Obituaries

Wilma I. Thibos, 81, of Constantine, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 at Three Rivers Health Hospice. She was born in Three Rivers on June 12, 1930, a daughter of Russell and Margaret (Russell) Myers. On May 15, 1948, she married Robert Jay Thibos in Elkhart, he preceded her in death on July 16, 1991. Wilma worked as a cabinet …

Clarice Aletha Curry, 94, of Three Rivers, formerly of Centreville, passed away on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Hill City, Kan. on Aug. 21, 1916 the daughter of Henry and Grace (Kirtley) Williams. Clarice has been a long time resident of this area. She moved from Indianapolis, Ind. in 1974 to …

Howard L. Harvey, age 81, of Mesick, and formerly of Colon, passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, at the home of his daughter-in-law Judy Harvey in Sherwood. Howard was born March 8, 1930, in Battle Creek, a son to the late George R. and Gladys V. (Hackman) Harvey. On Feb. 2, 1947, he married Phyllis J. Eberhard in Centreville. She …

Jerry A. Abbs, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, Aug. 5, 2011, at  Three Rivers Health. He was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Sturgis, a son of the late Carlisle and Isabel (Burg) Abbs. Jerry has been a resident of Sturgis all of his life and on April 9, 1955, in Sturgis he married Imadean Rakestraw. He …

Clarice Aletha Curry, age 94, of Three Rivers, formerly of Centreville, MI., passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Hill City, Kansas on August 21, 1916 the daughter of Henry and Grace (Kirtley) Williams. Clarice has been a long time resident of this area. She moved from Indianapolis, IN. in …

Jessie Lee (Gill) Austin, age 39, a lifelong resident of Sturgis, Mich., passed away peacefully on Aug. 2, 2011, at 12:25 in the afternoon, after a courageous battle against breast cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband (Robert Austin), her brother-in-law (Paul Salisbury) and sister-in-law (Heather Salisbury). She was born on April 13, 1972 to John Samuel and Nancy …

Maxine G. Minger Clark, 88, of Shelbyville, IL passed away at 4:00 AM Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011 in the Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville, IL. Maxine was born Sept. 15, 1922 in St. Joseph Co., MI the daughter of Howard and Elsie Culow Hendrixson. She married Irvin Frank Minger on July 11, 1942 in Three Rivers, MI and he passed away …

Mary E. Beechy, age 49, 3 Months, of Centreville, passed away, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. Mary was born May 3, 1962, in Medford, Wisc., a daughter to Eli M. and Clara (Mullet) Beechy. Mary moved to Michigan in 2000, coming from Amherst, Wisc. She was a member of the Old Order Amish …

Ray O. Bauder Jr., age 85, of Ezel, Ky., and formerly of Sturgis, Mich., passed away after a long illness on Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Wolfe County Health Care Center in Campton, Ky. He was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Quincy, Mich., a son of the late Albert Ray and Rosa Cora (Grindle) Bauder. On June 12, 1948, …

Clara A. Bontrager, age 11 months, died late Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Burr Oak on Aug. 25, 2010, the daughter of Alvin and Rhoda (Hochstetler) Bontrager. She is survived by her parents; three brothers, Ora A. Bontrager, Paul A. Bontrager, and Timothy A. Bontrager; one sister, Barbara A. Bontager all …