Obituaries

David Roger Webb, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away on August 29, 2022 at his home. He was born March 3, 1952 in Sturgis, son of the late Leslie Donald and Susan M. (Christensen) Webb. Dave was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1970. He retired from the NCR Corporation following many …

Dewitt L. Grove, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away late Tuesday evening September 6, 2022 at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born September 1, 1940 in Sturgis, son of the late Lawrence E. and Mary E. (Littlefield Johnston) Grove. Dewitt resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area most of his life and was a graduate of …

Phyllis J. Shipe, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born February 6, 1928 in LaGrange County, Indiana daughter of the late William and Mabel (Chrystler) Weirich. Phyllis resided in Wellston for 10 years. Most of her life was spent in Sturgis where she was a graduate of Sturgis …

James William Handy, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the age of 63. He was born on January 1, 1959, in Paris, France. He attended Torrejon Air Base High School in Madrid, Spain, and later graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1977. He served in the United States Air Force from June …

Mary Catherine Timm, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022 at White Oaks in Lawton. She was born in Marcellus on January 4, 1931 the daughter of Archie Daniel and Ruth Darlene (Mihills) Rumsey. On August 28, 1949 she married John Hirshey, they were married until 1978. John preceded her in death September 9, 2009. On …

Trudy L. (Hayes) Alli passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the age of 80, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 16, 1942 in East Detroit, daughter of Victor Earl and Marguerite (McCully) Hayes. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Nu Jiebe (Eugene) Alli. They were married February 10, 1962 at …

Lydia “Irene” Troyer age 93, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday evening September 3, 2022 at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born September 23, 1928 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Eli and Polly A. (Miller) Overholt. Irene resided in Sturgis since 2004 coming from Centreville. On September 19, 1948 she married Clarence James Troyer at the Locust Grove …

Emil George “Bud” Warkentine, age 89, formerly of Mendon and Angola, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers.  He was born in Nottawa Township, Michigan on June 9, 1933 the son of Leo and Elta (Frohriep) Warkentine.  He graduated from Colon High School and was married to Maxine A. Harrison on June 20, 1954 …

Bonita Phillips, age 71, of Dowagiac, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Portage. She was born in Dowagiac on November 3, 1950, the daughter of Gayl Benton Phillips and Elizabeth June Sibley-Phillips. Bonita loved spending time with her family, she cherished her children and grandchildren. She collected knick knacks, mainly salt & pepper shakers. She enjoyed knitting and crochet, …

James H. Lester, age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. James was born on July 13, 1950 in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the son of Betty Hawkins Lester. James graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968, and attended Glen Oaks Community College and Columbia Bible College. James married Barbara Godshalk on June 12, 1976 in …