Obituaries

Bennie Charlene Barnes, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Greenfield, TN., on August 11, 1929 the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Gertie Mae( Gant) Bogle. Bennie and her late husband, Daniel, made Three Rivers their residence many years ago, while …

Douglas Alton Adams, 77, of New Carlisle, Ind., passed away at 2:40 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 in Hospice House. Douglas was born on Jan. 8, 1939, in Three Rivers, to Harold Leroy and Ila Mae (Decker) Adams. He grew up in Colon, and graduated from Colon High School in 1957. He was a 1962 graduate of Michigan State University …

Raymond, Arthur Huddleston, Jr. age 92 of Three Rivers, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Muncie, IN on March 15, 1924 the son of Raymond and Ethel (Shull) Huddleston and he attended school in Muncie. Ray served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before returning to Muncie where he was a mechanic at …

Dana Marie Detwiler, age 55 of Three Rivers, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 4, 1960 the daughter of Dwayne L. and Anna (Medeiros) Detwiler. The family moved to Michigan in 1974 and Dana graduated from Mendon High School with the class …

Teresa A. (Zaika) Hamilton, age 50, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7, 2016, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. She was born Nov. 17, 1965, in Pontiac, a daughter of Birt and Germain (Pykor) Zaika. Teresa resided in the Sturgis area for the past 18 years and her early life was spent in Manistee. She had been employed …

Ricky David Mathews, age 64, of Burr Oak, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Ricky was born March 8, 1952, in Sturgis, a son to the late D. Fay and Mary Jane (Sanders) Mathews. He had lived most all of life in St. Joseph County and graduated from high school in Parchment. Ricky served …

Dr. James Reiff, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born March 17, 1935, in Chicago, a son of the late Nathan and Frieda (Shertz) Reiff. James spend the majority of his life in the Michiana area, settling in Sturgis 22 years ago. He worked as a …

Kathleen A. Curtis, age 71, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, unexpectedly at her home. Kathy was born Nov. 22, 1944, a daughter to Roy L. and Leona L. (Dahl) Curtis. She graduated from Normal College of the American Gymnastics Union of Indiana University and taught physical education for 31 years, finishing her career in education at Colon …

Becky Alice Ultz, age 58, of Burr Oak, was surrounded by her family Thursday evening, Aug. 4, 2016, following a long, hard-fought battle with cancer, she was called home to a place where there is no more sadness or pain where she can glorify God with her infectious smile forever. She was born April 4, 1958, in Sturgis, a daughter …

John Walter Aronson, age 94, of Three Rivers formerly of South Bend, IN passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016. John was born in Chicago, IL on April 24, 1922 to the son of Arthur C. and Emily Aronson. John served his country honorably as a Sergeant during World War II. Following his service he attended and graduated from Augustana …