Obituaries

John M. Abel, age 60, of Three Rivers, died suddenly of natural causes at his home on Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was born in Three Rivers on February 3, 1952 the son of Harold C. and Leita I. (Decker) Abel, Sr., and was a life-long resident of Three Rivers. John was a graduate of Three Rivers High School with …

Carolyn J. (Walker) Howk, age 79, formerly of Butler Pa., Port Charlotte Fla., and Burr Oak Mich., passed away March 16, 2012. She was born in Nashville Tenn., on March 19, 1932, the daughter of the late Robah and Myrtle MaryBelle (Jenkins) Walker. She is also preceded in death by siblings, Pauline Blankenship, Ruth Stevens, Burgess Walker and Carroll “Joe” …

Judith Ann Cross, age 56, of Deltona, Florida, died Friday March 16, 2012 at Halifax Health of Volusia/Flagler Care Center. She was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 29, 1956 and was 1 of only 3 babies born there on leap year in 1956. Judith moved to Florida in 1992 from Mendon and was a payroll clerk for the Volusia …

Opal Mae Hambright, age 82, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Saturday morning March 17, 2012 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born October 1, 1929 in Campton, Kentucky a daughter of Ed and Dovie (Prophit) Carroll. Mrs. Hambright resided in the Sturgis area since 1953.  On July 12, 1956 she married Leo Joseph Hambright in Sturgis. From 1953–1964 …

James C. Hesher, 77, of Constantine, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at his home following an extended illness. He was born May 23, 1934, in Sturgis, Mich., a son to Glen A. and Bernice M. (Brockway) Hesher. On June 28, 1958, he married Margaret L. Fuller in Constantine. He had been a Constantine resident since 1958, coming from Scott, Ind. He …

Rosemarie S. (Rose) Marble, age 67, of Colon, passed away, Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Rose was born July 11, 1944, in Detroit, a daughter to the late Arthur F. and Alice (Oakes) Comport. On April 6, 1990, she married Richard L. Marble in Coldwater. He preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 2004. Rose …

Chase Jeffrey Allen, age four months, son of Charles Allen, III and Cynthia Carlson of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his home. He is survived by his loving parents; one brother, Charles Allen IV at home; grandparents, Charles and Renee Allen Jr. of Colon and Jeff and Elvia Carlson of Indianapolis, Ind.; great-grandparents, Charles …

Donald G. Bogen, age 84, of Centreville, Mich., passed away early Thursday morning, March 15, 2012, at his home. He was born May 19, 1927, in Sturgis, Mich., a son of the late Louis and Helen (Harris) Bogen. Mr. Bogen was a lifelong Sturgis and Centreville area resident. On Jan. 26, 1952, he married Alberta J. Ritter in Angola, Ind. …

Douglas Lynn Hall, 57, of Union, Mich., died at 2:22 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his residence after a battle with cancer. He was born on Jan. 19, 1955, in Elkhart, Ind., to Chester and Ruby (Blough) Hall. Surviving are a daughter , Shalee Hall of Union; three sons, Douglas Chester Hall, Ryan (Amber) Hall and Eric Scott Hall, …

Veda Alane Conner, precious daughter of Nicholas and Mallory (Buscher) Conner of Sturgis, Michigan was stillborn, Tuesday afternoon March 13, 2012 at the Sturgis Hospital. She is survived by her parents, one brother, Oliver Conner at home, grandparents, Bev and Mike Yunker of Nottawa, Dale and Deb Peters of Sturgis and Dennis and Dawn Conner of Sturgis, great grandparents, Al …