Obituaries

Maria Aurora Montoya, age 53, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, Jan. 15, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born May 17, 1958, in San Jose Del Rincon, Michoacan, Mexico, a daughter of the late Denasiano Montoya and Maria Carmen Munoz. Maria was married to Juan Zuniga Zapata for 18 years. She also …

Michael Jay Haney, 55, of Casa Grande, Ariz., and formerly of Burr Oak, died Oct. 23, 1012, at Alamo Lake, Ariz. He was born Feb. 26, 1957, to Norman and Eleanor (Hill) Haney in Sturgis. Mike was an avid Michigan fan, loved riding his Harley-Davidson, camping, hunting and four-wheeling. He was proud of his service in the Air Force and …

Beverly Jayne Harker, age 56, of Bronson, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2013, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1956, in Sturgis, a daughter of George and Myra (Cary) Mayer. Beverly resided in the Bronson area most of her life, with the exception of the 10 years she lived in Ann Arbor. Bev was a graduate …

Mary Ellen (Rehmels) Jones-Molnar, born June 6, 1929, rose to the arms of our heavenly Father on Jan. 12, 2013. Miss Mary was born and spent her childhood in the Terre Haute, Ind. area. She then moved to the Three Rivers-Constantine area, where she married and raised her family. Mary spent many years as a member of the Three Rivers …

Paul Junior Edgington, age 84, Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 8, 1922, in Bryant, Ind., a son to Paul E. and Enid (Whiteman) Edgington and has been a resident of Sturgis since 1970, moving here from Nottawa. Paul was first married to Rosetta Smith, she died …

Damdouane Mounsithiraj,  66, died Friday afternoon at IU Health Goshen Hospital, after recently being diagnosed with cancer of the gall bladder. She was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Vientiene, Laos. On March 21, 1965, she married Theuang Mousithiraj. He died in 2006. She is survived by a daughter, Khingkham, Centreville, Mich.; four sons, Thavisak (Anita), Thavisith (Jean), Viratham (Amy), and …

Howard Tate, age 91, of Sturgis, Mich., husband of Myrtle and a longtime employee of the Sturgis Foundry, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis with his wife and daughter at his side. In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place. There are no services scheduled at this time. The Hackman Family Funeral Homes …

Terry C. Mann, age 24, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, January 11th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Sarasota, FL on May 26, 1988, the son of Dianna Mann. Terry loved going to the mall and to movies. He also to loved to fish and play video games. He was very …

Esther Lambert, 73, of Centreville, MI passed away Saturday, January 12th, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. Esther was born April 2, 1939 in Battle Creek, MI. to the late Alvin and Vearl (Craven) Lindsay. She married Robert Lambert on April 26 1963 in Bellevue, MI. Esther enjoyed Knitting, Crocheting and Genealogy, but most of all Spending time with …

June Marie (Machin) Jourdan, age 78, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Thursday evening January 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born August 30, 1934 at the family home in Climax, Michigan daughter of the late Karl T. and Noma A. (Holt) Machin. June resided in Sturgis since 1954 coming from Climax, Michigan where she lived …