Obituaries

Glenna E. Bisel, age 101, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Dec. 11, 1908, in Portland, Ind., a daughter of the late Oren and Anna (Stout) Grafmiller. Glenna graduated from Battle Creek High School with the class of 1928. On April 20, 1930, she married Kenneth M. Bisel in Battle Creek. …

Kenneth Paul Janca, age 52, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born on Jan. 4, 1958 in Cleveland, OH., the son of George and Anne (Pastor) Janca. Ken was employed for several years as store manager of both Village Market and Meijer’s in Three Rivers, he most recently …

Marian Rose Hostetler, 82, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, after an extended illness. She was born July 6, 1927, in Elkhart, Ind., a daughter of Grover and Francis (Warble) Fleck. On Jan. 24, 1946, she married Ora Hostetler in Constantine. She was a lifelong homemaker, a school bus driver, worked in mail route …

Ronald D. Shultz, 62, of Three Rivers, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. There will be no visitation. Services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon with Pastor Gary Carr, of Corey Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetery. …

Louis Frederick “Todd” Everett, age 88‚ of Constantine,went to be with his maker Friday, April 2, 2010, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville following a short illness. Louis was born in Florence Twp., on March 9, 1922, the son of Michael T. and Jennie (Weaver) Everett. He farmed in his youth and worked construction most of his adult …

Rose Mary Kinney, 96, of Three Rivers, died Thursday April 1, 2010 at her home. She was born on March 18, 1912 in Youngstown, Ohio. She is the child of Anton and Mary (Vuger) Marovich. She was a Three Rivers resident since coming from the Kalamazoo area in August of 1950. She was married to Clarence “Pat” Lesley Kinney. He …

Dorothy Sarah Spiegelberg, age 86, of Vicksburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at her home surrounded by loving family. She was born on July 17, 1923 in Dexter Township, Michigan the daughter of Emil and Hazel (Campbell) Ruhlig. Dorothy has been a long time resident of this area, moving from the Ann Arbor and Manchester area in 1972, …

Elizabeth Schrock, age 84 of Constantine, passed away Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at her home. She was born in Douglas County, IL on May 5, 1925, the daughter of Jacob and Katie (Helmuth) Otto. On December 7, 1950 she married Joseph Schrock. He preceded her in death. Elizabeth retired from Owens Illinois, where she worked as a line operator. She …

George E. Swalley, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Howe, Ind., a son to the late Phillip and Ada (Monroe) Swalley. On June 22, 1942, he married Stephanie M. Bizjak in Waukegan, Ill.. George was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving for …

Keith Elliott Kline, age 75, of Leonidas, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at his home. Keith was born Nov. 18, 1934, in Centreville, a son of the late Lee E. and Addie (Harrison) Kline. He had lived all of his life in the Leonidas area and had attended Colon Schools. He married Darlene R. Hicks and had three …