Obituaries

Jeffery William Crabtree, 66, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 28, 1950 the son of James S. and Frances (Hughes) Crabtree. Jeffery graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. Jeffery was an engineer for many years, traveling to many places for his …

David Gay “Butch” Hutchison, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday evening, July 24, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Ravenna, Ohio, a son of the late Guy Jackson and Zella Mae (Ringley) Hutchison. Butch resided most of his life in Sturgis. He was employed by Kirsch Company in Sturgis for 30 years until …

Mark Allen Hendricks, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, July 24, 2016, at his home, with his loving wife at his side. He was born Sept. 7, 1969, in Sturgis, a son of the late David Dean and Donna June (Wesse) Hendricks. Mark was a lifelong Sturgis and White Pigeon resident and a graduate of White Pigeon High …

Marcia J. Griffin, age 72, of Colon, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ann Griffin, and father, John Griffin. She was born Sept. 8, 1943, in Gary, Ind. She graduated from Indiana University and Western Michigan University. She spent her entire career (48 years) as a teacher and administrator in …

Carol L. Berger, age 61, formerly of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 in Centreville. Carol was born Sept. 20, 1954, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Robert J. and Burdena (Decker) Berger. She is survived by her sister, Corinne (Frank) Weaver of Granger, Ind. A graveside funeral service and burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, …

Dorotha Louise (Dotty Lou) Bent passed away on July 23, 2016 At Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo Michigan. Dotty was born on December 6, 1927 in Point Marion, Pennsylvania to Howard L. Cree and Lillian M (Downey) Cree. She spent most of her childhood in Melvindale, Michigan and graduated from Howell High School in 1945 . She attended Western Michigan …

Wilber D. Breseman, age 68, of Marcellus, MI passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 22, 2016. He was born August 14, 1947 in Dowagiac, MI the son of Dale F. and Beverly (Shannon) Breseman. On December 4, 1971 in Marcellus, he married Deborah Kay Carlton who survives. Wilber graduated from Marcellus High School in 1965. He was a U.S. Army Veteran …

Grace Dorothea Smith, 82, of White Pigeon.  On October 7, 1933, Grace Dorothea “Dot” Smith was born on the family farm in McKamie, Arkansas, to Ples and Era (Edwards) Lewis.  Her mom chuckled when she scanned Grace’s birth certificate.  Her date of birth was reported as October 6, 1933, “I know when my children were born.” Grace had many fond memories …

Winifred Cornelia Heivilin, age 91, of Three Rivers passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Greensborough, NC on May 29, 1925 the daughter of Archie and Ruby (Bowen) Bunting. Mrs. Heivilin has spent many years in this area enjoying her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by …

Mary Lou Markley, 79, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Three Rivers Health. She was born March 4, 1937, in Maynardville, Tenn., a daughter of Howard and Lottie (Stanford) Earl. She was a White Pigeon resident since 2002, coming from Union and Warsaw, Ind. On Aug. 29, 1981, she married Dwayne Markley in Mottville. He died Dec. …