Obituaries

Richard H. Beatty Sr., age 80, of Constantine, passed away peacefully at 1:22 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born April 25, 1938, in Sparta, N.J., a son of the late Eldridge and Lillian (Willis) Beatty. Richard resided in Constantine since 2000, coming from Three Rivers. He retired from American Electroids Inc. …

Pedro Monroy-Botello, age 19, of Centreville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 21, 2018. Pedro was born in Queretaro, Mexico on April 14, 1999, a son of Andres Monroy-Martinez and Rosa Botello-Gonzales. He was a graduating senior from Centreville High School, class of 2018. Pedro enjoyed fishing, playing video games, and had a passion for cars, especially classic cars. He …

Charles E. Benton, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. He had been fighting cancer for the past five years. He was born Sept. 5, 1946, in Sturgis, a son of Guila M. Benton. Charlie had resided in Colon and Sturgis. His early life was spent in Bronson, Fulton, Kalkaska, Mesick and Maple City, where he finished …

Eugene H. Storm Jr., age 59, of Constantine, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. He was born March 2, 1959 in Ohio a son of Eugene and Gloria (Williams) Storm Sr. On September 15, 2015 he married Tamara Abiney in Constantine. Eugene worked as a truck driver for Krook Trucking in Dowagiac and previously at Syndicate …

Barbara G. Hazelwood, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga. She was born Nov. 13, 1927, in Burr Oak, a daughter of the late Floyd and Florence (Bonner) Lutz. Barbara was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1945. In 1972, …

George Fredric Tracy, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 19, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Dec. 30, 1930, in Alma, Mich., son of the late Freddie and Iva (Zimmerman) Tracy. George resided in Sturgis since 2011 coming from Zephyrhills, Fla., where he lived several years. His early life was spent in Lansing. …

Richard A. Miller, age 73, of Colon, passed away May 4, 2018, at his home after several months of failing health. Richard was born July 26, 1944, in Kalamazoo, a son to the late Robert C. and Marguerite J. (Hughey) Miller. He had lived most of his life in Colon, attending Colon Schools and had been employed for the past …

Joe Belshaw, age 83, of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 22, 1934 the son of Marshall Elliot Belshaw and Stella Arlene (Newkirk) Belshaw. He attended schools in Indiana and served in the U.S. Air Force. Joe has been a southwest Michigan car …

Marian L. Speece went home peacefully at Heartland Health Care Center on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Three Rivers, at the age 92.  She was born on November 17, 1925 in Three Rivers to Kenneth and Claudia (Bingaman) VanOver.  On June 28, 1946, in Burlington, Michigan, she married Lawrence E. Speece who preceded her in death on June 14, 1986, just two …

Clifford LaVerne Sowers, age 90, of Kalamazoo, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Kairo’s Dwelling in Kalamazoo. He was born in Greenville, MI on Oct. 21, 1927 the son of Clifford Henry Sowers and Estella M. (Albright) sowers. He graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1945 and later attended Western Michigan University and Glen Oaks Community College. Clifford served …