Obituaries

Angie M. (Boltjes-Grimm) Skinner, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Groningen, The Netherlands on Sep. 15, 1923 the daughter of Hendrik and Anna (Robbes) Boltjes. She was a longtime Vicksburg resident and employee of Simpson Lee Paper Company. Survivors include three sons, Richard (Linda) Grimm of Three Rivers, …

Duaine Allen Phillips, age 68, of Jones, MI died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. He was born in Mendon on Feb. 4, 1948 the son of Duaine W. and Dorothy (McClish) Phillips and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1967, and served in the United Stated Marine …

Timothy R. Calhoun, age 70, of Constantine, died Saturday April 9th, 2016 at his home. He was born September 2, 1945 in Pittsburg, PA, a son of Raymond and Margaret (Steele) Calhoun. Tim graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1964. On September 22, 2007 he married Tina Hanson. Tim travelled and lived around the country, working oil rigs to pizza …

Marian E. Pilipick, 101, passed away Dec. 10, 2015, in Bakersfield, Calif. Inurnment and celebration of Marian’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at Schipper Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Colon Fire and Rescue …

Mikki Lynn (Schultz) Ulrich, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, with family at her side. She was born in Three Rivers on February 6, 1962, the daughter of Ronald and Shirley (Jones) Schultz. She graduated from Three Rivers High School class of 1980 and later attended Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism. Mikki was a loving woman …

Stanley Lee McClain, age 91, of Mendon, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Mendon on April 21, 1924 the son of Robert J. and Martha (Rench) McClain. Stanley was educated at the Flint School for the Deaf. He worked briefly as a logger in Northern Michigan, and at Fairbanks-Morse in Three …

Kenneth D. Moffett, 88, of Sturgis Township, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Mongo, Ind., a son of William and Myrtle (Fair) Moffett. He had been a Sturgis-area resident for the past 38 years, coming from the White Pigeon area. He was a farmer all his …

Robert A. Hill, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 19, 1931, in Cumberland, Iowa, a son of the late Charles E. and Mildred A. (Stolhanske) Hill. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. Robert had been a resident of Sturgis since …

James Chester Eames, age 86, of Three Rivers, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at his home. He was born in Portage, MI on Nov. 13, 1929 the son of Chester L. and Mabelle (Bradford) Eames. He attended school in Parkville and Three Rivers before graduating from Mendon High School. James served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was …

Kathy Jo Britton, age 61, of Decatur, MI passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI following a brief illness. She was born February 5, 1955 in Mishawaka, IN the daughter of Paul H. and Norma Jean (DeMeyer) Ryll. On April 1, 1978 in Mishawaka, IN she married Jerry Britton who survives. Kathy had a lifelong …