Obituaries

Viola Ruth Barnes, age 77, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born July 23, 1933, in Three Rivers, a daughter of Robert and Lucile (Bohm) Flack, and attended Three Rivers schools. On Jan. 1, 1950, Viola married Charles E. Barnes in Plainwell. Together they raised a family and operated a …

Conrad Alan Freeland, 78, of Howe, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 2, 1931, in Sturgis, a son of the late Glenn and Dorothy (Kent) Freeland. Alan had resided his whole life in the Sturgis and Howe area and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

Grace Rose Kalinowski, 80, of 207 Franks Ave. Sturgis, passed away at her daughter Lonee Mullins’ home on Sept. 16, 2010. She was born Aug. 28, 1930, to Stanley and Grace Rose Gregory in Hammond, Ind. On July 30, 1949, Grace married Jack Breneman. He preceded her in death in January 1997. They had five children, Karla (Breneman) Kincaid of Celina, Ohio, Randy …

Edward A. Franks, 83, died Saturday morning, Sept. 18, 2010 at his family’s home at Fishers Lake in rural Three Rivers. “Ed” had lived with his daughter, Laurel Cordes, and her family for the last 2 1/2 years at the lakeside residence, and enjoyed the company of the family as they assisted in his care. Ed was born on Jan. …

Elizabeth (Sands) Kordella, 28, of Kalamazoo, passed away Sept. 16, 2010 at Bronson Hospital. Elizabeth was born April 9, 1982, the daughter of Deborah (Search Willoughby) and Charles Sands. She graduated from Michigan State University and was a member of Alpha Phi Omega. She was a member of the MSU Alumni Association. She was a fourth-grade teacher at Hoppin Elementary …

David L. Miller, 72, Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, Sept. 17, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Sturgis, a son of the late Jess and Della (Haymaker) Miller. David had resided in Sturgis his entire life. In February 1972, he married Beverly (Wheeler) Myers in Howe, Ind. He retired from Grumman Olson …

Edmond Charles Templin, 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Aug. 25, 2010 at his home. He was born in Springfield, Ill., on May 10, 1922 the son of Herman and Anna (Cimel) Templin. Mr. Templin served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was self-employed as a tile setter and home improvements for over 50 years. He …

Henry Wilson, 92, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born July 9, 1918, in Wolf County, Ky., a son of the late John and Darcus (Montgomery) Wilson. On Dec. 27, 1939, he married Twyla A. Howe in Hew Haven, Ind. She preceded him in death Jan. 31, 2001. Henry was …

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 …