Obituaries

George Shockey Meek, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, November 10, 2023 at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born February 28, 1934 in Battle Creek, son of the late Jack W. and Alma LaMoyne (Piatt) Meek. George resided most of his life in the Sturgis area with the exception of the 19 years he lived …

Homer W. Pelfrey, age 49, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 10, 2023 at his home. He was born October 17, 1974 in Sturgis, son of Homer and Sandy (Hammond) Pelfrey. Homer was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1993. Homer was a jack of all trades; he enjoyed working on …

Thomas Phillips Wagner, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 29, 1940 in Three Rivers, the son of Logan S. and Mary Aletha (Phillips) Wagner, and graduated with the Class of 1958 from Three Rivers High School, where he played catcher on the Wildcats’ …

Daniel Miller II, age 19, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 in Kalamazoo. He was born October 8, 2004 in Lansing, the son of Daniel Miller and Amy Colosky. A 2023 Three Rivers High School graduate, Daniel earned a full-ride academic scholarship to Western Michigan University where he was studying to become a forest ranger. Daniel was …

Christine D. Feller, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, November 9, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 4, 1925 in Matteson Township, Michigan daughter of the late Joseph F. and Pauline (Ludwick) Herman. Mrs. Feller resided in Sturgis since 1959, coming from Bronson where she was a graduate of Bronson High School …

Ronald Edward Beebe Sr. who was better known as Gus, age 82, passed from this earth on Thursday, November 9, 2023, and entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Although his children are hurting, they are happy that he is finally reunited with the love of his life, Mary. Gus was born January 28, 1941 to Lawrence …

Bradley A. Swoveland age 53, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at his home. He was born January 17, 1970 in Adams County, Indiana son of the late Ted and Shirley (Hartman) Swoveland. Brad resided in Sturgis for over 25 years coming from LaGrange. His early life was lived in Burn, Indiana. He had been employed by Telemark …

Edward Dean Layman, age 75, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday morning, November 8, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 15, 1948 in Sturgis, son of the late Clifford Dean and Opal June (Criswell) Layman. Mr. Layman resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area for over 50 years coming from Bronson, where he was …

Mark Allen Hardesty, age 66, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at Optalis in Three Rivers. He was born in Goshen on October 1, 1957, a son to Hurbert Hardesty and Shirley Norton. Mark spent his early years in Goshen, before moving to Elizabeth City, NC. Later he lived in Elkhart for 18 years before finally settling in Three …

Joshua Joseph Shudell, age 45, peacefully left this earth on All Saints’ Day, Wednesday, November 1st, 2023. He was born on October 12, 1978 in Landstuhl, W Germany. Josh was a son, brother, uncle, father and friend. Josh was full of life, passionate, caring, funny and wore his heart on his sleeve. Josh was the type of person that would …