Obituaries

Bruce E Hoffman, (a.k.a. Bruce Ryan), age 63, of Cleveland, went home to be with the Lord on August 26, 2011, after losing his nine month battle with cancer. He was born July 6, 1948, in Three Rivers, to Robert Hoffman and Margaret Welty. Bruce attended Immaculate Conception Schools for eight years and graduated from Three Rivers High School in …

Madge E. Marks, age 88, died Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at Greencroft of Goshen. She  was born in Havelock, Nebraska. on January 12, 1923, a daughter of Monroe and Gertrude (Gibson) Best. Madge graduated from Bristol High School. On September 5, 1942 she married Donald Marks in Union, MI. He preceded her in death April 8, 2001. Surviving are her …

Doris  Watson, age 92, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at the Bowman House in Three Rivers. Doris was born in Three Rivers, on January 18, 1919,  a daughter of William and Fern (Lucas) Krull. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1937. On November 22, 1959 she married Olan Watson in Goshen, IN. He preceded her …

David John Case, 65, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 25, 2011, at his home. John was born July 11, 1946, in Sturgis, a son of David James and Blanch Helen (Kusack) Case. John had lived most of his life at his present address, and had attended Colon schools. On Oct. 9, 1965, he married Sally Hawver in Sturgis. …

Kenneth R. Johnson, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born March 14, 1936, in Ann Arbor, a son of the late Raymond and Mary Alice (Raver) Johnson. Mr. Johnson had resided in Sturgis most of his life. On July 18, 1958, he married Virgie Westra at Church of God in LaGrange, …

Winifred B. Grice, 96, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital, following a short illness. She was born Feb. 13, 1915, in LaGrange County, Ind., a daughter of the late Morton and Lillian (Stetson) Burkhead. Mrs. Grice had resided in Sturgis since 2000, coming from Edwardsburg, where she had lived for several years. Her …

James Thomas Erdos, 49, of Schoolcraft, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Monday evening, Aug. 22, 2011. James was born on Oct. 10, 1961 in Three Rivers the son of Steve and Ruth (Walton) Erdos. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft. He worked as a detailer for Wheat Auto Body and Paint in Three …

After a long, wonderful life of 88 years, Jean (Cone) Tozer left to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven on Aug. 19, 2011. She was born March 11, 1923, in Detroit, to Chester and Augusta (Havens) Cone. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1940. Jean and her twin sister, June, joined the Women Marines in June 1943 and was …

LeRoy E. “Corky” Diekman Jr., age 59, of Elkhart, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Friday Aug. 19, 2011, at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1952, in Sturgis, a son of the late LeRoy Edward and Pauline Marie (Mann) Diekman. LeRoy had resided in Elkhart since the age of 18. His earlier life was lived in Centreville, and he was …

Paulette S. Moore, age 64, of Sturgis, and formerly of Colon, passed away, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. Paulette was born Oct. 24, 1946, in Oakland, Calif., a daughter to the late Myron Grant Parks and Dorothy (Smith) Thatcher. Paulette had lived most all of her life in the Colon and Sturgis area and had …