Obituaries

John M. Schrock, age 77, of Constantine, MI , passed away  Monday, June 13th, 2011 at his home. He was born in White Pigeon, MI on December 24, 1933, a son of  Thomas and Ruth (Harrison) Schrock.  On October 12, 1958 he married Mary Shingledecker in Angola, IN. John worked as a Finisher and maintenance at Weyerhauser in Middlebury. Following …

Sunday morning, June 12, 2011, Alfred H. Peterson, Jr., known to all as “Bud,” passed away quietly at Bickford Cottage in Portage. During his last days he was surrounded by his devoted family. Bud is survived by his beloved and loving lady, Della, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bud was born in Detroit Nov. 28, 1916, attended Harms grade school, …

Vera Lorraine King Reed, formerly of 505 Tulip Lane, Three Rivers, died at the age of 102 on June 9, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala. She was born in a home in Three Rivers on Oct. 25, 1908, the first of three daughters born to Orville H. and Myrtle Viola (Gentzler) King. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1925 …

Frank P. Nemeth, 88, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, after an extended illness. He was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II served in the Pacific. He was born July 5, 1922, in Galatia, Ill., a child of Gabor and Lena (Lorenz) Nemeth. He had been a resident of White Pigeon …

Helen Louise (Friedman) Wirges, age 87, of Nottawa, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Fort Wayne, Ind., a daughter to the late Frank and Lena (Rhines) Friedman. Helen attended St. Judes Grade School and graduated from Central Catholic High School in Ft. Wayne in 1941. Following High …

Vickie Sue Monroe, 58, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Battle Creek on Sept. 10, 1952 the daughter of Dwight and Deloris (Stutesman) Monroe. Vickie had been a long time resident of this area. She had been employed for more than 21 years …

Zayda Wolf, age 80, of Constantine, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, at her home. She was born Jan. 19, 1931, in Corey, a daughter of Virgil and Frances (Welburn) Miller. Zayda graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1949 and attended Kalamazoo Cosmetology School. On Sept. 11, 1949, she married Raymond R. Wolf at the Cassopolis Methodist Church. He …

Willard E. “Bill” Garvey, Sr., 86, of Three Rivers and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 12:52 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Three Rivers Health. He was born Oct. 19, 1924 in Muskegon to Earl and Margaret (Hanks) Garvey. Surviving are two sons, Craig H. (Linda) Garvey of Three Rivers and Willard “Bill” (Sue) Garvey, Jr. of Goshen, Ind.; …

Willard Junior King, 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Howell Nursing Care Facility. He was born on Dec. 16, 1922 in Flowerfield Township, the son of Willard Bruce and Millie (Mohney) King. Mr. King has been a life long resident of this area. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class …

Jean Takacs, age 70, of Mendon, died late Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Thurston Woods in Sturgis, following a brief illness. She was born March 14, 1941, in Chicago, a daughter of John and Ann (Ghisolf) Takacs.  Later that year, the family moved to the farm in Mendon Township.  After completing her education at Mendon Community Schools and Michigan State …