Obituaries

Delton Hershberger, age 66, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Elkhart on November 3, 1954, a son of Herman and Maryellen (Shipman) Hershberger. He graduated from High School in South Bend and went on to serve in the U.S. Army and National Guard.  Delton was a jack of all trades, …

Sandra J. Cooper, age 79, of Sturgis,passed away early Wednesday morning, May 12, 2021 at her home. She was born March 26, 1942 in Toledo, daughter of the late Charles A. and Myrtle C. (Branson) Ogren. Sandy resided in Sturgis for the past 25 years coming from Toledo, where she was a graduate of Rogers High School. Most of Sandy’s …

Raymond J. Wagner Jr., age 71, of Burr Oak, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Raymond was born on March 4, 1950 in Sturgis, a son to the late Raymond and Shirley (Weinberg) Wagner Sr. Raymond attended and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1968. Following graduation Raymond served his country in …

Veronica Lynn Martinka, age 60, of Leonidas, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Veronica was born on September 1, 1960 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of the late Donald and Cookie (Bolton) Cousins. On September 21, 1994 Veronica married Wayne Martinka in Centreville. Veronica is survived today by her husband Wayne Martinka of Leonidas, 4 step children, …

Jeremiah Joseph “Jeremy” Slemp, age 41, of Hoisington, Kansas, formerly from Constantine, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. Jeremy was born November 19, 1979, in Sturgis, the son of Joseph E. and Sandra K. (McClain) Slemp. He was a resident of Hoisington, Kansas, for one year, moving from Bison, Kansas. A 1998 graduate of …

William J. Sanderson, age 68, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, May 9th, 2021, at the VA Hospital in Marion, IN following an extended illness. William was born on August, 10th 1952 in LaGrange, to Frank and Leona (Shafer) Sanderson. He spent a majority of his life living in LaGrange. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, competitive shooting and traveling. William was a …

Sharon Lynn Baker, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, May 6, 2021 at her home with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Sharon’s beautiful smile and contagious laugh was a daily reflection of how much she loved life, family, friends… and a tall glass of iced wine. In her glory days she would serenade friends at …

Douglas James Keefer, age 67, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, May 7, 2021 at his home. He was born April 24, 1954 in son of the late Charles Russel and Myrtle Keefer. Doug resided most of his life in Sturgis. He had been employed by the Kirsch Company in Sturgis for several years until the closing of the company. …

Mildred Ida (Saddison) Pearson, age 96, died peacefully early Thursday morning on May 6, 2021 in Kalamazoo. Millie, as she was known to friends and family, was born to Charles and Thelma May (Harding) Saddison on September 13, 1924 in Sturgis. On May 13, 1942 she married Axel Clyde Pearson in Goshen. They were married for 47 years and raised …

Donna Lee Roach, age 86, of Union City, died Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Bronson-Battle Creek Hospital. She was born near Hastings, Michigan on May 11, 1934 one of eight children born to Clyde and Carrie (Thompson) Marble and was a lifetime resident of Southwest Michigan. She attended country schools in Barry County. For several years Donna was employed at …