Obituaries

Dale Beard Bishop, age 85 of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Tuesday morning March 30, 2010 at his home. He was born May 22, 1924 in Auburn, Indiana a son to the late Ronald and Frances (Beard) Bishop. Dale had resided in Sturgis since 1961 coming from Fort Wayne, Indiana where he graduated from Central High School and he continued …

Marilyn Joyce Fish, age 76 of Kalamazoo, died Monday March 29, 2010 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital Emergency Room. She was born in Grand Rapids on Sep. 12, 1933 the daughter of Clarence and Beatrice (Borink) Smith and attended Grand Rapids Schools. She was married to Frederick Fish in Grand Rapids on Aug. 6, 1954. They have lived in several …

Jerry M. Conklin, age 82, of Colon, took his final bow after a courageous battle with cancer, and went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2010, while residing at his Colon home, with his family by his side. Jerry was born Feb. 18, 1928, in Battle Creek, a son to the late Gaylord and Lois (Horton) Conklin. Jerry’s …

Scott E. Gotshall, 47, of Las Vegas, and formerly of Burr Oak, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 27, 2010, at his home. Scott was born April 23, 1962, in Sturgis a son of Todd and Sandra (Miller) Gotshall. He lived most of his life in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area, graduating from Burr Oak High School with the class …

Susan Louisa LeMunyon, 60, passed away in a hospital in Sycamore, Ga. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 27 at Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Herbert Williams will officiate. Ms. LeMunyon was born in Three Rivers to her late parents Alfred and Elizabeth LeMunyon. She was predeceased by …

G. John Fisher, 67, of Constantine, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Aaron Todd McCausland, 42, of Constantine, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010. He was born June 22, 1967, in Beloit, Wis., a son of Bill and Martha (Lynch) McCausland. He graduated in 1985 from Northwood High School in Nappanee, Ind. In May 1992, he married Sandy Bambrick in Bristol, Ind. He had worked in maintenance at the White Pigeon Paper …

Allen J. Beebe, age 79, of Portage, and formerly of Mendon, died Saturday, March 27, 2010 at his home. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Eickhoff Funeral Home in Mendon, where a scripture service will be held at 6:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic …

Don B. King, age 80, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010, at his home, after an extended illness. Don was born Feb. 14, 1930, in Fulton, New York, a son to the late Charles Fluett and Grace (Wilcox) King. He had lived all of his life in Sherwood graduating from Colon High School. He then served in the …

Mary Ellen Iobe, age 68 of Leonidas, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Sturgis on March 17, 1942, the daughter of Maurice and Stella (Sosinski) Condon. Mary attended Holy Angels Elementary and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1960. She graduated from Kellogg Community College School of …