Obituaries

Rebecca L. Back, age 63, of Centreville, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at her home.  Becky was born in Midland on October 13, 1956, a daughter of Ronald Rowe, Sr. and Irene Waid.  She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1975.  On November 21, 1987, she married Larry Back in Sturgis; he preceded her in death on August …

Janet Lee Hardy, age 82, of Leonidas, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Lawton on Nov. 25, 1937 the daughter of Joseph and Wilma (Cooper) Kline. Janet graduated from Schoolcraft High School in 1955 where she was awarded the Homemaker of Tomorrow. She was married to Clair G. Hardy on Dec. …

Christopher Evans was born on June 18th, 1988 in Sturgis, and passed away on August 24th, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was 32 years old. His life unexpectedly ended due to respiratory failure. Christopher, also known as “Chris,” was special to so many. Even though Chris was a private and modest man, he never looked for praises and was …

Richard “Dick” Hoehner, age 88, of Lake Templene, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital.  Dick was born in Mayville, MI on February 19, 1932, a son of Edmund and Rose (Leonhardt) Hoehner.  He graduated from Walled Lake High School in 1950.  Dick attended Western Michigan University for two years before being drafted into the U.S. …

Joyce Ione Ringler, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, September 8, 2020 at Three Rivers Health. She was born April 8, 1928 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Roy and Ione (Hess) Maystead. Mrs. Ringler was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1945. On March 23, 1947 she married …

Harold Elgin Peck, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born in Charlevoix on July 10, 1939 the son of Roy E. and Ada (DeForrest) Peck. He served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1959 and was a member of the American Legion Hice-Shutes Post #170. A …

Shova Rani Bannerjee, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her granddaughter’s home.  She was born in Barishal, Bangladesh on November 26, 1925, the daughter of Sharbananda and Provabati (Shikary) Baroi. Shova moved to Three Rivers in 2014 to live with her granddaughter, Hena Mondol. She was also a member of Seventh Day Adventist. …

Richard John Ruwinski, age 60, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was born April 26, 1960 in Chicago, the son of John and Rose (Felchik) Ruwinski, and worked as a tow truck driver for many years. Richard is survived by his wife of 25 years, Teresa (Munyon) Ruwinski; children, Amelia Solis, Javier (Anna) Solis Jr., Robert …

Pamela Jean Anglemyer of Shavehead Lake, passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Elkhart to Donald Sr. and Margie (Fields) Anglemyer on Aug. 2, 1964. Pam is survived by her father and stepmother, Donald Sr. and Ruth Anglemyer; the love of her life and partner of 20 years, Terrance McKinley; …

Patricia (Wheelless, Goldman) Paschen, age 86, of Sturgis, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the Sturgis Hospital leaving behind a fascinating and adventure-filled life here on earth. Pat was born in February of 1934 to a family of aviators. Her father, Hugh Wheelless, her mother, Billie (Austin) Wheelless and her brother were all pilots. Maybe it was …