Obituaries

Ethel Laverne Travis died on April 8, 2022.  She was born in Lexington, Mississippi on July 24, 1938, to the union of Earl and Peoria Travis. She was  proceeded in death by both of her parents, one son, four siblings and our Father in Heaven. Ethel was the fifth of ten children, growing up on her parents’ farm. She was …

Betty R. Wing, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Thurston Woods Village. Betty was born on December 15, 1928 in LaGrange County, Indiana, a daughter to the late George and Bertha (Deken) Hawk. Betty graduated from Brighton School in Howe with the class of 1947. On July 15, 1967, Betty married Wilfred M. …

Ruth Ellen Shaw, age 79, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. Ruth was born in the same house her great-grandparents bought in 1865 on December 26, 1942 in Lagrange County, the daughter of Dean and Laura (Rasler) Bullock. Ruth has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1967. She graduated with the class of 1971 from …

Dwight Leroy Sholl, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in Florence Township, Michigan. He was born July 12, 1941 in Bryan, Ohio son of the late John Huber and Berniece Marian (Rohrs) Sholl. Dwight resided in Sturgis since 1970 coming from Burr Oak. His early life was lived in Butler, Indiana where he was a graduate …

Russell Dean Rowe, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2022 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born January 13, 1934 at home in LaGrange County, Indiana. Russel resided in Sturgis for the past 20 years coming from LaGrange, and he lived many years in Shipshewana. He was a farmer who loved working on the family farm. He …

Rita Elaine Ultz, age 77, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. A funeral service will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Dutcher Funeral Home in Bronson with Pastor Rod Detweiler of Firm Foundation Ministries in Centerville officiating. Interment will follow at South Colon Cemetery in Burr …

Robert Davis Jr., age 53, of Mendon, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. Bob was born on March 31, 1969 to Robert Davis Sr. and Judith (Clough) Davis in Jackson, Michigan. He grew up in Springport, Michigan, where he attended Springport High School and graduated in 1987. Bob played the drums in high school and was part of the …

Shirley Ruth Shelton, age 73, of Kalamazoo, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. She was born January 2, 1949 in Plantersville, Alabama, the daughter of Thomas and Christine (Harville) Shelton. A longtime resident of Three Rivers, she worked as an administrative assistant for Hydra-Matic and for General Motors, from which she retired in 2006. Shirley enjoyed …

Kristopher Lynn Leeder, age 43, of Marcellus, passed away early Monday, April 11, 2022. He was born in New Braunfels, Texas on November 15, 1978, the son of Alan and Kathi Leeder. On October 10, 2020 at their lake house, he married Andria Sue McSpadden, who survives him in death. Kristopher was a graduate of Marcellus High School in 1997. …

Kathryn Joan Weigel, age 64, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at her home. She was born March 3, 1958 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Jerry Lynn and Judith (Clark) Baker. Kathryn had worked various jobs and she had a huge heart and loved spending time with her family and friends. She also …