Obituaries

Garrett Wenning, 93, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Workum Friesland, Netherlands, a son of the late Bernard and Ida (Ketelaar) Wenning. Mr. Wenning had resided in Sturgis since 1986, coming from Kalamazoo. On May 14, 1949, he married Agnes Westrick at St. …

Michael B. Mulrooney, 51, Suamico, Wis., passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Mike was born in Rockford, Ill., on April 10, 1959, to John and Juliana (Bronowski) Mulrooney. He married Kathryn Moore in Oxnard, Calif., on Dec. 23, 1978. Mike founded All Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning in 1986. He …

Dorothy  Major, age 91, of Centreville, passed away Sunday January 23, 2011 at the Matthew 7:7  in White Pigeon. Dorothy was born in Vicksburg, MI on December 13, 1919,  the daughter of  Earl and Cora (Crouch) Skidmore.  She graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1938. On May 29, 1940  she married John  Major in Vicksburg.  He preceded her in death …

Ruth A. Parks, age 69, of Colon, passed away, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at Battle Creek Health Systems. Ruth was born June 5, 1941, in Vicksburg, a daughter to Clarence and Ruby (Sehy) Adams. Ruth graduated from Climax Scotts High School with the Class of 1959. On Nov. 19, 1960, she married Clifford R. Parks in Vicksburg. Ruth retired in …

Bruce Fletcher, age 88, formerly of Bath, Mich., passed away Jan. 21, 2011, in Sturgis, Mich. He has joined the love of his life, Rhea (Johns) Fletcher who preceded him Oct. 12, 2001. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Doris Fletcher; brothers, Derwood and Donald Fletcher; son, Gary; and grandson, Chris. He is survived by …

Luvergne “Skinny” Isaac, age 97, of Constantine, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1913, in Moorepark Township, a son of George and Caroline (Ruchaoft) Isaac. On Dec. 17, 1932, he married Sadie King. She preceded him in death on Oct. 29, 1989. On Sept. 14, 1991, he married Anna Friend at the Corey …

Blake Eldon Shirk, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL.  He was born on the family farm in Three Rivers, MI on July 31, 1937,  a son of Orville and Evelyn (Emmons) Shirk. Blake  attended Three Rivers Schools. On October 9, 1971, he married Mary A. (Palmer) Steiner in …

Mary Kathryn Stewart Reed, of Klinger Lake, died in her sleep Jan. 12, 2011. Her death was attributed to advanced age at 91. She resided with her daughter, Sally Porter, in San Gabriel, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., her parents only daughter, she graduated from then Robert Morris College, traveled to New York City where she met and married her …

Anne Louise Baker, age 86 of Mendon, died Tuesday Jan. 18, 2011 at the Chelsea Retirement Community, Towsley Village in Chelsea, MI surrounded by her family. She was born in Kalamazoo on June 5, 1924 the daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Vyverman) Schmitt. Anne graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1941 which was responsible for …

Kenneth G. Ruggles, 81, of Three Rivers, passed away on Jan. 15, 2011. A lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area, Kenneth was born on April 24, 1929 to Donald and Irene Ruggles who preceded him in death. He owned Kalamazoo Abstract and Title Company until he retired. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Ruggles; children, Pam (Joel) Wright, Brad …