Obituaries

Jean Ann Jones, age 67, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Jean was born February 14, 1952 in La Grange, a daughter to the late Fred J. and Janet L. (Cerney) Bauman. Jean had lived most of her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the Class of 1971. …

Roger Dale Cruea, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning November 13, 2019 at the Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born October 20, 1949 in Troy, Ohio son of the late LeRoy Joseph and Velma Elizabeth (Wray) Cruea. Roger came to Sturgis in 1966 and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1966. …

Effie Etura Woods, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 12, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village. Effie was born June 14, 1921, in Hendricks Quarry and moved to Sturgis in 1922. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1939, and worked at Kirsch Company until she was old enough to enlist. Effie was inducted in Kalamazoo on Sept. …

Juris Arvids Budenieks, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 in Lawton, MI. He was born on October 24, 1943 in Riga, Latvia the son of Hermanis and Margareta Budenieks. Juris was a carpenter until he retired, he loved gardening, and the lake where he lived. On November 2, 1968 he was united in marriage …

Richard “Rick” Douglas Fidler, age 48, of Marcellus, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born in Canton, IL on January 8, 1971 the son of Richard J. and Linda K. (Myers) Fidler. Rick spent his early childhood years in Cuba, IL, Manito, IL, and Ft. Wayne, IN.  He settled in Marcellus, when his …

Patricia J. Presdorf, age 67, of Sturgis, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Three Rivers Health. Mrs. Presdorf was born May 1, 1952, in Hillsdale, to Clifford and Genevieve (Booth) Spence. Living for many years in St. Joseph County, she worked for Kirsch Company in Sturgis, for a paper mill in Constantine and was a cashier at Meijer in Sturgis. …

Amanda Marie Huff, age 32, of Mendon, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 8, 1987 and was a lifetime resident of the area. She attended both the Huss School in Three Rivers and Mendon Public Schools. She attended Beauty School in Battle Creek and worked as a …

Dustin James Driskel, age 46, died suddenly in Elkhart on Monday, November 11, 2019 at home. He was born in Three Rivers on December 2, 1972 the son of Karl Earnest (Becky Lynn) Driskel and Nancy (Ken) Phillips. Dustin was a truck driver working at Pro Fleet Transport at the time of his death. Dustin enjoyed horses, wolves and hunting. …

Katherine (Kay) Meek, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Kay was born Dec. 31, 1939, in Battle Creek, a daughter of the late Oliver A. and Opal K. (Blowers) Parlin. Kay had lived all her life in St. Joseph County, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1958. …

David Edward Blasius, age 84, of Three Rivers, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 10, 2019. He was born on October 10, 1935 in Three Rivers, the son of Arthur and Martha (Barns) Blasius. David was a Master Electrician and started Blasius Electric. David was preceded in his passing by his parents. Left to cherish David’s …