Obituaries

Cornelia D. (Dykstra) Hamilton, age 90, of Constantine, passed away at her home on November 8th, 2014. She was born in Goshen, IN on September 22, 1924, a daughter of the late Nick and Martha (Hoogenboom) Dykstra. She attended Goshen High School. On January 1, 1953 she married Dean Hamilton at Messiah Lutheran Church in Constantine. Cornelia was a homemaker, …

Phyllis May Peters, age 87, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014 at Three Rivers Health. Phyllis was born on December 28, 1926 the daughter of Roland M. and Ester Louella (Mickem) Reed. She attended special schools in Ann Arbor, Sturgis, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids due to her illness with polio at a young age. On April …

Hager Dale Stidham, age 50, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at his home. Hager was born Aug. 27, 1964, in Martin, Ky., a son to the late Russell M. and Birdie (Shepherd) Stidham. On Feb. 25, 1985, he married Ann E. Milliman in Clintwood, Va. She preceded him in death on May 24, 1997. Hager had lived in …

Alice May Fairchild, age 69, of Colon, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at the Life Span Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. Alice was born Nov. 28, 1944, in Battle Creek, a daughter to the late Rose V. Thomas. On June 13, 1964, she married Gary C. Fairchild in Colon and he preceded her in death March 9, …

Sue M. Messer, 99, of Sturgis, and formerly of Columbus, Ind., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Thurston Woods Village, following an extended illness. She was born April 11, 1915, in Lincoln County, Ky., to Tyler and Sallie (Adams) Messer. She was a Sturgis resident since 2011, coming from Columbus, Ind., to be near her niece Judy McCarrel. She was …

Joseph Leo Happel, 90, of Centreville, passed away at 3:08 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 9, 1924 in Mendon to the late Leon E. and Gladys (Klein) Happel. On Sept. 20, 1945 in Mendon he married Glenna Carlin, she survives. Also surviving are two sons, Thomas (Martha) Happel …

Alice Marie Stockdale, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on November 2, 2014 at her home. She was born on February 23, 1945 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of the late Raymond and Edna (Nichols) Buel. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Patrick Stockdale; one sister, Jeanette Mullett; two brothers, Eugene Buel, and Donald …

Robert William Hasbrouck, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 3, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 2, 1924 in Lockport Twp., MI., the son of the late Hugh Earl and Anna Pauline (Hosted) Hasbrouck. Bob was raised and attended school in Centreville. He served his country during WWII …

Robert Douglas McDonald, 87, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Three Rivers on Nov. 12, 1926 the son of the late Joseph Leo and Florence (Edgerton) McDonald. He joined the U.S. Navy to serve his country during WWII. Bob farmed most of his life and …

Hines, Dr. Wallis G. “Wally” Hines, age 95, died October, 31, 2014 in Kalamazoo. Born in Chicago, Ill. on Feb. 2, 1919, he was the fifth son of Herbert Waldo and Helen (Gartside) Hines. Raised in El Paso, Kankakee and Springfield, IL, he graduated from Springfield High School in 1935. Following two and a half years at the University of …