Obituaries

Franklin T. Lutz, 88, of Florence Township, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 following a long battle with cancer. He was born in Florence Township on September 24, 1926, a son of Troy and Nettie (VanFleet) Lutz. He graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1944 and entered the U.S. Navy in 1945. In August of 1946, he married Beverly …

Emma Jane Markum, 73, of Jones, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Johnstown, Pa. on May 8, 1942 the daughter of the late Ray and Ruth (Weirick) Alwine. She graduated from high school in Pennsylvania, and later earned her Masters’ Degree in Computer Science and Business Management. …

Rebecca Jo (Hudson) Strang, age 34, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis on July 5, 1981 to Theodore and Debbie (Shumway) Hudson. Becca received her GED from Sturgis High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She loved being outside, camping, fishing, and floating on the river with her …

Anne Louise Rudd, age 71, died on Monday, July 27, 2015 in Kalamazoo. In accordance with family wishes cremation will take place and there will be no public services held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Wilbur L. Berry, Sr., age 76, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Kalamazoo.  Funeral arrangements are pending at this time at the Hohner Funeral Home.

Alice M. Zinsmaster, 83, of Mendon, died Thursday, July 23, 2015. Arrangements will be announced later by the Eickhoff Funeral Home of Mendon.

Michael Wayne Timm, 56, of Sturgis, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015. In accordance with family wishes cremation has been conducted and the family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until time of memorial services beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Hohner Funeral Home with Pastor Marty Culver officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may …

Darrel W. Coomer, 90, of Mendon, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Port Charlotte, Fla. Darrel was born in Payne, Ohio on Nov. 18, 1924 the son of George and Mary (Nesbit) Coomer. He graduated from Payne High School and attended Bowling Green University in Ohio. Darrel was married to Marie Knoblauch on June …

Betty Lois (Swafford) Massey, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo.  She was born in Harvey, IL on June 6, 1938, a daughter of John Elmer and Anna Leona (Koger) Swafford.  Betty graduated from Thornton High School in Harvey, IL.  In 1970, she married Wayne Theodore Massey in Illinois.  Betty worked at Illinois Bell …

Marjorie Nadine (Selby) Berger, age 88, of Lima, OH. formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at her home in Lima. She was born on March 21, 1927 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of the late Rapheal F. and Ida Bell Weaver Selby Atkinson. Marjorie has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers graduating with …