Obituaries

Diana Marie Gragg, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening July 5, 2021 at her home. She was born February 7, 1939 in in a small farm house in Ovid, Michigan daughter of the late William L. and Melvina (Pierce) Wilson. Diana resided in Sturgis since 1966 coming from Branch County, Michigan. On October 1, 1976 she married Donald …

Richard Clare Blosser, Sr., age 81, of Burr Oak, passed away early Sunday evening, July 4, 2021 at his home. He was born June 7, 1940 in Burr Oak, son of the late Roy and Audrey (Simon) Blosser. Richard was a lifelong Burr Oak area resident. In 1965 he married Patricia Eckert at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burr Oak. …

Denise Ann Baldwin Bellew, age 52, born March 11, 1969, died Thursday, July 2, 2021 at Borgess Hospital of congestive heart failure. Denise met Michael Bellew in 1985 and the two were married. She is survived by two children, Carol Ann (Jorge) Hemenway of White Pigeon, and James Lee Bellew of Constantine. Denise grew up in Three Rivers on Douglas …

Rhonda Lee (Shearer) Wright, age 54, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at home following a brief illness. Born January 27, 1967 in Vicksburg the daughter of Edwin and Betty (Allison) Shearer, Rhonda graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1985. On September 22, 2007, Rhonda married her soulmate Perry Dean Wright. She worked for River Financial Planners …

Sheila Mahalko, age 52, of Goshen, passed away on June 27, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Kalamazoo on September 24, 1968, a daughter of Bernie and Janice (Reitenour) Cowgill. Sheila graduated from Wayne High School in Nebraska and went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, KS.  She then went on to …

James Edward Noonan, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021. He was born January 22, 1945 in Chicago, the son of James and Esther (Pompei) Noonan. James owned and operated Noonan’s Electrical and Remodeling over 40 years. He was a faithful member of the Knights of Columbus, the Dowagiac Elks 889 and an Usher at Immaculate …

Christine Marie Long, age 55, of Sturgis, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Wednesday evening June 30, 2021 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. She was born January 15, 1966 in Sturgis, daughter of Michael and Rose (Chrisman) Allen. Chris was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1984 …

Pauline A. Thomas, age 83, of Mendon, died Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Three Rivers Health after a brief illness. She was born on March 25, 1938 the daughter of William T. and Tressie (Phillips) Hamlett. She resided Louisiana and Utah before coming to Michigan in 1990 following her marriage to Willie David Thomas. She was a caregiver and chef …

Marion Cole, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at home. Born December 28, 1929 in Centreville, the daughter of Wayne D. and Ellen Mae (Guy) Snow, Marion graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1948 and spent her life in Constantine and Three Rivers. She is survived by her daughters Trudy (Jeffrey) …

Kathryn Donna Wentworth, age 70, of Sturgis, and a former longtime White Pigeon resident, passed away Monday evening, June 28, 2021 at her home. She was born October 19, 1950 in Vicksburg, daughter of the late Joyce E. (Phillips) Smith and Earl E. Lash. On May 25, 1990 she married Richard E. Wentworth in Centreville. He preceded her in death …