Obituaries

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 …

Karon L. Wohlmuth, age 65, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 27, 1947, in Indianapolis, a daughter of William and Betty (Ward) DeArmond. The most important part of Karon’s life was raising her family and being involved in the …

On the morning of Saturday May 18, 2013, 96 year old James Elwood Powell quietly passed away in his home in Constantine, MI, surrounded by his immediate family. Elwood was born August 15, 1916, to Delbert and Edna (Nusbaum) Powell in Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, one of ten children, and spent most of his life living in Constantine. …

Karen J. Stevens, age 54, of Sturgis, Michigan went to be with the Lord early Monday morning May 13, 2013 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville, Michigan. She was born March 3, 1959 in Sturgis daughter of Clyde and JoAnn (Collins) Gillette. Karen was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and was married twice. These marriages ended in divorce. Karen …

Jeannette G. Hainer, age 53, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday evening, May 10, 2013, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was born July 13, 1959, in Fall River, Mass., daughter of the late Henry and Doris (Surette) Haire. Jeannette resided in Sturgis the past three years, coming from Wolcottville, Ind. On April 4, 2002, she married …

Robert (Bob) Eugene Krull, 88, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Ocala, Florida. He was born November 3, 1924, in Three Rivers, Michigan to the late Frank Leslie Krull and Jessie Kolinda Krull. After graduation from Three Rivers High School in 1943, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Bob received his BA Degree from …