Obituaries

Jerry L. Perry, age, 75, of Burr Oak, passed away Monday March 7, 2016, at the 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 …

Irene Helen Mangold, age 94, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. Irene was born in Lincoln Park, MI on Jan. 20, 1922 the daughter of Edmond and Edna (Stubert) Fountain. She was married to Hurman W. Mangold on Nov. 27, 1943 in Bryan, Ohio. Hurman passed away on Nov. 29, 1993. …

Robert Miller, age 93, of Burr Oak, passed away late Monday evening, March 7, 2016, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Sturgis, a son of the late Elmer and Elsie (Bush) Miller. Bob resided in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area his entire life. On Sept. 7, 1946, he married Roberta A. “Bobbie” …

Joan Eldridge, age 85, of Burr Oak, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital in Sturgis. She was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Franklin, Ky., a daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie (Biggs) Bunch. Joan had resided in Burr Oak since 1963, coming from Orland, Ind. Her early life was lived in Kentucky. For several years, …

Mrs. Marian Lucille Medema, age 85, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 2, 2016 at the home of her daughter following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 30, 1930 in Sturgis, MI., the daughter of the late Clarence and Grace (Staples) McCale. Marian graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1949 and …

Charles “Dave” McFall, age 77, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was born December 16, 1938 in White Pigeon, a son of Charles and Clarabelle (Clark) McFall. Dave graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1957. On December 7, 1985 he married Ruby (Lintz) Roskam at Messiah Lutheran …

Joyce Marie Pitone, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 14, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York; the daughter of the late John and Claudia (Desouza) Caldeira. Joyce loved swimming in the ocean on Long Island and also loved swimming, fishing, and boating …

Michael Joseph “Mike” Vrobel, age 66 of Mendon, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a two month illness. He was born in Kalamazoo on Jan. 15, 1950 the son of the late Raymond W. and Patricia A. (Rynd) Vrobel. The family moved to Mendon in 1964 and Mike graduated from Mendon High School in …

Arline June Scott, age 92, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2016 surrounded by her family at Fairview Living Centre. She was born in Schoolcraft, MI. on August 3, 1923 to the late William Wallace Gray and Olive Marie (Prough) Gray. Arline was a graduate of Mattawan High School Class of 1940. She and her husband …

Rebecca Medich died on Friday, February 26, 2016. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and services will be held in the spring. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.