Obituaries

William Maxwell “Max” Puckett was born March 18, 1982, in Sturgis. He lived his life in both Michigan and California. While living in Michigan, Max attended White Pigeon High School, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Western Michigan University. He received his degree from Sacramento State University. Max relished his time spent with family and friends at Klinger Lake. He loved …

Corey Michael Draime, age 27, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2013, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Aug. 23, 1986, in Sturgis, a son of Kyle Draime and Kathleen (Merkle) Draime. Corey had worked several local jobs and was very interested in electronics, enjoyed watching movies and was talented …

Dorothy Bauman Falter, 69, of Indianapolis, passed away Oct. 28, 2013. She was born July 23, 1944, in Sturgis, to the late Edward Bauman and Edith Hodges. Dorothy was employed with Technicarbon for 24 years, retiring as office manager in 2006. Dorothy is survived by her loving daughters, Kelle Reed (Devon) and Keri Wagner (Chris); grandchildren, Trestin Patterson, Alexis and …

Rhonda(Carroll)Keene, age 62, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center. Rhonda was born on August 10, 1951 in Three Rivers, MI the daughter of John and Ann Carroll. Rhonda graduated from Three Rivers High School. She retired from from Triple S in Vicksburg, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents and …

Patricia Clare Hurley-Burger, age 68, of Colon, died Friday Nov. 1, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Chicago on Nov. 8, 1944 the daughter of Richard and Evelyn (Collins) Parrish. She attended Dowagiac Schools and later attended Glen Oaks Community College. Pat was married to Daniel Hurley on Aug. 31, 1969 in Dowagiac, and they …

Robert Leslie Krull, age 93, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday October 31, 2013 at his home. He was born on June 19, 1920 in Three Rivers, MI the son of Leslie and Freda (Swanson) Krull. Bob served in the Eighth Air Force in England during World War II. On June 19, 1941 he was united in marriage to …

Captain Thomas “Tom” A. Miller, 68, of White Pigeon (formerly of Elkhart, Ind. and also Wakarusa, Ind.), passed away Oct. 30, 2013. He was born Sept. 16, 1945 in Elkhart, Ind. the son of the late Wilbur S. and Dorothy E. (Huster) Miller. Also preceded in death by a sister, Joann Ferrell. Tom married Charita J. (Ganger) on Sept. 14, …

Alice L. Pierson, 95, passed away in peace on Oct. 24, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. Survived by sons David Pierson and Michael (Caryn) Pierson; grandchildren, Jaclyn (Reggio) Blackwell and Jonathan Pierson; great-granddaughter, Alina Blackwell. Alice lived in Three Rivers until moving to Tucson in 1974.

James Ware Brandon died Oct. 29, 2013.  He was born March 23 1947, in Hartford City, Ind., was a member of the Nottawa community for 43 years and was owner of Nottawa Gas Company. Jim had a ticker that counted the number of smiles he could create in a day. No prank was over the line and he was no …

Tyler James Eley, age 18, of Constantine, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 28th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Kalamazoo on November 29, 1994, a son of Mike and Jane Eley. Tyler attended Centreville Schools and graduated from Constantine High School in 2013. He worked at the family funeral home for several years, and also at Constantine …