Obituaries

Evelyn Jane Bradford-Nutt, age 64, of Kalamazoo, passed away on Aug. 30, 2018, at Rose Arbor. Evelyn was born the fourth child of John and Dixie (Dease) Bradford on Oct. 6, 1953, at Pawating Hospital in Niles. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1971. During her senior year she worked at Armstrong’s. After that she went to the Elkhart …

Robert Duane Roush, of Sun City, SC, husband of Margaret Eckhardt Roush, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at home, of pancreatic cancer. He was born in Benton Harbor, on August 6, 1931 to Harry and Louise Gross Roush, the third of four boys. He is survived by his oldest brother, Wally (wife Jackie) of Fall Brook, California. His brothers, …

Zelma Ruth (Jackson) Merritt, age 85, of Constantine, died on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at her home. She was born July 5, 1933 in White Pigeon Township to George and Eunice (Strong) Jackson. Zelma attended Scott High School, graduating in 1952. On May 25, 1952 she married Ernie Merritt in LaGrange. He preceded her in death on September 8, 2011. Zelma …

E. Marie Brouse, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, Aug. 30, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital. Mrs. Brouse resided in Sturgis since 1945. On June 28, 1947, she married Leonard V. Brouse in Angola. He died Aug. 25, 1983. Mrs. Brouse began teaching art in the Sturgis Public Schools in 1946 inspiring many little vivacious would be artists until …

Carl Junior Drumhiller, age 82, passed away on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at his home in Colon. He died peacefully, surrounded by his children. Junior was born in Colon to the late Carl Burr Drumhiller and Georgia Francis (Fitzgerald) Drumhiller. He served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961. Junior spent his entire life in Colon, as a general …

Ronald R. Wolkins, age 82 of Elkhart, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1936, in Constantine Township, Mich., the son of Lee R. and Anne H. (Miller) Wolkins. He was a resident of Elkhart since 1991, coming from Jones and Union. He was a 1955 graduate of Constantine High School and a …

Michael Dale Wickey, age 65, of Sturgis, went home to be with his Jesus on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, peacefully at his home with his family after a short illness. Michael was born June 1, 1953, in Sturgis, a son to the late Chris C. JR and Rebecca (Schwartz) Wickey. He had lived all of his life in St. Joseph …

Michael C. Stefanski, age 70, of Sturgis, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a short illness. He was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Sturgis, the son of Clifford J. and Mary Jane (Herman) Stefanski. He was a graduate of Bronson High School in 1965 and also a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in …

Edward Gruzinski, age 91, of Constantine, died on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12- noon Monday at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon where services will be at noon Monday. Burial will be in Ft. Custer National Cemetery at a later date.

Joseph A. Graber, 96, of White Pigeon, died peacefully at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 30, 1921, in Middlebury, to Abraham and Bena (Roth) Graber. On Aug. 21, 1948 in Clinton Brick Mennonite Church he married Cora Miller; she survives. Survivors in addition to his wife are four daughters, Linda …