Obituaries

Jean L. Tomlinson, age 87, of Colon, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Birch Adult Foster Care Home in Leonidas. Jean was born Dec. 19, 1924, a daughter of the late, Harvey and Grace (Hendricks) Walters. Jean graduated from Sturgis High School and continued her education at Olivet College in Olivet. On Sept. 21, 1946, she married Richard Burr …

Gerald Sherman Barr, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers. He was born in Sterling, Conn., a son to the late Earl and Ethel (Sherman) Barr. On June 24, 1950, he married Lorraine Theresa Bedard in Danielson, Conn. Gerald had been a resident of Sturgis since 1987, moving here from …

Thomas Eugene Landrum, born July 19, 1956, went to be with his Lord on Oct. 20, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Many know Tom as the owner of Lovell Auto Service in Schoolcraft, which his father, John C. Landrum Sr., established in 1978. Tom took over the family business in 1983 and faithfully served the community for 29 …

Chris H. Irelan, age 41, of Hillsboro, Mo., and formerly of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 21, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1971, in Sturgis. He was a former volunteer firefighter for Goldman Fire Protection District. Surviving are his mother, Betsy Irelan (nee Suits) of Hillsboro; his father, Steven Irelan, of Hillsboro; a brother, Corey (Laura) …

Carol A. Hyde, 77, of Sturgis, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson. Carol was born on Nov. 18, 1934, in Kalamazoo, to Deo and Rosella (Buell) Stickley. She was a homemaker most of her life and had …

Cornelius Revere Hamminga, Sr. age 76, formerly of Mendon and Diamondale, died Thursday Oct. 11, 2012 at the Holt Senior and Rehab Center in Holt, MI. He was born in Chicago on Oct. 24, 1935 the son of the late Garmt and Henrietta (Vienstra) Hamminga, and attended schools in Chicago. The family later moved to Mendon, and Cornelius resided for …

Ruth Esther Coler, 97, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born in Traverse City on Sep. 1, 1915 the daughter of the late Edwin B. and Mabel E. (Schley) Williams, and has lived in Three Rivers since the age of three. Ruth was the widow of Arthur W. Coler …

Kenneth C. Kerr , age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012 surrounded by family at the Bronson Methodist Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Three Rivers, MI. on Oct. 17, 1927 the son of Paul and Shirlie (Jacobs) Kerr. Mr. Kerr graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class …

Maxine Schmidtendorff, age 88, of of Constantine, passed away Saturday, October 20th, 2012. Maxine was born in Delaware , Ohio on August 1, 1924, a daughter of Clarence and Mary (Thomas) Breece. Maxine graduated from Constantine High School. On July 9, 1943 she married Forrest Schmidtendorff in Reno NV . Maxine lived most of her life in the Constantine areaand was amember …

Bonnie Jo Jarratt, age 55, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at home. She was born March 6, 1957, in Three Rivers, a daughter to Duane Sr. and Janet (Breece) Jarratt. Bonnie has resided in Sturgis for 30 plus years, moving here from Centreville. Bonnie received her medical assistant degree from Glenn Oaks Community College and …