Obituaries

Alan C. Ake, Jr., age 48, of Burr Oak, passed away early Sunday morning, April 19, 2026, at the home of his mother in Sturgis. He was born on September 3, 1977 in Sturgis, son of Alan C. and Marsha (Milliman) Ake, Sr. Alan resided his entire life in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area. He had been employed by …

Royce Kaye McCullough, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Three Rivers Health, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on July 9th 1948 in Sturgis, Royce was a man who stayed true to where he came from. He was the son of the late Lillian J. (Ireland) Green and Louis Green. The values …

Lane Kenneth Stevens, age 58, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Lane was born on July 12, 1967 in West Branch, Michigan, the son of the late Harry P. Stevens and Maxine (McKay) Stevens. He was a graduate of Mio–AuSable High School, Class of 1985. Lane is survived by his brother, Gregory Stevens …

Roger K. West, age 70, of Byron Center and formerly of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 17, 2026, at University of Michigan Health – West in Wyoming, Michigan. Roger was born on June 29, 1955 in Sturgis, the son of the late Claude and Ruth (Kingsley) West. He graduated from Sturgis High School with the Class of 1974 …

Rev. David Gordon Somers, age 76, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday,  April 16, 2026, at his home in Bristol, Indiana. David was born on February 24, 1950 in Detroit to Philip and Jeanne Somers. He met Robin, his wife, at Gitche Gumee Bible Camp. They married in 1975 and celebrated 50 years together. David passionately served …

Kim Draime, age 65, of Centreville, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Optalis Health and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. She was born August 9, 1960 in Angola, IN. Kim had been employed by Amcast in Angola, and retired from Vestil Manufacturing, also in Angola. She enjoyed watching TV, playing games on her phone and laptop, sunbathing, and watching NASCAR. …

Betty Jean Robison, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away on March 2, 2026 at The Laurels of Coldwater. She was born on October 31, 1927 in White Pigeon, the daughter of the late Bertha Burdick. Mrs. Robison resided most of her life in Sturgis. On October 16, 1965, she married Raymond D. Robison in Sturgis. He preceded her in death …

Larry Gene Rayhill, age 79, of Sturgis, and a former resident of Elkhart and Mitchell, Indiana, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born October 31, 1946 in Mitchell, Indiana, son of the late Herschel McKinley and Ida Iva (Dye) Rayhill. Larry spent his early life in Mitchell and was a …

Donna Marie Sears, age 68, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, surrounded by her loving family. Her passing leaves a profound emptiness, but her memory will forever live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her. She was born May 9, 1957 in Williston, North Dakota a …

David Brian Arbogast, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.  He was born on August 2, 1956 the son of Lester and Etta (McMichael) Arbogast.  On January 28, 1984 David married the love of his life, Vickie Goodwin in LaGrange County. David loved the outdoors and spent as much time as he …