Obituaries

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, …

Susan ‘Sue” Marie Gowen Hendricks, age 58, of Cobb County, Ga., passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010. She was born in Flint and had resided in Cobb County for the past 28 years. Sue had been employed at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for 28 years. During that time she attended college and earned her degree in nursing. She had been a …

Charles Pierson, age 67, of Ruskin, Florida and a former resident of  Sturgis and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1960 passed away Friday July 9, 2010 at his home. He was born September 22, 1942 a son of Charles Ward and Rama (Shafer) Pierson. Chuck was proud to have served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp …

Lillian M. Swihart, 78, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, July 11, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Aug. 18, 1931, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Clarence and Lucile (Berry) Walters. Lillian was a lifelong Sturgis-area resident and a graduate of Brighton High School in Brighton, Ind., with the class of 1950. On Oct. …

Maynard J. Edson, 82, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Three Rivers Health, following a short illness He was born Feb. 20, 1928, in LaGrange County, Ind., a son of Myrle J. and Lela Fae (Mock) Edson. He had been a resident of Fish Lake and White Pigeon all of his life. He was a 1946 graduate of Scott …

Allan Irving Knevels, 77, of Three Rivers, formerly of Des Plaines, Ill., passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Three Rivers Health following a lengthy and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on Oct. 22, 1932 in St. Joseph County the son of John C. and Edith V. (Blackstone) Knevels. Allan graduated from Three Rivers High School …