Obituaries

Peggy A. King, age 84, of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Constantine on February 22, 1931, she was a daughter of Harley & Clara (Roberts) Leister. Peggy graduated from Constantine High School in 1949 and went to South Bend Business College. On December 15, 1951 she married Robert King …

Arline A. Brown, age 84, of Colon, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family. Arline was born May 11, 1930, in Evergreen Park, Ill., a daughter of the late Edwin and Sophie (Schwer) Jacques. She lived in the Chicago area early in life, graduating from Calumet High School with the class of 1948. On …

Leo Russell Hurley, age 82, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Three Rivers Health, following a short illness. He was born June 22, 1932, in Rensselaer, Ind., a son of Leo B. and Martha J. (Critser) Hurley. He had been a resident of White Pigeon since 1974, coming from Rensselaer. He was a high school graduate and …

Edna Rose Davenport, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon March 25, 2015, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born Dec. 12, 1923, inWells County, Ind., a daughter of the late Sylvester “ Wes” and Grace Gertrude (Beaty) Dunwiddie. Mrs. Davenport resided in the Sturgis and Constantine area most of her life. On March 2, …

Luada Durham, age 95, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home. Luada was born in Des Ark, AR to Gus Washington and Rosa Ann (Hill) Parham. She was one of eight children, Elijah Nathaniel, Lagertha, Cornelia, Rev. Elisha Miles, Rosetta, Bobbie Gus & William Howard Parham, whom all preceded her in death. …

Wilma K. Foreman, 71, of Constantine, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, following a short illness. She was born Dec. 13, 1943, in LaGrange, Ind., a daughter of Raymond and Marie (Hamilton) Cleveland. She was a Constantine area resident since 1977, coming from White Pigeon. She was employed by General Motors in Three Rivers for …

Virginia L. Welch, age 84, died Thursday, March 25, 2015 in Sturgis. In accordance with family wishes cremation has been conducted and there will be no public services at this time. Arrangements handled by Hohner Funeral Home.

Mary Lou Griffin, age 72, of Colon, and formerly of Mendon, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at her home. She was born in Cadillac, MI on Aug. 17, 1942 the daughter of the late Joseph and Louella (Luhrs) Skelton. She was a 1961 graduate of Vicksburg High School and later attended Glen Oaks Community College. Mary was an upholsterer, working …

Julia E. Sutton, age 88, of Three Rivers, formerly of Constantine, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center. She was born July 9, 1926 in Constantine, a daughter of Charles and Pansy Violet (Roberts) Young, Jr. Julia graduated from Constantine High School in 1944. On Dec. 17, 1947 she married Willard Sutton in Constantine. He preceded her in death …

Dwight “Jack” Jackson Kortie, 79, of Middlebury, died at 6:05 am on Sunday, March 22, at Courtyard of Goshen, where he had stayed since January 7, 2015. He was born on September 28, 1935 in Litchfield, MN, to Dwight J. and Bernice “Bunny” (Britton) Kortie, they preceded him in death. On April 25, 1975 in Goshen he married Judith (Mishler) …