Obituaries

Justin Richard Wolford, age 39, of Bronson, passed away at 10:38 AM on December 28, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center following an automobile accident going home to Michigan from Ohio on Christmas Eve. He was born on January 13, 1980, in, Lima, OH, to Steven R. Wolford and Sandy (Mason) Bechtol. A 1998 graduate of Pansophia Academy in Coldwater, …

Randall Lee Yoder, age 62, of Burr Oak, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his home. He was born November 5, 1957 in Sturgis, son of the late William Henry and Freida Fern (Casner) Yoder. Randy was a lifelong resident of Burr Oak and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1975. While at …

Paul Emory Fennell, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Thursday morning December 26, 2019 surrounded by family at  Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on November 29, 1931 to Clyde E. and Ethel Mae (Maxwell) Fennell in a farm house in Burr Oak. Paul was the youngest of 3 children and loved growing up on the farm …

Helen B. Pettit, age 90, of Montpelier, Ohio, and formerly of Edwardsburg, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Peak Cemetery in Florence Township.

Nola Marie “Mimi” Lane McCreery, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center. The family will have a memorial service at noon Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Temple Baptist Church in Three Rivers, with Pastor Bill Rose officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will take place …

Thomas G. White, age 80, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. He was born May 1, 1939, in Sturgis, a son of Harold and Mary (Klapp) White. Tom lived in Fawn River Village until he was married, then moved to White Pigeon, where he lived the rest of his life. He was a graduate of Sturgis High School …

Francis Lee Hammond, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Dec. 11, 1941, in Clinton County, a son of the late Cecil James and Ellen (Hoy) Hammond. Lee resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area most of his life. He had been employed as a painter at …

William “Bill” Charles Salisbury, 74, of Centreville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born April 18, 1945 in Three Rivers, the son of Lorance and Charlotte Grace (Schrader) Salisbury. He loved Coca-Cola and collected pop tabs to donate to schools and organizations; his favorite meal was a hamburger and a Coke to go with …

Johnny Fonseca, Sr. age 73 of Marcellus passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mercedes, Texas on December 16, 1946 the son of Domingo Fonseca and Guadalupe (Vega) Fonseca. On November 14, 1975, in St. Joseph, Michigan he married Kathryn Ferrel who survives. Johnny was a General Laborer working for …

Johnnie Pauline Cline, age 77, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on Monday, December 23, 2019. Pauline was born March 24, 1942 in Casa, Arkansas, the daughter of Percy O’Dell and Maddie (Ball) Crawford. She was a homemaker, and was employed as a laborer at Per Pack and at Federal Mogul. She was past …