Obituaries

Karen A. Yoder, age 51, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday evening, Sept. 5, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.  She was born May 14, 1961, in Sturgis, a daughter of Robert Thayne and Martha (Leach) Stevenson.  Karen was a longtime resident of Sturgis and a graduate of Baldwin High School with the class of 1979. She always enjoyed …

Frances E. (Reiff) Poscharscky, age 80, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of White Pigeon), passed away on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at her home. She was born in Constantine, MI on February 24, 1932, the daughter of Howard and Irma (Newell) Harlan. Frances attended Constantine Schools. On July 2, 1949 she married Otto Reiff in Constantine, he preceded her in death …

Janeth Ream died peacefully on July 10, 2012 at Glacier Hills, Ann Arbor. Janeth was born Jan. 13, 1927 in Three Rivers to Gertrude and Karl Knapp. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1944 (as a part of what is often called “the Greatest Generation”). She met her husband, Walter Ream, when he cut in at a dance …

W. Doreen Zimlich, age 90, of Three Rivers, died Monday Sep. 3, 2012 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Stratford Ontario, Canada on Sep. 29, 1921 the daughter of Russell and Winnifred (Henry) Richardson. After high school in Canada, Doreen came to the United States where she attended Great Lakes College, and the Detroit …

Ernest “Ernie” Coombs, 84, of Benton Harbor, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at his home. Services celebrating his life will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Coloma with Pastor Gary Carr of the Corey Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The …

Gerald L. DeCair, age 70, of Colon, and formerly of Union City, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Gerald was born Oct. 30, 1941, in Dalton Township, Mich., a son to the late Lawrence H. and Mildred A. (Ware) DeCair. Gerald grew up in the Union City area and graduated from Union City High …

Doris “Doe” Denney, age 78, of Sherwood, MI, died Sunday Sep. 2, 2012 at the Laurels in Coldwater. She was born near Mendon, MI on Jan. 19, 1934 the daughter of Frederick and Goldie Mae (DeHoff) Denney. She enjoyed raising and riding horses in her younger days . Doris graduated from Colon High School in 1952 and had been employed …

Ronald “Sim” R. Adams, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully early Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at the Riverview Manor surrounded by his family. He was born in Allegan, MI. on May 14, 1926 the son of the late Raymond and Lizzie Adams. Sim graduated from Allegan High School in 1944, where he was very active in sports and …

John Herbert “Herb” Bazur, 88, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died peacefully at home on Aug. 20, 2012. Herb was born April 15, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, to John and Loretta (Grady) Bazur. At 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy followed by the Merchant Marines and served in the North Atlantic during World War II. At Baldwin Wallace College in …

Patricia A. Papke, 76, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a short illness. She was born March 3, 1936, in White Pigeon, a daughter of H. Russell and Mary (Gross) Lough. She was first married to William R. (Buck) Tavernier. That marriage ended in divorce. On March 1, 1986, she married Irwin E. …