Obituaries

Ronald Dean Wolf, 79, of Lakeland, Fla. and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Sept. 8, 2011. He worked as a teacher in the Poke County School System for many years. Ronald was a U.S. Air Force veteran, life member of F&A.M. Lodge in Three Rivers, member of the D.A.V., Lakeland Chapter and graduated from Three Rivers High School …

Charles Donald Bryie Jr., 78, of Brethren, formerly of Sturgis, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Cedar Ridge AFC Home in Brethren. He was born Sept. 9, 1933, in Sturgis, the son of Charles and Devona (McCloud) Bryie Sr. Charles retired in 1996 from Gray Brothers Stamping and Machine, Inc, where he was employed as a welder. In his spare …

Dennie H. Bower, age 67, of Colon, passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, surrounded by his family. Dennie was born Aug. 17, 1944, in Battle Creek, a son to the late Harold C. and Iola (Stewart) Bower. Dennie had lived in Colon all of his life graduating from Colon High School with the Class …

Danyale Lynn Pulley, 29, of Constantine, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Mottville Township, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born April 19, 1982, in Sturgis, Mich., a daughter to Ralph D. and Vanessa L. (Markley) Pulley. She had lived in the Mottville area all of her life and was employed at Johnson Corporation in Three Rivers and …

     Margaret Anne “Peggy” Cherrington, age 86, of Butler, Indiana and a longtime former Sturgis resident passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana.      She was born April 4, 1925 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Henry Adolphus and Mary Dorothea (Thomas) Wilson, Jr.      Peg had resided in Butler, Indiana since …

Dwight C. Hull, 89, of Sturgis, Mich., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at his home. In 2007, Mr. Hull moved from Elkhart, Ind., to Sturgis, and was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in LaGrange, Ind. He had worked as an internal auditor for The Associates of South Bend in South Bend, Ind., and had been a school teacher. …

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 …