Obituaries

LeRoy Dale “Bud” McKale, age 90, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1921, in Sturgis, Mich., a son of the late Frank C. and Berniece O. (Young) McKale. Bud was a lifelong Sturgis resident and attended Sturgis Public Schools. On April 1, 1944 he married Ila May Blood in …

Wilda Marie (Judy) Fisher, age 85, passed peacefully from this earthly life on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Portland, Ore. Judy was born June 11, 1926, in Sturgis, to Stewart and Adella (Schragg) Slingerland. She earned the nickname “Judy” at an early age because of her lovely singing voice and was often called “little Judy Garland”. …

Marie Kuehl-Templin, 93, formerly of Bainbridge Township, passed away early on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital in Sturgis, Mich. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Services, 249 E. Center Street, in Coloma, with Rev. Paul A. Koehneke officiating. Burial will follow at …

Cloise W. Cannons, age 85, of Cadillac, formerly of Constantine, passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Lakeview Lutheran Manor in Cadillac, Mich. He was born in Chicago, on Aug. 2, 1926, a son of Victor and Emma (Chance) Cannons. Cloise served in the US Navy during World War II. Prior to entering the Navy, Cloise had worked at Drake …

Robert “Bob” Paul Hradsky, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at the Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Muskegon, MI. on Jan. 26, 1938 the son of Steve and Ruth (Rickerd) Hradsky. Bob graduated from Grand Haven High School and later attended Alma College where he majored in Business …

Gary L. Shipman, age 57, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Lake Park Industries in Shipshewana, Ind. He was born Oct. 2, 1954, in Hastings, Mich., a son of the late Paul and Ruth Louise (Dow) Shipman. Gary had resided in Sturgis for the past 20 years. On Aug. 14, 1976, he married Marciea Kelley …

John M. King, age 83, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away late Friday evening, Oct. 1, 2011, at the Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ind. He was born July 4, 1928, in Cook County, Ill., a son of the late Alvin and Frances (Mumby) King. John had resided in Burr Oak since May of 1962 coming from Sturgis. On Feb. …

Jeffery Scott Cross, age 35, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2011. He was born on December 15, 1975 the son of John Robert and Emily Jan (Kursner) Cross. Jeff has been a long time resident of this area. He loved participating in sports and was an avid Notre Dame fan. Jeff also enjoyed music, especially playing the …

Pearl I. “GG” Bjork, 91, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born January 20, 1920 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada a daughter of the late William and Emily (Ammann) Denchel. Mrs. Bjork had resided in Sturgis for the past 6 1/2 years. Most of her life was lived in …

Thomas Ray Kilpatrick, 60, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born Aug. 24, 1951, in Sturgis, a son of George and the late Eleanor V. (Borgert) Kilpatrick. Tom was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1969. He enjoyed …