Obituaries

Edward H. Hults, age 72, of Centreville, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021 at his home. He was born February 18, 1949 in New York City, son of the late Frank and Marion (Williams) Hults. Ed resided in the Sturgis area since 1965 coming from Detroit. He had been employed by Secure Domes and Mirrors in Sturgis, Coachman …

Christopher John “C.J.” Hoeppner, age 22, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his home. He was born in Dearborn on October 12, 1998 the son of David and Marey (Pierson) Hoeppner. Christopher was raised in Three Rivers and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 2017. He served his country honorably in the United States …

Rev. Wilbur R. Brandli, age 103, of White Pigeon, passed away January 1, 2021, at home following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 107 East Chicago Road, White Pigeon on Saturday, May 1st at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Steve Kaszar officiating. Bill was born December 18th, 1917 in Union City, New …

Victoria D Miller, age 67, Bradenton, FL passed Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from omplications of ALS. Vicky was born June 26, 1953 in Three Rivers, and graduated in 1971 from High School.  She graduated in 1983 from Glen Oaks Community College, and graduated in 1989 from Bronson School of Nursing. She was employed at GTE for 10 years, and at …

Charles M. Sites, age 79, of Colon, and a former longtime Sturgis resident passed away early Thursday morning April 22, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, following a long hard fought battle with COVID-19. He was born March 28, 1942 in Sturgis, son of the late Woodrow and Betty (Maxwell) Sites. Charles resided in Colon for the past 4 …

Alvin E. Inman, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 2021 at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born March 16, 1936 in Noblesville, Indiana son of the late Chester and Minnie (Salsbery) Inman. Alvin resided in Sturgis since 1957. His early life was spent in Noblesville, Indiana and Brighton, Indiana where he was a …

Evelyn “Evie” Ruth Basham, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away April 11, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born Sept. 23, 1945 in Winfield, Alabama a daughter to the late Ellis and Lorene (Downey) Dodd and lived in Greenfield, IN until moving to Sturgis in 1966. She met many people while working at Paramount and Harter’s. Evie …

Kevin Ray Smith, age 56, of Bronson passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital due to complications of Covid-19. A funeral service will take place at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Pleasant Hill Missionary Church with Pastor Mark Case of California Corners Community Church officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will …

Verlynne O. Kern, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo on Sunday, April 18, 2021, after a brief non-covid illness. She was born Anita Verlynne Olson, in Clear Lake, IA, the daughter of Emmett and Luella (Tanner) Olson. On November 30, 1958, she married the love of her life, Monte James Kern, in Clear …

Kendal Davenport, age 74, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Phoenix, AZ following heart surgery. Memorial Services will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Burial with military honors will be held at National Cemetery in Vining, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Friday, April …