Obituaries

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 …

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 …