Obituaries

Geanne Phylis Glass, age 90, of Marcellus, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Rose Arbor, Kalamazoo. She was born December 29, 1926 the daughter of Adrian and Bertha (Visscher) Fryling. On March 3, 1946 she married Nolan T. Glass who preceded her in death on February 6, 1988. Geanne was a dairy farmer in the Howardsville area and a …

LeRoy B. Hummel passed away at home in Bohemia, Pa. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. He was 87 years old. Lee was born in 1929 in Benton Harbor, the son of the late Lester Hummel and Velma (Shyne) Hummel. He was married to Kathleen Hummel for 44 years. Born during the depression, Lee had a long and varied working career. …

Eran Lynette Butler, age 95, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Services are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

Mildred “Millie” L. Bachinski, 87, of Warren for 43 years, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in her daughter’s home. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Flint. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Three Rivers, at a later date. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make …

Clarence Willis “Willy” Birch, age 94 of Leonidas, died on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Medi-Lodge of Portage. He was born in Leonidas on Dec. 20, 1922,  the son of Karl and Ethel (Taylor) Birch and was a lifetime resident of Leonidas. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1941. He served in the U.S. Army Air …

Ivan F. Hamm, age 90, Centreville, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Millers Merry Manor, LaGrange. He was born May 22, 1926 in Custer, MI, a son of Joseph and Mabel (Frantz) Hamm. Ivan graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1944. In his early years, he farmed and later became a perfectionist carpenter. Ivan managed …

James J. Carlton, age 88, of Paw Paw, formerly of Marcellus, passed away peacefully on  Saturday, April 1, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born December 19, 1928 in Galesburg, MI the son of Wayne Lyle and Gertrude Floris (Trisket) Carlton. On January 1, 1950 in Three Rivers, he married Anita Ann Davis who survives. James was a loving …

Jerry A. Mitchell, age 55, of Vandalia, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 in St. Joseph, MI at Lakeland Medical Center who wonderfully served Jerry and his family. He was born January 29, 1962 in Fairbury, IL the son of Ivan (Ike) E. and Fannie C. (Avery) Mitchell. Jerry enjoyed spending time with friends. Surviving is his mother, Fannie Mitchell …

John Otto Frohriep, age 87, of Sturgis, and longtime Colon resident, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Colon, Mich., son of the late Clifford Carl and Bertha Beatrice (Frye) Frohriep. John resided in Sturgis since 2003 coming from Colon where he lived most of his life and was a …

Earl A. Frohriep, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away late Thursday evening March 30, 2017, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Fawn River Township, a son of the late Emil L. and Luella (Diekman) Frohriep. Earl was a lifelong Sturgis-area resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1956. …