Obituaries

Allen M. Schlagheck, age 84, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born July 8, 1925, in St. Cloud, Minn., a son to the late Albert and Mary (Meyer) Schlagheck. Allen has been a resident of Sturgis for the past 24 years and had previously resided in Niles for 35 plus years. On …

Patricia Ann Hradsky-Zerbe, 69, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Pat was born March 13, 1941 in Muskegon, Michigan the daughter of Alva and Marie (Cogswell) Martin. She married Robert Hradsky Dec. 31, 1963 and they divorced in 1988. She later married Robert Zerbe Nov. 11, 2005, who survives. During her life time …

Abobalasker Smith, Jr .”Bobby Street”, age 51 of Lansing, Mi, passed away on April 2, 2010 at the Mid-Michigan Hospice House Suite in Lansing, Mi. He is survived by his mother, Mattie Street of Three Rivers, Mi, three children; Derrick Smith, Jerod Headspath, and Carmen Smith, three brothers; Floyd, Sherman, and Gregory Street, three sisters; Shirley(Russell)Gibbs, Serita Street, and Sharon …

Gordon John Fisher, age 67, of Constantine, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Elkhart, IN. on April 9, 1942 the son of John S. and Mary E. (Fischer) Fisher. John has been a long time resident of this area. He was employed for several years at …

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 …