Obituaries

Robert J. White, Jr., age 65, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, January 16, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born February 15, 1956 in Florida, son of the late Robert J. and Mary (Grabb) White, Sr. Bob resided in Sturgis for the past five years coming from White Pigeon. He had also lived in Allegan for …

Ronald E. Forrest, age 80, of Sherwood, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at his home. Ronald was born on June 6, 1941, a son to the late George and Eva (Inman) Forrest, in Colon. Ronald graduated from Union City High School with the class of 1960. Ronald is survived by his wife Karen Forrest of Sherwood, daughter Terri (Bryan) …

Richard Roy Davis, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning January 16, 2022 at Indiana University Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born August 16, 1944 in Benton Harbor, son of the late Dallas and Alla Davis. Richard resided in Sturgis for over 20 years coming from Indianapolis. For over 20 years he was employed as the rental …

Steven Jacob “Cornfed” Rice, age 34, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon, January 14, 2022 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born July 22, 1987 in Tucson, Arizona son of Dwight Russell and JoAnn (Adams) Rice. Cornfed resided in Sturgis since 1992 coming from Tucson. Steven was a self-employed entrepreneur. He enjoyed hunting, riding, four wheelers, …

Faith Marie Shears, age 77, of Centreville, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. She was born on February 3, 1944, in Lima OH, the daughter of late Fred & Ida Alice (Fetter) Prichard. Faith married Arthur Shears of Centreville on June 9, 1967. They would have celebrated 55 years together this year. Faith dedicated her …

Lewis (Skip) Arnold Custer, age 75 of Elkhart, went home to with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Lewis was born on September 9, 1946 to Earl and Helen Custer in Sioux Falls, SD. He was raised in Herlong, CA. Lewis served in the army in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. He met his wife Sheila Kay …

Julie A. Hack, age 56, of Marcellus, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 29, 1965 the daughter of Arthur and Charlotte (Warner) Hack. She graduated from Marcellus High School with the class of 1982, and worked at Swiss Valley Ski Resort near Jones, and Eaton Manufacturing in Three Rivers. …

Roxanne E. Borntrager, age 80, of Gettysburg, PA died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at her home. She was born on September 11, 1941 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Clark and Espy (Bailey) Nugles. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School. In 1966 she married Amos Borntrager in Kalamazoo. He preceded her in death in 2008. Roxanne worked in packaging and …

Richard L. Hartzell, age 81, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022. He was born in Three Rivers on September 5, 1940, the son of Clifford and Marie (Sherry) Hartzell. After graduating from Marcellus High School, he worked at Clifton Engineering until it closed, and then at Balos Engineering & Electric as a Journeyman Lineman, retiring in 1999. He …

Matthew S. Mock, age 46, of Chicago, and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at his home due to natural causes. He was born September 10, 1975 in Elkhart, son of Stephen and Jean (Smith) Mock. Matthew was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1993. He furthered his education at the …