Obituaries

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 …

Arietta Young, 87, passed away peacefully early Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Schoonover) Weirick. Arietta has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1959. She was employed by Graber Industries as a Bookkeeper for 42 years and self employed as …

Alice Mae (Baker) Pfeiffer, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Jan. 6, 1917, in Blocher, Ind., the seventh of nine children to the late Daniel A. and Nancy E. (Schlemmer) Miller. Alice worked at Bendix in South Bend, Ind., where she met and married Ceacil Baker on …

Sharon M. Stuth, age 65, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Sharon was born Sept. 13, 1946, in Chicago, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Nagowski) Majors. Sharon grew up in Chicago, graduating from Lindblom High School with the class of 1964. On Sept. 13, 1980, she married Elmer Stuth …

Arlene M. Kern, 64, of Porter Township, Cass County, White Pigeon, died unexpectedly Monday, March 26, 2012, at her home. She was born May 16, 1947, in Three Rivers, a daughter of George and Erma (Pagels) Swartz. She had been a resident of Porter Township for more than 40 years. On Dec. 14, 1968, she married Rondell R. Kern Sr. in Three Rivers. …

Loren Robert ‘Skip’ Lane, 74, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday , March 28, 2012, at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. He was born March 26, 1938, at his parents’ home, a son of Lawrence Frank and Adilla Sarah (Clark) Lane. He resided in the Sturgis and Three Rivers areas most of his life, …

Weston Edward Lipko, son of Rachel Dale and Aaron Lipko, was stillborn Thursday March 15, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. He is survived by his parents; grandparents, Richard Dale of Burr Oak, Tana Fox of Burr Oak, Nancy Lipko and Charlie Osbon, both of Sturgis; great-grandparents, Jenny Hagen and Edward Hagen, both of Sturgis and Rita Lipko and Andrew Lipko of …

Constance Ellen Hutchinson, 72, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully March 24, 2012 at The Oaks in Plainwell following a lengthy illness. She was born in Three Rivers, the daughter of Robert and Gretchen Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves to cherish her loving memory two daughters, Kelly Mazur, of Arizona, and Laura Lindsey, …