Obituaries

Alice M. Hutchins, 97, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died March 22, 2013, at the Courtyard at Seasons in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had been in declining health since December. She was born May 12, 1915, in Constantine, Mich., a daughter to Christian and Phoebe (Miller) Miller. She has resided in Cincinnati since February 2012, coming from New Jersey and Oak Park, Ill. where …

Ronald KinKade Carpenter of Arcadia, Fla., passed away March 15, 2013 in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was born in Three Rivers, Nov. 11, 1941 to Mary Altonia Mercer and Hubert K. Carpenter. On Sept. 1, 1994 Ron married Joyce Scott in Fla. She survives along with two stepdaughters; two stepsons; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Naoma Irelan, White Pigeon, brothers, …

Mrs. Donna Marie Shugars, age 73, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Hartford, MI. on Jan. 25, 1940 the daughter of Allen R. and Mildred L. (Chapel) Smith. Mrs. Shugars has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1966 where she and her husband Wayne worked the …

Elizabeth M. “Liz” Wilson, age 98, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Thursday evening, March 21, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. A private gathering of friends and family to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Wilson will take place at a later date. The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-651-2331 is …

Leona M. Ferrell of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Three Rivers, Mich., was called home by the Lord on March 2, 2013. She was born Sept. 10, 1917, to Martha and William Templin in Sherman Township, Sturgis, Mich. She graduated from Centreville High School in 1935 then added a year at University of Michigan Satellite majoring in math. After moving …

George W. Ford died March 20 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends, just a few weeks before his 87th birthday. Visitation will be Monday, March 25, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, Mich., from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The funeral will be held Tuesday, March 26, at the White Pigeon United Methodist Church …

Judy Wilcox Durham Doney, 61, of Burr Oak, passed away on March 14, 2013 at Borgess Hospital after a brief illness. Judy was born on May 8, 1951 in Leonidas. She attended Nottawa School and graduated from Centreville High School in 1969. Over a 30-year period she worked at Franklin Finance, Xerox, Meyer Hydraulics, Harter, and Continental Accessories. Her hobbies …

Carol Lee Summey, age 60, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 19, 2013 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was born December 24, 1952 in Buffalo, New York daughter of Robert Roy and June Carol (Weaver) Kauffman. The Kauffman family relocated to Sturgis from Buffalo, New York in 1958 and Carol was a …

Danny Virgil Weekly, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Sept. 13, 1951, in Greencastle, Ind., a son of Virgil and Virginia (Kosloski) Weekly. Dan was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1969. On June 1, 1974, he …

Investigators from the Michigan State Police at White Pigeon detachment are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death of a White Pigeon man on the job last weekend. Robert Knight, 61, was a 25-year veteran at White Pigeon Paper Mill. He died Sunday morning after falling into machinery at the plant. Investigators are trying to determine if Knight …