Obituaries

LAWRENCE GILES “LARRY” HOPKINS, age 92, of White Pigeon, Michigan passed away Saturday morning January 2, 2009 at the Sturgis Hospital. He was born August 4, 1917 in Delavan, Illinois a son to the late Robert and Linnie Lue (Giles) Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins grew up on the farm where he was born and graduated from Delavan High School. He continued …

WILLIAM C. “BILL” YAKE age 38 of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Sunday  March 7, 2010 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan  due to injuries sustained in a 4-wheeler accident.  He was born march 19, 1971 in Sturgis, Michigan a son to Ronald and  Sandra (Bauman) Yake.  Bill was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduated of Sturgis High …

Dorothy B. Munson  age 99 Constantine                                 . passed away March 7, 2010 at Matthew 7:7 adult foster care home in White Pigeon.  She was born in Attica, IN on August 14, 1910,   the daughter of Walter and Ellen (Stone) Lawson. Dorothy attended Kalamazoo Public Schools. On February 19, 1927 she married Paul D. Munson in Bristol, IN. He preceded …

  Suzanne “Suzy” Hubbard, age 50, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 surrounded by her loving family at Borgess Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born Oct. 19, 1959 in Passaic, New Jersey, the daughter of John T. and Muriel M. (Briody) Nykun. Suzy has been a long time resident of Three Rivers.  She was …

    LOCKWOOD, Mrs. Audrey “Bernice”                {Age 75}       Three Rivers Passed away on March 5, 2010, with family by her side. She was born on Feb. 9, 1935, the daughter of the late Oscar and Verna (Altland) Button.  Audrey was a long time resident of Three Rivers, and on July 22, 1950, she married her husband Paul H. Lockwood, who …

Henry “Hank” Gailhouse, age 73 of Mendon, died Thursday March 4, 2010 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville following a long illness. He was born in Marcellus on June 28, 1936 the son of Russell and Grace (Becker) Gailhouse. Henry is a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Korea. Upon his return to the States, he worked with his father …

Esther L. Willis, 94, of White Pigeon, died at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital, following an extended illness. She was born April 26, 1915, in Burr Oak, a daughter of Roy and Addie (Pease) Himebaugh. She had resided in the Mottville area since 1934, coming from Burr Oak. On Dec. 31, 1934, she married Gerald L. Willis in …

Kathryn Elaine Peckinpaugh, age 62, of Frostproof, FL and formerly of Mendon, died Sunday Feb. 28, 2010 in Sebring, Fl. She was born in Marion, IN on Dec. 31, 1947 the daughter of Boyd and Orpha (Bender) Botkin. She was married to Larry Peckinpaugh on Jan. 3, 1964 in Marion, and they moved to Michigan in 1970. Kathy had attended …

Cora May Lambert, age 88, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. Cora May was born in Constantine on January 15, 1922, a daughter of Roy and Florence (Raifsnider) Preston. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1939. On October 19, 1940 she married Clarence Edward Lambert in Constantine. He …

Joseph H. Zonyk, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at Three Rivers Health Hospice Respite Suite in Three Rivers. He was born in Vicksburg on March 8, 1922, a son of Michael and Theodora (Wieleba) Zonyk. Joe graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1940 and attended Hillsdale College for one year. On January 19, 1974 he …