Obituaries

Lois E. Bratton, age 93, of Bristol, Ind., died Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at her home following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Mottville Bible Church in Mottville, where services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Mottville Township Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Mottville Bible …

Frank Joseph Granzotto, age 93, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 31, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 19th, 1925 the son of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cerutti) Granzotto. Frank has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers.  On May 9, 1953 he married the love of his life …

Gregory Richard Reed, age 68, of Centreville, died Monday, Sep. 2, 2019 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Sturgis on Feb. 20, 1951 the son of Richard and Nancy J. (Sweet) Reed. Greg graduated from Centreville High School and later attended trade schools for Oldsmobile and Kawasaki Motors. He was a former service manager at …

Joan Eva Conrad, age 61, of Mendon, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in LaGrange, IN on March 20, 1958 the daughter of Albert and Ellen (Church) Hill. She attended LaGrange Schools and later graduated from the Sturgis Adult Education program. Joan worked for Eaton Corp. near Galesburg until their shut-down. She …

M. Celeste Happel, age 98, of Eugene, Oregon and formerly of Mendon, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. She was born on the family farm on Aug. 6, 1921 the daughter of the late Leon and Gladys (Klein) Happel. Celeste attended the Hall Country School and graduated from Mendon High School in 1939. She also graduated from Western Michigan …

Lawrence D. Lane, age 91, of Three Rivers, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice following an extended illness. He was born on July 10, 1928 in Three Rivers, the son of Lawrence F. and Adilla S. (Clark) Lane. He was a resident of St. Joseph County and Three Rivers all of his life. He was employed …

Frances “Fran” Reya DeKilder, age 68, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Sept. 14, 1950 in Elkhart, the daughter of the late Kenneth Paul and Janice Mae Heffner. On June 15, 1970 Frances married the love of …

Janet M. Peterson, age 74, of Mendon, passed away at Heartland Health Care Center on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. She was born in Toledo on November 5, 1944, a daughter of Ted and Irene (Moore) Brown. Janet went to Hillsdale Schools, graduating in 1962. After, she received her business degree from Augerbright Business College in Battle Creek. On December 8, …

Claudette Webber, age 86, of Sturgis, born March 30, 1933, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Claudette is survived by her husband of 64 years; Robert “Bob” Webber: and her children; Michael and Jaymme. The family is being assisted by Avink Funeral Home & Cremation Society, 129 S. Grand St., PO Box 417, Schoolcraft, MI 49097.

John Franklin Phillips, age 58, of Centreville, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Sturgis on Jan. 26, 1961 the son of the late Carlos E. and Laura J. (McClish) Phillips, and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Centreville High School and later became a Certified Nursing …