Obituaries

Debra Marie Gearhart, age 62, of Nottawa Township, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Kalamazoo. She was born April 24, 1958, in Sturgis, a daughter of James Bradford Sr. and Fern (Dingman) Anway. Debra loved to collect antiques, gardening and always took a lot of pictures. She had a big heart, fostered several children with her husband, Steven, …

William R. “Bill” Kelley, age 86, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, following a hard-fought battle with COVID-19. He was born June 3, 1934, in Sturgis, a son of the late Harold and Lilah (Lowing) Kelley. Bill was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a 1952 graduate …

Nathan Andrew O’Shea, age 23, of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his home.  Nate was born in Valporaiso, IN on February 19, 1997, a son of Jennifer O’Shea and James Bouque. He graduated from Constantine Schools and went on to Baker College where he took some cooking classes.  Nate’s passion was cooking.  He previously worked for …

Donna Fredenburg, age 83, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Donna was born Dec. 23, 1936, in Climax, a daughter of the late Albert and Martha (Kuhns) Buys. Donna attended Vicksburg and Sturgis Schools. She later achieved a high school diploma. After school, Donna lived most of her adult life in the Sturgis and …

Christopher G. Hamminga, age 58, of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis on March 18, 1962, a son of Frank and Aletha (Alber) Hamminga. Christopher attended Constantine High School. On May 17, 1983 he married Miste Cheney. Christopher was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed …

Sharon Lee (Shutes) Seals, age 72,  passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at her residence.  She is the daughter of Bernard and Frances (Butler) Shutes, who preceded her in death. She was born in Three Rivers on October 9, 1948. She was a 1966 graduate of Three River High School. Sharon is survived by her Husband – Garry Seals, …

Lucille M. Wittendorf, age 37, died on Monday, November 16, 2020. Arrangements are pending at Hackman Family Funeral Homes of Sturgis.

Albert LeeRoy Hochstetler, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born April 24, 1923, a son of the late William D. and Lydia Ann (Yoder) Hochstetler. Mr. Hochstetler resided in the Sturgis and Mendon areas his entire life. On March 21, 1943, he married Lizzie S. Bontrager in …

Stanley “Grumpy” Bridges, age 69, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Marcellus. Stanley was born in Fort Wayne on March 5, 1951 the son of Robert and Anna Bridges. Stanley was a semi truck driver, working for many years delivering products over the road. Grumpy enjoyed Riding his Harley and being a member of the Devils Disciples …

Jerry Dwaine Hershey, age 86, of Sidnaw, Michigan passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at his home. He was born April 13, 1934 in Sturgis, a son of Jerry and Opal (Plattner) Hershey. Jerry graduated in 1952 from Sturgis High School. He married Alyce Patricia Andrews and they had five children. Residing in Colon, he worked as a brick and …