Obituaries

Richard Edward Labadie, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1945, in Wyandotte, Mich., son of the late John R. and Hilda (Hill) Labadie. Richard resided in Sturgis for the past 25 years coming from Marcellus and his early life was lived in the Detroit area. On Dec. 5, …

Roger J. Krugh, age 86, of Shipshewana, died Thursday, May 3, 2018, at his home. Mr. Krugh was born Nov. 16, 1931, in LaGrange County, to Emmett R. and Grayce (Maone) Krugh. Living his lifetime in LaGrange County, he worked as a machinist at Ross Labs in Sturgis from 1955 until his retirement in 1990. Roger was a member of …

Vicki Bidelman Briggs, age 68, of Middlebury, passed away at 11:35 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at her residence. She had bravely fought cancer for one year. She was born on May 23, 1949 in Elkhart to George and Virginia (Sayles) Cole. Survivors include her husband, Bobby; three sons, Stephen (Eileen) Bidelman, Robert (Jessica) Bidelman all of Three Rivers, Scott …

JoAnn (Lung) Benton, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018, at her home. She was born June 11, 1947, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late DeLois “Bus” and Betty Jane (Jordan) Lung. JoAnn was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1965. On Aug. 17, 1968, …

Dyana Suzanne Higley, age 65, of Three Rivers, died Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada on May 16, 1952 the daughter of Donald P. and Sheilah (Ryder) Wilder. She graduated from Arthur Voaden High School in St. Thomas and later from Fanschawe College in London, Ontario. She has been a permanent resident of the …

Bradley J. Conrad passed away in his home as he wished in Kalamazoo, early in the morning of Saturday, April 28, 2018. Brad was born on February 14, 1954 in Three Rivers, to Galen and Betty (Miller) Conrad. The cause of death was Congestive Heart failure and Pulmonary Disease. He also suffered from Lung Cancer. Brad was a graduate of …

Norman James Rivers, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, April 27th, 2018 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Center.  Norm was born on February 15, 1931 in Detroit, the son of the late John F. and Lillian (Stainsby) Rivers. Norm graduated from Cooley High School, Detroit, in 1949 where he lettered in baseball and football and was a …

Eugene “Gene” Stone, age 88, of Mt. Pleasant and Constantine, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at McLaren Central Michigan. Funeral Services for Gene will be held at Clark Family Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 1 p.m. with Benjamen Evers officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. A luncheon will be held in the …

Donna L. Lockwood, age 63, died on Friday, April 27, 2018. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and there will be no public services held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Burton Duane Jones, age 86, died on Friday, April 27, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.