Obituaries

Kevin Earl Hahn, age 53, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his home. He was born March 11, 1962, in Sturgis, son of the late Earl and Sharon (Birgy) Hahn. Kevin was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1980. Kevin was employed as the drug testing …

Dr. Andrejs Dimants, age 75, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Since the early 1970’s Dr. Dimants has been a long time surgeon for Three Rivers Hospital. Over the last several years Dr. Dimants and his wife have run a family practice and he also served as the Deputy Medical Examiner for …

Mary Isabelle Gilbert, 87, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare Center. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 11, 1927 the daughter of Joseph D. and Maria (Coppo) Gherna. Mary was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Mary was employed for WKZO radio and went on to own and operate Gilbert Oil …

Darren Robert Shepard, age 29, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and memorial services will be held at a later date

Linda D. Blentlinger, age 70, of Three Rivers, MI passed away Friday, June 12, 2015. She was born May 11, 1945, the daughter of Lyle DeWayne and Laura May (Johnson) Neaman. On May 26, 1973 at Howardsville Christian Church she married LaVern Blentlinger who survives and they enjoyed their married life in Three Rivers. She was raised in Marcellus and …

  Lloyd Burton Calloway, age 70, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at home. He was born in Deming, NM on November 21, 1944 the son of Lloyd and Myrtle (Weston) Calloway. In accordance with family wishes cremation was conducted and private graveside services will be held at a later date.

Karla A. Harvey, 66, of White Pigeon, Mich., died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donations may be directed to Disabled American Veterans or St. Clare ofMantefaleo of Detroit. Arrangements were handled by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

Sara Louise (Sutherland) Smith, age 51, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on March 2, 1964. Sara graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1982. She loved flowers, birdwatching, and was a Green Bay Packers fan. Surviving Sara are her parents Gary Sutherland of Elkhart and Carolyn Wagner Smith of Jones, daughters …

Wilbur L. Shingledecker, age 73, of Marcellus, MI went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice. He was born April 16, 1942 in Three Rivers, MI, the son of Harold and Florence (Burch) Shingledecker. Wilbur graduated from Marcellus High School in 1960. He went to work in August of that year and …

Mary E. Todd, 74, of White Pigeon, Mich., died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born Aug. 31, 1940, in White Pigeon, the daughter of Frank and Ellen (Messner) Todd. She lived all of her life in White Pigeon and was a White Pigeon High School graduate. She was employed at The …