Obituaries

Yvonne (Sova-Smith) Armstrong, age 77 of Mendon, died Sunday July 18, 2010 following a long illness. She was born in Detroit on Sep. 28, 1932 the daughter of Oliver and Irene (LaPrairie) Sova and attended Detroit area schools. She was married to Joseph J. Smith in Detroit and they were later divorced. Yvonne worked as an LPN at a pediatrician’s …

Steven J. Johnson, 60, beloved brother and uncle, of Lansing, and formerly of Three Rivers, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. He was born Oct. 12, 1949, in Three Rivers, a son of Alva T. and Stella N. (Wodjylo) Johnson. He was a graduate of Constantine High School and veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a …

Robert Charles Montes, age 77 of Goshen and formerly of Three Rivers, died Friday July 16, 2010 at the Courtyard of Goshen following a long illness. He was born in Holland, MI on April 20, 1933 and was a graduate of St. Charles High School in Fort Wayne, IN. While living in Three Rivers, Robert was a salesman in the …

James Michael “Jim” Fitzstephens, age 72, of Mendon, died Thursday July 15, 2010 at his home. He was born in Pontiac, Mich., on Dec. 11, 1937, the son of J. Edward and Mary (Phelan) Fitzstephens. The family moved to Mendon in 1952 where he attended Mendon High School, and for a time resided in Chicago. He was married to Joyce …

Patricia June Wortinger, age 56, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Three Rivers, Mich., on Jan. 24, 1954, the daughter of Robert J. and June A. (Lunger) Wessell. Patty graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1972. She graduated with her L.P.N. from Glen …

Mary Jane McClain, age 77, of Yuma, Ariz., and formerly of Constantine, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, Mo. She was born in White Pigeon, Mich., on April 10, 1933, a daughter of William S.and Edna Mae (Simpson) McClain. Mary Jane graduated from Constantine High School in 1951 where she had been a …

Edna A. Gillan, 97, of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 15, 2010, at her home. She was born June 5, 1913, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Ernest and Angeline (Hunt-Gilbo) Beers. Edna had resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area nearly her whole life. On Oct. 23, 1930, she married Clarence E. “Jack” Gillan in …

Deborah Ann (Wright, Cooper) Falkner, 60, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Rush University Medical Hospital, Chicago, Ill. She was born July 20, 1949 in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Bertha Mae Wright and Frank Jenkins Wright Jr. Deborah started with the General Motors Company in Three Rivers in the 80’s and worked for them over 20 years traveling …

Halcyon J. Clark, 84, of Sturgis, and a former lifelong resident of Tecumseh, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday afternoon July 13, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Mildred Phillips and Katheryn Clark, both of Sturgis; a nephew, Roy (Alana) Clark of Sturgis; two nieces, Judy (Shirley) Norris and Nancy …

Carl E. Caseman, age 69, of rural Burr Oak, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at his home. Carl was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Constantine, a son to the late Lloyd C. and Marian (Dimmick) Caseman. Carl graduated from Constantine High School with the class of 1958 and later served in the U.S. National Guard. On June 4, 1966, …