Obituaries

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 …

Florence C. “Tina” Lung, age 87, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, March 10, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born July 17, 1924, in West Liberty, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Nannie (Haney) Gose. Mrs. Lung had resided in the Sturgis area most of her life. On May 30, 1952 she married Allen A. Lung …

Robert Theodore “Bob” Fess, age 85, of Mendon, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at his home, following a long illness. He was born Feb. 4, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio, a son of Theodore E. and Agnes L. (Jones) Fess. As a teenager, Bob sailed the Great Lakes for two years before joining the Navy, where he was assigned to the …

Steven John “Uncle Ninny” Robertson, age 52, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, March 8, 2012, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. He was born Feb. 10, 1960, in Kalamazoo, a son of John and Marilyn (Kay) Robertson. Steve resided in Sturgis since age 14. His early life was lived in Colorado and he had also lived in Kalamazoo and …

Marguerite Wheeler, age 89, Centreville, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at her home following a long illness. She was born Aug. 5, 1922, in LaGrange, Ind., a daughter of Douglas and Marie (Hart) Marks. Marguerite attended school in LaGrange. On July 26, 1942, she married Charles W. Wheeler in Brimfield, Ind. He preceded her in death on July 28, …

Eva P. Roussey, 78, of Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Services for Eva will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson, with the Rev. Robert Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Adams Cemetery in Bronson Township. Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. today at the …

Kenneth A. Hagelgans age 66, of Colon, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, surrounded by family. Ken was born Oct. 27, 1945, in Sturgis, to the late Walton and Delilah (Hacker) Hagelgans. Ken graduated from Vicksburg High School with the class of 1964 and continued his education at Ivy Tech in South Bend, Ind., …

Ray Charles “Chuck” Sprowl, 66, of Skandia, passed away at home in the loving care of his wife, Cathy, and Lake Superior Hospice on Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012, following a courageous two-year battle with lung cancer. In lieu of flowers, please send all memorials to Lake Superior Hospice in Chuck’s memory, 914 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855. A memorial …

Richard Lee “Dick” Barnebee, age 84, of Mendon, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Dec. 18, 1927, in Sturgis, a son of William N. and S. Eleanor (Parham) Barnebee. He attended Brighton (Ind.) Schools and graduated from Colon High School in 1948. He worked briefly for Miller’s Standard Station in Leonidas. Dick …

Mrs. Nancy Carol Nusbaum, age 57, of Constantine, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, in Colon, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 10, 1954 in Lawton, Okla., a daughter of Thomas and Evelyn (Clayton) Parr. Nancy had been a lifelong resident of Constantine, where she and her husband Mike raised their three …