Obituaries

Penny Marie Brown, age 51, of White Pigeon, beloved mother, wife, sister and daughter, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on July 9, 1960, a daughter of James and Willamae “Toots” (Parker) Clark. Penny graduated from Centreville High School in 1978. On Oct. 24, 1992, she married Kurt Allen Brown in …

Eddie Robert Kuhn, age 29, of White Pigeon, passed away  Friday, August 12th at Three Rivers Health.  He was born in West Branch, MI  on  October 5, 1981, the son of  David and Rose (Lionts) Kuhn.  Eddie attended White Pigeon Schools.  He married Katrina Hershberger on July 3, 2003 in West Branch. Eddie  worked as a set up man at Syndicate Fixtures …

Viola C. (Miller) Yoder, age 72, of Mendon, passed away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at the Three Rivers Health emergency room. Viola was born Dec. 30, 1938, in Centreville a daughter of the late Crist and Iva (Hochstedler) Miller. On July 16, 1959, she married Wilbur A. Yoder in Centreville. Viola was a member of the Pilgrim Fellowship Church of …

Daniel W. Yoder age 38, of Centreville, died Aug. 11, 2011, near his home, from injuries he received in a farming accident. Daniel was born April 29, 1973, in Centreville, a son to Willis and Fannie (Bontrager) Yoder. Daniel had lived in St. Joseph County all of his life and was presently employed at Vanguard Industries in Colon. He also …

Alvin O. Yoder, age 94, of Colon, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1916, in Mt. Ayr, Ind., a son of the late Elias J. and Breena (Miller) Yoder. Mr. Yoder had resided most of his life in the Colon area. On Oct. 2, 1937, he married Edith W. Larson in …

Eda F. “Nana” Napier, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Feb. 19, 1924, in Hardburly, Ky., a daughter of Ermindo and Pasqua (Felici) Nucci. Eda had resided in Sturgis since 1967 coming from Kentucky. On May 7, 1957, she married Irvin Napier in Kentucky. He died …

Leonard “Len/Lenny” Adam Macey, 83, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born in Linden, N.J., on Nov. 4, 1927, the son of the late John and Mary (Potonuck) Macey. Leonard served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1947 with an honorable discharge as Sergeant. Leonard married his sweetheart Phyllis …

Charles Dallas Withers, age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at his home. He was born on Feb. 27, 1923 in Three Rivers, MI. the son of the late Onnie Franklin and Violet Lucille (Sanders) Withers, both of Three Rivers. Mr. Withers graduated from Three Rivers High School and briefly attended Western Michigan University before …

Ojars Staks, 86, of Three Rivers, formerly of Chicago, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 11, 1925 in Riga, Latvia the son of Arvids and Alma (Teteris) Staks. Mr. Staks served his country as a corporal in the Latvian military during WWII. He eventually moved to the United …

June E. Moord, 83, of Fort Wayne, Ind., passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Parkview Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1928, in Chicago, she had been a para professional at Paul Harding High School. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir and volunteered in the soup kitchen, the League of …