Obituaries

Wilmyth Lucille DeMint, 91, formerly of Nottawa, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at Our Lady of Victory Nursing Home in Bourbonnais, Ill. She was born on Nov. 23, 1918 in Marion, Ind., the daughter of Edgar N. and Iona E. McAtee. Mrs. DeMint and her late husband, Rev. Milo DeMint, whom she married in 1940, pastored Churches of …

Phyllis A. “Annabell” Seybert, 82, LaGrange, Ind., died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange after an extended illness. She was born June 2, 1928, in Darlington, Wis., a daughter of John and Delma (Waters) Ramsier. She had also lived in Antwerp, Ohio, Scott, Ind., and White Pigeon. On Feb. 13, 1948, she married Delvan F. Seybert in …

Mary Eloise Miller, age 90, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Birch Adult Foster Care Home in Leonidas. Mary was born July 17, 1920, in Burr Oak, a daughter to the late Marie (Kane) Hagelgans. Mary had lived all of her life in Burr Oak, graduating from Burr Oak High School with the Class of 1937. …

Doris A. Gross,  age 76, of Constantine, passed away on Monday, October 25th, 2010 at her home.  She was born in White Pigeon on March 3, 1934,  a daughter of  Edward and Irene (Weber) Easterday. Doris attended White Pigeon Schools. On December, 29, 1951 she married Robert E. Gross in Angola, IN. He preceded her in death on February 15, 2006.  …

Arthur August Wesse, 89, of Constantine, passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 24, 2010, at his home. He was born July 22, 1921, in Riverdale, Illinois a son of the late Herman and Elsie (Beckman) Wesse. Mr. Wesse had resided in Constantine since 1961, coming from Sturgis. On Oct. 1, 1949, he married Margaret Sites in Constantine. He retired from …

David L. Tompkins, 75, of Sturgis, passed away early Saturday morning, Oct. 23, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Janet; a daughter, Tracy (Don) Belyeu of East Jefferson, N.C.; a son, Craig Tompkins of Gainesville, Fla.; two stepsons, Eric (Linda) Carr of Sturgis and Daniel (Casandra) Farnham of Colon; three grandchildren, David (Marie) Belyeu of Gainesville, …

DeForest J. (Shorty) Wright, age 88, of Colon, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, at the home of his daughter Christine in Marshall. Shorty was born Oct. 29, 1921, in Coldwater, a son of the late Peter and Hazel (Melser) Wright. On July 15, 1945, he married Shirley Sanford in Coldwater. She preceded him in death July 7, 1992. Shorty …

Mathew D. Kline, 26, of Mottville, Mich., died Oct. 22, 2010. Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mottville Township Cemetery with the Rev. John Utley, of Radiant Life Church in Elkhart, Ind., officiating. Memorial contributions may be directed to …

Myrtle L. Paul, 92, formerly of Eau Claire and Sturgis, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at Millers Merry Manor in Lagrange, Ind., where she had resided for the past 10 years. Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit with the family from …

Shirley Ann Chrisman, age 74, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at Three Rivers Health Hospital in Three Rivers. She was born in Constantine on December 2, 1935, a daughter of Leslie and Delia (Harvey) Chrisman. Shirley continued to reside in the same home in which she was born. She began school at Tracy Country School and graduated …