Obituaries

Joseph Arthur Medsker, age 75, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly on Monday, January 11, 2016 at his home. He was born on February 26, 1940 in Kalamazoo to the son of the late John Peter and Hazel Catherine (Dolbee) Medsker. Joe grew up during a time of iceboxes, milk being delivered to your door with a horse drawn wagon, …

Alton J. Kline, 38, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the funeral home. Donations may be directed to the family.

Joseph Arthur Medsker, age 75, died on Monday,  January 11, 2016.   The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Hohner Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Three Rivers Bible Church, 220 N. Erie St, Three Rivers, MI 49093 with Pastor Jay …

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 …