Obituaries

Gertrude “Trudi” Sloan, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Washington, DC on Oct. 23, 1922, a daughter of Leon and Genevieve (Stoltzman) Wedding. Trudi graduated from St. Cecelia Acadamy Catholic School in Washington DC and attended the Dunbarton College in Washington. On Sept. 17, 1944, Trudi …

William N. Keck, 66, of Savannah, Ga., was surrounded by his family at his home Friday Jan. 7, 2011, when he died following a short illness. He was born in Indianapolis, Ind., son of William and Aglaia (Pappas) Keck. William had resided on Wilmington Island with his family since 1985. His childhood was spent in Three Rivers and he was …

Evelyn M. Rowe, age 93, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 8, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born July 22, 1917, in Chicago, a daughter of the late William C. and Florence E. (Greasby) Mohr. Evelyn had resided in Sturgis since 1968 coming from LaGrange County, Ind. She was first married to Robert Houser. She later …

Larry George Reed, 63, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 8, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Goshen, Ind. He was born July 30, 1947, a twin son of the late George Wilson and Winifred (Wilcox) Reed. Larry had resided in Burr Oak for the past five years. Prior to moving to Burr Oak …

Rosa Alice Hurley, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born June 2, 1930, in Pickaway County, Ohio, a daughter of Guy and Rosa Wyatt. Rosa had lived at Froh Manner Apartments for 17 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed being with family and friends, crafts, ceramics, playing bingo and Yahtzee …

Robert H. Glide, age 80, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at the Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born in Warren, Mi on December 16, 1930,  a son of Robert C. and Margaret (Pearson) Glide. On August 24, 1962 Bob married June Thackery in Detroit. He was Owner/Operator of Poor Peddler Saloon in …

Natalie W. Saunders, age 46, of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Natalie was born March 1, 1964, in Sturgis, a daughter to Tom and Sandra (Loudenslager) Johnson. Natalie grew up in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the Class of 1982. Natalie married Vern Rodgers, which ended in divorce. Later …

Philip Eugene Halverson, age 89 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011 following a two-week illness. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 8, 1921 the son of Erling and Kathryn (Patterson) Halverson and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1940. While attending Cincinnati School of Mortuary Science, he …

LaVerne M. Norton passed away on Jan. 3, 2011 in Three Rivers. She was born May 28, 1926 in Chicago, Ill. She moved with her family to Three Rivers in 1946 where she met and later married Harold L. Norton Sr. They had five children together. LaVerne worked as a secretary in Chicago, was Newberg Township Treasurer for a number …

Mr. Martin Adam Mayer, 97, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at his home. He was born in Fabius Township on Sept. 12, 1913 the son of John and Marianna (Reiss) Mayer. Mr. Mayer spent many years in Three Rivers working as a Petroleum Distributor for Walters Dimmick Shell for over …