Obituaries

Albert “AJ” Smith, age 73, of Constantine, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his home. He was born in Sturgis on July 11, 1946, a son of Theodore and Hulda (Besser) Smith.   AJ graduated from Constantine High School in 1966. On August 12, 1966, he married Sandra Smitley in Constantine. AJ owned AJ’s Mapleland Auto Parts of Three …

Erick “Rick” Jelderks, age 68, passed away on Thursday at his home in Jones. Erick was born June 4, 1951 in South Bend to David Jelderks and Beryl (Bartell) Guzowski. He was preceded in death by his father, David; step-father, Arthur Guzowski; and brother Kim Guzowski. Erick is survived by his mother, Beryl Guzowski; brother, David (Patti) Guzowski; sister-in-law, Leslie …

Todd Lee Reed, age 57, of Colon, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at his home on Palmer Lake. Todd was born Jan. 13, 1962, in Sturgis, a son of Jack Reed and Judith (James) Fountain. Todd attended Colon High School and lived his entire life in Colon. Todd is survived by his mother, Judith Fountain of Florida; a sister, …

Laura Lee Reames, age 52, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 3, 2019. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 13, 1967, the daughter of Gary and Jan (Broker) Reames. Laura graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1985. She furthered her education at Davenport College where she graduated with high honors in 1987 …

Royal Edward Hooker, age 73, died on Monday, November 4, 2019. A visitation will be held on from 2:00 to 4:00 on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Hohner Funeral Home. Cremation will be conducted following services.

Wayne Wilson, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born June 9, 1925, in LaGrange County, Ind., the youngest son of 11 children, to the late John Clyde and Darcus (Montgomery) Wilson, who died when Wayne was 6 years old. Wayne was raised by his oldest sister, Blanche, and her husband, Ellis …

Jerry L. Sherwood, age 80, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born July 3, 1939, in White Pigeon, a son of John and Katherine (Major) Sherwood. He lived all his life in White Pigeon and was employed by White Pigeon Paper Mill until he retired in 2001. He …

Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Tom A. Clouse, age 66, of Apache, Okla., will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Lawton, Oklahoma with Chaplain Richard Melvin officiating. Mr. Clouse passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery in …

Robert Alan Swan, age 64, of Ocala, Florida and a longtime former Sturgis resident, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Legacy House of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. He was born January 12, 1955 in Sturgis, son of the late Robert T. and Jean Ann (Rasbaugh) Swan. Bob resided in Ocala since 2017 coming from Sturgis where he was …

Luke John Hotovy, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Bowman Place.  He was born in Colon Twp., MI on July 4, 1928 the son of Rudolf and Leopoldine (Timmel) Hotovy. Luke was a graduate of Three Rivers High School.  Upon his graduation he served his country in the U.S. Army during the …