Obituaries

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 …

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 …