Obituaries

Zealen Garrett Shears, 10-month-old son of Halen and Amanda (Haines) Shears of Kalamazoo, passed away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 2, 2012, at Mott Children ‘s Research Hospital in Ann Arbor. Zealen was born Nov. 7, 2011, in Kalamazoo. Even though Zealen wasn’t in this world for long, he will have an everlasting impact on many lives. He had an amazing …

Betty Jean (B.J.) Thompson – White, age 69, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 at her home. She was born in Constantine on April 10, 1943, a daughter of LaVern and Annabelle (Shuey) Sweitzer. B.J. graduated from Constantine High School in 1961. On April 7, 1989 she married Richard White in White Pigeon. B.J. worked as an electrician …

Addie Loudean (Carter) Carter, 94, went to be with her heavenly father on Sept. 20, 2012. Loudean was born to George Washington Carter and Cordie B. (Franks) Carter on Feb. 9, 1918 in Houston, Miss. Loudean moved to Three Rivers in 1941 with her husband Edgar and their son. Loudean retired from Weyerhaeuser after 17 years of service. She was …

Margaret Yvonne Ravish, 92, of Sturgis, died Sept. 27, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital, following an extended illness. She was born July 22, 1920, in Jasonville, Ind., the child of John F. Bender and Hazel O. Kent. She resided in Niles, and moved to Winter Haven, Fla., in 1974. In 1942, she married Franklyn D. Robbins and in 1970, she married …

Victoria A. Bienz, 64, of Centreville, passed away on Monday Sept. 24, 2012. She was born Jan. 31, 1948 in Elkhart, Ind. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia (Edward) Ashbrook of Sturgis and Karen Wilken of Edwardsburg; four grandchildren, Marcia (Quae) Proctor, Jonathan Nichols, Brandon Robison (Kellie) and Desirae Robison (Zachary); four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Michael (Lynette) Eash of New Paris …

Ernest J. “Ernie” Knapp, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away early Friday, September 28, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Three Rivers, MI. on May 18, 1943 the son of Ernest Knapp Sr. and Mildred (Meier) Knapp. Ernest has been a life time resident of Three …

Harold G. Wesse, 88, of White Pigeon, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 27, 1924, in Dolton, Ill., a son of Herman and Elsie (Beckman) Wesse. He had been a resident of the White Pigeon area since 1948, having spent his early life in Illinois. On Sept. 25, 1948, he married B. …

Robert E. Lytle, 83, of Nottawa, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville after receiving excellent care. Bob was born May 17, 1929 in Gary, Ind. a son to the late Lynn and Cleo M. (Thomson) Lytle. He graduated in 1948 from Lew Wallace High School and moved to Michigan in 1949. He …

Dorothy May Tobler, 92, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Arrangements will be announced by Hohner Funeral Home.

Mildred D. (Chuck) Hosted, 83, of Sturgis, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Mottville Township, a daughter of Payson Bernard and Bessie M. (Bowman) Carper. She had been a resident of the Sturgis area for 18 years, coming from Constantine. She was married to Wallace C. Hosted, who preceded her in …