Obituaries

M. Janice Cooke, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Jan was born on Sept. 5, 1936 in Barberton, OH., the daughter of Ray and Mary Hyland. Mrs. Cooke graduated from Barberton High School in 1955 and attended Ohio University, Mary Hardin Baylor College, and Case University for varying periods of time, and also attended …

Anna June Gregory, age 88, of Centreville, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, Feb. 21st, 2015. She was born on June 6, 1926 in Three Rivers, MI., the daughter of the late Roy and Hazel (Geib) Dunithan. Mrs. Gregory has been a lifetime resident of this area. She was united in marriage to the late Raymond Gregory in …

Leon W. Hackenberg, 92, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully to be with his wife on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 9, 1922 in Marcellus, the son of the late August and Clara (Timm) Hackenberg. Leon proudly served his country during World War II. Upon his discharge he began work at the Continental …

Patricia Joan Johnson, age 69, of Colon, passed away, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Sturgis Hospital. Patricia was born May 31, 1945, in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Lynn and Avis ( Kimble) Haskins. On July 2, 1961, she married Buckshot ( Gail) Johnson. They met at the age of 12 and were high school sweethearts and were married …

Robert E. Brown, age 83, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away early Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1931, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Charles and Irene ( Bordner) Brown. Bob was a lifelong resident of the Sturgis and Burr Oak area and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with …

Edward Lee Kelly, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, February 20th, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Edward was born in Brookhaven, MS on January 17, 1942, a son of Della Mae (Kelly) Humphries.   On January 6, 1967, he married Delores Trull in Three Rivers.  Edward graduated from Constantine High School in 1963 and continued on to take welding …

Sharon Marie Jansen, age 74, of Three Rivers passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her home. She was born in Centreville, MI on March 28, 1940 the daughter of Edward J. Bungart and Pearl Elma (Bickle) Bungart Wetherbee. Sharon has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She was united in marriage to John Micheal Jansen in 1959, …

Albert W. Pott, 60, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at The Laurels Nursing Home of Coldwater. Al is survived by his son, Andrew Pott of Grand Rapids; and his daughter, Stephanie Stankey of Kalamazoo, Mich.; along with his brother, Chris Pott of Sarasota, Fla. He’s also survived by his beloved dog named Calla. Al was born Dec. …

Clara M. Bent, age 97, of Marcellus, MI passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015. She was born September 17, 1917 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Cyrus and Bertha E. (Miller) Taylor. On February 14, 1943 in Gobles, MI she married Clayton W. Bent who preceded her in death. Clara was a bookkeeper all her life. She enjoyed attending church, …

Herman B. Hodge, age 82, of Matteson Township, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, unexpectedly at his home. Herman was born March 21, 1932, in Orland, Ind., a son of the late Eugene and Cora (Huff ) Hodge. He graduated from Reading High School and lived most of his adult life in the Bronson area, where he was a member …