Obituaries

Mary Lou Young, age 85, of LaGrange, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange.  Mary Lou was born in Three Rivers on March 24, 1935, a daughter of Audrey and Marguerite (Hoyt) Allen.  She attended Schoolcraft public schools. On October 1, 1954, she married Kermit Young; he preceded her in death in April of …

Dennis L. Bastian, age 80, of Mottville, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Dennis was born in Lawton on January 18, 1941.  He served in the US Army.  On December 14, 1963, he married Sharon Skinner in Lawton; she preceded him in death on June 13, 2016. Dennis was employed at Byer’s Barn …

Steven R. West, age 68, of Colon, passed away Friday, January 28, 2021 at Edgewood Health in Three Rivers. No services are planned. Arrangements by Schipper Funeral Home.

Lisa Deann (VanScoik) Barnes, age 58, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 12, 1962 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Marvin and Wanetta (Postma) VanScoik. Lisa graduated from Three Rivers High School, and later studied massage therapy at Olympia University. She worked for …

Larry E. “Gilly” Gillespie, age 72, of Howe, Indiana died at Parkview LaGrange Hospital on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Larry succumbed to acute leukemia after a courageous two-year battle with the disease. Born on May 23, 1948, at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana to Elmo and Florence (Wheat) Gillespie, Larry lived his early childhood in Albany, Indiana, then LaGrange, …

Mona J. Tobias, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born June 18, 1926 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late William and Nettie (Kielkopf) Whitsel. Mona was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1944 and has been a Sturgis resident all of her life except for a …

Delbert B. McCallie, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Spectrum Gerber Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on April 29, 1935 in Manilla, AR.; the son of the late William Lonzo and Hallie Mae (Gabbard) McCallie. Bill moved to the Three Rivers area in 1956 and lived there until 2017 …

Kristen K. (Hicks) Borst, age 49, of Three Rivers, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 21, 2021 at home with her loving family by her side. She was born October 23, 1971 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Teddy and Sue Ellen (Jackson) Hicks. She attended Three Rivers Schools, graduating with highest honors in Class of 1989. During …

Michael Gale Voss, age 54, of Marcellus, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family. Michael was born in Kalamazoo on May 2, 1966; the son of Gale Alden Voss and Patricia Ann Wdowicki. On March 28, 1992, in Paw Paw, he married DeeAnn (Melville) Voss, who survives him in death. Michael was a Lab Technician, …

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