Obituaries

Dorothy A. Arnold Sult, age 102, of Constantine, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at her home. She was born in Nappanee, IN on May 25, 1916, a daughter of Grover and Estella (Sechrist) Wyman. Dorothy attended schools in Nappannee. On August 10, 1932, she married Stanley Arnold. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1988. She later …

Michael Jay Schroeder, age 48, of Constantine, died on Friday, July 20, 2018, at his home. He was born October 02, 1969 in Sturgis, a son of Harold and Marjorie (Oxender) Schroeder. He graduated from Sturgis High School. Mike was employed as a machinist at Multi Plex Corp in Howe. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, kayaking and traveling with his …

Gladys L. Rose, age 97, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018 with her step-daughter by her side. Gladys was born on May 4, 1921 in Brighton, England (Sussex County), the daughter of the late Albert and May (Thomas) Copestake. Gladys was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in her early teens in the Church …

Les Schellhous, age 87,  passed away peacefully on April 28, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on April 3, 1931 in Chicago. He married his high school sweetheart after serving during the Korean War in Germany as a photographer in the Army. He moved to California in 1954 and worked for Bank of America and Bakersfield Police Department before establishing …

Linda Dianne (Deter) Meggison, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at her home. She was born May 7, 1948, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Jack D. and Josephine E. (Cochran) Deter. On April 3, 1980, she married Harold C. “Skip” Meggison. He died April 11, 2015. Linda enjoyed listening to music, especially oldies …

Katherine Ilene Schuster, age 96, died on Thursday, July 26, 2018. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Antony as celebrant. Interment of cremains will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery, White Pigeon. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Josue Delgado Padilla, age 15, of Sturgis, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 2002 in Sturgis, a son to Omar Delgado Aguilar and Maria Guadalupe Padilla. The family will receive friends and relatives from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 404 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis. A …

Louie Austin Sweet II, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018.  He was born October 22, 1938, the son of Austin and Muriel E. Sweet. On December 19, 1959, in Northville, MI, he married Margaret G. McGee who passed away December 26, 2008. Louie was a student at Grant High School before joining the U.S. Air Force …

James J. Carlton, age 88, of Paw Paw, formerly of Marcellus, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 1, 2017, surrounded by his family. Anita Ann (Davis) Carlton, age 89, of Paw Paw, passed away in the evening, on Thursday July 26, 2018, surrounded by her family. James was born December 19, 1928 in Galesburg, MI the son of Wayne Lyle and …

Rosella A. Newman, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1926, in Dowagiac, a daughter of Joseph and Luella (Probst) Szymonski. She had been a resident of the Three Rivers area since 2011, coming from Mottville, where she lived most of her life. She was a seamstress for Denton …