Obituaries

Lester C. “Butch” Westphal, 67, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 in Three Rivers Health. Butch was born June 3, 1946 in Jones to Lester and Gertrude (Tank) Westphal. He married Lois June Hunsberger in 1965 in Cassopolis. She survives. He was preceded in death by his parents. Butch was the head of a close knit family whom …

Marjorie Lucille Bauman, age 83, of Mendon, died Monday, June 17, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in LaGrange, IN on Dec. 22, 1929 the daughter of Stuart C. and Lennie (Diamond) Powers. Marjorie was married to Walter H. Bauman on Aug. 18, 1951 and operated a farm north of Mendon for 30 years. After retirement, …

Harriet M. Snyder, 87, of Constantine, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, following an extended illness. She was born June 18, 1926, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Louise Lindemeier. She was a Constantine resident since 1958, coming from Paw Paw and spent her early life in Norwood, Minn. On March 1, 1947, she married Donald E. …

Zachery Scott Jacobs, 23, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013. He was born Dec. 22, 1989, a son of Scotty Douglas Jacobs and Catherine Lou Moore. He had been a resident of the Constantine area all his life. He was a graduate of Constantine High School in 2008. He enjoyed go-cart racing and his friends and …

Christine A. Timberlake, age 52, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday at her home. She was born July 11, 1960, in Kendallville, Ind., a daughter of the late James W. and Hannah (Combs) Timberlake. Christine was a homemaker and a resident of Sturgis most of her life. She was first married LaWayne Shepherd in 1981. This marriage ended in …

Ethel Arlene Velie, age 85, of White Pigeon, passed away Wednesday morning, June 19, 2013, at Thurston Woods Villa. She was born Feb. 16, 1928, in Bear Lake a daughter of the late Ray and Gerana (Holcomb) Druce. Ethel moved to this area in 1949 and on July 11, 1963, she married Philip R. Velie in White Pigeon. He preceded …

Jon Leonard Griest, 80, of Beverly Hills, Fla., and formerly of Colon, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013. Jon was born Sept. 10, 1932, in Colon, a son of Gerald G. Griest and Wildred E. Hovarter Griest. He was a graduate of Western Michigan University Delta Sigma Phi and a Korean War veteran. He was a former resident of Edina, …

Ramona Mae Kline, age 84, of Mendon, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Riverview Manor where she had resided the past six months. She was born in Three Rivers on June 2, 1929 the daughter of George and Ruth (Bowersox) Miller. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1946. Ramona was married to Maurice S. Kline …

Ellen Lillian Thompson, age 47, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, IL., on May 11, 1966 the daughter of Mr. Ronald and Vesta Thompson. Ellen was very active with the community. She served on the Board …

Ruth Christine (Brown) Green, age 62, of Temperance, MI passed away Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on June 3, 1951, a daughter of Richard and Mary Jane (Harding) Brown. On October 11, 1969 she married Danny Green in Penn, Michigan. Ruth was a loving and devoted wife mother and grandmother and …