Obituaries

James E. Brennan, M.D., of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon, August 30, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1954 in Kalamazoo, Michigan son of Donald and Joan (Van’t Roer) Brennan. Dr. Brennan resided in Sturgis since 1990 coming from Kalamazoo. On May 25, 1974 he married Becky Johnson in Corbin, Kentucky. Coming to Sturgis in 1990 …

Letha J. (Sammy) Decker, age 84, of Colon, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Letha was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Colon, a daughter of the late Lou G. and Lucy (Gregg) Dingman. Letha had lived all her life in Colon, graduating form Colon High School with the class of 1947. On Nov. 5, …

Dianna June McNealy, age 66, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning August 31, 2013 at her home. She was born February 6, 1947 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island daughter of the late Dean Joseph and Phyllis (Ludwig) Cote. She enjoyed fishing and watching movies and loved time spent with her family. Dianna is survived by one son: Ty (Debra) …

Roselyn Myrle Marbaugh, age 80, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Saturday afternoon August 31, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born April 16, 1933 in Sturgis, Michigan daughter of the late Fred and Wilma Snider. Roselyn resided most of her life in Sturgis. On February 23, 1963 she married Jerry Marbaugh in Sturgis. She retired from …

Kenneth R. “Ken” Wright, age 73, of Three Rivers, died Monday Sep. 2, 2013 surrounded by his family at home following a two year illness. He was born in Mendon on Nov. 14, 1939 the son of Duard Jack and Mozelle (Waldron) Wright. Ken graduated from Mendon High School before serving in the U.S. Army from 1959-61. He was married …

Bruce C. Snook, age 66, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Dec. 24, 1946 in Sturgis, the son of the late L. Wendell and Mildred (Ives) Snook. Bruce worked at radio stations in Three Rivers, Lansing and Dowagiac, as well as Keokuk, Iowa. …

Geraldine Fern Hoelscher, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born July 26, 1923, in Saginaw, a daughter of Kenneth and Lillian (Blake) Rice. Geraldine resided in Ypsilanti or many years, but most recently in Chelsea before moving to Sturgis. On Oct. 14, 1944, she married Henry Hoelscher …

Everett Lee “Tuffy” Barnes of College Park, Lake Wales, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at The Groves Center in Lake Wales after a battle with cancer. Everett was born Aug. 8, 1942 in Manila, Ark., to the late Charles Pankney and Bertha Leola Bell (Carnell) Barnes. A former resident of Sturgis, he had worked at Jack’s Auto Service …

James A. Singleton, 62, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 27, 2013 in Bronson Methodist Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born July 24, 1951 in South Bend, Ind. the son of Kenneth “Wink” and Pauline (Lobaugh) Singleton. On Aug. 22, 1969 in Constantine he married Pamela K. Rouse who survives. He graduated from Marcellus High School …

Kenneth Lyle Miller, age 92, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, 2013, at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Elmer and Elsie (Bush) Miller. Kenneth was a lifelong Burr Oak resident. On Feb. 21, 1952, he married Margaret Sarah Friend in Angola, Ind. …