Obituaries

Dennis A. Sturgis, Sr., age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 with his family at his side. He was born March 17, 1937 in Sturgis, son of the late Arthur and Arlene (Kraft) Sturgis. He was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1955. On December 5, 1959 he married …

Mona J. Jacobs, age 87, of Mendon, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at her home. She was born in Springfield, TN on June 12, 1934 the daughter of Ired K. and Eva (Crawford) Jackson. She moved to Michigan at the age of 15, and settled in the Sturgis-Centreville area. Her first marriage to Richard Sanford, Sr. ended in divorce. She …

Lorene “Lori” Fuehrmeyer (nee Emig), age 93, of Crown Point, IN, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Lori is survived by her children: James (Jean) Fuehrmeyer, John (Linda) Fuehrmeyer, Michael (Sandy) Fuehrmeyer, Karen (James) DeBord, Carole (Nicholas) Laugavitz; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Lori was preceded in death by her husband, James Fuehrmeyer; parents: Freeland …

Emma Jean Zeller of East Lansing, formerly of Three Rivers, and Eaton Rapids, age 88, passed away on Friday March 18, 2022 in Williamston, MI. A devout Catholic, Emma Jean was born on Nov 25, 1933 in Mulberry, Kansas the daughter of George Bruno Cordola and Mary Schooley. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1951, and after high …

Keith E. Milliman, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born April 24, 1938 in Sturgis, son of the late Max M. and Helen C. (Fennell) Milliman. Keith was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1956. Keith had a newspaper delivery …

Mary K. Shipe Holley, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, March 24, 2022 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born March 8, 1935 in Stroh, Indiana daughter of the late Carl B. and Edith V. (Wilson) Gundrum. Mary resided most of her life in LaGrange County, Indiana and Sturgis and had also lived in Logansport, …

Joan E. Papke, age 87, of White Pigeon, died on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Clarence W. Farnham, age 70, of White Pigeon, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Clarence was born in Kalamazoo on April 3, 1951, a son of Lloyd and Loraine (Loehr) Farnham.  He graduated from Comstock High School in 1969.  On May 17, 1980, he married Jeanette Westrick in Kalamazoo.  Clarence worked security in Arizona and Michigan.  He also did …

Angela Christine Frieben (Brockway) passed away at her home in Three Rivers on Monday, March 21, 2022 at the age of 47. Angela (Angie or “Gie” as she was known to her friends and family), loved nothing more than her family. She married her sweetheart, Kerry, soon after graduating high school and during their 29 years of marriage raised two …

Gladys W. Heath, age 88, of Leonidas, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at her home. She was born in Kalamazoo on November 9, 1933 the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Milham) VanFulpen. After high school, Gladys sang in a dance band in Leonidas on Saturday nights. She was married to Durwood “Pork” Heath on March 5, 1966 in …