Obituaries

Delores A. Murray, age 77, of Burr Oak, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at her home, following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

Marilyn Louise Armstrong, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at her home.  She was born in Kalamazoo on July 25, 1946 the daughter of Howard and Violet (Brown) Cannon. Marilyn enjoyed reading, solving crossword puzzles, and spending time putting puzzles together.  She also loved watching the game show network, baking, and going shopping when …

Laura Hesher, age 98, Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Laura was born April 12, 1921, in Paipot, Saskatchewan, Canada, a daughter of LeRoy and Acco (Church) Raymond. Laura lived in Canada as a young girl. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School class of 1940. On Oct. 16, 1940, she married Dale Wilson Hesher, …

Gary Blake Lamb, age 67, died on Thursday, November 7, 2019 In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and memorial services are pending at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

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 …