Obituaries

Daniel Lee Williamson, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, Jan. 23, 2020, at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. He was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of Lillard and Joan (Pitman) Williamson. Dan resided in Sturgis and also had lived in Ohio and Texas. He was a truck driver by trade and enjoyed bowling. …

Harriett B. Chaffee, age 92, of Elkhart, formerly of Jones, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born February 9, 1927 in South Bend, a daughter of Otto and Helen (McBain) Everman. She graduated from Niles High School in 1945. On July 3, 1954 she married Brady F. Chaffee. He preceded her in death on …

Dorothy Ann Sangalli, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away on December 11, 2019 at Grace of Douglas. Dorothy was born on Valentine’s Day February 14, 1934 the daughter of the late Cecil B. and Elizabeth (Blum) Hice. Dorothy and her late husband of 60 years Jerry, who passed away on August 24, 2014, owned and operated Wolverine Motor Supply …

Norma Gertrude Adams, age 94 of Mendon, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 at the Birch Adult Care Home in Leonidas following a long illness. She was born in Coleman, MI on Nov. 27, 1925 the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude (Ettinger) Boyce. She graduated from Coleman High School with the class of 1943. She worked at the Coleman Tribune and …

Bobby Joe Melville, age 57, of Leonidas, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.  Bobby was born in Sturgis on April 9, 1962, a son of Pete and Luella (Scarlett) Melville.  He attended Pathfinders School in Centreville. Bobby is survived by his siblings John (Felicia) Melville of Columbia, SC, Cindy (Darren) Egnor of South …

David Lee Johnson, age 43, of Three Rivers, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Kalamazoo. He was born on October 18, 1976 in Kalamazoo, the son of David Duncan and Brenda (Chambliss) Johnson. David had a love for many things including, but not limited to, basketball, UFC, music, and guns. What David cherished …

Robert S. “Bob” Munn, age 71, of Vicksburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Strauburg, Germany on Aug. 4, 1948 the son of the late Stanley J. and Margarete Ann (Selonke) Munn. After graduation from Vicksburg High School with the Class of 1966, Bob joined the U.S. Army and served …

Ruth Marian Lindsay Cropsey, age 98 and a half, of DeWitt, Michigan, left her loved ones to join her beloved Savior Jesus, husband Harmon, and son Christopher on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 20:00 hours EST earth time.   She was born in Jefferson County, Iowa, on July 30, 1921, to Robert Grant and Eva Durinda Mae Mandt Lindsay.  On July …

Kenneth Earl Arend passed away Jan. 19, 2020 after a short illness. His beloved wife, Marcia (Tollas) Arend, preceded him in death Aug. 8, 2018. He is survived by his daughter Jeanine Lugo (Nobel) of Indianapolis, his son David Arend (Telka) and granddaughter Saige of Lansing; step-grandchildren Robert (Leslie) Lugo and Melissa (Bryan) Ervin; step-great-grandchildren Joseph Lookabaugh, Jacob Ervin, Jarrin …

Connie Ann Pagels, age 73, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 27, 1946, in Three Rivers, a daughter of the late Adrian and Betty (Pass) Hawkins. Connie resided most of her life in Burr Oak and was a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1965. …