Obituaries

John Paul Jones, 84, of Sturgis, Mich., died Dec. 4, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following a six-month illness. He was born July 15, 1926, in Wabash, Ind., a son to Osmond Paul and Inez (Estes Miles) Jones. He was a graduate of Fort Wayne High School and attended Purdue University and was a member of the U.S. Army …

Vicki Lynn (Yoder) Boyle, age 56, of Burr Oak, Michigan passed away Thursday evening December 2, 2010 at the Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater, Michigan. She was born April 28, 1954 in Sturgis, Michigan the only daughter of William and Freida (Casner) Yoder. Vicki’s early life was lived in Burr Oak and she graduated from Burr Oak …

Janet Mae Lucas, age 60, Constantine, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 7, 1950, in Highland Park, a daughter of Gordon and Betty (Anderson) Ferguson. Janet attended Watervliet High School, and later graduated from Constantine Public Schools. On July 15, 1967, she married Daniel J. Lucas in Benton …

William Lee Richards, age 40, of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at his home. He was born June 6, 1970, in San Diego, a son of Ronald and Karen (Holtz) Richards. Bill had resided in the Elkhart and Bristol, Ind., area for the past six years. On March 10, 1992, he married Linda Rhea Soper in LaGrange, …

Khloe Kerieana Tuttle, age 6 months, 19 days, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Mott’s Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born May 12, 2010, in Kalamazoo, a daughter of Anthony and Janyn (Meek) Tuttle, who survive along with a brother, Nicholas Tuttle, and grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by …

Marie Louise Rose, age 64 of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 at her home. She was born June 22, 1946, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie (Arnold) Rose. She was a homemaker, and for several years was her mother’s primary caregiver. Marie enjoyed watching television, knitting, attending the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, shopping and …

Janet Marie Downer, 71, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 at Three Rivers Health. Janet was born on Sept. 8, 1939 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Lyle and Verna (Baldwin) Welburn. Janet has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a life member of the Three Rivers Eagles 2303 where she served as …

Shane A. Bringman, 49, of Constantine, and formerly of Kalamazoo, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, in White Pigeon, after an extended illness. He was born March 6, 1961, in Three Rivers, a son of Joseph and Harriet (Bowen) Bringman. He was a graduate of Mendon High School. He had been a resident of the Kalamazoo area most of his life. He had …

John D. Krieg, age 91, of Sturgis, went to be with his Lord early Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Sept. 5, 1919, in Huntington, Ind., a son of the late Fred P. and Rena Ada (Andrews) Krieg. John retired from General Motors in 1979, after working for 31 years and four months as a foreman. …

Steven John Smith, 42, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at his home. He was born Jan. 10, 1968, in Elkhart, Ind., a son of David and Diane (Dozois) Smith. Steve had resided in Sturgis for the past four years coming from LaGrange, Ind., where he graduated from Lakeland High School with the class of 1986. He …