Obituaries

Audrey (Sweet) Hartman, age 92, of Constantine, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her home. Audrey was born in White Pigeon on August 31, 1927, a daughter of Ray and Cynthia (Wagar) Sweet. Audrey graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1945 and later attended Glen Oaks Community College. On August 4, 1946, she married Harold Hartman in …

Norma J. Wenger, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020, at her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Sturgis Township, a daughter of the late Elmer and Helen (Fisher) Yunker. Norma was a lifelong Sturgis resident and for many years she and Dick enjoyed wintering in Zephyrhills, Fla. On Nov. 9, 1945, she married …

Bonny C. Sherratt, age 79, of Colon, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at her home. Bonny was born Aug. 21, 1940, in Renville, Minn., a daughter of the late Harold and Carol (Haug) Berger. Bonny graduated from Renville High School with the class of 1958. After high school, she attended St. Olaf College and earned a Bachelors of Arts …

Charles Frederick Krull, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2020 at Ascension Borgess in Kalamazoo. He was born on May 26, 1932 in Three Rivers, the son of Raymond and Florence (Wenzel) Krull. Charles proudly served his country during the Korean War as an Aviation Electrician in the United States Navy for four years. His …

Richard (Rich) Dean Rumsey, age 66, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He was born in Three Rivers on July 26, 1953 the son of Duane (Duke) Archie Rumsey and Mary Marie (Reames) Rumsey. On June 18, 1993, in Cassopolis, he married Susan Marie Stanard who survives. He owned Rich …

Gwendolin Lea Manson, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning May 1, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born September 23, 1962 in Michigan daughter of James and Paulette (Anderson) Coleman. Gwen resided in St. Joseph County since 2005 coming from McHenry, Illinois. She was married to Lee Manson who preceded her in death December 25, 2011. …

Marjorie I. Wright, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away on November 21, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born December 20, 1939 in a farmhouse in Valentine, Indiana, daughter of the late Dale and Shirley (Johnson) Machan. Marge resided in Sturgis since 1957 coming from LaGrange, where she was a graduate of LaGrange High School with the …

Norah Lillian Willard, age 86, of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2020 at her home. She was born in Detroit on Dec. 29, 1933 the daughter of Andrew and Lillian (Hughes) Smith. She graduated from McKenzie High School with the class of 1952. She was married to John B. Willard in Detroit on Jan. 2, 1954. Norah …

Catherine (Kate) L. Torrans age 94 of Ypsilanti, Michigan passed away on Friday, May 2, 2020.  She was born in Berwyn, IL on February 13, 1926, the daughter of Ernie and Rose Porath.  Both Harold Shannon and her second husband, Richard Torrans, preceded her in death along with her sister, Agnes Sabonis and her step son, Steve Torrans.  In 2005 …

Freddie K. “Fred” Neubert, age 83, of White Pigeon, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. He was born November 5, 1936 in Esserville, VA, a son of William and Lelia (Wells) Neubert. Fred graduated from Constantine High School. He served in the US Marines Reserve and active US …