Obituaries

Mrs. Linda Sue Schug, 61, of Marcellus, passed away suddenly on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Baldwin, MI., on Feb. 10th, 1955 the daughter of the late Eugene and Shirley (Weiborn) Nichols. Linda graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1973 and continued her education at Davenport University. She …

Ione Emma Pappas, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born July 30, 1932, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Gustav and Emma (Wolter) Zerbs. As a teen, Ione moved to Burr Oak, where she graduated from Burr Oak High School. She has since resided in the Burr Oak and Sturgis …

Richard C. Leighton, age 85, of Mendon, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at his home. On November 1, 1930, he was born in Anderson, IN, a son of George and Selma (Jones) Leighton. Richard married Norma Nutt on August 23, 1958 in Elizabethtown, TN. She preceded him in death on June 13, 2005. Richard served in the U.S. Army …

Cathy Lee Sussdorf, age 58, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on April 13, 1957 the daughter of Charles and Cathryn (Mikosz) Cooper and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1975. Kathy was a …

Billie Eugene Eicholtz, age 75, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at his adult foster care home in Portage. He was born in Sherman Township on Jan. 28, 1941 the son of Clyde D. and Caroline M. (Schaffer) Eicholtz. He had worked at the ARCH Workshop in Centreville. Bill loved attending the St. Joseph County Fair each year, and especially enjoyed …

Duane “Skip” H. Baldwin, Jr., age 67, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 26, 1948 in Three Rivers, a son of Duane and Margaret (Bender) Baldwin, Sr. Duane graduated from Constantine High School in 1968 and went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps for 22 years. On September …

Marcos Dario “Booboo” Andaverde, age 45, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born April 5, 1970, in Sturgis, a son of Librado and Nicolasa (Tejada) Andaverde Sr. Marcos had resided in Sturgis his entire life. He graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1988. He loved spending time with his family …

Thelma (Seager) Coghlin passed in the comfort of her home in Saugatuck, surrounded by love, tenderness, music, laughter and light. Thelma grew up in Shrewsbury, Mass. where she was an honors student and member of the Dramatics Club, Debate Team, Forensic League, Yearbook Staff, and the undefeated Field Hockey Team. She and her husband, Fitzmaurice Coghlin Jr., moved to Three …

Kenneth Eugene Newton II, age 33 of Sturgis died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Berrien Springs, MI on April 19, 1982 the son of Kenneth E. and Susan (Thomas) Newton, Sr. and has been a lifetime resident of Southwest Michigan. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 2000. …

Adele M. Gray, 94, of White Pigeon, died on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at a Kalamazoo hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1921, in South Bend, Ind., a daughter of Theron M. Saunders and Ethel (Bates) Saunders. She graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1939. On March 8, 1941, she married Everett F. Gray in White Pigeon. Adele lived …