Obituaries

Orson Franklin Poley Jr., age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, Feb. 23, 2020, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1924, in Raisin Township, Lenawee County, a son of the late Orson F. and Annie E. (Fackler) Poley Sr. Orson was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, where he flew B-29 Bombers …

Carol J. Fair, age 95, of Centreville, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1924 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Samuel L. and Rhea (Arver) Cook. Carol was a lifelong resident of the Sturgis and Centreville areas and a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1942. On January 8, …

Rosa Lee Harmon, age 89, of Three Rivers, died peacefully at home on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. She was born in Dunbar, Oklahoma one of six children born to Roy and Blanche (Tarbutton) Bryant. She was married to William Harvey Harmon on Aug. 24, 1945 in Forrest City, Arkansas. They moved to Three Rivers in 1955 and Rosa worked at …

Deborah Lee (Crabtree) Johnson, age 64 of Centreville, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in a motor vehicle accident in Nottawa Township. She was born in Three Rivers on June 13, 1955 the daughter of Joel and Margaret (Bubetz) Crabtree. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1973 and attended Western Michigan University. Deb was self employed and …

James Douglas Weiss,  Jr., age 49, of Burr Oak, died on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born December 21, 1970 in Southfield,  a son of James D. and Patricia (Perrin) Weiss. Jimmy attended Constantine Schools and graduated from Howe Military School in 1988. He received his auto mechanic degree from ITT in Ft. Wayne and also …

Joan Elizabeth Fesler, age 74, of Three Rivers, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Kalamazoo on April 29, 1945 the daughter of Otis and Peggy (Snow) Roberts and attended Kalamazoo Schools. Joan has lived in Three Rivers since 1988, coming from Sister Lakes. While living in Three Rivers she …

Ann Martha (Tesarik) Stutsman, age 92, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020. She was born April 27, 1927 in Perrinton, MI, the daughter of Frank Tesarik and Lilli (Ondruka) Tesarik. She worked at Kalamazoo Spring in Kalamazoo and later at Kirsch in Middlebury. She loved being outdoors, cooking, baking, gardening, and spending time with her family. She …

Kenneth Earl Arend of Sturgis passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2020 following a brief illness. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at First Presbyterian Church, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church or Sturgis Foundation/Sturgis Neighborhood Program. Arrangments by Hackman Family …

James Robert Bender, age 43, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Sturgis on March 23, 1976, a son of David and Joyce (Waters) Bender. Jim attended Three Rivers Schools. On June 30, 2018, he married Shawna Sweitzer at Bonneyville Mills in Bristol. Jim was a welder, working on …

Mary Belle Spence, age 56, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Arrangements will be announced by Hackman Family Funeral Homes.