Obituaries

Paul R. Pridgeon,age 71, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at the Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, Ind. He was born March 7, 1939, in Fairfax, a son of the late Ernest and Josephine (Roberts) Pridgeon. On Sept. 2, 1985, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis, he married M.Jane (Bashor) …

Wilbur R. Coffey, age 73, of Cocoa, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Wilbur was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Benton Harbor. He retired after 35 years from the Sturgis Foundry in Sturgis. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Sturgis. Wilbur loved to play golf and was an avid Bowler for many years in both …

Willis R. Dyehouse, 46, of Bronson, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following a short illness. There will be no visitation. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Sturgis, with the Rev. Jim Bender officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Arrangements were by Farrand Funeral Home in White …

Ernest Robert Graham, age 94, of Three Rivers, MI. passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 at the Heartland Health Care Center. He was born July 28, 1916 in St. Louis, MO., the oldest of six children born to Ernest W. and Lillie Mae (Logan) Graham. Ernest graduated from Tilden Technical High School and also Chicago Technical College and attended …

Mary Elizabeth (Francisco) Borger, age 93, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 in her home. She was born June 20, 1917 in Fort Wayne, the daughter of James and Anna (Green) Francisco. In her youth, Mary played on the girls’ basketball team, relished in spending her days at her grandparents’ farm where she particularly enjoyed horseback riding, and …

Lois A. Hassenger, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 7, 1934, in Columbia City, Ind., a daughter of Ralph and Lura (Kneller) Smith. Lois attended Centreville and Three Rivers schools. On Sept. 2, 1950, she married Stanley Hassenger at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Three …

Alva Raylene Lindsley, age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Three Rivers, on May 26, 1948, the daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Gest) Jacobs. Raylene graduated from Centreville High School in 1966, and later attended Kalamazoo Beauty School. On Jan. 15, 1988, she …

Linda Lou Roop, age 69 of Three Rivers, died Friday Feb. 11, 2011, at her home. She was born in Vicksburg on Sep. 7, 1941, the daughter of Julius E. and Inez I. (Cook) Roop. Linda graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1959 and later attended Western Michigan University. Following her marriage to Wes Grebe they lived briefly in Chicago …

Franklin L. (Frank) Milliman, age 58, of Burr Oak, passed away, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, with his family at his side, after an extended illness. Frank was born Jan. 21, 1953, in Three Rivers, a son to David L. and Rosella (Veon) Milliman. Frank had lived all of his life in the Colon and …

Jacques Myrle Keeslar, age 85, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 13, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Sturgis, Mich., a son of the late Myrle and Lorena (Garman) Keeslar. Jacque had resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area his entire life and was a graduate of Burr Oak …