Obituaries

Michaela (Shelly) Farr, age 38, of Colon, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. A memorial service celebrating her life will take place at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at New Life Assembly of God Church in Colon. The family was assisted by Schipper Funeral Home.

Dennis Robert Slack, age 85, of Three Rivers passed away at his home surrounded by his family and love on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born on March 12, 1933 the son of Edwin D. Slack and Georgina L. (Gemberling-Slack) Youells. Dennis was born in Moorepark and at six months of age, moved to the farm on Buckhorn Rd …

Norman R. Weiderman, age 88, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Sturgis, a son of Lester and Pearl (Rodgers) Weiderman. He was a graduate of Colon High School in 1951 and a U.S. Navy veteran 1949-1950, serving on the USS Dennis …

William “Bill” Watson passed away on Sept. 13, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. Family, music and prayers surrounded him. Bill was born July 27, 1931, in Detroit, but always called Colon his home. Bill grew up in a show business family that traveled the country before he enlisted in the Air Force for four years during the Korean War. As a …

Leonard J. Sutton, age 76, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at his home, following a brief illness. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Plum Grove Cemetery in Union.

Donna Marie Kirby, 56, of Sturgis, Michigan, died at her home on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The passing of our Donna is something that our family will get through, but never get over. Donna was born on July 20, 1962 at the old Sturgis Memorial Hospital. She was the firstborn child of James and Mary Kirby, Sturgis, Michigan. Donna was …

Homer Francis McKindley, Jr., age 91, formerly of Mendon and Marcellus, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in Waukesha, WI where he had resided the past three years. He was born in Akron, Ohio on Nov. 14, 1926 the son of Homer F. McKindley and Lucile Marjoria (Acker) McKindley. Homer graduated from Mendon High School in 1944, and then joined the …

Betty L. Hutson, age 88, of Kalamazoo, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Betty was born in Three Rivers, on Oct. 23, 1929, the daughter of Peter Costanzo and Frieda (Mueller) Galinet. On May 28, 1949, she married Bill L. Hutson. She lived in the Three Rivers area her whole life and was a lifelong lover of dogs, cats, gardens …

Mr. Charles D. Kauffman, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Charlie was born in Three Rivers on August 21, 1942 the son of the late Kenneth R. and Mary (Boggio) Kauffman. Charlie graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1962. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Marine …

Everet C. “E.C.” Leer, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday afternoon, Sept. 29, 2018. He was born May 13, 1924, in Brighton, Ind., son of the late Robert B. and Letta (Carper) Leer. E.C. was a graduate of Brighton High School and the South Bend College of Commerce in South Bend, Ind. He was proud …