Obituaries

Dwight Leroy Sholl, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in Florence Township, Michigan. He was born July 12, 1941 in Bryan, Ohio son of the late John Huber and Berniece Marian (Rohrs) Sholl. Dwight resided in Sturgis since 1970 coming from Burr Oak. His early life was lived in Butler, Indiana where he was a graduate …

Russell Dean Rowe, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2022 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born January 13, 1934 at home in LaGrange County, Indiana. Russel resided in Sturgis for the past 20 years coming from LaGrange, and he lived many years in Shipshewana. He was a farmer who loved working on the family farm. He …

Rita Elaine Ultz, age 77, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. A funeral service will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Dutcher Funeral Home in Bronson with Pastor Rod Detweiler of Firm Foundation Ministries in Centerville officiating. Interment will follow at South Colon Cemetery in Burr …

Robert Davis Jr., age 53, of Mendon, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. Bob was born on March 31, 1969 to Robert Davis Sr. and Judith (Clough) Davis in Jackson, Michigan. He grew up in Springport, Michigan, where he attended Springport High School and graduated in 1987. Bob played the drums in high school and was part of the …

Shirley Ruth Shelton, age 73, of Kalamazoo, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. She was born January 2, 1949 in Plantersville, Alabama, the daughter of Thomas and Christine (Harville) Shelton. A longtime resident of Three Rivers, she worked as an administrative assistant for Hydra-Matic and for General Motors, from which she retired in 2006. Shirley enjoyed …

Kristopher Lynn Leeder, age 43, of Marcellus, passed away early Monday, April 11, 2022. He was born in New Braunfels, Texas on November 15, 1978, the son of Alan and Kathi Leeder. On October 10, 2020 at their lake house, he married Andria Sue McSpadden, who survives him in death. Kristopher was a graduate of Marcellus High School in 1997. …

Kathryn Joan Weigel, age 64, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at her home. She was born March 3, 1958 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Jerry Lynn and Judith (Clark) Baker. Kathryn had worked various jobs and she had a huge heart and loved spending time with her family and friends. She also …

John Edward Grate, age 69, of Burr Oak, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at his home. He was born July 6, 1952 in LaGrange, a son to the late John Jeremiah and Ethel Lucille (Thompson) Grate. John had been a resident of Sturgis and Burr Oak most of his life and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class …

Michael A. Parker, age 68, of Centreville, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Three Rivers on November 13, 1953, a son of William and LetaMae (Bickle) Parker. Michael graduated from Centreville High School in 1971 and then received his Associate’s Degree in Applied Science and Technology from Glen Oaks in 1999. …

Russell Charles Hagenbuch, age 76, of Centreville, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Bowman Place Assisted Living Community. He was born April 13, 1945 in Three Rivers, the son of Samuel C. and Alma (Gottschalk) Hagenbuch. Russell graduated from Three Rivers High School, where he played football and ran track. After serving his country honorably in the United States …