Obituaries

Michael J. Tom, age 54, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 14, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Michael was born on March 1, 1967 in Sturgis, a son of the late James Q. Tom and Lois A. Kline. Michael graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1985. Michael worked as a Millwright at IAC in …

Billie Linden Frazier, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was born August 31, 1935 in Tazewell, VA, the son of Wade and Mallisie (Adams) Frazier. Billie was employed at Dover Corp. in Portage as a tool and die maker. He also worked for several other companies as a machinist …

Richard Earl Abrams, age 67, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was born May 3, 1954 in Battle Creek, the son of Jack Junior and Betty Gene (Poulson) Abrams. He served in the United States Army and later worked as a crane operator. Remaining to cherish Richard’s memory are his father; …

Helen Laue-Mohler, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Helen was born on August 28, 1930 in LaGrange to the late Joni E. Weirich and Anna Mast Weirich. She married George C. Laue, Jr. on April 21, 1956 at St. John’s Lutheran Church and resided on the family farm in Three Rivers, where they …

Sherry Lynn (Middlestadt) Farris, age 36, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at home in her husband’s arms and surrounded by her loving family. Sherry was born in Kalamazoo on August 3, 1984, the daughter of Daniel Ray Middlestadt and Sheila Ann Ickes. On December 28, 2005, in Centerville, she married Christopher Farris, who survives her in death. …

Daniel Carroll Miller, age 53, died on Thursday, June 10, 2021. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will take place and services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

William “Bill” Jesse Wagner, age 46, of Round Lake, IL and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on January 23, 2020. He was born March 30, 1973 in Kalamazoo the son of Robert and Kathleen (Anderson) Wagner. Bill graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1991; he attended Glen Oaks Community College for a year before graduating from Western Michigan …

Marjorie P. Gay, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away late Friday evening June 11, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born November 15, 1930 in Centreville, daughter of the late Louis and Irene (Hinrich) Bruecks. Marge was a lifelong Centreville and Sturgis area resident. On October 15, 1949 she married Bernard F. Gay in Elkhart. He preceded …

Philip W. Kulpinski, age 79, of Burr Oak, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 10, 2021 at his farm. He was born July 8, 1941 in Sturgis, son of the late Bernard and Virginia (Sikorski) Kulpinski. Phil was a lifelong Sturgis and Burr Oak area resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1960. He had been …

Martha Jo Romine, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, June 10, 2021 at her home. She was born April 3, 1950 at the Baptist Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana daughter of the late Max C. and Mary Alice (Cox) Monroe. Martha Jo resided in Sturgis since 1997 coming from Bronson, where she was a graduate of Bronson …