Obituaries

Harold Elwood Frohriep, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 10, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Burr Oak Township, a son of the late Arthur and Agnes (Niles) Frohriep. Harold was a lifelong Burr Oak Township resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1942. …

Lois Elaine Robinson, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 10, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 18, 1943, in Breman, Ind., a daughter of the late John and Beulah (Young) Metzger. Lois was a lifelong Sturgis resident. She retired from Grumman Olson in Sturgis following 16 years of employment. She had also worked at the …

Robert D. “Bob” Vanderhoof, 67, of Marcellus, passed away at home Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. He was born May 12, 1945 in Three Rivers, the son of Henry D. and Marion A. (Welburn) Vanderhoof. On June 4, 1966 in Three Rivers, he married Josephine “Joey” Draime , who survives. He graduated from Marcellus High School in 1963 and then went …

Rex M. Oberlander, 76, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. He was born in Three Rivers on March 7, 1936 the only child of Marion C. and Viola M. (Kline) Oberlander and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He had worked for many years at Petersen Spring in Three Rivers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his …

Donald E Buel, Sr., age 65, of Constantine, passed away Friday, September 7th, 2012 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on January 17, 1947, a son of Raymond and Edna (Nichols) Buel. Don graduated from Three Rivers High School and received his Electrician training at Glen Oaks Community College. On July 2, 1986 …

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 …