Obituaries

Rex Vernon Carter, 78, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Sept. 15, 1933 in Waverly, Tenn., the son of Rexie and Vinnie (Binkley) Carter. Rex has been a long time resident of Three Rivers. He was formerly employed at Arco Products/Premier Products before retiring. …

Donald J. Smith, age 91, of Sturgis, and formerly of Colon, passed away early Friday morning, Sept. 16, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis.  He was born May 12, 1920, in South Milford, Ind., a son of the late Donald and Mamie (Enos) Smith.  Don had resided in the Colon and Sturgis area most of his life and was …

Lisa Jo Holderman, 27, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully Oct. 2, 2011 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Lisa was born June 18, 1984 the daughter of William Holderman and Tammy White. Lisa was born and raised in the city of Three Rivers. Lisa was a graduate of Three Rivers High School in 2002. She was …

James Joseph “Jim” Dobrowolski, 66, of Three Rivers, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 at Fairview Nursing and Rehab Community in Centreville surrounded by his family. He was born in Three Rivers on July 17, 1945 the son of Joseph Leo and Elizabeth Ann (Darish) Dobrowolski and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High …

Mozelle M. (Waldron)Wright, age 99, of Mendon, died Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Porter Township on Feb. 7, 1912 the daughter of the late Hugh and Grace (Cooley) Waldron, and later attended Battle Creek schools. Mozelle was married to Duard Jack Wright on March 3, 1934 in South Bend, …

Rickie Gayle Shires Jr., age 31, of Union City, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, Oct. 1, 2011, in Sturgis, Mich. He was born Jan. 29, 1980, in Springfield, Ore. Rickie had resided in Union City since 1990 coming from California. He was a graduate of Union City High School with the class of 1998 where he had played on …

Clarence LaMar Milliman, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 29, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 4, 1922, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Glen E. and Chloe S. (Smith) Milliman. LaMar had resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area his entire life, and for many years enjoyed wintering at his home …

Marla Jo (Garrison) Burkeen, born Oct. 6, 1971 to Robert A. and Betty L. Garrison, went to be with our Lord on Sept. 18, 2011. Marla is survived by three sons, Kyle, Kody and Kenny Brigham; two daughters, Amber and Kindra; mother and step-father, Floyd and Betty Blake; brother, Stephen Smith and girlfriend Brenda; grandparents, Walter and Betty Smith and …

Betty J. Meyer, age 76, of Colon, passed away, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. Betty was born Nov. 6, 1934, in Delta, Ohio, a daughter of the late Agnew and Elsie (Reed) Herring. Betty grew up in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from Scott High School. She then attended the University of Toledo and became an X-ray technician. On …

Raymond George Surbeck, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Sept. 21, 2011 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home. Raymond was born on June 12, 1930 in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of Sidney Herbert Robinson and Mary Avery (Jones) Robinson. After the death of Mr. Robinson, Mary married DeVoist J. Surbeck, who later adopted Raymond. As a young boy, …