Obituaries

Ida Pearl (Tiny) Warner passed away on Jan. 16, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Tennessee. She was born Oct. 19, 1932 in Perryville, Ark. She’s lived most of her life in the Three Rivers area. She was married to Calvin (Lucky) Johnson for 25 years, then to Jerry Warner for 28 years. Surviving are her eight children, Larry, Margie, …

Jack E. Bell, 75, of The Villages, Fla., passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. He was born Feb. 9, 1937, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He lived in Indiana and Michigan before moving to The Villages in 2000. Jack retired from banking as president of Key Bank of Sturgis in 1995 and then an after-retirement position as vice president at Sturgis …

Fay Swinehart, age 102, of Sturgis (formerly of Mottville), passed away Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, MI. She was born in Salt Lake City, UT on June 7, 1910, a daughter of Ernest and Lizzie (Nelson) Myric. Fay worked as a Machine Operator at C.T.S. Manufacturing in Elkhart, IN for 23 years. Surviving Fay are …

Shirley Ann Baldwin, 69, of Colon and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at the Parkview Regional Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Shirley was born June 28, 1943 in Paducah, Ky. a daughter to the late Clayton and Georgia (O’Conner) Tucker. Shirley married Daniel Baldwin on March 8, 1961 in Kansas City, Mo. Shirley had made …

G. Joy Britton, age 76, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Thursday morning January 17, 2013 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born July 9, 1936 in Hillsdale, Michigan daughter of the late Charles Leroy and Gertha Leone (Welker) Britton. Joy resided in Sturgis since 1988 coming from Hillsdale. She had held various jobs during her life …

Walter “Tom” VanOosterhout, 70, of Three Rivers, formerly of Denver, Colo., passed away very suddenly on Jan. 15, 2013 at the Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 10, 1942 the son of the late Walter C. and Matilda “Tillie” (DePotter) VanOosterhout. Tom has been a long time resident and active member of Three Rivers. He …

Ralph J. Pollitt, 79, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers following a short illness. Cremation has been conducted by his request; there will be no visitation; private memorial services will be at a later date. Donations may be directed to the Bristol (Ind.) American Legion Post. Arrangements by …

Maria Aurora Montoya, age 53, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, Jan. 15, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born May 17, 1958, in San Jose Del Rincon, Michoacan, Mexico, a daughter of the late Denasiano Montoya and Maria Carmen Munoz. Maria was married to Juan Zuniga Zapata for 18 years. She also …

Michael Jay Haney, 55, of Casa Grande, Ariz., and formerly of Burr Oak, died Oct. 23, 1012, at Alamo Lake, Ariz. He was born Feb. 26, 1957, to Norman and Eleanor (Hill) Haney in Sturgis. Mike was an avid Michigan fan, loved riding his Harley-Davidson, camping, hunting and four-wheeling. He was proud of his service in the Air Force and …

Beverly Jayne Harker, age 56, of Bronson, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2013, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1956, in Sturgis, a daughter of George and Myra (Cary) Mayer. Beverly resided in the Bronson area most of her life, with the exception of the 10 years she lived in Ann Arbor. Bev was a graduate …