Obituaries

Stacy J. Hagadorn, age 46, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. She was born May 21, 1967, in Sturgis, a daughter of Frederick Hagadorn and Judith (Saums) Elliot. Stacy had been a resident of Sturgis all of her life and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

Norma Jeanne Beatty-Lee, age 83, died Thursday Feb. 13, 2014 at the Birches in Leonidas. She was born in Sturgis, MI on July 16, 1930 the only child of John and Hazel (Clark) Stinchcomb. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1948 and received her licensed practical nursing degree from Ball State University. Norma was first married to Charles Napier, …

Betty J. Whitney, 87, of Kalamazoo and formerly of Mendon, passed away at Borgess Medical Center on Feb. 11, 2014. Betty was born in Kalamazoo on Jan. 6, 1927 to Coreneluis and Myrtle (Wilkinson) Vleugel. A homemaker, Betty dedicated her life to her family. Visit with her family on Monday from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17 at Life Story …

Millie Lamb, 82, of Jones, MI passed away at 5:00 p.m. On Friday, January 31, 2014 surrounded by close friends and family at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born on June 4, 1931 in Cass County to the late Ward & Wilma (Withers) Seager. On August 8, 1950 in Indiana she married Francis A. Lamb. Fran passed away on …

Jerry Lee Moyer, age 69, of Leonidas, died Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 at Three Rivers Health following a long illness. He was born in Vicksburg, MI on Nov. 23, 1944 the son of Carlton and Ruth (Shingledecker) Moyer. He was a graduate of Vicksburg High School and served in the U.S. Navy in Germany, Italy, and Vietnam. Jerry was married …

Irene M. Yantzi, 94, of Constantine, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. She was born Mach 6, 1919, in Anboy, Ind., to S.J. and Sarah (Schlatter) Miller. She was as Constantine resident since 1952, coming from Pigeon, and was a homemaker all her life. On Nov. 23, 1939, she married Cephas …

Robert Spears Pendleton, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in White Pigeon, and had been a resident of White Pigeon and Sturgis most of his life, except for five years living in Pennsylvania. On March 23, 1957, he married Helen Harmon, in White …

Vincent Carl Hepner, lifelong resident of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2014, at Heritage Senior Living Community in Kalamazoo. He was born June 8, 1922, in Sherman Township, to the late Clark A. and Hilda L. (Kruger) Hepner. Vincent resided almost his entire life at the home in which he was born. On March 2, 1951, he married …

Marilyn K. Sword, age 53, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, at her home in Sturgis. She was born Sept. 25, 1960, in Clarksburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Carl and Gwinda (Earls) Lipscomb. Marilyn was the world’s best mom to her two daughters. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. Marilyn loved listening to music; some of her …

Charlene Wooster, age 69, of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at her home. She was born in Walkerton, IN on February 26, 1944, the daughter of Ellis and Mollie (Bailey) Arnett. On November 25, 1961 Charlene married Ray Wooster in Orland, IN. Charlene worked as a Customer Service Manager at Wal-Mart in Three Rivers for 18 years. …