Obituaries

Betty J. Perry, 78, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 14, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Jan. 24, 1932, in Howe, Ind., a daughter of the late John R. and Nola J. (Perry) Lovelace. Betty had resided in Sturgis since 1939 coming from Howe. On Oct. 16, 1962, she married Bruce Perry in LaGrange, …

Velma Margaret Renner, age 91, of South Bend (formerly of Constantine) passed away  Monday, September 13th, 2010 at The Regency Place in South Bend, IN. She was born in Jones, MI on May 6, 1919,  a daughter of Elmer and Louisa (Kilgore) Bates.  Velma graduated from Constantine High School in 1938.  On September 28, 1952 Velma married Eldo A. Renner …

Marian M. Marshall, 95, of Hobe Sound, Fla., and formerly of Klinger Lake in White Pigeon, died July 3, 2010, at the Manors at Hobe Sound following an extended illness. She was born Sept. 30, 1915, in Bay City, a daughter of Saul and Anna (Adams) Elbinger. She resisded in Hobe Sound for several years, coming from Klinger Lake, Baldwin Lake …

Robert L. Goodwin Jr., 55, of Three Rivers, formerly of New Mexico, passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at the Kairos Dwelling Home for the terminally ill. He was born on April 21, 1955 in Three Rivers, the son of Robert Sr. and Gwendolyn (Buys) Goodwin. Robert graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1973. He …

Gwendolyn Lois (Wilcox) Hall, 64, of Shipshewana, Ind., passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Coldwater. Gwen had resided in Shipshewana for the past 12 years. Prior to that, she had lived in Sturgis, and her early life was spent in Bronson, where she graduated from Bronson High School with the class …

Matthew Lee Nipper, 24, of Constantine, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at Riverside Drive and Dickinson Road in Constantine Township, due to injures sustained in an automobile accident. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Doctor TK Lawless Park off Monkey Run Road near Vandalia. Arrangements were made by …

John Kenneth Cupp, age 40, of Mendon, died early Saturday Sep. 11, 2010 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Colon Township. He was born in Sturgis, MI on June 24, 1970 the son of Kenneth and Janice (Weaver) Cupp and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He was a 1989 graduate of Mendon High School and had engaged …

Frank R. Jones, age 48 of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday Aug. 2, 2010 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 29, 1962 the son of Ismon and Ida (Bonannella) Jones and was a lifetime resident of the Mendon-Three Rivers area. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1980, and attended Glen …

Anita E. Balyeat, 93, of 6 1/2 Mile Road, East LeRoy, Mich., died Sept. 9, 2010, at her home following a short illness. She was born Nov. 19, 1916, in Bath, a daughter of Elmer and Wilma (Boyd) Domer. On May 8, 1935, she married Earl L. Balyeat in LaGrange, Ind. He died June 9, 2006. She had been a resident …

June Arlene Weitting, age 88, formerly of Leonidas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Shell Point Retirement Community in Ft. Myers, Fla. June was born June 1, 1922, in Leonidas, a daughter to the late Arnold and Gertrude (Bennett) Weitting. She had made her home in Leonidas from 1922 to 1944, then in Wheaton, Ill., till 1980, then …