Obituaries

Dale Leroy Robison, age 85, of Centreville, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 12, 1937 son of the late Raymond and Katherine (Gross) Robison. Dale resided in Centreville for the past 14 years coming from Sturgis. On July 18, 1959 he married Willetta K. “Billie” Kesslar in Factoryville. She …

Indra Sulcs Sanford, age 72, of Centreville, passed away Thursday evening, August 4, 2022 at her home. She was born May 10, 1950 in a displaced persons camp in Germany, daughter of the late Alfred and Katrina Sulcs. Indra came to the United States as an infant and resided in Sturgis and Centreville. She owned and operated Amber Myst Alternatives …

Norman Ray Nichols, Sr., age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 4, 2022.  Norman was born in Kalamazoo on February 2, 1943 the son of Albert and Alberta (Briggs) Nichols. In 1967, Norman would marry Etta Bird in Arizona.  Norman was an automotive mechanic and loved to fix and tinker on things that needed …

Andrea “Dee Dee” Riley, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away early Thursday morning, August 4, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born May 24, 1957 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Omelchuck) Lengyel Dee Dee resided in Three Rivers since 2010, coming from Sturgis, and her early life was spent in Pennsylvania. …

Don R. Mieras, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, August 4, 2022 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born January 29, 1932 in Sturgis, son of the late Harry and Gladys (Wall) Mieras. Don was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1950. On October 1, 1955 he married …

Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez, Jr.,  age 73,  of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022 at his home. He was born January 14, 1949 in Mission, Texas son of the late Manuel and Rosalia (Gonzalez) Rodriguez. Manuel resided in Sturgis for the past 50 years coming from Mission, Texas. On February 20, 1971 he married Maria E. Trevino in …

Charlotte Anne Wojtowicz, age 82, of Three Rivers, died July 25, 2022, in Three Rivers. Services for Charlotte will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 11 at Eickhoff Farrand Halverson Chapel, 305 Rock River Ave. in Three Rivers. Charlotte never married but loved visiting relatives with her family and could often be seen at Frosty Bowling Lanes in Three …

Karl H. Engle, Sr. age 84, of Colon, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at The Laurels of Coldwater. Karl was born on June 10, 1938, in Sturgis, a son to the late Karl and Francis (Stickney) Engle. Karl Graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1956. He then worked as a machinist and had worked …

Ruth M. Burmeister, age 90, of Burr Oak, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at her home after a brief bout with brain cancer. Ruth was born on January 23, 1932 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Edward and Mildred (Horton) Buhrow. Ruth attended Oshkosh High School. She then married Harry L. Burmeister. He would precede her …

Barbara Ann Adams, age 83, of Vicksburg, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Glen Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek. She was born in Clinton, Illinois on January 3, 1939 the daughter of Floyd and Opal (Mills) Miller. The family moved to the Vicksburg area in 1953, and Barbara graduated from Vicksburg High School with the class of 1957. She was …