Obituaries

Connie Marie (Persing) Feister, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2020, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born May 20, 1947, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Robert and Ruby (Kime) Persing. Connie was a longtime Sturgis resident and also had lived in Florida. She retired from Walmart in Sturgis following more than …

Dorothy Viola (Hull) Wolgamood Schrock, age 94, of Constantine, passed away on Sunday, February 9th, 2020 at Thurston Woods Village. Dorothy was born in Constantine, September 21, 1925, a daughter of Harry and Bertha (King) Hull Sr.  She attended Constantine High School. On November 27, 1964 Dorothy married Gailord Schrock in Oscoda. He preceded her in death January 2010. She …

Lillian Marie Hartzell, age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, February 7th, 2020 at Heartland Health Care Center.  Lillian was born on February 6th, 1932 in Kingsley, MI.; the daughter of the late Carl and Helen (Logsdon) Hansen. In 1947 Lillian met the love of her life Mr. William E. Hartzell and they were united in marriage on …

Sally Jean Smith, age 80, of Portage, passed away peacefully on the evening of January 24, 2020. Sally was born at home near Niles, on March 4, 1939. She is the fourth daughter of Howard and Sarah “Sally” (Toombs) Woodall. Sally has five surviving sisters; Margaret “Peggy” Kuratko, Betty (Duane) Lucas, Helen Woodall, Karen Joan Woodall, and Judy (Ron) Stiteler. …

Jennifer “Jen” Marie Harney, age 38, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, surrounded by her family and friends. Jennifer was born August 13, 1981 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Donald and Janette Weiher. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with honors in 1999. She went on to attend Glen Oaks Community College studying early …

John Edward Hempel, age 73, formerly of Mendon, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Niles on Aug. 2, 1946 the son of Robert L. and Sarah F. (Thorsdale) Hempel. John graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1964, and joined the U.S. Navy in 1965. John served in Viet …

June A. Stuby, age 92 of Centreville, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers.  She was born in Sherman Township on June 17, 1927, a daughter of Albert and Nettie (Mingus) Pagels.  June graduated from Sturgis High School in 1945, and then attended Beauty Academy in Battle Creek for 2 years. On May 9, 1953, …

Raymond C. Williams, age 56, of Nottawa, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 to noon Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at Schipper Funeral Home in Colon. A funeral service will be held at noon Tuesday at the funeral home.

Randoll Duke Johnson, age 82, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1937, in Tennessee, a son of the late Lodge and Lucy (Merrill) Johnson. Randy resided in Burr Oak since 1999, coming from Chicago. On May 27, 1958, he married Beverly Jean Roebke in Chicago. He was a machinist …

Duane Donald Lucas, ae 85, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020. He was born to Donald and Matie (Smith) Lucas on June 7, 1934 at the Lucas farmhouse on Lucas Road in Fabius Township, Three Rivers. He attended Pleasant Hill School as a child and was the last President of the board before consolidating with Three Rivers …