Obituaries

Theodore James (TJ) Krull, 51, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, from injuries in an automobile accident. Born on July 2, 1961, in Three Rivers, to Theodore R. and Shirley A. (Mock) Krull. He was a 1979 graduate of White Pigeon High School, where he played on the golf and baseball teams. He lived in Hawaii for several …

Gregory Lee Sears, age 54, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 18, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 14, 1958, in Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., a son of John and Janice (Westphal) Sears. Greg resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area most of his life. He was currently employed by Parma …

John Edwyn Clutter, age 84, of Three Rivers, and formerly of White Pigeon, passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at his home. He was born May 10, 1928, in White Pigeon, a son of Max and Grace (Hagerty) Clutter. John had been a lifetime resident of this area. He served his country honorably during World War II in the …

Victor A. “Buzzy” Krontz, age 52, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Aug. 27, 1960, in Sturgis, a son of the late Charles R. and Dessie (Keith) Krontz. Buzzy resided in the Burr Oak area most of his life. For eight years, he was employed by Continental …

Charles Frank Fast, age 59, of Jackson, Mo., and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Friday Dec. 14, 2012, at his home in Jackson. He was born Sept. 7, 1953, in Albion, a son of G. Dale and Margaret (Blodgett) Fast. Charles attended school in Albion, moving in 1962 with his parents to Sturgis, where he resided until 2007. At the …

Michael Osborn, age 52, of Constantine, passed away Sunday, December 16th, 2012 in Constantine following injuries sustained in an accident. Mike was born in Three Rivers, MI on August 3, 1960, a son of Frank and Betty (Flack) Osborn. He had worked as a welder at Keyser Metal in White Pigeon, MI for more than 10 years. Mike had a green thumb …

Charles H. Ankney, age 85, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 15, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Paul and Marion (Rasbaugh) Ankney. Mr. Ankney was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1945. On July …

Nelma VonOlnhausen, age 86, of Sebring, Florida and a longtime former Sturgis resident went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday evening December 13, 2012 at the Summers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born January 29, 1926 in LaGrange County, Indiana daughter of the late Scott and Mignon (Walker) Wetzel. Mrs. VonOlnhausen resided in Sebring since 1998 moving …

George Elon Soule passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers on December 15, 2012 of natural causes. George was born on December 17, 1928 in Three Rivers Michigan. George was the fourth of six children born to Levi and Florence (Heckleman) Soule. George graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. He served in the U.S. Army …

June Madona McCormick, age 91, of Mendon, died Wednesday evening Dec. 12, 2012 at Tendercare Portage. She was born in Mellott, IN on June 4, 1921 the daughter of Charles and Marguerite (Minick) Royal. She was a graduate of Mellott High School and attended Lafayette Business College. June was married to O. Mertz McCormick on July 16, 1950 in Lafayette, …