Obituaries

Mary Alice Harris, 91, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at her home following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Colon, a daughter of Ruben and Georgia (Fitzgerald) Brownell. She had been a resident of the White Pigeon area since 1939 and a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1938. On Aug. 12, 1939, she …

Rebecca Ann Sherwood, 64, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at her home. She was born on June 6, 1947 in Three Rivers the daughter of James E. and Marjorie N. (Selby) Berger. Rebecca leaves to cherish her memory her loving family, mother, Marjorie Berger of Lima, Ohio, father, James Berger of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; one …

Karen (Mitchell) Rowe, 66, of Canton, Ohio and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away Oct. 24, 2011 of a long illness. She is survived by her husband, George Rowe; sister, Fran (Brian) Greider of Three Rivers; a niece and nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Auttis and Charlotte Mitchell. Cremation has taken place.

Helen I. Hill, 84, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, after an extended illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1927, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter of Noble C. and Freda M. (Sheley) Vance. She had been a resident of Mottville since 1973, coming from Goshen. On Aug. 6, 1943, she …

Vivian M. Ide Cutler, age 96, of Winter Haven, Fla., passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 30, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Oct. 13, 1915, in Coral, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mae (McGhan) Hopkins. Mrs. Cutler had resided in Florida since 1976, coming from Vicksburg. Her early life was lived in Coral …

William E. (Bill) Hunt, age 49, Mottville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer. Bill was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on Aug. 6, 1962, a son of Thomas and Joyce (Giszewski) Hunt. He graduated from Jimtown High School. On Jan. 17, 1997, he married Amy Jo Penninger in Elkhart. Bill worked as a …

Melvina “Mel” Mae Seager, age 82, of Jones, Mich., passed away on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after suffering a stroke surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 11, 1929, in Newberg Twp., Jones, Mich., the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Meyer) Clute. Mrs. Seager has been a lifetime resident of Jones. …

Joan L (Dick-Schmitt) Stiteler, age 80, of Mendon, died Friday Oct. 28, 2011, at her home following a long illness. She was born in Findley, Ohio, on May 29, 1931, the daughter of H. Evert and Mary (Killinger) Dick. The family moved to Mendon in the late 1930s, and it was here that she met and married Clement Schmitt on …

Paul Brian Maxson, age 41, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2011, at his home. He was born October 13, 1970, in Quincy, Mich., a son for Thomas and Joyce (Bisel) Maxson. Paul had resided in Sturgis since 2004 coming from Sherwood. On Sept. 23, 2000, he married Jennifer Ludwig in Bellevue, Mich. Paul was currently working …

Kirk Alan Knapp, age 47, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Kirk was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 1, 1964, a son of James E. and Lettie (Schober) Knapp. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1982 and was employed Armstrong International in Three Rivers for 15 years. Kirk enjoyed …