Obituaries

Pearl Mae Collins, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice following a brief illness. She was born in Three Rivers on Sept. 30, 1926 the daughter of Leon J. and Frances (Bloom) Buchner and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1945. …

Larry Lee Rumsey, age 78, of Jones, Michigan passed away Friday, September 6, 2019. Larry passed peacefully at Cass County Medical Facility due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his son Shawn (Janice Sager) Rumsey, sister: Eileen Foghino, nephew: Chuck (Jackie) Foghino, nieces: Sherry (Kyle) Lewallen and Debbie (Patrick) Lang. He was preceded in death by both …

David L. Stoll, age 73, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his home in Sherwood. David was born August 8, 1946 in Coldwater, a son to the late Ernest and Thelma (Vreeland) Stoll. David graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1965. After graduating David took up the family farm and for the rest of …

Marjorie Ella Powell passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Heartland Health Center in Three Rivers. She was born December 13, 1921 in Fabius Township, the daughter of Jesse and Lela (Whitehead) Munger. Marjorie graduated with the class of 1939 from Cassopolis High School. On January 6, 1946 she married James Elwood Powell in Sturgis. He preceded her in …

Bobby Ray Golden, age 81, of Three Rivers, died September 2, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Bobby was born April 5, 1938, in Pineville, Kentucky, to Floyd and Grace (Hoskins) Golden. Bob worked for General Motors in their Chicago plant where he met his wife, Pam. They were united in marriage on January 7, 1984 and their …

Mary Catherine Brandt was born to Rufus Lewis and Tena Anna (Roberts) Brandt in Ohio City, Ohio on June 14, 1944. Mary accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age. She married Ronald Edward Beebe better known as Gus on November 20, 1965 in Vicksburg. Together they raised 12 children, and fostered around 25 children. Aunt …

John Bert Winkens age 75 of Sturgis, retired police officer, passed away early Sunday morning, September 1, 2019 at the Glen Arbor Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. He was born March 12, 1944 in Melrose Park, Chicago, Illinois son of the late Frank and Agnes (Pawlowski) Winkens, Sr. John resided in Sturgis since 1968 coming from Chicago where his early …

Joseph “Joe” Neil Eichorn, age 63, of Three Rivers, passed away after a brief illness in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 4, 2019. He was born April 1, 1956 to Floyd and Marnetta (Hooley) Eichorn. Joe worked as a Journeymen Tool and Die Maker at Square D until retiring from General Motors in Grand Rapids, MI, Joe was …

Determined as well as hard-working, Walker Sisson was a genuine person through and through. A devoted father and grandfather he savored the time he spent with his growing family over the years. Walker lived his life to the fullest and enjoyed tinkering with anything electronic spending countless hours creating obscure objects from scratch. His genius mind led him to many …

Lois E. Bratton, age 93, of Bristol, Ind., died Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at her home following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Mottville Bible Church in Mottville, where services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Mottville Township Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Mottville Bible …