Obituaries

Lucille Katherine Heydenberk, age 93, formerly of Kline’s Resort, Three Rivers and Pine Lake, Doster died Sunday Nov. 4, 2012 at Sunrise of Cascade. She was born on Dec. 18, 1918 at the family farm near Mendon, the daughter of Leon and Gladys (Klein) Happel. Lucille attended the Hall Country School and was the last surviving member of the Mendon …

Edna May Schrader, age 79, of Centreville, passed away Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born in LaGrange County, IN on April 26, 1933, a daughter of Joseph and Maude (Yoder) Bontrager. On May 21, 1951 she married Kenneth L. Schrader in Nottawa. He preceded her in death March 14, 1990. Edna worked as a Nurses Aid at Fairview …

Ethel Kay (Ballard) Stroup, age 62, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 29, 1950 the daughter of Robert and Mary (Blood) Norton and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Kay was a homemaker and had worked a CIMA Manufacturing, …

Gladys M. Shingledecker, 74, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born Jan. 5, 1938 in Tekonsha. On April 26, 1963 in Constantine she married Wilbur L. Shingledecker who survives. Gladys enjoyed camping, especially in the Upper Michigan. She made many wedding cakes and also enjoyed needlework. She was a dear friend …

Lewis C. Fitts, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Nov. 1, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Feb. 26, 1933, in Hudson, a son of the late Harry and Irene (Losey) Fitts. Lewis had resided in Sturgis for the past 32 years, coming from White Pigeon. On Nov. 15, 1980, he married Carol Munson …

Edna Fern Wolfinger, age 57, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Tuscola, IL on Jan. 29, 1955 the daughter of Joe D. and Elizabeth J. (Otto) Schrock. She is a graduate of Constantine High School. She was married to Delbert J. Wolfinger on June 27, 1981 in …

Charles D. Saunders, 94, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. He was born Sept. 8, 1918, in South Bend, Ind., a son of Theron and Ethel (Bates) Saunders. He had been a resident of the White Pigeon area most of his life. On Dec. 12, 1955, he married Rosa J. Mummey in Centreville. She died Nov. 20, 2011. Charles was …

Jeanette Murrel Schirs, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at her home. She was born in English, IN., on Aug. 20, 1938 the daughter of Edward A. and Laura Mae (Asher) French. Jeanette has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She was an avid and faithful member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She …

Nancy Lou Handshoe, age 58, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born July 17, 1954, in Sturgis, a daughter of John and Virginia (Geyer) Kuhl. Nancy was a resident of the Sturgis area all of her life and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

John L. Deisler, 81, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at his son’s home in Middlebury, Ind., following an extended illness. He was a petty officer in the U.S. Navy for four years. He was born Jan. 21, 1931, in White Pigeon, a son of Charles Clayton and Gladys L. (Hawkins) Deisler. He had been a resident of the White …