Obituaries

Johnnetta (Netta) Hart,  age 88, of Centreville, passed away peacefully Wednesday May 22, 2013 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. Netta was born on July 30,1924, the daughter of Bert and Lillian (Wagner) Phelps in AuSable Township, MI. In September of 1972 Netta married Roger Hart at the Centreville Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on November …

Catherine L. (Hile) Edgington, age 83, of Kendallville, IN and formerly of Sturgis, MI passed away January 11, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. She was born September 18, 1929 in Kendallville, IN a daughter to the late Ben and Hazel (Witmer) Hile and has been a resident of Sturgis since 1970. Catherine was first married to James …

Gordon Lamar Bickel, Sr.,  age 83, of Constantine, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on February 19, 1930, the son of Ray and Ailene (Hitchcox) Bickel. Gordon graduated from Constantine High School in 1948 and earned an Agriculture Degree from Michigan State University. He served in the US …

Marilyn Ann Miller, age 82, of Colon, passed away, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. In accordance with Marilyn’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled. She was born May 27, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Ralph and Louise (Schafer) Black. Marilyn graduated from Fairmont High School in 1949. She married Meryl E. Miller in 1951, and …

Gary Paul Lockwood, age 59, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at his home after a courageous battle with lung disease. He was born on July 18, 1953 the son of Paul and Bernice (Button) Lockwood. Gary has been a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. He graduated with the class of 1971 where Gary excelled at …

Jay Wolgast, age 80, was born June 9, 1932 in Leelanau County to William and Martha Wolgast. Jay grew up in Traverse City and graduated from Traverse City High School in 1951 After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years in the South Pacific near the end of the Korean War on the destroyer USS Rodgers. In …

Stanley Ronald Clarren, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Chicago, to Salome (Dorothy) Glonek and Stanley Clarren. Ron graduated from Lindblom High School in Chicago and moved to Sturgis with his mother and his stepfather, Steve Kenny, in 1950. After high school, Ron …

Judith Ann Fricker, age 71, of Joplin, Mo., went to her heavenly home Friday, May 3, 2013, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, after a sudden illness. Judy was born Aug. 8, 1941, in South Bend, Ind., to Sidney and Verla (Pat) Seburg. She attended Schoolcraft High School in Schoolcraft. She attended Northview Assembly of God Church, was a retired nurse, …

Retired Col. Stephen Maynard Gordon, U.S. Army, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon May 17, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born July 20, 1929, in Logansport, Ind., a son of the late Donald and Harriett (Sinninger) Gordon. Mr. Gordon had resided in Sturgis since 1974, coming from Logansport. He was a graduate of Logansport …

Robert E. Hagen of Sturgis passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center. He was born Dec. 11, 1934, in Sturgis, to William and Ilo (Waltz) Hagen. On Sept. 10, 1953, he married DonaJean (Beers) at Trinity Lutheran Church, by the Rev. Herbert Heindeneich. He was a lifelong resident of Sturgis. Bob worked at a number of filling stations, Dennis Kane …