Obituaries

Lois A. (Zehr) Kline, age 68, of Colon died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis, MI on Aug. 17, 1947 the daughter of Virgil and Sally (Stauffer) Zehr. She attended Nottawa Elementary and later graduated from Centreville High School. She was married to James Q. Tom in 1965 and they were …

Barbara Jean Osbon, age 63, of Constantine, passed away Thursday morning, June 23, 2016, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. She was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Gerald “Jerry” and Virginia (Rice) Osbon. Barbara resided in Constantine for the past three years. Most of her life was lived in Sturgis. She was …

Joyce A. Witek, age 74, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Joyce was born in South Bend on September 24, 1941 a daughter of Duane and Margaret (McClellan) Thornton. On April 13, 1956 she married Anthony “Tony” Witek in Centreville. He preceded her in death February 24, 2006. Joyce worked for many years at …

Richard Christopher Willis, age 49, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Albion, Ind. He was born April 28, 1967, in Three Rivers, a son of Richard L. and Janet (Keenan) Willis. Chris resided in Sturgis for the past six years, coming from St. Petersburg, Fla., where he had lived since age 6. He was first married to …

Joyce May Hoyt, age 83, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Fairview Living Center. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on October 6, 1932 the daughter of Roy Franklin and Jenny Bell (Kline) Haines. Joyce graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1950. She was united …

Richard V. “Dick” Wolf, “Grandpa Wolf,” age 93, of Colon, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at home. Richard was born Nov. 7, 1922, in LaGrange, Ind., a son to the late Lester and Mildred Wolf. Richard was a lifelong resident of the Leonidas/Colon area. He first married Gladys Prolo. This marriage ended in divorce. He went on to …

Sara E. Blucker, 22, of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 18, 2016. She was born Nov. 23, 1993, a daughter of Dan Blucker and Anita L. Flohe in Goshen, Ind. Sara had worked as a server at El Camino Real, Three Rivers. A loving mother, Sara cared deeply for her 8-week-old daughter, Zoey. She had a great interest …

Judith Kaye (Stuller) Nowak, 69, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, in Colon, where she had lived for the past 20-plus years. Judy was born April 19, 1947, in Louisville, Ky., to the late Jacob B. and Laura Belle (Bland) Triplet. She grew up in South Bend, Ind. Judy is survived by her beloved husband, Frank J. Nowak, who took care …

Anna Belle Balk, of Centreville, passed away to be with her beloved husband, Carl E. Balk, Sr., on Friday, June 17, 2016. May they dance an love for eternity. She will be greatly missed and always loved. We will never forget you. She leaves behind her daughter Laurie Smith/husband Randy Smith; her grandkids Danielle Kotz/husband Karl Kotz, Angelique Lobsiger/Sky Payton, …

Pastor Kenneth W. Miller, age 58, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on Thursday, June 16th, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Sturgis, MI. on Sept. 19th, 1957 the son of Mr. Ezra and Edna Miller. Pastor Ken and his wife Julia began leading the …