Obituaries

Rodney Andrew Howard, age 66, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Rod was born on Dec. 17th, 1949 in Adrian, MI., the son of the late Andy and Elizabeth (Cox) Howard. Mr. Howard grew up in the Adrian, MI. area and served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam …

Ralph Leo Bushman, age 74, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016.  He was born on September 28, 1942 the son of Frances and Doris Bushman. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and there will be no public services at this time. Memorial donations may be directed to Michiana Guardianship.  Envelopes available at the funeral …

Diana Lynn Tompkins, age 54, of Coldwater, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Ionia, MI on July 4, 1962 the daughter of George A. and Monalene (Wilson) Mansmith. She attended Ionia and Brighton Elementary Schools and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1980. She resided briefly in White Pigeon and worked at a wholesale …

William “Bill” C. Dobrowolski, age 66, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at his home.  Bill was born in Three Rivers on March 27, 1950, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Darish) Dobrowolski.  He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968 and went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree and Teaching Certificate from the University of Detroit.  Bill later …

Lucinda “Cindy” Troyer, 67, of Middlebury, Ind., died at 2 a.m., on Monday, Oct. 17, at her residence after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Nov. 28, 1948, in Elkhart County, Ind., to Ralph E. and Anna Mae (Miller) Hooley. On June 29, 1968 in Middlebury, Ind., she married Jerry Lee Troyer; he died May 1, 2005. …

John Stackman, age 74, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Monday evening, Oct. 17, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1941, in Sturgis, a son of the late P. Donald and Violet (Stevens) Stackman. John graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1959. While in high school, he was active …

Kenneth Michael Mohney, age 71, died on Thursday, October 13, 2016 In accordance with family wishes cremation will take place and graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Fort Custer National Cemetery.

Jack Steven Alderson, age 38, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 5, 1977, in Aurora, Ill., a son of James “Bob” and Diana (Nelson) Alderson. Jack resided in Sturgis for the past five years, coming from Three Rivers, where he was a graduate of Three Rivers High School with the class …

Mr. Leon “Lee” E. Kline III, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 14th, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born on November 6, 1966 in Three Rivers the son of Leon E. (Ernie) Kline Jr. and Mary (Verheul) Kline. Lee attended Three Rivers Schools and was a lifelong avid car and racing fan. He loved …

David Edward Horstman, age 57, of Sturgis, went home to be with his Lord and Savior unexpectedly Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2016, at the Sturgis Hospital Emergency Room. He was born Nov. 4, 1958, in Austin, Texas, son of the late John and Anna (Burke) Horstman, Sr. For the past four years, David had been employed by Medilodge of Portage. …