Obituaries

June Arlene Weitting, age 88, formerly of Leonidas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Shell Point Retirement Community in Ft. Myers, Fla. June was born June 1, 1922, in Leonidas, a daughter to the late Arnold and Gertrude (Bennett) Weitting. She had made her home in Leonidas from 1922 to 1944, then in Wheaton, Ill., till 1980, then …

Henrietta L. Climmons, 83, of Three Rivers, passed away early Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 at the Heartland Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 19, 1927 in Baxter, Ark., the daughter of William and Lucinda (Bell) Applegate. Henrietta has been a long time resident of this area. She was a long standing member of the …

Lloyd Gordon Foncannon, 95, of Marcellus, passed away Friday evening, Sept. 3, 2010 in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, following an illness. He was born Dec. 26, 1914 in Marcellus, the son of C. Frank and Gladys (Shoenight) Foncannon. On Sept. 30, 1938 in Grand Haven he married Ruth E. Gillard who preceded him in death Feb. 14, 2004. He graduated …

Stephen Dean Layson, 50, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Sept. 7, 2010, at his home. He was born Nov. 27, 1959, in Trenton, a son of Milton Dean and Roberta (Walberg) Layson. Steve had resided in Sturgis since 1984, coming from Melvindale. On July 19, 1985, he married Debra Holderman in Sturgis. This marriage ended in divorce. He was …

Roger Clinton Davis, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 5, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Sturgis, a son of the late Clifford and Helen (Gest) Davis. Roger resided in Sturgis nearly all of his life, with the exception of the few years he lived in Idaho. On Dec. …

Samuel Harvey Eash, age 63, Centreville, passed away Monday, September 6th, 2010 at Three Rivers Health.  He was born in Three Rivers on June 8, 1947,  a son of Wilbur and Helen (Golden) Eash Sr. Sam graduated from Centreville High School in 1966, and was a welder at Dygert in Elkhart, IN, and at Stoutco in Bristol, IN. Sam enjoyed electronics and …

Lauretta Mae Evenhouse, 77, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord Wednesday evening, Sept. 1, 2010 at the Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. She was born on Dec. 14, 1932 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Laurence and Henrietta (Schiebergen) Middlebush. Lauretta was united in marriage to the love of her life Robert Evenhouse on July 13, 1956. He preceded …

Freeman Stauffer, age 79, of Centreville, also known as Sonny, Ole Uncle Josh or Red Fox, stepped into heaven with his eyes wide open, a smile on his face and his family present on Sept. 1, 2010, at Thurston Wood Village in Sturgis. Freeman was born May 30, 1931, in Nottawa Township, a son to the late Christian and Emily …

Joshua David Hughes, age 17. of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Tuesday afternoon Aug. 31, 2010, in Sturgis Township due to injuries sustained in a bicycle automobile accident. He was born July 11, 1993, in Amherst, New York. Joshua had resided in Sturgis since 2007 coming from New York. He was a member of the Sturgis Salvation Army Church and loved …

Ralph Dean “Gus” Pulley, 58, of White Pigeon, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 in Mottville. He was born March 27, 1952, in Sturgis, a son of Ralph and Betty (Walley) Pulley. He had been a Mottville resident most of his life, coming from Sturgis. On July 14, 1979, he married Vanessa L. Markley in White Pigeon. She preceded him in death …