Obituaries

George W. Ford died March 20 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends, just a few weeks before his 87th birthday. Visitation will be Monday, March 25, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, Mich., from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The funeral will be held Tuesday, March 26, at the White Pigeon United Methodist Church …

Judy Wilcox Durham Doney, 61, of Burr Oak, passed away on March 14, 2013 at Borgess Hospital after a brief illness. Judy was born on May 8, 1951 in Leonidas. She attended Nottawa School and graduated from Centreville High School in 1969. Over a 30-year period she worked at Franklin Finance, Xerox, Meyer Hydraulics, Harter, and Continental Accessories. Her hobbies …

Carol Lee Summey, age 60, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 19, 2013 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was born December 24, 1952 in Buffalo, New York daughter of Robert Roy and June Carol (Weaver) Kauffman. The Kauffman family relocated to Sturgis from Buffalo, New York in 1958 and Carol was a …

Danny Virgil Weekly, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Sept. 13, 1951, in Greencastle, Ind., a son of Virgil and Virginia (Kosloski) Weekly. Dan was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1969. On June 1, 1974, he …

Investigators from the Michigan State Police at White Pigeon detachment are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death of a White Pigeon man on the job last weekend. Robert Knight, 61, was a 25-year veteran at White Pigeon Paper Mill. He died Sunday morning after falling into machinery at the plant. Investigators are trying to determine if Knight …

Charles D. (Chuck) Anable, age 75, of Centreville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers, on October 1, 1937, a son of Clayton and Leona (Harden) Anable. Chuck graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1956. On April 20, 1958 Chuck married Karen …

Our incredible mother, Dorothy Ann Persing, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, March 18, 2013, in the loving care of the “best in the world” caregivers at Gull Arbor Senior Living in Richland. She was born Oct. 12, 1924, a great-grandchild of Judge John Sturgis in Sturgis. She was a daughter of the late Heber Sturgis and Daisy …

Callie Olean Hill, age 78, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Sampson, Ala., daughter of the late Dock and Flora (Renfro) Dannelley. Olean resided in Burr Oak for the past 60 years. Her early life was lived …

James Alven Summey, age 74, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013, at his home. He was born March 18, 1938, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Anthony and Frances (Warble) Summey. Jim resided his entire life in Sturgis with the exception of a short time he lived in LaGrange, Ind., and he was …

Deloss “De” Hardesty, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village. The family will receive friends and relatives from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home, Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, …