Obituaries

Daniel L. Graber, age 84, of Shipshewana, died at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his residence. His death was unexpected and was due to natural causes. Daniel was born on February 8, 1938 in Constantine to Levi and Lizzie (Bontrager) Graber. On October 25, 1962 in LaGrange County, he married Joanna Troyer, she died January 26, 2020. …

Darlene May Rentz, age 86, of Sturgis, went to be with her Heavenly Father Saturday morning, March 26, 2022 at her home. She was born March 18, 1936 in Vicksburg, daughter of the late Luther and Ocia (Sell) Pinkerton. Darlene resided in Sturgis since 1959. Her early life was spent in Constantine where she was a graduate of Constantine High …

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Wilbur Harry Shively, Jr., 73, who passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, March 19, 2022. He was born in Three Rivers, the son of Wilbur H. Shively, Sr. and Ethyl Kline-Miller. He graduated from Three Rivers High School and proudly served the US Army stationed in Northern …

Marie Coomer died on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the age of 96 in Port Charlotte, FL.  She was born on February 16, 1926 at Woodburn, Indiana. Her parents are Carl and Emma (Messman) Knoblauch. Marie is the seventh of their ten children (Harold, Anita, Edith, Herman, Mildred, Otto, Marie, Norma, Evelyn, Erwin). Living today are her sister Norma Jacobs …

John Howard Outram, aka Charles Albert Shadix, age 79, of Gulfport, Mississippi passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the Gulfport Care Center in Gulfport. He was born April 17, 1942 in Valley City, North Dakota, son of the late William and Dorothy (Crandell) Outram. Charles had resided in Mississippi for over five years coming from Idaho. He was a …

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 …