Obituaries

William Henry Hoeflinger, Jr., age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home. William (Bill) was born in Mishawaka on February 19, 1927, five minutes prior to his twin, Barbara Jean, to William Henry and Flossie Mae (Voelker) Hoeflinger, Sr. In 1941, the Hoeflingers moved to Lansing, where Bill …

Wallace Leon James Mesler, age 84, of Colon, began a new journey on Monday, March 1, 2021 after a battle with cancer. He was born October 9, 1937 and thanked his mom and dad for giving him life.  He had lived in various places from Lansing to Union City as a youth but for the past 70+ years has called …

Donna Lee (Edwards) Williams passed away unexpectedly Feb. 21, 2021, at her home. She was born June 23, 1951, in Three Rivers, to the late Don and Alace (Babcock) Edwards. She was a member of the Burr Oak High School class of 1969. In June 1985, she married Bill C. Williams. She had been employed by Dollar General and also …

Daniel Schwartz Jr., age 86, of Bronson, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Daniel was born December 30, 1934 in Sherwood, Ohio a son to the late Daniel and Katherine (Nussbaum) Schwartz Sr. He had attended Burr Oak Schools and had made his home at his present address the past 58 years. On September …

Laura Mae Meersma, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born December 13, 1939 in Baldwin, Wisconsin, the daughter of John L. and Helen (Wikkerink) Van Someren. Laura was a nurse aide at River Forest Nursing Home, later Riverview Manor, for 20 years. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and …

Barbara M. Phillips, age 60, of Mendon, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 in a motor vehicle accident in Constantine Township. She was born in Buffalo, NY on Nov. 9, 1960 the daughter of Howard F. and Myrtle (Sieg) Hetzel. She graduated from West Seneca High School in 1979 and from Erie Community college in 1983. Soon after she moved to …

Brad E. Yeomans, age 66, of Mendon, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at his home. He was born in Vicksburg on Oct. 9, 1954 the son of the late Vernon “Speed” and Maxine (Roop) Yeomans and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of 1972, and later earned his Associate’s Degree from …

Richard Dale Crittenden, age 82, of rural Vicksburg, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at his home. He was born in East Lansing on June 13, 1938 the son of Kenard and Wava (King) Crittenden. He graduated from Lansing Eastern High School and later earned his Master’s Degree from Michigan State University. He served in the US Army in 1961 and …

Margaret Lois Bubetz was born in Detroit on Dec. 27, 1936 to Matilda (Davy) and Henry Bubetz. She and her mother, brother and sister moved to Three Rivers in 1952. When Margaret was 17 years old, she was having trouble at home, so she left with intentions to go back to Detroit. But on the way she stopped at a …

Donald Allen Brown, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning February 26, 2021 at his home. He was born April 22, 1942 in Sturgis, son of the late Donald “Keith” and Claudine Brown. Don resided most of his life in the Sturgis and LaGrange County area. Most of Don’s working life was in the asphalt and paving industry. He …