Obituaries

Charlotte Marie Rifenberg, age 85, of Jones, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital. Charlotte was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harry and Helen Bristol on June 13, 1938. In 1950 Charlotte became a Jones, Michigan resident along with her family where she attended Three Rivers High School. In 1955 Charlotte married Olen “Jr.” …

Karen J. Schrock, age 79, of Mamaroneck, NY, formerly of Three Rivers, died on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, CT. She was born September 20, 1943 in Constantine, a daughter of Laverne and Naomi (Powers) Johnson. Karen graduated from Bristol High School. In 1961 she married William E. Schrock in Constantine and moved to Orange, California …

John D. VanWinkle, age 84, of Colon, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2023, at LakeHouse Assisted Living in Three Rivers. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the dedicated and loving staff of LakeHouse Assisted Living for providing such compassionate and supportive care to both John and Marlyn over the past several months. John …

James L. (Jim) Beattey, III received his final promotion on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at the age of 91. A lifelong Indianapolis resident, he attended Broad Ripple High School, graduated from Park Tudor, and later Indiana University. After college, he met, and eventually married Marilyn Nigh of Fairland, IN. They were married for more than 65 years. He was an …

Jill Dian (Grossman) Berry was born in Sturgis to Dale and Dorothy Grossman. She graduated from Centreville High School. After spending time in Washington, DC as a teletype operator for Capitol Airlines, she returned to Centreville. She met Roger Berry from Constantine at a Halloween party and they were married August 6th, 1960. She and Roger raised their three daughters …

William Orville “Bill” Turney, age 67, of Constantine, died Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Tecumseh, Michigan on October 11, 1955 the son of the late George and Florence (Barnes) Turney. He attended Three Rivers Schools, and had been employed as a mechanic at R & B Auto Repair in South Bend. Bill enjoyed …

George Lee Anderson age 69, of Coldwater, passed away late Saturday evening, August 26, 2023 at Henry Ford Ascension Hospice Home in Jackson, Michigan. He was born June 6, 1954 in Coldwater, son of the late Harold Burr and Theo (Person) Anderson. George resided most of his life in the Coldwater area and was a graduate of Bronson High School …

Carol V. Bowers, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Thurston Woods Village. She was born April 26, 1928 in Angola, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Zena (Fisher) Rathburn. She was first married to Robert U. Ball, who preceded her in death, and then to John Bowers, who also preceded her in death. Carol …

Dean A. Miller, age 59, of Sturgis, died on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 21, 1964 in Sturgis, a son of Edward and Katie (Borkholder) Miller. Dean graduated from Mendon High School in 1982 and received his Associates degree from Glen Oaks Community College. He later received his teaching certificate from …

Kevin Lee Doney, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at Three Rivers Health. He was born October 22, 1976 in LaGrange, a son to the late Steven L. Doney (Judy Durham Doney, Deceased) and his living mother, Carol L. (McKee) Doney (Millie Smeltzer). He was married on June 25, 2005 in Phippsburg, Maine to Jennifer Cira …