Obituaries

Dolores Anna Howard, age 86, of Wyoming, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at her home in Wyoming, MI. Dolores was born in Elk City, Oklahoma on July 31, 1934, to Joseph Antone Spieker and Georgia Ann (Chervenka) Spieker. On February 11, 1952, in Canute, OK, she was married to Cecil Raymond “Sandy” Howard, who preceded her in …

Charlene Joan Horvath, age 75 of Lawton, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at White Oaks Nursing Home of Lawton. Charlene was born in Chicago on September 18, 1945, the daughter of Charles Edward Horvath and Frances Dorothy Mellin. Charlene loved spending time with her family at her home on Cedar Lake, as well as enjoyed collecting dolls. Charlene …

Oleneia Reaper, age 94, of Burr Oak, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born June 6, 1926, in Stacey Fork, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Lula (Haney) Haney. Mrs. Reaper resided in Burr Oak since 1966, coming from Marion, Ohio. Her early life was spent in …

Velda V. Hooley, age 102, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, January 14, 2021 at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born January 24, 1918 in Elkhart County, Indiana daughter of the late Landon “L.J” and Luella (Johns) Pletcher. Mrs. Hooley’s early life was spent in Middlebury, where she was a graduate of Middlebury High School with the class …

Robert F. Bowling, age 73, of Constantine, passed away Friday, January 15th, at his home. He was born in Harlan, KY on Oct. 7, 1947, a son of James and Lena (Bonner)Bowling. Bob graduated from Campbellsville High School in KY. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Bob was the owner and operator of a radiator …

Chuck Hamlin of LaGrange, and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at the age of 69. Chuck was born Feb. 14, 1951, in South Haven. He was the son of Harley and Beverly (Wickham) Hamlin. Chuck graduated from Paw Paw High School with the class of 1969. After high school, he married the love of his life, …

Gary Dean Summey of Fort Myers, Fla., passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, following some recent health challenges. He was 78 years old. Gary was born in Burr Oak, the proud son of Laura L. (Milliman) and Junior G. Summey. In 1960, he graduated from Burr Oak High School where he …

Darla Jean Smith, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born November 24, 1946 in Mishawaka, the daughter of Lawrence and Adabele (Kruger) Johnson. Darla worked in inventory and logistics for Republic Roller and Kirsch, and worked at Three Rivers Public Library. She loved her church, her family, …

Bonnie J. Wesse, age 90, of White Pigeon, died on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Heartland Health Care, following an extended illness. She was born July 18, 1930, in Casey, Ill., a daughter of Frank W. and Bonnie L. (Stelle) Schultz. She was a White Pigeon-area resident most of her life. She was employed at Union Products for 15 years, …

Joy Anne Prey of Plymouth, Michigan passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 from complications with dementia. She, along with her twin sister Janice were born on Oct. 5, 1945 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Ernest and Anne (Schmitt) Baker. Joy was a 1964 graduate of Mendon High School. She then attended and graduated from Wright Beauty Academy in …