Obituaries

Captain Raymond Walter (Butch) Modrzynski was born May 15, 1926, in Rogers City, MI to Stanley and Frances (Romel) Modrzynski. He passed away at Bowman Place in Three Rivers on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the age of 96. Butch was the second oldest of 12 children, attended St. Ignatius Catholic School, and then Rogers City High School where he …

Robert Lee Sinclair of Vicksburg, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the age of 95. He was born in Hannibal, MO on February 7, 1927, the fourth son of Ernest and Etta (McNeal) Sinclair. As a child growing up on a farm during the depression there was a lot of hard work to do, this was especially true …

Francis Bruystens of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at the age of 87. A complete obituary is currently in the process of being written. While at www.amsfuneralhomes.com please take time to sign Francis’s guestbook and/or share a memory with his family. The Bruystens family is being cared for by the Avink, McCowen & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation …

Margurite Jane Hartman, age 95, died in Three Rivers on Sunday, July 31, 2022. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and she will be interred at Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Paulette Lauraine Hutson, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 11, 1943, in Buchanan, the daughter of Paul and Dorothy M. (Weaver) Roberts, and graduated from Marcellus High School with the Class of 1961. Paulette earned her associates degree in accounting from Southwestern Michigan College …

Robert Bruce Gallup, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning July 31, 2022 at his home. He was born December 11, 1928 in Coldwater, son of the late Willard Bruce and Margaret A. (Whaley) Gallup. Bob resided in Sturgis most of his life. From 1962 to 1988 his job with Ross Laboratories took him to Columbus, Ohio and …

Raymond Walter Modrzynski, age 96, died in Three Rivers on Thursday, July 28, 2022. A Mass will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 645 S. Douglas Ave., Three Rivers. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Jesse Omar Stokes, Jr., age 59, of Three Rivers, passed away early Thursday morning, July 28, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born May 28, 1963 in Three Rivers, son of the late Jesse and Ruth (Wright) Stokes. Jesse resided in Three Rivers for the past 10 years. His early life was spent in the Nottawa area …

Donald R. Shipe, age 54, of Logansport, Indiana and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo. He was born July 4, 1968 in in Jackson, son of the late Richard Rex and Mary (Gundrum) Shipe, Sr. Donnie resided in Logansport since 1982, coming from Sturgis. Most of Donnie’s working life …

William E. Lilly, age 46, of Colon, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. William was born on July 30, 1975, in Coldwater, a son to Carol Lilly. On January 21, 2005, William married Becki Selders in Coldwater. William is survived by his wife Becki Lilly of Colon, children: Michael (Molly) Fales, and Damean Shook, parents …