Obituaries

Nicholas A. Demas, age 67, of White Pigeon, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in Elkhart on February 7, 1950, a son of John and Jenny (Madsen) Demas. Nicholas graduated from Elkhart Central High School in 1968 and later attended Purdue University. Nicholas served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the …

Sarah Ellen Cross, age 83, of Mendon, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 at her home. She was born in Wayne, Ohio on Sep. 23, 1934 the daughter of John and Susie (Van Voorhis) Wolfe and has resided near Mendon since the age of five. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1952. Sarah worked briefly at G-W …

James S. “Stan” Miller, 91, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at The Oaks at Northpointe Woods, surrounded by his family. Stan was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Three Rivers, a son of Otto L. and Ethel (Pierce) Miller. He was a 1943 graduate of Three Rivers High School. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air …

Douglas L. Gage, 61, of Shipshewana, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Cremation will follow.

Edward “Ted” Walpole Talbot, age 89, of Centreville, died September 25, 2017 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. A Celebration of Life gathering with lunch, will be held Saturday October 14, 2017 at 12 pm at Tom and Sherry Talbot’s, 57741 Nottawa Rd., Mendon.

John Fabian Swift, age 62, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. He was born September 13, 1955 in South Bend, the son of Glen D. and Bertha E. (Miller) Swift. He married Sally F. (Parsons) Kohler in 1979 who survives. On November 26, 1994 in Volinia he married Elaine M. Whitten who preceded him in death in 2012. John …

Phyllis J. Phelps, age 97, of Colon, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at Sturgis Hospital. Phyllis was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Leonidas, a daughter of the late Grover R. and Grace (Adams) Lowther. She married Harold R. Phelps. He preceded her in death June 26, 1971. She had worked as a beautician in Colon for several years and …

Sally Lou Coker, age 72, of Jackson, and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Highland Assisted Living & Memory Care in Jackson. She was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Burr Oak, a daughter of the late John and Blendena (Cummings) Gest. Sally was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1962. On April …

Barbara Teresa Walczak, age 65, died on Sunday, October 1, 2017. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and there will be no public services held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

George Edward Lewis, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  George was born on July 3, 1939 in Argos, Indiana the son of the late Andrew and Gertude (Gotschalk) Lewis. Mr. Lewis graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1958 and on 1959 married the love of …