Obituaries

Matthew James Cox, age 56, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, November 21, 2020 at his home. He was born June 19, 1964 in Sturgis, son of the late Michael and Marietta (Wilson) Cox. Matt was a lifelong Burr Oak and Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1982. In …

Carolyn Marie Kaylor, age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2020. She was born July 1, 1948 to Lester and Una Thompson of Moorepark Road, Three Rivers. She was active in youth 4-H showing sheep, cattle, horses, and woodworking and sewing. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, David Kaylor; children, Norman McDowell, Brian McDowell …

Margaret A. (Loker) West, age 92, of rural Vicksburg, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at her daughter’s home near Scotts. She was born in Hersey, MI on April 21, 1928 the daughter of Perry C. and Marian (Vance) Loker. She grew up on the family farm near Fulton and graduated from Athens High School. She was married to William Francis …

Russell E. Carpenter, age 69, of Archbold, Ohio passed away Friday afternoon, November 20, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. He was born May 31, 1951 in Sturgis, the son of Joseph and Vera (Franks) Carpenter. He was a 1969 graduate of Colon High School, and married Bonnie Felton on April 1, 1972 in Telford, PA. He lived in …

Gertrude Verglea Gotfryd, age 93, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at her home.  She was born on September 29, 1927 in Jackson, the daughter of George F. and Beulah F.  Hamm. Verglea was united in marriage to Fred E. Gotfryd in 1968. She was an active member of Three Rivers and her community.   She owned …

Joseph Dean Milliman, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon November 20, 2020 at the Medical Behavioral Hospital in Mishawaka. He was born February 1, 1958 in Sturgis, son of the late Clarence LaMar and Thelma Eva (Schuler) Milliman. Joe was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1977. He had …

Tommy Ray Hoyt, age 77, of Constantine, died on Friday, November 20, 2020 at his home. He was born April 8, 1943 in Constantine, a son of Daniel and Betty (McMillan) Hoyt. Tommy graduated from Constantine High School in 1961. He served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1970 receiving the rank of Captain. On July 26, 1968 …

Arlene Louise (Popp) Mathews passed away at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo on Sunday,  November 15, 2020 after a long illness.  Arlene was born to Bill and Ruby Popp in 1949 and was the youngest in the family. She graduated from Saint Mary’s School in Lake Leelanau. Her career was in the banking industry, and she received an Associates Degree …

James D. Moshier, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born May 29, 1945, in Cleveland, a son of the late Malcolm J. and Elizabeth (Osmond) Moshier. James attended Culver Military Academy, Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va., Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio, and graduated from Mountain …

Patrick A. Gomes, age 78, of Colon, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Skaggs Adult Foster Care Facility. A little less than one year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on August 14, 1942, Patrick A. Gomes was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents were Abel Jerome Gomes and Lucile M. Calhou. His parents were second generation Portuguese immigrants …