) Plock. The Plock family moved to Sturgis when Dick was just a child and he graduated from Sturgis …

Donald William Myers Jr., aka – “Donnie Bill” or “Junior”, age 63, of LaGrange, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at his residence at the age of 63. Don was born on August 31, 1958 in Sturgis to Donald William Myers Sr. and JoAnne (Rawles) Myers. He attended Sturgis High School and later obtained his General Education Diploma (GED). …

Clayton L. Nelson died at the age of 44 on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Louisville, KY. Clayton was born June 14, 1977, in Allegan, MI. He was two years old when he and his sister Nichole Nelson Bivins (age four at the time) were adopted by Larry and Nickola Nelson in Edwardsburg. Clayton was preceded in death by his …

David Mullenix, age 77, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo with his family by his side. He was born in Marion, IN on July 26, 1944 the son of Don E. and Betty Louise Clapp. On May 28, 1977 he married LaRae M. Rooney who survives him in death. David was a …