Obituaries

Margot Francis Stoner, age 73, of Schoolcraft, MI passed away on Saturday May 24, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Margot was born on October 4, 1940 in Berwyn, IL the daughter of Lewis and Marian(Blue)Williams. Margot was a longtime resident of Schoolcraft. On January 31, 1970 she was united in marriage to Jack Stoner who survives. Margot was employed for …

Roger Arnold Connelly, 64, Three Rivers, died Thursday, May 22, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born Dec. 27, 1949, in Sturgis, to Arnold F. Connelly and Lila C. (Sheets) Connelly. Roger graduated from Lakeland High School in 1968 and then married his high-school sweetheart, Sherry Lynn (Richards) Connelly on Sept. 21 of the same year. …

Douglas B. Garvey, 87, of Three Rivers, and the Nettles Island Community on Hutchinson Island, in Jensen Beach, Florida, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Florida. Born in Muskegon Heights, he had been a winter resident or “Snowbird” at Nettles Island for 44 years. Doug honorably served his country during the later part of World …

Martha Marie Cook, age 67, of Centreville, died Friday May 23, 2014 at her home. She was born in Battle Creek, MI on Sep. 20, 1946 the daughter of Thurl Eugene and Betty Rae (Worrell) West. She was a 1964 graduate of Vicksburg High School. Martha worked for International Business Machines (IBM) for over 27 years, and later for the …

David Aaron Boring, age 39, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born July 11, 1974, in Adrian, a son of Marshall “Sonny” and Janice (Riley) Boring. David lived in Howe, Ind., until age 9 and then moved to Sturgis, where he graduated high school with the class of …

Asher Lee Lewis , age 72, of Three Rivers passed away May 13, 2014 after a lengthy illness at Borgess Medical Center. Asher was born in Doar, IN on February 12, 1942 the son of Daniel and Dee Lee(Phillips)Lewis. Asher has been a long time resident of Three Rivers. He was employed for many years at White Pigeon Paper Company …

Mr. Dennis Harvey Fisher, 67, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the University of Michigan Hospital. He was born on Nov. 4, 1946 in Goshen, Indiana, the son of the late Glenwood Dale Fisher and Mildred (Schiele) Fronk. Mr. Fisher served his country in the United States Air Force where he was honorably discharged as …

Stewart J. Sawyer, 87, of Mendon, died May 16, 2014 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in WWII. Visitation will be on Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon where services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment with full military rites will …

Donald Chucta, age 83, of Jones, MI passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born July 15, 1930 in Chicago, IL the son of Michael and Anna (Hlivyak) Chucta. On March 7, 1953 he married Elizabeth G. Keinhenz who preceded him in death in 1992. He was a Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War and enjoyed telling …

Gladys Opal Tracy, age 102. of Constantine, passed away on May 16, 201 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. She was born May 24, 1911 in Blackford County, IN, a daughter of John E. and Artie (Culbertson) Lambert. Gladys She married Lee C. Tracy November 26, 1929 in Kalamazoo by Rev. Henry Hulme, pastor of Constantine Methodist Church. Gladys is …