Obituaries

Gene Ray Evans, age 70, of White Pigeon, formerly of Three Rivers, MI. passed away suddenly on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on March 24, 1942 in Three Rivers, MI. the son of Lloyd and Anna (Troyer) Evans. Gene has been a lifelong resident of this area. He served his country and was honorably …

Jerry E. Lash, age 66, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. Jerry was born May 8, 1946, in Sturgis, a son of the late Philip E. and Ellen C. (Shafer) Lash. Jerry had lived all of his life in the Colon area. He had worked for the Newport Company in Sturgis until …

Tony Warren Cole, age 34, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Three Rivers Hospital. Tony was born October 24, 1978 in Three Rivers, Michigan the son of Lonnie and Ethel (Moore) Cole Sr. Tony has been a resident of Three Rivers his entire life, except for an eight year period spent in Chicago. He graduated from Three …

Ruby Grace Hall, age 94, of Jones, died Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis, MI. She had been in declining health for two years. Ruby was born in Elkhart County, IN, on November 8, 1918 to Clarence and Dessie (Walker) Blough. On February 16, 1941 she married Chester George Hall at Chapel Hill Missionary Church. He …

Roger Wesley Evans, age 67, of Portage, died Monday Dec. 3, 2012 at Rose Arbor Hospice. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 8, 1945 the son of Otis M. and Ethel (Campbell) Evans and was a lifetime resident of Southwest Michigan. Roger graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1963 and then went to work at W.F. Wells …

Richard Glenn Bontrager of Salem, Ore., and formerly of Centreville, died Nov. 24, 2012. He was born Nov. 26, 1938, in Elkhart, Ind., to Menno E. and Lizzie (Miller) Bontrager. He grew up in the Michiana area and attended Centreville High School in Centreville. At age 17, he joined the Navy and served as a radio man from 1957-1961. After serving …

Clyde O. Troyer, age 77, of Sturgis and Arcadia, Fla., passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte, Fla. Clyde was born Nov. 29, 1935, in Mio, a son of the late John and Anna (Miller) Troyer. On Sept. 3, 1960, he married Dorothy Miller in Holland, Ohio. Clyde attended high school in …

Ward Duane Pierce was born on Aug. 5, 1930 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Ward F. and Mary E. Pierce. He went home to the Lord on Sunday Dec. 2, 2012 at Three Rivers Health following a brief illness. Ward was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; two wives, Joan (Holcomb) Pierce and Muriel (Casteel) …

Gloria J. Dunafin, 88, of LaGrange, Ind., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange. Mrs. Dunafin was born June 19, 1924, in LaGrange County to Robert E. Sr. and Marie (Choler) Frutig. They preceded her in death. Living her lifetime in LaGrange County, she worked at Kirsch Company in Sturgis for 33 years. She was a …

Cheryl Diane MacPherson, age 62, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday evening, Nov. 30, 2012, at Three Rivers Health Hospital emergency room in Three Rivers. She was born Nov. 12, 1950, in Sturgis, Mich., daughter of the late Frederick W. and June (Blackburn) MacPherson. Cheryl resided her entire life in Sturgis. She had been employed by Midwest Tool, Wendy’s and …