Obituaries

Robert Thomas Brandys, Jr., age 54 of Scotts, MI died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis on Oct. 14, 1963 the son of Robert T. and Mary Lou (Geering) Brandys. Bob attended White Pigeon Schools. He worked many years at Grumann-Olson in Sturgis until a serious motorcycle accident ten years ago. …

Roger James Anderson, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born on December 5, 1930 the son of Jesse and Nila (Horn) Anderson. Roger graduated from Marcellus High School and later served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.Mr. Anderson was employed as a draftsman for Clarks …

Richard E. Zander, age 90, of Westerville, OH , formerly of Lima, OH passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Three Rivers.He was born to Oscar and Stella Zander in Three Rivers, on October 10, 1927. He married Mary J. Keller on September 5, 1947, who preceded him in passing on July 2, 2005. Mr. Zander retired in Lima from General …

Nellie R. Riddle, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born March 6, 1920, in Bronson, a daughter of the late Joe and Rose (Hudson) Harmon. Nellie resided in Michigan for the first 35 years of her life, when she moved to California, where she lived for 30 …

Michael A. Parlin, age 79, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Mike was born May 19, 1939, in Battle Creek, a son of the late Aaron and Maurine (Simpson) Parlin. Mike grew up in Athens, graduating from Athens High School in 1957, and later moved to Centreville. On May 19, 1972, he …

Richard Joseph Zechman, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, Sept. 26, 2018, at University Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born June 18, 1940, in Findley, Ohio, a son of the late Estel and Dorothy (Ball) Zechman Richard resided in Sturgis since 1990, coming from Ohio. On Sept. 15, 1970, he married Neola Greer in Clintwood, Va. …

Margie Edna (Edson) Krontz Close, age 89, of Bronson, passed away late Wednesday evening, Sept. 26, 2018, at her home. She was born Feb. 10, 1929, to Ethel Maud Edson McAuliffe, in Somerville, Mass. She was raised by her German step-grandmother, Caroline Spangenburg Edson Miller, in Sturgis, having been told her mother died after giving birth. Margie had many stories …

Alta Blanche (Flanders) Toush, age 93, of Marcellus, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2018. She was born on March 17, 1925, in Dowagiac, the only child of Carl Louis and Amy (Smith) Flanders. On July 8, 1950, she married Robert L. Toush, whom together had one daughter: Sheila (James) Roberts of Three Rivers, and one son: Lawrence “Larry” Toush of …

Charles LaVerne McClain, age 94, of Constantine, passed away Monday, September 24th, at Heartland Health Care Center, Three Rivers. Charles was born in Osceola, IN on November 1, 1923, a son of William Stewart and Edna Mae (Simpson) McClain. He graduated from Middlebury High School in 1941. Charles served in the US Army and the Merchant Marines. On July 20, …

Ella (Brabec) Lamphere, age 92, of Mendon, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at the Three Rivers Health Emergency Room. She was born in Chicago on Nov. 25, 1925 and attended schools there. She was married to Rolly Arthur Lamphere in Chicago on Dec. 20, 1941. Ella worked for Delco Radio in Chicago. After moving to Mendon in 1949 she worked …