Obituaries

Mildred A. Scritchfield, age 94, formerly of Colon and Mendon, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, after several months of failing health. Mildred was born Feb. 12, 1916, in Hopewell, Pa., a daughter to the late Edward and Etta (Livingston) Heister. She attended the Robert P. Smith Vocational School in Hopewell. On June 9, 1934, she married Ross R. Scritchfield …

George Elvis Large, 81, of Mendon, passed away Dec. 23, 2010 at Bronson Hospital. George was born March 30, 1929 in Goshen, Ind. the son of Lehman and Florence (Poff) Large. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a lifetime member of VFW Post 4898, member of American Legion Post 0225. George enjoyed working in his garden and …

Frances E. Curtis, age 80, of Three Rivers, died Sunday Dec. 26, 2010 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. She was born in Lansing Township, MI on Dec. 15, 1930 the daughter of Finnis D. and Ione I. (Bovee) Ballard. She was married to Clifford Curtis on Sep. 3, 1955, and was a homemaker who enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and crafts. …

Lorraine Miller, age 88, of Mendon and formerly of Lansing, died Monday Dec. 27, 2010 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. She was born in Durand, MI on Jan. 11, 1922 the daughter of Roy and Grace (Walch) Lennon. Lorraine was married to Fred C. Miller on July 26, 1941 in Lansing. She was a homemaker, and had been employed …

Frank L. Oldenburg, age 86, of Constantine,passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at his home. He was born in White Pigeon Township, on June 6, 1924, a son of Henry and Myrtle (Hagerman) Oldenburg. Frank served six years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Dec. 4, 1948, he married Norma Pein in Reno, NV. She preceded him …

David D. Hendricks, 64, of Sturgis, Mich., died Dec. 23, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following an extended illness. He was born March 17, 1946, in Bronson, Mich., a son to Merritt and Florence (Maybe) Hendricks. He was a Sturgis resident for the past two years, coming from Centreville; and lived many years in White Pigeon. On Sept. 7, …

Henry Schwartz, 80, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away late Friday evening, Dec. 24, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was born Jan. 22, 1930, in Hicksville, Ohio a son of the late Daniel and Katherine (Nussbaum) Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz lived most of his life in Sturgis. His early life and growing up years were spent in the …

William  (Bill) Kelley, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis on September 30, 1935, a son of Howard and Dorothy (Summerlott) Kelley. Bill graduated from Centreville High School in 1954. On March 5, 1955 he married Joan Shannon at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Three Rivers. …

Barbara J. Bowerman, 86, of Burr Oak, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. Barbara was born Aug. 31, 1924, in Bronson Township, a daughter of the late Ansel M. and Elma (Franz) Shaw. Barbara had lived most of her life on Shawtown Road in Bronson Township, graduating from Bronson High School with the …

David Lee Ford, 50, of Coldwater, died Dec. 1, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. He was a White Pigeon resident for 30 years. He is survived by his mother, Karole Ford of White Pigeon; a brother, Henry Lee Ford of Detroit; and a half-sister, Marlene (Terry) Milliman of Coldwater. He was preceded in death by his …