Obituaries

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 …

Scott W. Shultz, age 49, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, March 29, 2010, at his home. He was born July 24, 1960, in Sturgis, a son of Cleon and Janet (Holtz) Shultz. He was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1979. He was a dedicated and loyal employee of …

Stephen O. “Steve” Musser, 59, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, Ind. He was born Aug. 10, 1950, in Goshen, a son to the late Oliver G. and Norma G. (Hostetler) Musser. Steve had been a resident of Sturgis most of his life except for 10 years, he lived in Crystal River, …

Lloyd Albert Rockwell, 92, of Florence Township, Constantine, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers after an extended illness. He was born on Oct. 19, 1917 in Bangor Township the son of Ernest and Cornelia (Nutting) Rockwell. He lived in Florence Township since 1946 coming from Bangor. He was divorced; he was a farmer all …

Marian A. Johnson, 87, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on March 8, 2010 at the Laurels of Kent Nursing Home in Lowell. She was born on June 5, 1922 in Cicero, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Shulda) Langer. Marian was a long time resident of Three Rivers. She loved cooking, gardening and her pets. She will …

Kenneth Bruce Hitchcock, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2010, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Oil Springs, Ky., on Feb. 26, 1941, a son of Raleigh “Hambone” and Imogene (Salyer) Hitchcock. Bruce has been a resident of Three Rivers since the 1960s moving from Kalamazoo. He was …

Robert Lee Hochstetler, age 69, of Constantine passed away Monday, March 29th, 2010 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Ligonier, IN on October 15, 1940, a son of  Earl “Abe” and Irene (Dunafin) Hochstetler. Bob graduated from Ligonier High School in 1958.  On June 9, 1962 he married J. Darlene Rohrer in Goshen, IN. Bob worked as …

Marie Maxine (Crouch) Tyree, age 89, of Centreville, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Maxine was born on August 14, 1920 in Kalamazoo. She and her first husband Donald Crouch moved to Centreville from Kalamazoo over 30 years ago. Following Donald’s death, she met and married her second husband, Rufus Tyree. They lived happily in Centreville for 14 years …

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 …