Obituaries

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 …

Barbara J. Kreeger, 92, of Venice, Fla. and formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away March 11, 2012 at her home. She was born Feb. 29, 1920 in Kalamazoo to the late Otto and Lillian (Falk) Buder. Her father, Otto, was the sheriff for Kalamazoo County for many years. She was united in marriage to her loving husband, John W. Kreeger, on …

Kenneth R. Roberts, age 79, of Hart and formerly of Constantine, Michigan passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. He was born October 10, 1932 in Detroit. Ken was raised in Detroit. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in the Korean War. He married Margaret Mae Moore on May 25, 1964. …

Jose Guadalupe Solis, age 85, of Three Rivers, went peacefully to his Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home. He was born June 20, 1926, in Edinburg, Texas, a son of Mr. Santos and Paula (Ramirez) Solis. Mr. Solis had been a resident of Three Rivers since 1980. He was employed for more than 30 years at Fred …