Obituaries

Margaret Bolla, age 83, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Sunday, March 14, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born May 24, 1926, in Bradley, Ohio, a daughter to the late Steve and Julia (Horvath) Feher. On Jan. 21, 1946, in New Orleans, La., she married Carl S. Bolla. Margaret has been a resident of Sturgis for the past 46 …

Kenneth Ray Calvert, of White Pigeon, died March 6, 2010. He was born in 1956 in Williamsport, Ind. and was an avid guitar player. Surviving are his daughter, Kelly, of Sturgis; two brothers, Norman Calvert of Marcellus and Clarence (Diana) Calvert Jr., of Gobles; two sisters, Pamala Steffen of White Pigeon, and Betty (Danny) Blizzard of Lawton; several nieces and nephews; great …

Harriett Virginia Bond ran her final race and joined loved ones in heaven on March 7, 2010. She was born July 27, 1919, a daughter of the late Wilber and Marie (Hillsammer) Scott. Orphaned at the age of 5, Harriett grew up in the Children’s Home in Marion, Ind. On June 20, 1941, she married the love of her life, …

Roscoe R. “Ross” Longenecker, 86, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. He was born on Oct. 4, 1923 in Three Rivers to Roscoe and Mamie (Boyer) Longenecker and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …

Henrietta C. Klein, age 84 of Mendon, died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at her home.  She was born in Harden, IL on April 15, 1925 the daughter of John and Catherine (Hillen) Pluester.  Henrietta was married to Vincent Eugene Klein on Oct. 8, 1949 in Meppen, IL and has been a resident of Mendon since their marriage.  Together they raised …

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 …