Obituaries

Jack D. Rupert, age 80, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday evening, March 22, 2014, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 30, 1933, in Delphos, Ohio, son of the late Cloyd and Madeline (Holden) Rupert. Jack resided in Sturgis since 1967 coming from Detroit. On Oct. 1, 1951, he married Julie Coleman in Detroit. He was …

Carry F. “Duffy” Dearduff, age 68, of Howe, Ind., passed away Friday, March 21, 2014, at his home. He was born June 22, 1945 in Muncie, Ind., a son to the late Carry and Golden Jewel (Mays) Dearduff. Carry had lived most of his life in Howe, Ind., and had been employed by the Harter Corp. for 20 years and …

Lois J. Hickok, 80, of Indianapolis, died March 19 2014. She was born May 29, 1933, in Marion, Ill., to Orville and Nola (Turner) Goley. She was a finance clerk at teh Ft. Benjamin Harrison Finance Center. She is survived by her daughter, Amy (Bob) Hoffmeyer; and grandson, Drew. She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Purdy Allen Hickok. …

Martha Pauline Peebles, 86, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Three Rivers Health. She was born on March 12, 1928 in Three Rivers, the daughter of the late Roy and Lolita (Lawrence) Heckelman. Martha has been a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1945. …

Dorothy June Davis, 75, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, March 19, 2014 at her home. She was born June 26, 1938 in St. Joseph County, daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy (Menbeck) Bell. June lived most of her life in Sturgis. She married Alan D. Davis in Centreville. She retired from the Holiday Inn in Sturgis following 20 …

Harold “Sam” Ruggles, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 19th, at his daughters home in Manistee. Harold was born in Ann Arbor, MI on May 31, 1920, a son of Hellen Pearl (Houldsworth) and Arthur Ellis Ruggles. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. Sam served in the U.S. Army stationed at Camp Roberts in California. On January 26, …

Oydean F. McKenzie, age 91, of Marcellus, MI passed away Wednesday morning, March 19, 2014. She was born April 22, 1922, the daughter of Raymond C. and Fae (Bent) Waltz. On September 24, 1943 she married Donald F. Mckenzie who preceded her in death. Oydean was a lifelong member of Wakelee United Methodist Church and the Farm Bureau. She was …

Patrick Henry Haff, 62, of Three Rivers, formerly of Brookston, Ind., passed away suddenly on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born on Feb. 20, 1952 in Lafayette, Ind., the son of William and Elmina Haff. Pat was an avid and gifted photographer and enjoyed watching racecar races, but especially enjoyed being a spectator at the …

Frederick “Fred” Murl Thoms Jr., 63, of Bronson, passed away March 16, 2014, surrounded by family at Sturgis Hospital. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. March 29, 2014, at Union Hall in Bronson, located at the corner of Union Street and Albers. Fred was born Oct. 16, 1950, in Coldwater, to Frederick and Betty (Savage) Thoms Sr. …

Freida Fern Yoder, age 82, of Burr Oak, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 18, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1932, in Port Huron, a daughter of the late Chester and Bertha (Koehn) Casner Sr. Freida resided in Burr Oak since 1955. Her early life was lived in Port Huron. On April 21, 1951, she married …