Obituaries

Dennis James Stears, age 59, of Constantine, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, on Dec. 29, 1952, a son of James R. and Patricia Joyce (Greer) Stears. Dennis graduated from Constantine High School in 1971. On Jan. 17, 1987, Dennis married Susan Evans in Elkhart. He worked in the options department …

Irene Hopkins, age 91, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday evening September 22, 2012 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born October 19, 1920 in Portland, Indiana a daughter of the late Charles E. and Rachel (McBride) Jellison. Irene resided her entire life in the Sturgis area including 39 years at Klinger Lake and was a graduate of …

George Martin Ungar, age 81, of Lakeland, Fla., and formerly of Sturgis, passed unexpectedly Sept. 11, 2012. He was born April 21, 1931, to Anton and Rose Ungar in Lincoln Park. He is survived by his ex-wife, Gertrude Ungar; father to Neal Ungar (Cindy), Marie Swihart (Timothy), Dorene Trusk (Joseph), and Jean Ungar; and brother to Frank Ungar and Bill …

Donna B. Davis, age 88, of Perrysburg, Ohio, and a former Sturgis resident, passed away Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at the Heartland of Perrysburg. She was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Howe, Ind., a daughter to the late Milton and Sylvia (Itt) Heltzel. Donna graduated from Springfield Township High School in Mongo, Ind., and then attended business school. On June …

Merna Mae Alleshouse, age 91, of Colon, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. Merna was born April 14, 1921, in Colon, a daughter of the late Cecil and Minnie (Broker) Hart. Merna had lived in Colon and Battle Creek, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1940. On May 23, …

Raymond Edward Hartman of Saginaw, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 86 years old. Ray was born in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 16, 1925, spent his youth in Centreville and most of his life in Saginaw. Although he was afraid of heights, he enlisted …

Victor C. Hostetler, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at his home. He was born in Sturgis, MI on October 18, 1946, a son of Bud and Betty (Easterday) Hostetler. Victor graduated from Constantine High School in 1965. On October 30, 1992 Victor married Cheryl Moodie in Union, Michigan. He worked as a purchasing agent …

Ronald Keith Buehlman, age 58, of Leonidas, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born July 30, 1954, in Cook County, Ill., a son of the late Ronald F. and Joan C. (Schultz) Buehlman. The family moved to Leonidas in the early ’70s and Ron attended Colon Schools. He had been employed at Bronson …

George William Wojciechowski, 55, of Three Rivers and formerly of Hammond, Ind., passed away at 11:35 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1957. He is survived by: his best friend and caregiver, Russell Snyder; a brother, Walter (Pat) Wojciechowski of Hobart, Ind.; four sisters, Irene Tsakopoulos of Munster, Ind., Wanda (Carey) Curtis of …

Beatrice “Bea” Griffin (Hill) Thurman, 70, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. She was born in Grenada, Miss. the daughter of William and Carey Hill. Bea has been a long time resident of Three Rivers. She was employed as a nurse aide at the Three Rivers Hospital, Fairview Nursing Home, and later …