Obituaries

Randall Terry Caba, age 65, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, April 4, 2019, at his home, following a long, hard-fought battle with lung cancer. He was born Nov. 14, 1953, in Trenton, a son of the late Jim and Patricia (Foley) Caba. On Nov. 29, 2005, he married Betty Sunday in Ionia. Most of Randy’s working life was in …

William E. Jones, age 86, of Bronson, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. He was born July 14, 1932, in Ray, Ind., a son of the late Jasper and Iva (Binkley) Jones. William had resided in the Sturgis and Bronson area all his life and spent the last 47 years at his current residence. He was …

Gloria Ann Grossman, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday evening, April 1, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Nov. 17, 1937, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Clarence and Marie (Rehn) Hagen. Gloria was a lifelong Sturgis-area resident and a graduate of Centreville High School with the class of 1955. On Dec. 27, …

Michael A. Johnson, age 57, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Three Rivers Health following a short illness.  He was born in Sturgis on March 11, 1962 the son of Mr. Paul K. and Hazel (Shumway) Johnson. Mike graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1980.  He was employed at American Axle …

Dorothy Jean Kendrick, age 92, of Klinger Lake, White Pigeon, was surrounded by her family when she peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, April 2, 2019, at Bowman Place in Three Rivers. She was born Nov. 11, 1926, in Kalamazoo, a daughter of the late Holdridge B. and Dorothy (Hoekstra) Whipple. Dorothy had resided in Sturgis since 1948, coming from …

Clara Belle Hankins, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Aug. 1, 1945, in Hillsdale, a daughter of the late Lamar Clarence and Lillian May (Sackett) Brouse. Clara had resided in Sturgis since 1992, coming from Coldwater, where she was a graduate of Coldwater High School with …

Jeannetta Frances Yehl, age 84, of Three Rivers, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, April 3, 2019. She was born on August 28, 1934 in Aurora, IL the daughter of Bert and Wilma (Barker) Westbrook. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and loved to crotchet. She fiercely loved her dogs always calling them her “Little …

Marilyn I. Edson, age 86, of White Pigeon, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 19, 1932, in St. Joseph County, a daughter of Charles and Elfreda (Heinbach) Stubig. She graduated in 1950 from White Pigeon High School. She was employed for seven years at Eddy Paper …

Wayne Forrest Fulton, age 83, of Three Rivers, went to be with our Lord in the early hours of Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Three Rivers Health. He was born on April 27, 1935 in Kalamazoo, the son of James and Hazel (Dodd) Fulton. Wayne served on the St. Joseph County Fair Board. He and his wife, Knaomia, cooked for …

Linda Lee Swartz, age 56, of Marcellus, passed away early Monday morning on April 1, 2019. Linda was born April 2, 1962, in Muskegon, the daughter of John Lee Batten and Florence Evelyn Kops. On May 4, 1996, she married Douglas Swartz in Marcellus. Linda is survived by her husband Doug, a niece Tracy Batten of Battle Creek, and a …