Obituaries

Violet L. “Peg” Edwards, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born April 26, 1929, at Leila Post Hospital in Battle Creek, a daughter of the late John and Loudema (Lake) Hughes. She was one of five siblings and resided mostly in the Athens or Burlington area. On June 6, 1959, …

Dolores J. Stock, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Constantine on November 29, 1930, a daughter of Laverne and Naomi “Pearl” (Powers) Johnson. Dolores graduated from Constantine High School in 1947. On August 3, 1957, Dolores married Harold T. Stock, Jr. at Messiah Lutheran Church …

Pearl Louise Taylor, age 84, of Centreville died Saturday May 4, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Battle Creek, MI on March 10, 1929 the daughter of Benoni C. and Ruth M. (Berger) Yeomans. She attended several area country schools and graduated from Colon High School. She was married to Raymond Taylor in 1946. Following …

Arlene “Pinky” M. Webb, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. She was born March 31, 1924, in LaGrange County, Ind., a daughter of the late Sam and Joyce (Schworm) Weiss. Arlene had been a resident of Sturgis since 1957, moving here from Three Rivers. On May 24, 1958, in Sturgis, …

Shirley D. Buehrer, 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Shirley was born Dec. 29, 1936 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Leslie and Cora D. Spooner. She was then adopted by her grandparents, Charlie R. and Eva Young. She was a graduate of Three …

Barbara Mitzi Walton, age 82, of Nottawa, passed away, Friday, May 3rd, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1930 a daughter of Frank and Barbara (Priborsky) Walter , in Coldwater, MI. Barbara graduated from Coldwater High School in 1951 and attended Glen Oaks Community College receiving her LPN degree. On November 14, 1952 she …

Daniel LeRoy White, age 61, of White Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Toledo, OH on October 26, 1951, a son of Jessie and Elizabeth (Smith) White. Dan graduated from Bedford High School in Temperance, MI and later earned his Bachelors Degree from Ferris State University and …

Patricia L. (Miller) Arrington, age 80 of Three Rivers died Monday April 29, 2013 at Kairos Dwelling Hospice Home in Kalamazoo. She was born in Rochester, MI on Sep. 27, 1932 the daughter of David and Aleese (Tobler) Miller and has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1950. She was married …

Patricia “Patty” Ann Steffey, age 51, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Three Rivers, MI., on October 22, 1961 the daughter of Richard Elwyn and Marilyn Georgia(Spence) Grosskunze. Patty was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers graduating with the class of 1979. On March 16, …

James C. West, age 63, of Colon, passed away Sunday evening, April 28, 2013 at his home. James was born May 13, 1949, in Colon, a son of Arthur and Nancy (Murphy) West. James grew up in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1967. He continued his education at Michigan State University, receiving a bachelor’s degree …