Obituaries

Howard Jay Kasdorf, age 79, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family after a short terminal illness. He was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Sturgis, a son to the late John Fredrick William and Lucile (Gross) Kasdorf. Howard went to country schools from kindergarten until entering Sturgis High School for the …

Doyle L. Lunger, 74, of Goshen, Ind., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Greencroft Health Care (Gables Unit) in Goshen, Ind. He was born march 28, 1938, in Three Rivers, Mich., the son of O.J. and Leona (Hoyt) Lunger. He served in the National Guard and Army Reserves and was a Goshen, Ind. resident since 1980, coming from Constantine, Mich. He …

Pauline A. Hamberg, age 81, formerly of Jones, passed away Friday, April 6th, 2012 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She  was born in St. Joseph County on May 21, 1930 a daughter of Delbert and Opal (Plank) Whisler. Pauline was a waitress and cook retiring from the  Friendly Tavern. She also worked at the Harvey House, Rosies Steak House …

Roy Michael Sayre, age 58, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, April 1, 2012, at Three Rivers Health. He was born March 15, 1954, in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, to Jack H. and Florence (Ebbs) Sayre. Roy was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving overseas aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and had worked in management at Toys-R-Us, from which …

Thelma L. Reeves, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, at her home. She was born June 15, 1932, in Missouri, a daughter of the late Marshall and Sarah (Shivers) Williams. Thelma had been a resident of Sturgis since 1969, moving here from Goshen, Ind. She was first married to Samson J. Hizer for 19 years; this …

Gail L. Clementz, 69, of White Pigeon, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her home, following a short illness. She was born June 13, 1942, in Constantine a daughter of Thomas R. and Agnes L. (Noe) Clementz. She was a resident of White Pigeon, Stone Lake and Centreville and attended Calvary Christian Fellowship Church. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, scrapbooking and reading, …

Betty Jean Cooper, age 85, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born March 8, 1927, in Three Rivers, a daughter of the late Leon E. and Melva (Blank) Kline. Betty had resided in Burr Oak most of her adult life and had been employed at Shadow Interiors …

Tilman Bell, 76, of Dunn, N.C., and formerly of Mottville, died unexpectedly Friday, March 30, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, to Malcolm and Libby Mae (Locklear) Bell. He had been a resident of Dunn for the past 12 years, coming from Mottville. On Sept. 12, 1953, he married Myrtle Odell Groves. She preceded him in death Nov. 27, …

Robert Schrock, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away April 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Sturgis, a son to the late Ora D. and F. Berneice (Troyer) Schrock. He graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1968 and on Jan. 26, 1969, at Locust Grove Mennonite Church, …

Keith Leeland Bullard, age 88, Constantine, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2012 at his home.   He was born in Rosebush, MI on August 16, 1923, one of 12 children of Claude & Grace (Fraser) Bullard.  Keith served as Seaman First Class in the US Navy during W.W.II. He later worked as a bus driver for Harrison Schools, he was a gas …