Obituaries

Frederick F. Stears, 85, of Featherstone Road, Constantine, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1925, in Goshen, Ind., a son to Frederick S. and Hazel (Auble) Stears. He lived all his life in the Constantine area. He was a graduate of Constantine High School in 1942 and was known as “Moose,” for his high …

Beverly Pauline Reed, 80, of Three Rivers, passed away early Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Feb. 6, 1930 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Harold C. and Leita I. (Decker) Abel. Mrs. Reed graduated from Three Rivers High School and married her late husband, Donald A. Reed, on Oct. …

Vincent Eugene Lash, 84, of Bronson, passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Nov. 11, 1925 in Leonidas to Willie and Marie Lash. On Nov. 13, 1943 he married Marilyn June Waldron. He worked for Clark Equipment Company for 30 years in addition to taking care of a small farm. After retirement he and Marilyn …

Maureen Regina Selvage, age 75, of Colon, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Maureen was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Chicago, a daughter to the late John and Mary (Kelly) Stacey. On Sept. 27, 1952, she married Joseph Selvage Sr. in Chicago. He preceded her in death on July 18, 1998. Maureen was a …

Richard Jay Frecker, age 80 of Scotts, died peacefully in the presence of his family on Friday August 13, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo following a long illness. He was born in Fort Wayne, IN on Feb. 19, 1930 the son of Joseph and Marie (Weller) Frecker. Richard was married to Virginia Lee Buchanan on Jan. 17, 1953 …

Thomas R. Rauguth, 63, of Shipshewana,Ind., died at 3:36 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was born July 19, 1947, in Sturgis, to Fred and Evelyn (Sweitzer) Rauguth. He served five years in the Army. He worked many years in Saudi Arabia. Survivors include his wife, Monvadee; two daughters, Aimee Halvorson of …

Marguerite J. Adamski, 86, of Sturgis, and formerly of Bronson, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Thurston Woods in Sturgis. Marguerite was born April 24, 1924, in South Bend, Ind., to Charles and Ida May Walters. On march 15, 1947, she married Maximilian Adamski. He preceded her in death in 2000. Marguerite had been a resident of Bronson since 1947, …

Lola L. Bissett, age 80, of Colon, passed away, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, after several months of failing health. Lola was born April 23, 1930, in Lakefield Township, a daughter of the late Enoch L. and Juanita M. (Danbury) Ware. Lola married Dale M. Knight, which ended in divorce in 1966. He preceded her …

The Rev. Dana Paul Hartong, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at his home. He was born March 25, 1929, in Uniontown, Pa., a son of the late Levi and Edna (Uhrig) Hartong. On Aug. 29, 1948, he married Valette Eppley in Wabash, Ind., where they resided until moving to Roann, Ind., in 1955, and …

Christina L. Finney, 102, of Williamston, S.C., and formerly of Hillsdale and Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2010, at Rainey Hospice Home in Anderson, S.C. She was born Jan. 1, 1908, in Hillsdale to Frank and Edna (Blue) Sowers. She was married to Shereaff Finney and he preceded her in death in 1975. Christina was a former member of …