Obituaries

Gary L. Shipman, age 57, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Lake Park Industries in Shipshewana, Ind. He was born Oct. 2, 1954, in Hastings, Mich., a son of the late Paul and Ruth Louise (Dow) Shipman. Gary had resided in Sturgis for the past 20 years. On Aug. 14, 1976, he married Marciea Kelley …

John M. King, age 83, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away late Friday evening, Oct. 1, 2011, at the Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ind. He was born July 4, 1928, in Cook County, Ill., a son of the late Alvin and Frances (Mumby) King. John had resided in Burr Oak since May of 1962 coming from Sturgis. On Feb. …

Jeffery Scott Cross, age 35, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2011. He was born on December 15, 1975 the son of John Robert and Emily Jan (Kursner) Cross. Jeff has been a long time resident of this area. He loved participating in sports and was an avid Notre Dame fan. Jeff also enjoyed music, especially playing the …

Pearl I. “GG” Bjork, 91, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born January 20, 1920 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada a daughter of the late William and Emily (Ammann) Denchel. Mrs. Bjork had resided in Sturgis for the past 6 1/2 years. Most of her life was lived in …

Thomas Ray Kilpatrick, 60, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born Aug. 24, 1951, in Sturgis, a son of George and the late Eleanor V. (Borgert) Kilpatrick. Tom was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1969. He enjoyed …

Lucille L. Main, 90, of Greenville, and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 at Spectrum Health United Hospital in Greenville. She was born July 21, 1921 in Crystal, a daughter of the late George H. and Bertha (Taylor) Hoover. On July 17, 1937, she married Charles E. Main in Sturgis. He died Nov. 20, 1999. …

Robert J. Setterberg,  age 68, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at  Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.  He was born in Chicago on January 9, 1943, a son of Ernie and Helen Setterberg.  Robert had worked  at Graber Industries retiring in 2008.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and was an avid NASCAR fan.  Robert also enjoyed playing horseshoes with his …

Randy Johnson, age 54, of Constantine, died Monday Oct. 17, 2011 at his home. He was born in Kankakee, IL on Jan. 17, 1957 the son of Willis and Virginia (Renner) Johnson. He had been employed at American Metal Fab in Three Rivers for 20 years until retiring due to poor health. Randy is survived by his mother, Virginia Coleman …

Rosella (Rosie) Milliman, age 84, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her family. Rosie was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Warsaw, Ind., a daughter of the late Harvey and Mable Veon. On March 22, 1952, she married David L. Milliman in Warsaw. She had worked at the John Deere dealership in Centreville, …

Evelyn A. Fullriede, age 93, of Three Rivers,  died Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. She was born in Chicago, IL on October 3, 1918, a daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Pearson) Berndt. Evelyn graduated from Calumet High School, Chicago in 1936. On October 14, 1939 she married Fred Fullriede in Chicago. He …