Obituaries

Steven A. Gould, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Medilodge of Marshall in Marshall, Michigan. He was born November 29, 1960 in Sturgis, son of the late Arthur and Elna (VonOlnhausen) Gould. Steve resided in the Burr Oak area most of his life and was a member of the Burr Oak High School Class …

Kyle James Samuels, age 50, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at the Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on August 10, 1970 in Sturgis, son of Byron and Sandra (Williams) Samuels. Kyle attended and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class or 1988. Shortly after his graduation he moved to Fort …

Stephen Warren Hire, age 75, of Three Rivers, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. He was born on Oct. 12, 1945 in Wolf Lake, IN, one of ten children born to Warren G. and Dorothy Mae (Angel) Hire. He graduated from Millersburg High School with the class of 1964. Steve served in the …

Glen LeRoy “Red” Baldwin, age 89, of Shipshewana, died unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. He was born May 11, 1931, in Sturgis, to Clarence and Thelma (Harris) Baldwin. Glen graduated from Sturgis High School in 1949. He was an electrician and worked at several trailer factories in Elkhart, Bristol and Middlebury, …

Joan Cecelia (Falvey) Carlson was born at home in Knox, Indiana on June 21, 1923 to James P. and Gertrude Falvey, and died at home in Constantine, on February 13, 2021.  Joan grew up in a wonderful household in Knox with siblings Bill, Jean, Kenny, Jan, Joyce and Tom (with another sister, Margaret, dying in infancy). Joan had a life-long …

Richard James Swegles, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1942, in Homer. On November 5, 1971, he married Sharon Inman in Coldwater. Richard was employed by Sturgis Foundry for 35 years, working until the closing of the company. Richard was proud to have served his country in …

Jay Melvin Woehrmyer, age 68, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 2, 1952 in Coldwater, Ohio, the son of Melvin and Vera (Puthoff) Woehrmyer. In the 1980s, food industry management brought Jay to Michigan. He was the regional director for Wendy’s in southwestern Michigan, owned Carter’s Corner …

Carol (Lott) Rueckert, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born April 19, 1926, in Heyworth, Ill., a daughter of the late Halley A. and Anna (Jensen) Lott. On Aug. 28, 1949, she married the late Richard P. Rueckert. They were married for 67 years and resided in Kankakee, Ill., …

Ida D. Hershberger, age 72, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 23, 1948, to the late Dan S. and Fannie Miller. Ida was a member of Old Order Amish Church. She was married to Joni Hershberger. She leaves behind her husband, Joni Hershberger of Burr …

Benjamin “Benny” Jacob Todd, 19 weeks, went to be with his great-grandparents on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. Surviving to cherish his memory are his parents, Chris Todd and Aleia Wade of Three Rivers, four siblings, maternal and paternal grandparents, one aunt and one uncle. Benny was already greatly loved by his family, and his memory will …