Obituaries

Phyllis Jean Pavel, age 86, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Wednesday afternoon August 1, 2012 at the Methodist Hospital Southlake Campus in Merrillville, Indiana. She was born March 4, 1926 in Pontiac, Michigan daughter of the late Bruce and Eloise (Michelow) Sutton. Mrs. Pavel spent most of her youth in California and Michigan. On October 27, 1945 she married Louis …

Allen H. Anway, 82, of Sturgis, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village, following an extended illness. He was born April 11, 1930, in White Pigeon, a son of Harry B. and Muriel (Knight) Anway. He had been a Sturgis resident since 1950, coming from White Pigeon. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and …

Elizabeth Krontz, 67, formerly of Sturgis, passed away July 29 in Summerville, S.C. She was born Nov. 27, 1944, to Ira and Sarah Player. On Dec. 29, 1963, she married Bruce Krontz. They lived in Sturgis for 13 years, then relocated to Summerville. She is survived by her husband; a son, Jeff (Jan) Krontz; a daughter, Christina (Dan) Yagman; five grandchildren, Jamie, Charity …

Roy E. Gump, 68, of Bronson, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. The service for Roy will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Missionary Church in Bronson, with the Rev. Paul Metzger and the Rev. Marshall Metzger officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be …

Ladd E. Carpenter, age 55 of White Pigeon, Michigan passed away Saturday July 28, 2012 in White Pigeon Township. He was born October 30, 1956 in Sturgis, Michigan son of the late Faye and Joann (Cochran) Carpenter. Ladd resided nearly his entire life in the White Pigeon and Sturgis area and was a graduate of Sturgis High School.  He continued …

Ardis J. Philo, age 84, of Colon, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her home, after an extended illness. Ardis was born Dec. 23, 1927, in Hillsdale County, a daughter of the late Otto and Louise (Beem) Wasnich. Ardis graduated from Reading High School with the class of 1946. On Feb. 18, 1955, she married Walter Philo in Quincy. …

Howard A. “Dick” Bell Jr., 76, of Three Rivers, died Friday, July 27, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. He was born on May 12, 1936 in Constantine the son of Howard A. and Dorothy (Manbeck) Bell, Sr. He was a Three Rivers-area resident all of his life. Dick served in the U.S. Army and was a member …

Marguerite “Peg” E. Wilson, age 95, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Surviving are five children, Robert Schuster of McNabb, Ill., Richard Wilson of Flat Rock, Mich., Sharon Ricke of Lebanon, Ore., twins, Thelma “Tammy” Noirot of Colon, Mich., and Thomas Wilson of Indianapolis; numerous grand and great-grandchildren. She was …

Roger Joseph Lapierre, age 86, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday evening, July 28, 2012, at his home. He was born March 13, 1926, in Detroit, a son of the late Hermenegilde and Albertine (Villeneue) Lapierre. Mr. Lapierre resided in Sturgis since 1971 coming from Vista, Calif. On Oct. 9, 1948, he married Emmaline L. “Amy” Tulloch in Honolulu, Hawaii. …

Opal Ferguson, age 90, of Mendon, died Friday July 27, 2012 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Blue Ridge, GA on Dec. 15, 1921 the daughter of Carl and Florence (Frady) Heaton, and attended school in Georgia. She was married to Arthur Lloyd Ferguson on March 19, 1938 in Blue Ridge. While living here, Opal …