Obituaries

Rose Mary Eggleston, age 78, of Marcellus, passed away February 3, 2021, at Edgewood Healthcare in Three Rivers. Rose was born in Dowagiac on August 17, 1942 to Michael and Edith (Sibley) Krager. On August 27, 1960 Robert Eggleston, Sr. and Rose Mary Krager were married in Dowagiac. Bob proudly served in the United States Army for 3 years and …

Elizabeth Rentfrow, age 91, of White Pigeon, died on September 21, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. She was born on March 2, 1931 in Constantine, the daughter of Herman and Sadie (Thorn) Skelton. She was a graduate of Constantine High School in 1950 and lived in the White Pigeon area all of her life. Member of the Mottville Ladies Aid …

Darley William Loomis went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Borgess Hospital after an ongoing battle with heart problems. He was born on June 1, 1957 in Three Rivers. He was the son of Robert and Beverly Loomis. Darley attended the Three Rivers Bible Church and loved watching the Detroit Lions and Tigers, enjoyed camping, …

Billy Joe Jensen, Sr., age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. He was born August 12, 1950 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of Carl and Edith (Stickley) Jensen, and graduated from La Porte High School with the Class of 1968. Billy served his country in the United States Army. He worked …

Irvin Yoder Jr., age 79 years 6 months and 13 days, of Colon, passed away at his home on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Irvin was born on April 14, 1943 in Centreville, a son of the late Irvin L. and Rosa (Delegrange) Yoder. Irvin worked at Vanguard in Colon for 40 plus years before retiring. Irvin is survived by his …

Georgia Juanita Morales, age 49, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, October 6, 2022 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 20, 1973 in Chicago, daughter of Joe and Victoria (Gallegos) Morales. Juanita resided in Sturgis for the past 17 years coming from Illinois. She attended the University of Chicago at both the Chicago campus and Urbana-Champaign campus …

David K. (Burger) Gilchrist, age 70, of Kalamazoo, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. David was born Jan. 11, 1952 in Sturgis, a son to the late Donald K. and Phyllis I. (Derthick, Williams) Gilchrist. He spent his childhood in Sturgis where he played little league baseball and was a long time Sturgis Journal paperboy. He graduated from Sturgis …

Carol L. Whetstone, age 84, of Constantine, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at her home. She was born November 19, 1937 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Ralph and Lavonia (Hagerman) Larrance. Carol graduated from Constantine High School in 1956. On November 23, 1957 she married Joe Whetstone at the Constantine United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death …

Nora (Rustad) Stevens, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, October 5, 2022 at Glenn Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek. She was born December 3, 1931 in Rolette, North Dakota, daughter of the late Edward and Ida (Rustad) Lacroix. In 1977, she married Richard Stevens. They loved to fish and travel to many places across the county until his …

Rhonda Jean (Nielsen) Parker, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born August 7, 1962 in Las Vegas, daughter of the late Lawrence F. and Geraldine A. (Johnson) Nielsen. Rhonda resided in Sturgis since 1974 coming from Las Vegas. On November 3, 2000 she married Michael Parker in Centreville. …