Obituaries

Henry H. Moyer, age 59 of Mendon, died Saturday Aug. 7, 2010 at his home. He was born in Vicksburg, MI on July 18, 1951 the son of the late Shirley Roland and Barbara Jean (Hoover) Moyer, and was a lifetime resident of the area. Henry served with the U.S. Army in Viet Nam in 1969 and 1970. He was …

Larry Dean Bryie Sr., age 35, of Nottawa, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1974 in Fort Wayne, Ind., a son of the late Bruce and Paulette (Shank) Bryie. He attended Northrup High School in Fort Wayne and later at Glen Oaks Community College. He was a former First Responder with the Centreville …

Jeanette L. North, age 82, of Covert, and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at her home. Jeanette was born March 2, 1928, in LaGrange, Ind., a daughter of Percy and Helen (Lublow) Oswalt. She lived in Sturgis for many years before moving to Covert in November 2009. Jeanette enjoyed doing embroidery, collecting knick-knacks and gardening, especially …

Ana Roberts-Haas, 67, of South Haven, and formerly of Mendon and Kalamazoo, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born in Greenwood, Miss. on Sept. 5, 1942 the daughter of Ephrum E. and Ethel L. (Compton) Roberts. Ana graduated from Mendon High School in 1960, and later attended Glen Oaks Community College. She had …

Gadie Mae (Meriwether) Bowden, 89, of Three Rivers, left this life on Aug. 6, 2010 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home, for a better life with her heavenly father. She was born Aug. 28, 1920 in Colp, Ill., the daughter of Pink and Mary Ella (Kyle) Meriwether. Gadie attended schools in Beloit, Wis., graduating from Beloit High School and two years …

David Leon Snow, 63, of Mendon, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 of natural causes. He was born in Kalamazoo on Feb. 12, 1947 the son of the late Leon and Rovenna “Anna” (Wilson) Snow, Jr. David attended Kalamazoo Central High School and performed maintenance work at several Kalamazoo area apartment complexes. He was an outdoorsman, and enjoyed hunting …

Thomas W. Young, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 8, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Oct. 16, 1917, in East Rochester, N.Y., a son of the late Elijah and Mary (Kettler) Young. Tom had resided in Sturgis since 2006, coming from Akron, where he had lived for more than 40 years. He …

Ardyce Elizabeth Delly, age 86, of Sturgis, Mich.,passed away peacefully with her children at her bedside on Friday August 6, 2010, at Fairview Living Centre in Centreville, Mich., where she had been a resident since April. She was born July 21, 1924, in Denham, Minn., a daughter of the late Eskel and Hilma Anderson. Ardyce graduated from Willow River High …

Barbara J. Magnus, age 79, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday morning, August 6, 2010, at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, Mich. She was born April 29, 1931, in Sturgis, Mich., a daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel (Shelly) Trimm. Barbara was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class …

Roberta L. Rendfeld, age 80, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Sunday morning, Aug. 8, 2010, at her home. She was born June 1, 1930, in Harrisburg, Ill., a daughter of the late Clarence and Dorrice (Dowell) Mills. Mrs. Rendfeld had resided in Sturgis since 1957 coming from Chicago, Illinois. On July 8, 1950 she married Robert Rendfeld in Jonesboro, …