Obituaries

Elizabeth Jean Barker, age 94, of Sturgis, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Sturgis. She was born in Rochester, NY on Feb. 15, 1925 the daughter of Casper and Ethel (Hurley) Knudsen. She attended Rochester Schools and later received her Bachelor’s Degree from Syracuse University. She and her husband, the late Shirley T. Barker, Jr. moved …

Orin Arthur Krontz III, age 50, of Burr Oak, passed away early Friday evening, Jan. 24, 2020, at his home. He was born June 2, 1969, in Goshen, a son of Orin Arthur and Beatrice Dianne (Beach) Krontz. Orin resided in Burr Oak for the past six years. His early life was lived in Bronson. On Oct. 24, 1998, he …

C. Henry Miller, 87, of White Pigeon, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born May 14, 1932, in White Pigeon, a half-mile from where he died, the son of Carl and Hilda (Doerr) Miller. Henry lived all his life in White Pigeon and graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1949. He …

David Richard Gearhart, Sr. age 80 of Marcellus passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at home. He was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on May 27, 1939 the son of Charles Thomas and Margaret Elaine (Cox) Gearhart, who preceded him in death. On November 22, 1956, in Normal, Illinois he married Joyce Kay Lamb who survives. David was a Sub …

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 …