Obituaries

Marion Elizabeth Hults, age 84, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Edward and Linda Hults. She was born Sept. 30, 1928, in Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Herbert and Marion (Hopkins) Williams. Mrs. Hults resided in Sturgis since 1965 coming from Detroit. She retired from Grummon Olsen in …

James R. Gerchow, age 66, extraordinary business man of Sturgis, Michigan passed away peacefully on the eve of his favorite holiday, Monday, December 24, 2012 with his wife and family at his side at the Sturgis Hospital. He was born April 5, 1946 in Sturgis, Michigan son of the late Glenn R. and Evelyn (Ratliff) Gerchow. Jim was a lifelong …

Marion Elizabeth Hults, age 84, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Wednesday December 26, 2012 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Edward and Linda Hults. She was born September 30, 1928 in Bronx, New York daughter of the late Herbert and Marion (Hopkins) Williams. Mrs. Hults resided in Sturgis since 1965 coming from Detroit. She retired from Grummon Olsen …

Eva L. Wooten, age 91, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Saturday afternoon, Dec. 22, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born Sept. 25, 1921, in Sturgis, daughter of the late Wallace and Emma (Ward) Kinsey. Mrs. Wooten lived most of her life in Sturgis. On March 28, 1942, she married Clarence V. Wooten in Battle Creek. After 69 years …

Esther M. Lunger, age 90, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Jan. 30, 1922, in Bremen, Ind., daughter of the late Harry and Martha (Pippenger) Huber. Esther resided in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area most of her life. On Sept. 19, 1975, she married Leo …

Helen R. (Nibbelink) Withers, 92, of Cassopolis, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. She was born Aug. 29, 1920 in Blendon Township, the daughter of John and Grace (Lobdell) Nibbelink. Helen married Roy Arthur Withers on Oct. 2, 1940 in Schoolcraft. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by one granddaughter-in-law, Cheryl Withers; one great-grandson, Tyler Dean Withers; …

Melvin E. “Red” Jacobs died Nov. 21, 2012. He was born June 25, 1925 to William and Edith (Gray) Jacobs at home in Three Rivers. Jacobs married Kay Butler. They had one son, Thomas Everett Jacobs and one daughter, Linda Kay (Jacobs) Blood (Gary). He later married Betty (Brown) Jacobs. Betty had three previous children: Sara Proctor, Ruskin, Fla., Thomas …

James Ivan Miller, age 63, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning, Dec. 19, 2012, at his home. He was born May 2, 1949, in Sturgis, a son of the late Harry and Carmen (Sager) Miller. Jim resided most of his life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1967. He proudly …

Nicholas Chapman, age 13, of Three Rivers, MI passed away on December 17, 2012. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on June 13, 1999, the son of Ralph and Lori (Dentler) Chapman. Nick attended the Three Rivers Middle School and was an active and loving young man. He enjoyed swimming and drawing, spent many hours playing video games and always …

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 …