Obituaries

Doris Rae Armstrong, age 65, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, following a five-week illness. She was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Drift, Ky., a daughter of Roy and Rose (Kelso) Wright. Doris had been a resident of White Pigeon for 15 years, coming from Marcellus. She was the wife of Charles …

Dyana Lynn VanWagner, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Three Rivers Health Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 16, 1953, in Three Rivers, a daughter of William and Beatrice (Schrader) Price. Dyana graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1971 and resided in Sturgis around Omena Lake all …

Donna Bonfiglio, age 66, of McHenry, Ill., passed away Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Centegra Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. She was born June 19, 1944, to Guy and Lucy (Deluca) Bonfiglio in Sturgis Surviving are her son, Mathew Pring; sisters, Betty Kennedy and Teresa Johnson; and a very dear and loving friend and companion, …

James R. Breth, age 71, of Constantine passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at  Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.  He was born in Detroit, MI on January 31, 1940,  the son of Robert and Esther (Todt) Breth. James graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army for 3 years in Germany. On April 22, …

John A. Gross Sr., age 84, of Colon, MI passed away Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence, in Battle Creek. He was born in Albion, Indiana on May 4, 1926, the son of  Howard and Rachael (Addis) Gross.  John graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1944. John served in the US Army from 1944 to …

M. Blanche Kline, age 101, of Mottville, passed away Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. She was born in AuGres, Mich., on May 11, 1909, a daughter of David A. Delbert and Merry Jane (Beals) Broadworth. On Oct. 16, 1928, Blanche married Lowell R. Kline in Elkhart, Ind. He preceded her in death …

Salome E. “Sally” Lemanski, 97, of Sturgis, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of Assumption Church in Bronson with Rev. Fr. Richard Fritz officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 5, …

Daniel M. Yoder, 68, of Madison, Ind., died on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at his son’s home in Phoenix, Ariz., surrounded by his loving family. His incredible sense of humor kept the entire family laughing until the end. He was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Three Rivers, Mich., the son of Moses and Barbara Yoder. He enjoyed many years as …

Marcia Kay Clark, 75, of Leonidas, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Feb. 13, 1936 in Quincy to Harry P. and Dorothy (Struble) Nelligan. On Jan. 11, 1986, she married Alvin Clark. He survives at home. Also surviving are two daughters, Denise (Michael) Baker of Jonesville, Sheree (Jack) Gibbs of …

Barbara Jane (Kinney) Shafer, age 47, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 30, 2011, at her residence in Morgantown, IN. She was born Aug. 23, 1963, in Des Monies, Iowa, to Joseph and Mary Jane (Stephens) Kinney who lovingly survive in Trafalgar. Barbara married her devoted husband of 30 years, Don L. Shafer on Dec. 27, 1980, in Burr Oak. He …