Obituaries

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 …

Deborah Jean Spealman, age 69, of Constantine, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis on Sep. 7, 1951 and was the daughter of William and Mary (McClain) Spealman. Deb was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County and the Mendon United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Mariam …

Sandra J. Williams, age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Sandra was born on March 9, 1949 in Coldwater, a daughter to the late Gene L. and Dorothy J. (Maddison) Johnson. Sandra attended Colon High School and lived most of her adult life in the Three Rivers area. Sandra was a …

Dana Eugene Horner, age 70, of Marcellus, formerly of Lafayette IN, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Marcellus. Dana was born in Peru, Indiana on September 19, 1950, the son of Herbert and Dorothy (Bridges) Horner Dana was retired from Alcoa after many years where he did many different jobs including maintenance worker. Dana is a U.S. Army veteran, …

Kathleen Louise Smith, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, Nov. 16, 2020, at her home. She was born Feb. 12, 1946, in Hillsdale County, a daughter of the late Clifford and Genevieve (Booth) Spence. Kathleen resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1964. She retired …

Linda Ann Hart, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 14, 2020, at her home. She was born June 29, 1940, in Charleston, W.Va., a daughter of the late Donald Melva and Luzern Sylvia (Greathouse) Patterson. Linda resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1958. She …