Obituaries

Darryl Francis Longieliere, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, Jan. 4, 2019, at his home, following a long battle with heart disease. He was born Dec. 22, 1946, in Lansing, a son of the late Frances and Dorotha (Norris) Longieliere. Darryl resided his entire life in the Michiana area, the past 25 years in Sturgis. He was …

Rudolph Joseph “Rudy” Boals, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 5, 2019, at his home. He was born June 28, 1931, in Sturgis, son of the late Rudolph William and Bessie Elizabeth (Brabant) Boals. Rudy resided most of his life in Sturgis with the exception of the lime he lived in South Haven during his teen years. …

Irene R. Brown, 86, of Three Rivers, died on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Bowman House in Three Rivers. She was Born on September 1, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, the Daughter of Carl S. and Ida I (Pirie) Howes. Resident of Three Rivers since 1954 coming from Baltimore. She was a Homemaker, Member of the Eastern Star Corinthian Chapter …

Dr. Robert (Bob) Allen Schneider, 88, of Mendon, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 29, 2018. He was born in Three Rivers on May 20, 1930 to the late Ray and Alice Schneider. Robert (Bob) graduated in 1954 with his Medical degree from the University of Michigan — Magna cum laude. He entered the United States Air Force …

Brenn E. Arklie, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Oct. 3, 1944, in Sturgis, a son of the late Lynn and Carrol (Free) Arklie. Brenn resided his whole life in Sturgis, with the exception of two years he lived in Petoskey. Following graduation from Sturgis High School …

    Mark Daniel “Danny” Motter, age 63, of Lawton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Dan was born on Tuesday, April 05, 1955, in Kalamazoo.  He was the sixth of what would eventually become the seven children born to Ira and Gladys L. (Oswalt) Motter.  He was a short and (in his words) “husky” child who …

Elizabeth J. Morris, age 74, of Mendon, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at her home. She was born in Frankfort, IN on March 29, 1944 the daughter of Nicholas T. and Helen L. (Phillip) Dirbas. After graduation from Frankfort High School in 1962 she attended Beauty School in Lafayette. Elizabeth was married to Wayne R. Morris on April 20, 1968 …

Milton Bruce Harvey, age 77 of Fulton, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at Medilodge of Portage. He was born in Detroit on Nov. 13, 1941 the son of Milton Albert and Frieda Elizabeth (Scatlos) Harvey. He graduated from Detroit Pershing High School and later from Michigan State University. Bruce was employed at Simpson-Lee and later Fox River Paper Company in …

Daniel E. Holst, age 91, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Versailles, Missouri, son of the late Harley E. and Nellie (Connor) Holst. Dan resided in the Sturgis area since 1947 coming from Fayette, Missouri and moved to Burr Oak in 1960. On …

Karalyn S. Wilbur, 51, of Sturgis, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital, following a brief illness. Vistiation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan 4, 2019, at Farrand Funeral Home In White Pigeon. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in White Pigeon Township Cemetery.