Obituaries

Jeffrey McKee (Folsom) Schrader went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 3, 2012 following a long illness. He was born on April 13, 1960 in Charleston, S.C., the son of Tressa Wheeler and Willis Folsom. Jeff graduated from Centreville High School, class of 1978 and was a record holder in track and field. He was a …

Richard A. Good, age 65, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at The Laurels of Coldwater. Richard was born Oct. 26, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Alonzo and Louise (Bidwell) Good. Richard graduated from Trotwood High School in 1964 and also was a graduated of Ohio State University in 1969. Richard had made his …

Kenneth T. Eash Sr., age 92, of Centreville, passed away early Saturday afternoon, July 7, 2012, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. He was born July 11, 1919, in Holsopple, Pa., a son of the late Edwin and Ada (Thomas) Eash. Mr. Eash moved from Pennsylvania to the Sturgis area in 2009 to be closer to his son. He …

Frank Michael Maher, age 79, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Banner-Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. He was born April 26, 1933, in Kalamazoo, a son of Charles and Abigail (Olmstead) Maher. Following his service in the U.S. Army, Frank was a schoolteacher for more than 20 years at Battle Creek Lakeview and Glencoe School in Chicago, where he later …

Betty F. Challinor, 85, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Pleasant Lake. Betty was born April 14, 1927 in Boyertown, Pa., to the late C. Foreman and Grace Geisler Ruppert. Betty met her late husband, Arthur William Challinor (deceased March 1, 2009), at Topton Lutheran Home and they were married in Boyertown, Pa., on June 19, 1946. Betty participated …

Max Miller Juday, age 81, of Elkhart, formerly of Centreville, passed away while surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 7th, 2012 in Elkhart, IN. He was born in LaGrange County, IN on October 1, 1930,  a son of Clare and Mae (Miller) Juday. Max graduated from Brighton High School in 1948.  He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, and snowmobiling. Max played basketball …

Rosetta J. Stuck, age 80, of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday morning, July 5, 2012, at Matthew 7:7 Limited in White Pigeon. She was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Fremont, Ind., a daughter of the late Cyrus and Emma (Eatinger) Burch. Mrs. Stuck had resided in Burr Oak for the past 60 years. Her early life was spent in the …

Matthew James Fuller, age 24, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, near Sturgis. Matthew was born on Oct. 19, 1987, in Kendallville, Ind. He lived in Albion for eight years, attending Central Noble High School. Prior to Albion, he had lived in Kendallville. Matthew worked in construction and served his country in the U.S. Army, serving in Afghanastan. He enjoyed …

Sybert “Sy” L. Crose, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 5, 1931 in Three Rivers, MI. the son of Berto and Mildred (Heslett) Crose. Mr. Crose has been a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. He was employed in construction for …

Devon “Don” L. Albin, 87, of Marcellus, passed away on June 28, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1924 in Nappanee, Ind. to Jesse and Elsie (Bleile) Albin. On Nov. 23, 1968 he married Louise (Butchbaker) Rentfrow. A farmer and salesman all his life, Don also served in the U.S. Army, sold Electrolux vacuums and worked for Honeycrust Bakery. …