Obituaries

Gene L. Westover, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village. He was born March 16, 1946, in Albany, Ore., a son of the late Norman and Etta (Nofziger) Westover. Gene graduated from Lebanon, Ore., High School with the class of 1965 and had been a resident of Sturgis since 1967. On Oct. 25, …

Victor G. Meade, age 62, of Gladstone, originally from Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at home, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Victor was born December 30, 1955, in Sturgis, the son of Glen and Gwendolyn (Dubner) Meade. Victor was a Motor Route for the Daily Press. He also spent 15 years with the Three Rivers School District. He had been a …

Margaret Ann Lakey, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 in Kalamazoo. She was born on October 31, 1926 the daughter of Lawrence and Birdie (Norris) Luck. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1944 and went on to attend college at Western Michigan University. In 1947 she was united in marriage to Richard …

Charlotte L. “Betty” Watson, age 95, of Logan, Utah, and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Legacy House in Logan. She was born June 16, 1923, in Brentwood, Ark., the 11th child of Joseph Edward and Mary Etta (Pruitt) Smith. Betty moved to Denver when she was 12 years of age. She also lived in …

Dimpi Sahni, age 59, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2018, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. He was born Feb. 13, 1959, in India, a son of the late Surinder Singh and Amarjit (Anand) Sahni. Dimpi resided in Sturgis for more than 25 years, coming from Cleveland and he also lived in Long Island, N.Y. Along …

James J. Carlton, age 88, of Paw Paw, formerly of Marcellus, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 1, 2017, surrounded by his family. Anita Ann (Davis) Carlton, age 89, of Paw Paw, passed away in the evening, on Thursday July 26, 2018, surrounded by her family. The family will welcome friends for a memorial gathering Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from 1:00 …

Louie Austin Sweet II, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was born, October 22, 1938, the son of Austin and Muriel E. Sweet. The family will receive friends for visitation services Friday, August 10, 2018, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mater-Ralston Funeral Home in Marcellus. Funeral services will be …

David Hally Conklin, age 67, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 4, 2018, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born Aug. 8, 1950, in Owosso, Mich., son of the late Hally and Orpha Amelia (Ketchum) Conklin. On Oct. 5, 1968, he married Flora Jean Hill at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burr Oak. …

Katherine Ilene (Martin) Schuster, age 96, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her children. She was born January 8, 1922 in Decatur, Ind. a daughter of the late Charles N. and Orma (Roy) Martin. On Feb. 22, 1941 she married James R. Schuster in Kalamazoo. James passed away on …

Mary Ellen Williams Thrash went home to be with the Lord on July 27, 2018 after a long illness. She no longer has any pain and suffering. She is rejoicing with the Lord. Mary was born on November 16, 1945 in Cass County, MI to James Williams, Sr. and Dorothy Mae Suttles Williams. She was the youngest of nine children, …