Obituaries

William H. White, age 88, of Marion, MI passed away Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 in the company of his family while at his daughters home in Fremont, IN.  He was born in Sturgis on June 21, 1921,  a son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Ann (Frain) White. William served his country in the US Army.  On January 29, 1942, he married Emma …

Marion B. “Mac” (Warner) Anderson, 84, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Jan. 12, 2010. Born Aug. 30, 1925 in Three Rivers, she was the daughter of Wyla (MacDonald) and LaVerne Warner. She will join her late husband Marion F. “Bud” Anderson at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Fla. She is survived by three children, Warner J., Mary K. and Beth Ann; …

Donald A. German, 78, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2010, at Matthew 7:7 Adult Foster Care Home in White Pigeon. He was born May 3, 1931, in Hillsdale, Mich., a son to the late Harold and Beulah (Norris) German. Don had resided most of his life in Burr Oak. On March 29, 1952, he married …

Raymond R. Stewart, age 67, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village. He was born Dec. 13, 1942, in Sturgis, a son to the late Paul and Mabel (Warkentine) Stewart. Raymond had lived in Colon, Mich., until 1955 when his family moved to Sturgis. He graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

Dawn M. Stuut 50, Schoolcraft Dawn Marie (Barr) Stuut has gone to be with her Lord after a brave fight with melanoma cancer. She was born Oct. 6, 1959, in Sturgis, Mich. Dawn was a nurse for 30 years at Bronson’s NICU and her “babies” were her passion. She was awarded the Daisy Award for outstanding nursing excellence and was …

James Yoder, age 82 of Sturgis, Michigan and Weslaco, Texas passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010 surrounded by his family at the Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born August 11, 1927 in Nottawa, Michigan a son to the late Ernest and Lovina (Eicher) Yoder. Jim resided in the Sturgis area most of his life. In 1950 he married Jackie Bowen. …

Richard Paul Niedbalski, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at his home. He was born in Terra Haute, IN on September 5, 1937, the son of Eugene and Clara (Klosowski) Niedbalski. In 1955, Richard graduated from St. Joseph High School in South Bend. He served in the US Navy. On July 5, 1975 Richard married Lois …

Charles Louis Martin, age 95, of Forsyth, MO, died Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at the Forsyth Nursing & Rehab. Center. He was born in Monroeville, IN on October 30, 1914, a son of Charles N. and Orma (Roy) Martin. On November 13, 1936 he married Mary E. Colpetzer at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kalamazoo. She preceded him in death …

Dorothy E. George died Dec. 18, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Longview, Texas. She was born Aug. 3, 1925, in Sturgis, to Rose (Holtz) and Roy Eberhard and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1942. Surviving are her daughter, Marilyn Weeks of Longview, Texas; son, David Broszor of Heavener, Okla.; three grandsons; two granddaughters; …

Roy “Buddy” Hillman Whitney III, age 50, of Three Rivers, MI. passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his home. He was born on Feb. 24, 1959 in Three Rivers, the son of Roy Hillman Whitney Jr. and Martha (Belford) Whitney. Buddy has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He …