Obituaries

Timothy Bryce Jones, age 59, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 8th, 2019 at his home.  Tim was born in Sturgis on August 17th, 1960 the son of the late Olin Jones and Karen Lutz. Tim graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1978. Tim was born and raised a farmer and that never left him.  He …

Pauline (nee: Kelly) Martin, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 5th, 2019 at her home.  She was born on Nov. 11, 1944 in Brookhaven, MS., the daughter of the late Della Mae (Kelly) Humphries.  On July 19th, 1962 she married Mr. Kirby Lee Martin. Pauline graduated from Three Rivera Adult Education in 1994.  She was an …

Clarence Lee “Butch” Stump, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 2, 1945, in Three Rivers, a son of the late Samuel and Marian (Kindig) Stump. Butch had resided in Sturgis since 1990, coming from White Pigeon. He was a graduate of Constantine High School …

John C. Lindeman, age 74, a Sturgis resident from 1974-2019, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Holland Hospital. He was born July 31, 1945, in Indianapolis, a son of the late Frank A. and Sue (Firth) Lindeman. John graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam …

Todd Michael Grieser, age 49, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was born in Kalamazoo, the son of Ires (Grieser) Robinson. Todd was baptized in 2014 and became a devout member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Left to cherish Todd’s loving memory is his mother: Ires Robinson; one uncle, two aunts, and …

Josephine E. Hittler, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers.  She was born in Centreville on January 17, 1928, a daughter of Joseph and Marcella (Moon) Lasko.  Josephine graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1946 and then completed her 3-year Nurse’s training at St. Vincent’s Hospital …

Charles LeRoy Edick, age 87, died peacefully with his family by his side at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was born April 4, 1932 in Kalamazoo, the son of Floyd A. Edick and Emma S. Kersten one of 9 children. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings (Richard, Robert, Floyd, Eunice, …

Joanna M. Large, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at her home. She was born March 30, 1947, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late William and Betty (Reed) Barnell. Joanna was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1965. She was an outstanding cook and enjoyed time …

David Lee Gilbo II, age 56, of Elizabethton, Tenn., and a former resident of Sturgis passed away unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn., due to an apparent heart attack. He was born April 11, 1963, in Sturgis, a son of the late David and Karen Kaye (Paxton) Gilbo. David resided in Tennessee …

Judith Ann Schroeder, age 68, of Sturgis, passed away late Monday evening, Dec. 2, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born March 3, 1951, in Detroit, a daughter of the late Norby and Rita (Strzalkowski) Ortmann. Judy resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1969. …