Obituaries

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. …

Susan E. Baldwin, age 65, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at her home. She was born August 28, 1957 in Sturgis, a daughter of Ronald and Helena (Clouse) Whitsel. Susan graduated from Sturgis High School in 1975. On September 3, 1982 she married Duane “Skip” Baldwin in Albany, GA. He preceded her in death on February 10, …

John R. Weed, age 73 of Vicksburg, died on October 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 29, 1949 in Three Rivers, a son of Raymond and June (Burkett) Weed. John graduated from Centreville High School in 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he served in the United States Army in Vietnam. John worked as a …

Angelo Michael “Mike” Cucci of Kalamazoo, passed away unexpectedly due to cerebrovascular complications of diabetes on September 29, 2022, at 62 years of age. He was born in Detroit on February 23, 1960, to Angelo Cucci and Sylvia Wester. Mike grew up in Dearborn Heights, often sharing fond memories of his siblings, neighborhood friends, classmates, and of his glory days …