Obituaries

William E. Esseltine went to be with the Lord on Nov. 23, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 8, 1941, at Three Rivers Hospital, to William H. and Edna (Hackenburg) Esseltine). Bill was raised in Colon and lived in Sturgis most of his married life. On Aug. 18, 1963, he married Linda Ackerman. He worked as an …

George Wayne Coomer, age 62, of Centreville, died at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo on Monday, November 24, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a valiant four year battle with cancer. George was born in Sturgis, September 21, 1952 to Robert and Wilma (Davis) Coomer of Nottawa. He graduated from Centreville High school in 1970 and was a graduate …

Vernon H. Wadsworth, age 88, of Three Rivers, formerly of Centreville, MI, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at his home. Vern was born in White Pigeon on May 19, 1926, a son of Lowell and Aletha (Hammond) Wadsworth. He served in the US Navy during WWII. On July 20, 1946, Vern married Barbara J. Snook in LaGrange, IN. She preceded …

Janette L. Bainbridge, age 83, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday morning November 22, 2014. She was born September 28, 1931 in Three Rivers, MI the daughter of Leonard C. and Margaret L. (Caul) Parmeter. On March 11, 1950 in Marcellus, MI she married Eugene E. Bainbridge who preceded her in death in 2008. Janette managed their family farm and …

Kenneth Paul Mann, age 91, formerly of Mottville, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born in Elkhart, IN on September 29, 1923, a son of Roland and Mary (Koebernik) Mann, Sr. Ken attended White Pigeon Schools and served in the U.S. Army as a Sgt during WW II. Ken met Gloria Horn on …

Watson Wilbur Weinberg, age 72, of Mendon, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at the Froh Community Home in Sturgis where he had resided the past month. He was born in Vicksburg, MI on April 2, 1942 the son of Wilbur W. and Ruth (Lyons) Weinberg and was a lifetime resident of the Vicksburg-Mendon area. He graduated from Vicksburg High School …

Fannie Mae Hochstetler, 93, of Three Rivers, died Nov. 21, 2014, at Three Rivers Health from pneumonia. She was bornMay 31, 1921, in Nappanee, Ind., to the late Benedict P. and Ida (Miller) Yoder. She was married Dec. 9, 1940, to Elias Melvin Hochstetler. FannieMae worked outside the home at various factory jobs and was a homemaker for her family. …

Martha Jean Myers, age 68, of Mendon, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor following a long illness. She was born in Mendon on Sep. 20, 1946 the daughter of John and Susie (Van Voorhis) Wolfe, was a lifetime resident of Mendon, and attended the Mendon United Methodist Church. She graduated from …

Jeffrey Scott Middlestadt, age 50, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly at Borgess Medical Center on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He was born on March 13, 1964 in Three Rivers the son of Michael Middlestadt and Bonnie(Swartz)Summers whom survive. Jeff was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He enjoyed many outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and riding motorcycles. He …

Kathleen A. Kemp, 59, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 19, 1955, in Elkhart, Ind., a daughter of Keith D. and Phyliss Elaine (Kelly) Jellison. She spent her early life in Elkhart, later moving to Union and White Pigeon the past five years. She was …