Obituaries

Ernestine A. Sears, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Beatrice, Neb., a daughter to the late Anargyrus and Edith (Witzsche) Kaloides. Ernestine was a resident of Sturgis since 1976, moving here from Denver and previous to that Beatrice, Neb. On Oct. 3, 1943, in Beatrice, …

Wanda W. Waltke, age 104, formerly of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Wanda was born Jan. 10, 1914, in LaGrange, Ind., a daughter to the late George T. & Zona B. (Hoover) Merriman. She came to Sturgis in 1945 from Ft. Wayne, and moved to Tucson in 1985 and also had lived in Kerrville, Texas …

Louise Ann Heller, age 84, died on Thursday, August 23, 2018.. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and no public services will be held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Harry Herbert Abrams, known by most as Herb, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Battle Creek VA Palliative Care Facility where he had resided since March. He leaves behind two sons, Andrew (Sally) and Jeffrey (Julia) Abrams and his “adopted” daughter Deborah York. He was born on October 6, 1921 to Earl and Amy Abrams …

Ernest Grant Packer, age 58, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and no public services will be held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Phillip Gordon York, age 89, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis. Phillip was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 4, 1928, the son of David and Ruth (Elliott) York. He moved with his family in 1930 to Three Rivers, where he remained a lifelong resident. In October of 1957, Phillip was …

Theresa J. (Blaskie) Grossman, age 90, of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at home. She was born July 2, 1928, in Bronson, a daughter of the late Peter and Julia (Francisco) Blaskie. She lived in California, Sturgis and Burr Oak for the past 45 years, except when she and her husband, Robert, lived in Port Richey, Fla., …

Bonnie Miller, age 70, of Three Rivers, formerly of Florida and Stockbridge, died on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Kalamazoo. She was born on May 26, 1948 the daughter of David and Marjorie (Cowing) Greenamyer. She is survived by her children Paulette Hedtke, Leonard (Kim) Jones, David (Heather) Jones, 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; siblings Terry (Doug) Sommer, Kelley Greenamyer; …

Gail Ellen Conner, age 74, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, August 21st, at her home surrounded by her family. Gail was born in Chicago on September 16, 1943, a daughter of the late June (Howard) Ledbetter and Virgil Katt. She attended schools in northern Michigan, later obtaining her GED.Gail worked as a Nurses Aide at multiple nursing homes in northern …

Susanne “Susie” Latson Hess, age 71, of Marcellus, formerly of Niles, passed away early in the morning Tuesday, August 21, 2018. She was born in Niles on March 30, 1947, the daughter of Harold and Millicent Ann (Milham) Latson. On August 02, 1948 Susanne married the love of her life Donald A. Hess, Jr. in Niles.  They were married for …