Obituaries

Shirley Virginia Moore, age 86, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Three Rivers. Visitation will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers. A funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.

Beverly L. Weinberg, age 88, of Colon, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Birch Meadows AFC in Three Rivers. Beverly was born on February 7, 1933, in Hillsdale, a daughter of the late Ivan and Bernice (Hiller) Draper. Beverly graduated from Hillsdale High School with the class of 1951. On January 24, 1954, she married Tracy A. Weinberg in …

Roger Shingledecker, a loving, faithful and loyal man, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, January 7, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Roger was born to Raymond & Jo Anne (Chaplin) Shingledecker on September 30, 1972 in Sturgis. He spent his entire childhood in Three Rivers, and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1990. He enlisted in the …

James Leroy Ward, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. He was born June 22, 1938 in Allegan, the son of Lewis and Ida Mae (Frink) Ward. James did janitorial work at Walmart for more than 10 years. He loved to go camping and to the fairs; he loved to fish (but …

Peter Fay Mathews II, age 61, of Schoolcraft, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Peter was born on December 14, 1960, in Sturgis, a son to Peter Fay and Geraldine (Mears) Mathews. Peter graduated from Schoolcraft High School with the class of 1980. On December 7, 2007, Peter married Johanne Proulx in Centreville. Peter is survived …

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 …