Obituaries

Shirley J. Brew, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. Shirley was born on March 3, 1941, a daughter to the late Erwin and Helen (Sprowl) Stewart. Shirley graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1958. She lived most of her life in the Colon and Sturgis areas. …

Charles Collisi Potter, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2025, at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. He was born on October 16, 1935, in Three Rivers, son of the late Oliver and Maxine (Collisi) Potter. Chuck resided in Sturgis since 1999 coming from Kalamazoo. His early life was spent in Three Rivers. On June 29, 1974, …

Katherine H. (Huber) Didas, age 104, died on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Arrangements are pending at Hackman Family Funeral Homes.

Brian Eric Sandell, age 67, a lifelong resident of Sturgis, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born November 12, 1957 in Sturgis, a son to the late Theodore H. and Dorothy L. (Hough) Sandell. Brian graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1977 and was employed at …

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Sturgis lost a humble and faithful servant of the community. James Tuttle Cook encountered friends, former students, and those he volunteered with whenever he ran errands around town. It was common for a simple trip to the grocery store to take far longer than it should because he would get caught up in conversations. The …

Joshua Edward “Josh” Klein, age 16, of Mendon passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025. He was born on November 5, 2008 in Kalamazoo, the son of Edward and Amanda (Kucel) Klein and been a lifetime resident of Mendon. He was baptized in the Catholic Church and for several years was an Altar Server. Josh was about to complete the …

Mary Ann Kennedy, age 95, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at The Birches in Leonidas. She was born on June 16, 1929 in Detroit, the daughter of Rae and Rozella Mae (High) York. She attended East Commerce High School in Detroit, and was part of the 1946 graduating class. Following high school, Mary  attended Alma College and Glen …

Debra L. Shipe, age 65, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday evening, March 15, 2025, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born January 4, 1960 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Fred N. “John” and Judy Ann (Lung) Jones. Debra was a lifelong Sturgis resident. On September 25, 1976, she married Christopher “Dave” Shipe at Oak Lawn Park in …

Brandon Keith Reynolds, age 47, of Mendon, passed away after battling a lengthy illness at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Friday, March 14, 2025.  He was born in Los Angeles on November 29, 1977 the son of Anthony and Nancy (Ballard) Reynolds.  In 2002, Brandon married the love of his life, Nikki Strong, in Mesa, Az.  Brandon and Nikki moved from …

John J. Miskowski, age 78, of Mendon, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Friday, March 14, 2025.  He was born in Detroit on January 3, 1947 the son of John and Virginia (Burton) Miskowski.  John attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit, and was part of the 1965 graduating class.  He also attended Walsh College in Troy, MI where he …