Obituaries

Carol Jo (Holtz) Sandy, age 65, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 1, 2012, at Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago. She was born Oct. 12, 1946, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late John and Kathryn (Rambadt) Holtz. Carol was a lifelong Sturgis resident and had been employed by Dometic Corporation in LaGrange, Ind., for 35 years until health …

Richard Beechy, age 69, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Tuesday morning May 1, 2012 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born January 9, 1943 in Millersburg, Ohio son of Thomas L. and Dorothy (Young) Beechy. Dick resided in Sturgis since 1984 coming from Loudonville, Ohio where he was a graduate of Loudonville High School with …

Doris King, age 78, of Burr Oak, Michigan passed away early Wednesday morning January 4, 2012 at the Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Indiana. She was born December 28, 1933 in LaGrange County, Indiana a daughter of the late Carl J. and Margaret R. (Adair) Marks, Sr. Doris had resided in Burr Oak since May of 1962. Before moving to …

Ronald R. Labram, age 82, of Mendon, died Monday April 30, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Detroit on Feb. 19, 1930 the son of Charles and Vivian (Hilton) Labram and attended Detroit Schools. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was stationed in Alaska. Ron was married to Ella Jepsen on …

David Arden Outman, age 66, of Constantine, died Sunday, April 29, at his home after a 14 month battle with cancer. David was known as both a gentleman and as a gentle man but with a clever sense of humor. He was born July 17, 1945 to Harold and Winona (Moord) Outman and was a life-long resident of the Constantine …

John LeRoy Lawrence, age 87, of Three Rivers went to be with his Lord and Savior whom he served all his life on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Heartland Healthcare Center. John was born on March 19, 1925 in Kalamazoo, Mi, the son of Earl and Viola(Gage)Lawrence. Upon the events of Pearl Harbor, John chose to join the U.S. Navy …

LeRoy G. Kleidon, 94, of Three Rivers, passed away on March 20, 2012, at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Gustav and Adeline (Stricker) Kleidon. LeRoy has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1988. On Nov. 1, 1941, he married his wife of 66 years Mildred Elizabeth Kleidon, who preceded him …

Margaret Ione Knepple, of Cassopolis, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 28, 2012 on her 89th birthday at The Timbers of Cass County, Dowagiac. She was born in Union on April 28, 1923 to Clarence August and Clara DeVere (O’Dell) Dussel. She married William Eugene “Gene” Knepple at the home of the Reverend Davis in Cassopolis on …

Lawrence E. “Larry” Weaver Jr., age 46, of Findlay, Ohio, and a former Sturgis resident, passed away early Saturday morning, April 28, 2012, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was born Feb. 9, 1966, in Sturgis, Mich., a son of Lawrence and Virginia (Hull) Weaver. Larry resided in Ohio for the past eight years. Prior to moving to …

Dorothy Louise Sandell, age 96, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday evening, April 26, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 12, 1915, in Robertsdale, Ala., a daughter of the late Herbert S. and Clara K. (Aubert) Hough. Mrs. Sandell resided in Sturgis since 1954 coming from South Haven. On April 28, 1951, she married Theodore H. Sandell in …