Obituaries

William L. Petty, age 76, of Orland, Indiana passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 28, 2019 at his home. He was born October 24, 1942 in Valley City, Illinois son of the late William A. and Ruby (Couse) Petty. Bill resided at Wall Lake in Orland for the past 28 years coming from Cassopolis. On July 6, 1960 he married Donna …

William “Bill” Allen Kline, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at  Bronson Methodist Hospital following a very brief illness.  He was born on July 28, 1949 in Three Rivers, the son of the late Charles and Geraldine (Fitch) Kline. Bill graduated from Three Rivers High School and furthered his education at Glen Oaks and …

Norma Jacqualyn (Berger) Hartman, age 94, of Marcellus, passed away late Monday night on January 28, 2019. Norma was born October 7, 1924, in Three Rivers, the daughter of Clarence and Elsie (Welty) Berger. On May 25, 1946, she married Jack C. Hartman, in Three Rivers. Together they had four children; two sons: Paul Hartman of Marcellus and Peter (Deborah) …

Aaron Wallace “Wally” Krontz, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 27, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Colon, a son of the late Aaron Wallace and Mary Grace (Melchi) Krontz. Wally enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948, serving in the Korean War with the 23rd Regiment of …

David Alan Jenks, age 76, of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 26, 2019, at his home. He was born April 6, 1942, in Elkhart, a son of the late Harold and Mary Louise (Overlease) Jenks. David resided in White Pigeon since 1993, coming from Elkhart, where he was a graduate of Elkhart High School with the class of …

David John Marshall, age 71, of Burr Oak, went to be with the Lord Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 18, 1947, in Latrobe, Pa., a son of the late John Kenneth “Kenny” and Anna Roberta “Bobbie” (Lorenc) Marshall. David was a graduate of Greater Latrobe Sr. High School and Western …

Mary Margaret “Marge” Magnus, age 77, of Athens, passed away on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Marge was born August 22nd, 1941, in Mishawaka, to Wayne and Kathleen (Klein) Good. Before her family’s move to Sturgis, her early childhood years in Mishawaka were spent enjoying time on her Grandma and Grandpa Klein’s farm. …

Amanda “Amy” Dawn McEntire, 42, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 23,2019 losing her battle with congestive heart failure at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Amy was born on October 7, 1976 in Niles.  A strong-willed and spirited child, Amy was fiercely independent and always out to show the world she could do anything; and she did. She was a woman …

Richard “Dick” Easton, age 78, of Idlewild, Michigan passed away early Friday morning on January 25, 2019. “Dick” was born May 1, 1940 in Boyne City, Michigan, the son of the late Charles W. and Esther M. (Griffin) Easton. Dick was married to Joanne (Letcher) Easton. Dick attended Boyne City High School and served in the US Army as a …

Michael Todd Richmond, age 52, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Mike was born on March 7, 1966 in Paw Paw, the son of the late Ralph C. and Jacqueline (Keene) Richmond. Mike graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1984. He worked as a skilled tradesman for …