Obituaries

Elaine M. (Campbell) Neumaier Cook, age 93 of Sturgis died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at Thurston Woods. She was born on Oct. 25, 1925 on the family farm in rural Catract, WI. Elaine was the next to youngest of 10 children born to Fredrick and Josie (Tichenor) Campbell. She attended Hill Settlement School a small one room schoolhouse near their …

Daniel “Rej” Rejman, age 64, of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in Green Bay, WI. He was born in Detroit on June 14, 1955, a son of Joseph and Nellie (Mazur) Rejman. Rej graduated from Cody High School in 1973 and went on to serve as a submariner in the U.S. Navy. In June of 1986, he …

David A. Dawson, age 70, died on October 17, 2019.  Beloved husband of the late Judy Ann Dawson (nee Chappell) and fiancee of Janet Campion (nee Tuscher); Loving father of Lindsay (Luis Rios) Dawson, Melissa (Adam) Kohn, Jeremiah Campion and Carolyn (Sean) Griffin; Cherished PaPa of Pierce, Daphne, Sadie and Morgan; Proud son of the late Arthur “Red” and Donna …

Robert Alan Swan, age 64, of Ocala, Fla., and a longtime former Sturgis resident, passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Legacy House of Ocala. He was born Jan. 12, 1955, in Sturgis, a son of the late Robert T. and Jean Ann (Rasbaugh) Swan. Bob had resided in Ocala since 2017, coming from Sturgis, where he was a graduate …

Robert Lee Rose, age 79, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and there will be no public services held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

William “Bill” Ira Hires, age 58, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 26, 1960 and raised in Constantine, MI the son of the late William D and Diane (Wojcik) Hires. Bill was a graduate of Constantine High School where he excelled in football and wrestling. Upon graduation …

Patrick A. Horton, age 74, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo He was born in Plympton, England on March 26, 1945, a son of Albert and Annetta (Weeks) Ballentine. He attended school in Kalamazoo and graduated from Three Rivers High School. On December 23, 1966, he married Nancy M. Thibos in Three …

Joyce Irene Thrams, age 82, of Colon passed away unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at her home. Joyce was born May 18, 1937, in Parchment, a daughter of the late Harry and Irene (Bush) Heath. She had lived most of her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1955. On July 19, 1956, she married …

LaDonna Irene Peterson, age 53, of Middlebury, and a former Sturgis resident, passed away Sunday morning, Oct.13, 2019, at Goshen Hospital. She was born July 31,1966, in Duluth, Minn., a daughter of the late Ivan and Irene (Bjork) Hunter. LaDonna had resided in Middlebury for the past eight years, coming from Sturgis. On Jan. 7, 2000, she married Dallas Peterson …

Phyllis Ann Fennell, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 11, 2019, at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born March 26, 1928, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Ellsworth “Mae” and Harriett (Tucker) Combs. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Sturgis and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1946. On May …