Obituaries

Mary Jane Martin, age 77, died on Friday, November 18, 2016. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and there will be no public services held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Lucille M. Regan, age 87, of Marcellus, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016. She was born March 31, 1929 in Chicago, the daughter of Fritz and Jean Schwabe. She was very proud of working for Edward Lowe and through him she became a national spokesperson for his brand Kitty Litter and was on the David Letterman Show. She was …

John Paul Wise, age 59, of Sturgis, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Sturgis on Sep. 22, 1957 the son of the late Olley Ray and Barbara Jeane (Johnson) Wise, Jr. He graduated from Charlotte High School in 1975 and moved to Mendon with his family later that year. John …

Kurt William Alan Austin, of Fulton passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the age of 33. He is survived by his wife, Amanda; three sons: Skylar, Trevor, and Parker Austin; two stepchildren: Austin and Madison. He is also survived by his parents: Joe and Karen Austin, of Fulton; one sister: Kathy Austin and her daughter Isabella; and his …

Wilbur Cecil Ransbottom, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 17 at 10:30am.  Wilbur, age 88, had been a long time resident of Three Rivers, Michigan before becoming a resident of Sheridan, Wyoming in 2009. Born February 26, 1928, Wilbur was the only child of Ethel Mary (Nichols) and Cecil Sherman Ransbottom. …

Margaret A. Schieber, 90, of Union, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Three Rivers Health, following a short illness. She was born April 15, 1926, in New Paris, Ind., a daughter of Revere and Sina Ulery. She was a resident of the Union area most of her life. She had been employed at Plumrose Company in Elkhart. She enjoyed yardwork, …

Carl Fredrick “Sonny” Rockrohr, age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 13, 2016. He was born in Midlothian, IL on April 24, 1937 the son of Carl Albert and Eleanore (Gernenz) Rockrohr. Carl was employed as a heavy equipment operator for forty years at Economy Mechanical Industries and also for Alberico Sewer and Water. …

Brian L. Byler, age 47, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at his home. He was born in LaGrange, IN on June 8, 1969, a son of Ellsworth “Ozzy” and Evelyn (Miller) Byler. Brian graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1987 where he participated in Football. After high school, he attended Michigan State University where he received …

Paul “Skip” Douglas Fergeson Jr., age 57, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on Monday evening, Nov. 14, 2016. He was born Nov. 12, 1959, in Sturgis, a son of the late Paul D. and Patricia J. (Bridges) Fergeson Sr. Skip had been a resident of the Sturgis area all of his life, except for …

Juanita Joanne Schmidtendorff, age 87, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. Juanita was born in Peru, IN, on February 26, 1929, a daughter of Arthur and Mary (Hall) Black. She graduated from Bristol High School in 1947. On August 16, 1947, she married Harold Schmidtendorff in Dowagiac. He preceded her in …