Obituaries

William “Bill” D. Summers, 70, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday May 10, 2011. Bill was born July 29, 1940, in Centreville, to the late William R. and Evelyn (Hill) Summers. He attended Colon High School and went on to work as a used cars salesman and in the construction trade for which he loved dearly. Bill retired from Peterson Springs …

Dale E. Walton, age 87, of Burr Oak, passed away, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Dale was born Jan. 24, 1924, in Spink Co., S.D., a son to the late G.F. and Loa (Hagerty) Walton. Dale grew up in Bronson, graduating from Bronson High School with the class of 1942. He moved to rural Burr …

Dallas Lee Newton, 67, of White Pigeon, passed away suddenly on Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home. Dallas was born to Gerald and Ruth (Paxom) Newton on Feb. 2, 1944 in Vandalia. Mr. Newton was a member of the Lakeview High School Class of 1962. He served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin D. …

Letha I. Schreiber, 91, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at her home, after a lengthy illness, with her daughter, Karen, by her side. Letha was born May 26, 1919 in Mt. Sterling, Ill., the youngest of four children to Ralph and Maude (Burkey) Hickman. She was married to Eugene (Gene) Schreiber of Quincy, Ill. on Nov. …

Eugene L. Childress, age 83, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his home. He was born in Chicago on Jan. 5, 1928 the son of Paul and Lulu (Lindsay) Childress. Gene graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, IL and was a 1951 graduate of Kalamazoo College where he met his wife of almost 60 years, …

Wayne Roger White, age 47 of Mendon, died Sunday May 8, 2011 at his home. He was born in Lansing, MI on May 1, 1964 the son of Roger D. and Nancy (Arnette) White. Wayne graduated from Athens High School with the class of 1982. He enjoyed deer hunting, horseback riding, bowling, riding the motorcycle trails near Baldwin, and later …

Lilija Keeslar, 84, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday afternoon, May 8, 2011, at her home. She was born Aug. 2, 1926 in Latvia. Lilija had resided in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area since 1952, coming from a German D.P. camp. She was afforded the opportunity to come to America by the generosity of the Baumeister sisters in Burr …

Daniel A Borgert, age 78, Sherman Twp., passed away Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.   He was born on the family farm in Sherman Twp on December 21, 1932 , a son of Frank and Agnes (McLauchlin) Borgert.  Dan graduated from Centreville High School in 1952, where he participated in baseball, football and basketball. He also …

Lorraine (Lori) E. Thurston, age 52, of Colon, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at her home. Lori was born Dec. 11, 1958, in Sturgis, a daughter to Edward J. & Maxine E. (Dowty) Wertz. Lori graduated from Constantine High School with the Class of 1977. She furthered her education at Glenn Oaks Community College receiving her L.P.N. license in …

James Phillip Kerschner, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born to Harry and Ethel (Beck) Kerchner on Aug. 22, 1921, in Sturgis, Mich. James graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1939. He then graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1943, where he was the captain of the basketball …