Obituaries

Barbara Jean Phenicie, 71, of Peachtree City, Ga., passed away Nov. 14, 2013. Barbara was born Sept. 5, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of Walter and Mildred (Yackee) Kolb. Barbara had been married to her husband, Dale Phenicie, for 51 years. She was a long time teacher’s aid at the First Presbyterian Kindergarten and Preschool, she was also an …

Patricia A. (Dimmick) Everett, age 82, of Constantine, passed away Monday, November 18th, 2013 at her home. She was born on October 29, 1931, a daughter of Ida Dimmick in White Pigeon. She attended schools in Constantine , Watson, Gwinn, and later graduating from Sturgis. On November 22, 1947 she married Louis F. Everett in Three Rivers. He preceded her …

Dolly J. “Dotty” Pike, age 79, of Jefferson City, Tenn., and a former Sturgis resident, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at her home. She was born Sept. 19, 1934, in South Bend, Ind., daughter of the late Kenneth A. and Sarah Elizabeth (Robison) Keyser. Dotty resided in Tennessee for the past 10 years. She moved to Sturgis in 1969 …

Robert L. Brandebury, age 70, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born April 30, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, son of the late Warren and Hazel (Rhoades) Brandebury. Mr. Brandebury resided in Sturgis since 1964 coming from Grand Rapids. He was a truck driver by trade and …

Bobby Grant Bray, age 64, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1949, in Kentucky. Bobby resided in Sturgis for many years coming from Detroit. His early life was lived in Kentucky. He was a retired truck driver and had also worked as a taxi driver in Detroit. …

Joseph “Joe” J. Milnamow, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away after an illness on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in DeKalb, IL., on Jan. 28, 1935 the son of the late John J. and Therese (Ziegler) Milnamow. Joe graduated from the University of Illinois in 1957 and served …

Kathryn Roxina  Stryker, 97, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 1, 1916 in Quincy the daughter of the late Ferd and Bessie (Winchell) Smith. On April 18, 1936 Kathryn married the love of her life Mr. Harley F. Stryker who preceded her in …

Beverly Joyce Miller, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, Ind. She was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Orval D. and Marguerite (Large) Wheeler. Beverly was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1944. She was married …

Roy Albert Rider, age 68, of Romulus and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2013, at Oakwood Annapolis Hospital in Wayne. He was born Jan. 15, 1945, in Sturgis, a son of Bobby F. and Joan (Preston) Rider. Roy had resided in the Ann Arbor area for the past 30 years. His early life was …

Susan Wall Cook, age 72, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday morning, Nov. 15, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Sept. 23, 1941, in Owensboro, Ky., daughter of the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Heltsley) Wall. Susan resided in Sturgis since 1970 coming from Schoolcraft. She also lived in Niles and her early life was lived in …