Obituaries

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 …

Karen Lynn Lampe, age 58, of Lakewood, California and a former longtime Sturgis resident passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos California of natural causes. She was born July 3, 1962 in Sturgis, daughter of Theodore Michael “Teddy” and Norma (Cousins) Lampe. Karen resided in the Long Beach area of California for …

Bobby Lee Moran, age 76, of Jackson, Michigan, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Bobby was born in Marshall on February 18, 1945, the son of Walter Moran and Hazel Crisp. Bobby was a factory line worker, working many years for General Products Corp. in Jackson. Bobby loved hot rod cars and enjoyed …

On April 13, 2021, at 100 years of age, Evelyn Lucille Anderson of Three Rivers went home to be with her Savior. She was born on June 26, 1920, to the late Walter and Julia Conrad. At the age of 13, she submitted to the Spirit’s calling and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. She attended Three Rivers High School …

Raymond Edward Sanders, Jr., age 67, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at his home.  Raymond was born in Sturgis on October 6, 1953, a son of Raymond Edward and Betty Rose (Courtney) Sanders, Sr.  He graduated from Schoolcraft High School in 1972.  On September 9, 1989, he married Sandi McWatters in White Pigeon. Raymond worked for Simplex Paper …

Elissa A. Andrews, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Sturgis. Elissa was born in Sturgis on August 29, 1959 to Mary Ellen McKercher. She spent most of her life in the Sturgis area, with the exception of her time in Billings, MT and Salt Lake City, UT. Elissa graduated from Burr Oak High School …

Arthur Warren Peebles Jr., age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Safe Haven Assisted Living. He was born July 10, 1942 in Detroit, the son of Arthur W. Peebles Sr. and Mary Emma Peebles (Rector). Art graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1961, after which he served in the …

Molly June McCoy, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 23, 2021. She is survived by two sons, Steven (Debra) Wayne and Robert (Julie) Wayne. Also survived by grandchildren, David Wayne, Diane Coy, Nicholas Wayne, Christopher Wayne; great-grandchild, Katie Coy; sister, Patricia (Joseph) Kinder; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews; special great-niece, Jenny Johnson. …