Obituaries

Charles W. Mercer, 71, of Dickinson Road, White Pigeon, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at his home, following a short illness. He was born June 27, 1939, in Constantine, a son of Edgar E. and June (Condor) Mercer. He had been a resident of the White Pigeon and Constantine area most of his life. On Dec. 14, 1957, he married …

Julie Ann Todd of White Pigeon died Oct. 10, 2010. She was born Dec. 9, 1938, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Ralph and Julia Howard Blue. Jack Todd and Julie were married Nov. 28, 1959. he preceded her in death Oct. 30, 2003. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ike Blue and Harry Blue; a brother-in-law, …

Gyla Ann Notestine, 73, of Riverview, Fla., died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. She was born Sept. 3, 1937, a daughter of Wiley DeWitt and Hilda DeLucenay DeWitt. In 1956, she married Gordon Duane Notestine. Gyla worked many different jobs, mainly in customer service, over the course of her life in Michigan, Tennessee and Florida. She enjoyed being around lots of …

William L. Bukoski, age 87 of Three Rivers, died Saturday Oct. 9, 2010 at Kairo’s Dwelling Hospice Home in Kalamazoo. He was born in Detroit, MI on Aug. 8, 1923 the son of Philip J. and Regina Bukoski. Following High School he served in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Army during WWII. William was married to Arlene Mary Russell …

Jessie Lee Kelly, 64, of Three Rivers, peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9 at noon with an 11 a.m. family hour from the Ambassadors for Christ 819 S. Main St., Three Rivers with Apostle Joseph L. Stanford officiating. Interment to follow in Moore Park Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction …

Roger Lee Gillison, 45, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. He was born Sept. 22, 1965, in Elkhart, Ind. Surviving area son, Russell C. Schenk of Constantine; his mother, Charlotte Gillison of Elkhart; three sisters, Peggy Snyder of New Paris, Ind., and Irene Gangwer and Penny Banwrren, both of Elkhart. Also …

Evelyn Vinzola Marshall, age 94 of Centreville, died Friday Oct. 8, 2010 at the Three Rivers Health Hospice Suite. She was born in Waupaca, WI on March 19, 1916 the daughter of Vance and Palma (Knutson) Mitchell, and attended schools in Wisconsin. She was married to Leslie Lincoln Marshall on Aug. 4, 1935 in Iron Mountain, MI. She lived in …

Donald H. VanZuilen, age 75, of  Sturgis, passed away  Friday, October 8th, 2010 at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL on October 12, 1934, a son of Henry and Emily (Brauneis) VanZuilen. Don graduated from Scott High School in Indiana in 1952 and received his teaching degree from Purdue University in 1955. He later received Masters degrees in …

Richard C. (Buzz) Williams,  age 76, of Nottawa passed away Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at the Fairview Nursing Community in Centreville. He was born in Nottawa on October 17, 1933,  a son of Guy and Irene (Bowersox) Williams. Buzz graduated from Centreville High School in 1952.  On  July 26, 1959, Buzz married Norma Headley in Three Rivers. She preceded him …

STANLEY EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, JR. age 80 of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Wednesday morning October 6, 2010 at his home while being cared for by his family as were his wishes.  He was born August 6, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois a son of the late  Stanley E. and Amaza (Mitchell) Zimmerman.  Stan had resided in Sturgis most of his life and was …