Obituaries

Ramona (Mona) Moorman was born August 26, 1928 to parents George and Dagmar (Nelson) Meyer in Eagle Point, Wisconsin. She died on Saturday, March 24, 2018. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Park Falls, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Business College and attended Valley Community college and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community college. Mona married Donald Moormann in Chillicothe, Illinois and …

Charles (Ray) Churchill, age 80, of Portage, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 He was born January 26, 1938 in Penn township/Cass County, the son of Ray C. Churchill, and Ruth Ardel ( Elliott) Churchill. He is survived by wife of 60 years, Betty Joe Wilkinson Churchill, married January 26, 1958. Charles was a Farmer and also a Truck …

Betty L. Pinney, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Jan. 1, 1926, in Massillon, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lyman and Nora (France) Kaser. Betty had been a resident of Sturgis since 1955, coming here from Ohio. She was first married to Walter L. Ream and he preceded …

Kenneth Charles Westfall, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018.  He was born on May 27, 1944 in Dowagiac, the son of the late Clarence Wellington and Vivian June (Rudd) Westfall. Ken proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force where he served in Guam.  He was honorably discharged on June 21, 1968. On …

Tegan Richard VanScoik, 11, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Bronson Hospital. He was born in Tallahassee, FL on August 23, 2006, a son of Philip VanScoik and Crystal Stewart. Tegan attended Riverside Elementary School in Constantine. He enjoyed cars, especially hot wheels, being outdoors, fishing, biking and sports as well as playing his X-Box. Tegan …

Maxine Barnell, age 94, passed away unexpectedly and quickly on Friday, March 23, 2018 at her home in Constantine. She was born February 18, 1924 in Burr Oak to Emil and Mary Klopfenstein. On July 30, 1943, she married Paul Barnell; he preceded her in death on January 24, 2008. She is survived by their five children: Dave (Jean) Barnell, …

Billy Joe Farley, age 76, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Belzoni, MS on Dec. 3, 1941 the son of Chester W. and Ethel L. (Stokes) Farley. Billy attended Three Rivers schools and graduated from Marcellus High School. He was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He began working …

Laura Harrington, age 96, of Sturgis, Michigan died Thursday morning, March 22, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. Laura grew up during the Great Depression, living in Detroit with her three sisters and their Polish immigrant parents. She left school early, working as a waitress and in various factories. It was in one such factory that she met and …

Brice Emanuel, age 65, of Salem, VA passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018. He was the husband of Julia Bailey Emanuel. Mr. Emanuel was born February 7, 1953 in Pittsburgh, PA a son of the late Noel Emanuel and Edna Douds Emanuel. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State University Class of 1976. Mr. Emanuel was retired from a …

Dr. Shoon Hie Lee, age 78, of Three Rivers passed away in his sleep on Monday, March 19, 2018. He was born in Daegu, South Korea to Byung Dae Lee and Im Soon Yoo. Shoon graduated from Kyungpook National University School of Medicine in 1963 and from Seoul National University in 1967 with a Masters in Medical Science. In 1976, …