Obituaries

Marjorie Rose Yost, age 82, of Three Rivers, peacefully passed away at Three Rivers Health on Sunday, April 26, 2020. She was born in South Bend to Myron and Arlene (Senff) Smith. Marjorie’s range of work throughout her life varied immensely from Telephone Operator to Textile Sewer of White Hall hospital gowns, Dr. Denton PJ’s and sweaters. From cooking for …

Thomas James Labo, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning April 27, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born October 29, 1947 in Detroit, son of the Late Joel and Madeline (Bultink) Labo. Tom resided in Sturgis since August of 2019, he lived in Florida from 1985 – 2010, and his early life was spent …

Jean E. Fuller, age 94, a lifelong Sturgis resident passed away at her home on Thursday, April 23, 2020. She was born May 7, 1925 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Paul W. and Beatrice I. (Fawcett) Krueger. Jean graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1943. She had been employed by the Kirsch Company, was secretary …

Rosalie D. Fromm, age 91, of Fulton, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Shaffer Senior Residence in Battle Creek. She was born in Charlotte, MI on Feb. 17, 1929 the daughter of Herbert P. and Anabelle (Franz) Smith. She graduated from Climax High School. Rosalie was married to Harold A. Fromm and was a farm wife and longtime employee of …

Richard Vlasak, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was born in Tabor, South Dakota on March 14, 1941 to parents, Clarence and Helen (Noll) Vlasak.  He married Carole Ann Hlavac on September 4, 1965 at St. Wenceslaus Church in Tabor, South Dakota. Dick served four years in the United States Navy.  After, he went …

Albert Philip “Al” St. Germain, age 64, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 18, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Al was born in Portsmouth, N.H., and his early life was spent in Manchester, N.H. On May 14, 1977, he married the love of his life, Karen Rider, in Virginia Beach, Va. He had been a resident of Sturgis …

Olga Victoria Cameron was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on October 29, 1928. Her parents, Victoria Slejko (Kerkos) and Louis Slejko both immigrated from Austria through Ellis Island and were 32 and 47 at the time Olga was born. She was born leading into the great depression which, if you google the dates, began on October 29, 1929. Her father died …

Leonard James Bauder Jr., age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning April 21, 2020 at his home. He was born May 11, 1959 in Sturgis, son of the late Leonard James and Arla Mae (Rustad) Bauder. Leonard was a lifelong Sturgis resident. Most of his working life was in the restaurant business as a chef. He had been employed …

Merle Schmidtendorff, age 93, of Leonidas, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Battle Creek following a long illness. He and twin brother, Earl were born near Jones, on April 9, 1927 the son of Clarence and Lena (Garwood) Schmidtendorff. He attended Shavehead Country School and then served in the U.S. Army in Japan as a …

Larry Oliver Briggs, age 77, of Mendon, died Monday, April 20, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo on Sep. 24, 1942 the son of the late Oliver and Jessie (Evans) Briggs. He graduated from Vicksburg High School and first worked at Tibbots as a welder and then Simpson Paper Company. Larry spent most of …