Obituaries

Jerry L. Perry, age 75, of Burr Oak, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Battle Creek. He was born Aug. 16, 1940, in LaGrange County, Ind., a son of the late Neal and Helen (Mecklenburg) Perry. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Burr Oak and a 1958 graduate of Burr Oak High School, where he …

Kenrick “Rick” Glen Butler, age 61, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born in Charlotte, MI. on September 7, 1954 the son of the late John Howard Sr. and Adela Sarah (Church) Butler. Rick has been a long time resident of Three Rivers. On Oct. 16, 1976 he was united in marriage …

Jaime Nicole (Wilson) Schuler, age 34, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 26, 2016, at her home. She was born Dec. 26, 1981, in Sturgis, a daughter of Richard and Kathy (Molter) Wilson. Jaime was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 2001. On Oct. 10, 2009, she married Shawn Schuler …

John “Poppi” Franklin Pinney, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Sunday morning June 26, 2016, at Thurston Woods Village. He was born Nov. 17, 1920, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Byard and Edith (Selby) Pinney. John had been a resident of the Burr Oak and Sturgis area all his life except for a few years the …

Fabian was born to Joseph and Mary (Kibiloski) Wood on Oct. 25, 1921, in Bronson, where he lived the first two years of his life. He and his family moved to 305 Susan Court, where he lived through his early 20s. After his discharge from the Army,Fabian built a home next door, where he lived with is wife, Ruth, until …

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 …