Obituaries

Ronald Leroy Heath, age 66, formerly of Mendon, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 at the SONA Adult Foster Care Home in Three Rivers. He was born in Colon on June 10, 1952 the son of Harry and Wava (Purdy) Heath and was a lifetime resident of southwest Michigan. He attended Mendon Elementary and graduated from Three Rivers High School. Ron …

Rolland Eugene Brueck, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 28, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born June 21, 1934, in Nottawa, a son of the late Lewis F. and Irene (Heinrich) Brueck. Gene resided in the Sturgis and Nottawa area most of his life and …

Mrs. Laura Mae McCoy, age 88, a resident of Auburndale, Fla., and formally of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla., with her husband by her side. Mrs. McCoy was born April 4, 1930, in Sturgis, to Gladden and Beatrice (Murray) Kennedy. She had been a resident for most of her life in Sturgis, coming from Grant, …

Virgil Hicks, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange. He was born Aug. 5, 1930, in Wayland, Ky., a son of the late Andrew and Eva (Hicks) Hicks. Virgil was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War and earning the rank of corporal. He was a prisoner of war and earned the …

Roger Leroy Heath, age 70, of Mendon, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 while working at his home. He was born in Vicksburg, on April 24, 1948 the son of Merle E. and Betty L. (Thomas) Heath and has been a lifetime resident of the area. Roger attended Vicksburg Schools. He had been employed over the years by Tri-Lakes …

Teresa Marie Buehlman, age 59, of Leonidas, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a brief illness. She was born in Vicksburg on June 1, 1959 the daughter of Merle E. and Betty L. (Thomas) Heath. She attended Colon Schools and later received her GED from Centreville High School. Teresa was married to Ronald K. …

Joyce M. Giles, age 83, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Goshen, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in White Pigeon Township Cemetery. Donations …

Janet L. Grove, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Dec. 30, 1939, in Jackson, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Pauline (Brooks) Walling. Janet had resided in the Sturgis area since 1987, coming from Coldwater. She was first married to William Leon Spade. On Aug. 22, …

John James Freeman, Sr. age 68, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning, December 23, 2018 at his home. He was born June 23, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee son of the late Shirley Jean Freeman. John resided in Sturgis since 2005 coming from Fremont, Ohio. He was a talented airbrush artist. His work was featured in many different publications including …

Frederick W. Wolf, age 68, of Constantine, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home. He was born June 18, 1950 in Sturgis a son of Fred and June (Geark) Wolf. Fred graduated from Sturgis public schools. On August 29, 1981 he married Catherine Renee Cruce in Constantine. He was employed for many years at Oak Products in Sturgis …