Obituaries

Eva Mae Smith, age 94, longtime Sturgis resident, died Tuesday morning, March 2, 2020, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born on July 26, 1925, in Whitley County, Ind., to Fred and Della (Montz) Englarth, and moved to Sturgis as a girl with her family. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1943. After living in Highland Park to …

Kelly Jean Goldman, age 50, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning March 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. She was born September 19, 1969 in Sturgis, daughter of Roy and Sharon (Frohriep) Frohriep. Kelly was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1988. She furthered her education at the International Business …

Rosemarie E. Dibble, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born Sept. 9, 1948, in Mishawaka, a daughter of Richard D. “Don” and Ruth W. (Wagner) Harker. Rosemarie had resided in Sturgis for the past 42 years, coming from California. On Feb. 3, 1968, she married Thomas Dibble at …

Janet Sue Grabe, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, March 3, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 13, 1945 in Fort Wayne, a daughter to the late Melvin and Mary (Hampel) Boyle. Janet was employed throughout her life in the healthcare industry where she got great joy and comfort in caring for …

Jerry “Mike” Michael Wood, age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at home. He was born January 9, 1948 in Portland, Ind., the son of Charles and Coleo (Rigby) Wood. Mike served in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years, and worked as a laborer. In 2010, he married Iva Brady. He is survived by …

Martha Eugenia Miller was born in San Jose, Costa Rica July 28, 1945 to Alberto Villalobos Abarca and Rosalbina Morales Alfaro, the oldest of four children. She passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Martha graduated from Liceo San Jose and studied linguistics at the University of Costa Rica. She taught Spanish as a second language at …

John Robert Golladay, Jr., age 78 of Marcellus, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at home. He was born in Plainwell, Michigan on February 25, 1942 the son of John Robert, Sr. and Rose Mary (Hess) Golladay. On April 20, 1968, in Cassopolis, Michigan he married June Treasa Eagan who survives. John was a Journeyman machine repair. John loved his …

Debbie Jo Willings, age 61, of Mottville Township, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. Debbie was born in Elkhart on January 23, 1959, a daughter of Helen Nicely. She attended Northside School in Elkhart. On February 15, 1975, she married Jerry F. Willings in Elkhart. She worked for McDonald’s in Elkhart. Debbie cherished spending time …

Thomas Allen Bellows, age 65, Constantine, formerly of Cadillac, died on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born August 27, 1954 in South Bend a son of Burt and June (Fuller) Bellows. Tom graduated from Constantine High School in 1972 and from Grand Valley State University in 1976 receiving a degree in Sociology. He …

Jack Stears, age 86, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital.  He was born in Constantine on August 20, 1933, the son of Cecil and Catherine (Bradford) Stears.  Jack graduated from Constantine High School in 1951.  On November 6, 1952, he married Marlene Elaine Berry in Angola. Jack was a skid maker for Fibre …