Obituaries

Lloyd W. Loudenslager, age 80, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater. Lloyd was born July 15, 1935, in Colon, a son of the late William H. and Margaret Althea (Baumeister) Loudenslager. He had lived all his life in St. Joseph County, graduating from Sturgis High School with the …

Larry Dale Hart, age 59, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 11, 2016, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Sturgis, a son of Daniel and Margaret (Masten) Hart. Larry was a lifelong Sturgis resident. He had been employed as a meat cutter at Kroger in Sturgis. He also worked at the …

Thomas W. Stigter, age 68, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Three Rivers Health. Thomas was born Dec. 26, 1947, in Chicago, a son of the late Cornelius B. and Johanna M. (Putnam) Stigter. Thomas grew up in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1966. He continued his education at Ferris State …

Stella Elizabeth Steinhaus, age 83, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016   Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.  

Pamela Lynn (Stevens) Singler, age 69, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at the Wings of Hope Hospice House in Allegan, MI. She was born on October 11, 1946 in Three Rivers, the daughter of George and Barbara Stevens. Pam worked for Days Molding Co. in Constantine, MI. for 20 years. She was a military wife …

Four firefighters have suffered scrapes and bruises after their rig tipped over on an icy southern Michigan road. WZZM-TV and WWMT-TV report that the crew was headed to a house fire Sunday afternoon in Battle Creek when the truck rolled onto its side. The firefighters were temporarily trapped inside the vehicle. They were taken later to an area hospital for …

Our precious Andrea Sue (Eash) Yeager, age 71, of Centreville, went home to be with Jesus, surrounded by her family January 8, 2016.  She was born August 15, 1944, in Ft. Wayne, IN, a daughter of John and Erma (Haarer) Eash.  The first years of her childhood were lived in Grabill, IN with her parents and four brothers. The family …

Bonita S. Thompson, age 69, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, January 7, 2015. She was born October 11, 1946 in Medford, WI, the daughter of Harry E. and Helen (Worden) Bristol. Bonita graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1965 and was formerly employed at Coca-Cola in Paw Paw. She also was a lifelong member of the Ladies Auxiliary …

Laura Lynn Zonyk, age 65, of Mendon passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Vicksburg, MI on March 29, 1950 the daughter of Felix and Patty (Helms) Zonyk. Laura was a 1968 graduate of Vicksburg High School and in 1973 earned her BA degree from Olivet …

Bill Harman, age 84, of Union, passed away at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph, MI, Wednesday, January 06, 2016. He was born in Etna Green, IN on May 20, 1931, a son of Lowell and Martha (Reed) Harman. On March 16, 1968 Bill married Evelyn O’Shea in Nappanee. She preceded him in death on June 28, 2014. He worked at Coppes …