Obituaries

Leah L. Decker, age 92, of Bremen, Ind., and formerly of Colon, Mich., passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Bremen. Leah was born Jan. 24, 1924, in Marion, Ind., a daughter of the late Franklin & Grace P. (Kessler) Cotton. Her early years were spent in Marion. She later moved to Michigan and graduated in 1942 from Lansing High …

Ramona Lou Thaxton, age 86, of Colon, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016, at her home. Ramona was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Elbow Lake, MN, a daughter to the late Glenn and Nanna (Johnson) Davis. She graduated from high school in 1946 in Minneapolis, MN and attended Asbury College in Kentucky. While there she met her late husband Charles …

Jerry J. Lintz, age 52, of Mottville, died on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center Kalamazoo. He was born August 27, 1963 in Three Rivers a son of John D. and Nancy (Stuckum) Lintz. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1981. Jerry worked at Interstate Manufacturing in Mottville for the past 7 years and previously at Coachman Industries Middlebury …

Eugene J. Stratton, age 77, of Marcellus, MI passed away on National Fireman’s Day, Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI. He was born December 24, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI the son of Ernest Avery and Mildred Ione (Snow) Stratton. On November 24, 1961 in Dowagiac, MI he married Yvonne R. Powers who preceded him in death …

Lawrence N. Bogie, age 71, passed away at home, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was born November 17, 1944 in Ottuma, Iowa, the son of Orville Niel and Evelyn M. (Roemke) Bogie. Larry had been a professional walleye fisherman and had been pictured in fishing magazines. He always looked forward to opening day of walleye fishing and also enjoyed fishing …

David Lee Trine, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at his home. David was born March 30, 1938, in Quincy, Ill., a son to the late David M. and Ruth I. (Hartwig) Trine. He had served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. On June 26, 1960, he married Iva Jean Thurston, and …

Dorothy Nalls Hardges entered this world November 5, 1922 in Lexington, MS as the second daughter to Tommie, Sr. and Charlena (Newman) Nalls. As one of twelve siblings, Dorothy was raised on her family’s farm in Silver City, MS. Young Dorothy enjoyed the richness of academic life and graduated from Piney Woods High School. She furthered her education and attended …

Mr. Richard Franklin Draime, age 73, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Bronson Hospital following a long illness. He was born on August 4, 1942 in the Three Rivers, MI. the son of the late Harry and Mary (Boggio) Draime. Dick was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He proudly served his country in the Army National …

Shawn R. Blizzard, age 43, of Sturgis, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1972, in Sturgis, a son of Larry R. and Sandra (Kidd) Blizzard. Shawn had resided in Sturgis, South Carolina, and Texas for a short time. He enjoyed playing guitar, powerlifting and his cat, Minx. …

Iola June Holtz, age 94, of Cassopolis, died peacefully Sunday morning, May 1, 2016 in the presence and comfort of her family in Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis. She was born March 28, 1922 in Volinia, Michigan to Leon and Mollie (Hoffmeister) Rice. She married James Lorel Holtz December 9, 1944 in Penn Township, Michigan. After almost forty …