Obituaries

Frederick Wwilliam Ayers, age 67, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the comfort of his home. Frederick was born in Kalamazoo on June 17, 1954, the son of Frederick Ayers, Sr. and Lorna (Evanson) Ayers. On June 17, 1988, in Kalamazoo, he married the love of his life Mararet Louise Ciardullo who survives him in death. Fred …

Sharron Dutoi, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loving family. Sharron was born in Mishawaka on July 19, 1941 the daughter of Wilbur and Mae Hurst. On August 8, 1959, in Mishawaka, she married Richard Eugene Dutoi, who survives her in death. Sharron worked in health …

Patrick W. Priest, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.  Patrick was born in Midland on April 17, 1945, a son of George and Josephine Priest.    He graduated from Midland High School in 1964 and went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Western Michigan University.  …

Rosemary Findlay, age 91, of Athens, Georgia and former Sturgis resident, passed away in Athens, Georgia on March 12, 2020. Rosemary was born on March 9, 1929 in Decatur, Illinois to Mary (Riney) and William J. Stapleton. Rosemary was William and Thomas Stapletons’ older sister. During childhood Rosemary lived in Illinois (Illiopolis, Bellville and Champaign) and Michigan (Ann Arbor and …

Alice Loraine (Keeslar) Newman of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, July 16, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, at the age of 95. Loraine, as was known by all, is survived by her two daughters: Terri (Carl) Baumeister, Kim (Richard) Stickney; daughter-in-law: Cheryl Newman; and many grandchildren, step grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by …

Carolyn M. Crowch, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, July 15, 2021 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born February 19, 1949 in Adrian, daughter of the late Arthur and Kitten (O’Flynn) Muck. Carolyn’s early life was spent in Sturgis. She returned to Sturgis in July of 2020 from North Carolina and had also lived in England for seven …

Jennifer Renae “Jenny” Eckman, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at her home. She was born October 30, 1974 in Elkhart, daughter of Stanley and Betty (Parker) Doty. Jenny was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Centreville High School with the class of 1993. She owned and operated her own business cleaning homes. …

Steven Earle Chrisman, age 71, of Constantine, passed away Sunday, July 11,2021, at his home. He was born June 7th, 1950 in Three Rivers, to Harry Harvey and June Evelyn (Parker) Chrisman. He was their only child. On August 27th, 2005, in Sturgis, he married Deborah A. (Parlin) Hall, who survives along with her daughter Kasey (Connor) Spearow. Also surviving …

It is with great sadness that the family of William “Bill” Chase announces his passing on Friday, June 25, 2021, at his Corey Lake family home of 91 years and the only place he would have wanted to be, surrounded by his wife Charlene, son Curtis, daughters Sandra and Jennifer, and his beloved companion poodle Hannah. Bill was born July …

Jacob Calvin Tyler, age 37, of Mendon died peacefully and surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. He was born in Kalamazoo on February 23, 1984 the son of Dennis W. and Masaye (Kobayashi) Tyler and was a lifetime resident of the area. He attended Mendon Elementary and Colon High School and had been employed at Dutchman R-V in …