Obituaries

Tracey Marie Moran passed away March 3, 2012, at her home in Greenville, S.C. Born June 6, 1961, in South Bend, Ind., she is survived by her parents, Mary and Joe Roseberry of Land ’O Lakes, Fla., and James and Emma Moran of Pawleys Island, S.C.; brothers Michael of Highland and James (Melissa) of Belmont. Tracey leaves three loving children, …

Debra Renee Cooper, age 53, of Colon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2012. She was born July 29, 1958, in Three Rivers, a daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Dentler) Cooper. She graduated from Mendon High School in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Fort Wayne Bible College and her master’s degree from Western Michigan …

Russell I. Avery, 82, of Kalamazoo, and formerly of Sturgis, died March 9, 2012, at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. He was born June 19, 1929, in Lowell, a son of Harvey and Thelma (Perry) Avery. He attended Sturgis High School. Russ owned and operated Russ Avery Marine in Portage for more than 40 years, retiring in 1999. He …

Karen St. Stiles, age 67, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 11, 2012, at her home. She was born Feb. 24, 1945 in Coldwater, the only daughter of Ralph and Gladys (Parker) Johns. Karen resided in Sturgis since 1972, coming from Coldwater, and was a graduate of Coldwater High School with the class of 1963. On Oct. 8, 1966 …

Gerald Raymond Meyer, age 86, of Centreville, went home to be with his Lord Jesus, Sunday, March 11, 2012. He was born Dec. 15, 1925, in Muskegon, a son of Raymond and Minnie (Roselle) Meyer. Sixty-eight years ago in 1944, he married Ellamaree Maxin of Grand Rapids; and together they raised their son, Barry, and daughter, Paula. Gerald led a …

Floyd Hagenbuch, Jr., age 82 of rural Three Rivers, died Friday March 9, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 2, 1929 the son of Floyd and Violet (Bingaman) Hagenbuch and was a lifetime resident of the Three Rivers area. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1947. …

George E. Comeau of Three Rivers passed away early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012, at the home of his daughter’s family. He was born March 1, 1927 in Three Rivers, the son of the late Edward G. and Miriam (Freese) Comeau. George was employed at Dock Foundry and Armstrong Machine Works until his retirement in 1989. He was a member …

Thomas John Lowry of Marcellus died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was 85. He was born May 15, 1926, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Emmet and Irene (Hilliard) Lowry. He married Yvonne Imogene (Bohne) in 1954. Tom was a lifelong teacher, enlightening students at Pershing Elementary, Berwyn, Ill., Dundee Middle School, Dundee, Ill., and Marcellus Elementary and …

Barbara June (Fair) Davis, 77, of Rosebush, formerly of Sturgis, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Woodland Hospice House. Funeral services for Barbara are at Clark Family Funeral Chapelat 11 a.m. today with Cheryl Davis officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sturgis, Mich. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Hospice. Envelopes will be available at …

Christina Ann Howay, age 44, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon March 9, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1967, in Fort Atkinson, Wis., a daughter of the late William and Carol (McKee) Buchanan. Christina lived most of her life in the Sturgis area with the exception of seven years she resided in Kalamazoo. On …