Obituaries

Brenda J. Miller of Bristol, Indiana passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at home, surrounded by family. Brenda was born on December 24, 1959 in Lansing to Robert G. and Ruthie Bates. Brenda married the love of her life Charles N. “Chuck” Miller, III on March 9, 1996 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Elkhart. Brenda graduated from White Pigeon …

Carolyn L Benkovsky, age 86, of Sturgis, died on March 18, 2023. She was born on February 9, 1937 in Detroit, the Daughter of John and Holdina (Singbiel) Patzer. Homemaker, member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid Society, she enjoyed bowling.  Carolyn was a Sturgis resident for past 5 years, coming from Pinckney. Married to Joseph Benkovsky on Sept. 23, …

Laura Jean McClain, age 79, of Centreville, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at home with her family. She was born in Three Rivers on January 12, 1944, the daughter of George F. Westphal and Carlie Allene Westphal (Smith). She was formerly of Jones and Marcellus. Laura was a bus driver, working for many years in Marcellus. She retired from …

Tommy Jerome Rouseau, age 42, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Sturgis. He was born December 5, 1980 in Thomaston, Georgia son of Tommy Lewis and Dorothy (Mann) Rouseau. Tommy resided in Sturgis for the past 11 years coming from Georgia. Most of his working life was self-employed handling the sales for various companies on E-Bay and …

Robert (Bob) G. Blackman, age 84, of Mendon, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born on January 25, 1939 in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of Robert L. and Norma G. (Fox) Blackman. Bob attended and graduated from Mather High School in Munising in 1957. After high school, he would …

Martha Jackson, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday morning, March 21, 2023, with her family at her side. Martha was born in Constantine on November 1, 1935, the daughter of Arthur and Lillian (Burns) Sell. On July 29, 1956, she married Gilbert Jackson Jr. who survives her. She was a member at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was …

Margaret F. Johnson, age 95, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Constantine on September 4, 1927, the daughter of the late Raymond H. and Mildred G. (Miller) Luegge. Margaret was a lifetime resident of this area. Together, Margaret and her late husband, Jim, raised four children …

Richard Dale Sutherlin Jr., age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 13, 1952 in Greencastle, Ind., the son of Richard Sutherlin Sr. and Evelyn Cornelia (McBride) Sutherlin. Rick worked as a dispatcher for P&P Transportation. He loved his grandchildren and the Kansas City Royals, …

Shirley Ann Brimmer, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, March 20, 2023 at Divine Life Assisted Living Center in Lansing. She was born June 14, 1935 in Birch Run, Michigan daughter of the late Walter and Florence (Hirsch) Dehmel. Shirley resided most of her life in Sturgis. On December 5, 1959 she married Elwyn Eugene Brimmer in Birch …

Robert Glenn “Bob” Villwock, age 58, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 20, 1964 in Buchanan, the son of Glenn and Frances (Compoe) Villwock, and graduated from high school in Virginia. After moving to Three Rivers, Bob began employment at Three Rivers Community Schools, retiring 30 …