Obituaries

James W. Rodman, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away late Thursday evening, March 15, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 14, 1932, in Marion, Ind., son of the late Earl and Lillian (Piner) Rodman. James resided in Sturgis since 1980 coming from Florida. On May 9, 1964, he married Sandra Sue Bright in Jonesboro, Ind. …

Robert W. Kramer, 81, of White Pigeon, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home. He was born July 24, 1936, in White Pigeon, the son of Claude and Vera (Stanner) Kramer. He was a White Pigeon resident all his life and a White Pigeon High School graduate. He retired from the White Pigeon Paper Mill after 50 years. He …

Kenneth J. “Joe” Rowe, 61, of Dowagiac, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Clark Chapel, 405 Center St., Dowagiac. Burial will follow at Indian Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 11 a.m. to …

Michael Gee LeMense, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was born April 11, 1938, son of Howard and Helen LeMense in Three Rivers. Mike graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1957 and from Michigan State University in 1962, 1966 and 1976. It was at MSU in 1962 where Mike met his wife, Carol, and upon meeting …

Dorothy Faye Haye, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away passed away on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 in Kalamazoo. She was born November 27th, 1943 in Rivervale, AR to Joesph and Bessie (Cockrum) Phiillips. Dorothy has been a long time resident of Three Rivers having moved here in 1959. She worked for Peterson Springs for 40 years. She enjoyed fishing, …

Michael L. Miller, age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Springfield, OH on August 18, 1955, a son of the late Leroy Miller and Patricia (Raines) Arnett. Michael went to school in Ohio and Arizona. He was employed at Southwest Mobile Storage in Phoenix, AZ in 1995 …

L. Allan Baldwin, age 88, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1929 the son of Glenn G. and Alma D. (Richmond) Baldwin and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Allan graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947 and then joined …

Joy Genise Weber, age 48, of Constantine, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital, following a short illness. She was born April 25, 1969, in Blue Island, Ill., a daughter of John and Rowe (LaScala) Sigler. She was a resident of Constantine for the past five years, coming from White Pigeon. She was a homemaker, volunteer for White …

Ricky Gene Smithers, age 58, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, March 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 14, 1959 in Coalinga, California the son of William and Hazel (Travis) Smithers. In June of 21, 2002 he was united in holy matrimony to Jenni Davis. He was employed by …

Dora Mae Gaylor, age 77, passed away surrounded by loved ones at her side on Friday, March 9, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Dora was born on September 25, 1940 of Harbor Springs, MI.  She married John Gaylor, on October 22, 1960 of Fibre, MI. Dora enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading, and eating Chinese food.  She always had a smile on …