Obituaries

Susan Kay Coe, age 62, of Leonidas, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Sep. 7, 1956 the daughter of Freeman B. and Phyllis J. (Baker) Samson. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1974. Sue was married to Michael E. Coe on Oct. 25, 1980 …

Shirley Babcock Willis, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was born on March 4, 1936 in Cass County, Michigan the daughter of Weston and Iva (Wise) Persing. Shirley is preceded in her passing by her parents, husbands: Douglas Babcock in 1989 and Willard Willis in 2002. She leaves to cherish her memory her …

Henry Jamison Erdos, 23 months old, of Constantine, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a year long illness.  He was born on April 18, 2017 in Three Rivers, a son of James “Joe” and Sarah (Richards) Erdos. Henry loved listening to music and playing with his sister, whom he absolutely adored.  He …

Diana L. Capman, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born July 17, 1947, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Lloyd A. and Georgia (Pappas) Kreider. Diana was a lifelong resident of Sturgis and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1965. On Oct. 11, 1975, …

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 …