Obituaries

Cory V. Alexander, 20, of Mendon, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Batavia Township. He was born in Kalamazoo on July 1, 1990 the son of Terry and Kelly (Miller) Alexander. He had been a lifetime resident of Mendon and member of the Mendon High School class of 2009. Cory was a loving and caring young man who …

Hildegard Lewis, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Nov. 28, 1950, in Oggersheim, Germany, a daughter of the late Albert and Maria Metz. Hildegard had resided in Sturgis for the past 40 years, coming from Germany. On March 26, 1970, she married John Lewis in Oggersheim. She …

Frances A. Asselin-Liggett, age 72, of Haslett, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 following a year-long battle with cancer. She was born in Detroit on Jan. 8, 1939 the daughter of Norman W. and Mary Ellen (Graves) McKinney. The family later moved to Kalamazoo where she attended Kalamazoo Central High School. Frances was first married to Harold Allen, and they had …

Eugene (Gene) H. Farnsworth, age 79, passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice with his loving wife, Sandy, by his side on Feb. 27, 2011 after a long and hard fought battle with congestive heart failure. Gene was born Oct. 9, 1931 in Piedmont, South Dakota, the son of John and Elin (Bratt) Farnswoth. He graduated from Deadwood High School, …

Kathryn Hilda Gasior, age, 86, of Three Rivers, passed away at her home Friday, February 25, 2011. She was born January 9, 1925 in Mattawan, Mi, the daughter of John and Luella(Britton)Butler. Kathryn graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1942. In 1944 she married Melvin Jacobs who now lives in Florida. In 1974 she married John Gasior. Kathryn was …

Harold Mann, 81, of Constantine, passed away peacefully early Friday morning after a long illness at the Clare Bridge Brookside Senior Living Center in Portage. He was born on Aug. 10, 1929 in Constantine the son of Owen Dale and Helen E. (McKee) Mann. Harold graduated from Constantine High School in 1948 and shortly after purchased his first farm. He …

Shandi Marie Kern, age 15, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 at University Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born on August 4, 1995 in Ann Arbor, the daughter of  Rondell Scott and Gayle (Neal) Kern..  Shandi attended Pathfinder Center in Centreville.   Shandi is survivied by her mother Gayle Kern and step-father Ken Sawyer, Constantine, father Rondell Scott …

John Miller, age 80, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning February 26, 2011 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born April 1, 1930 in Elkhart, Indiana a son of the late John and Lillian (Hall) Miller. Due to the death of his mother when John was just 14 months old he was raised by his …

Delores Teresa Moyer, age 61, of Leonidas, died Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011 at Borgess Medical in Kalamazoo. She was born on June 27, 1949 the daughter of Robert D. and Vera J. (Stolp) Truckey and was a lifetime resident of Leonidas. She was married to Claude “Ron” Moyer on Nov. 11, 1967 in Sherwood. Delores had worked at T-H Plastics …

Paul L. Brothers, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Lawrenceville, Ill., to Lester and Edith Brothers. From 1944 to 1946, he held the rank of ETM2C in the U.S. Navy. On Dec. 27, 1952, he married Barbara Johnson. He was a graduate …