Obituaries

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 …

Susan Marie Moody (Camp), 49, of Sturgis, entered eternal rest on Friday morning, Feb. 26, 2010, at Silverbrook Manor Nursing Home in Niles Mich. She was born in Chicago on March 23, 1960, third child to Tom and Rose Camp and sister to Mike and Bill. Susan lived in Chicago until she moved to Sturgis in 1995. She worked as …

Sue Ann Tilbury, age 78, of Constantine, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, on October 20, 1931, the daughter of Roy A. and Lois E. (Youells) Bernhardt. In 1949 Sue graduated from Three Rivers High School. She later met and fell in love with Kent L. Tilbury, whom she married on …

Owen J. Bucknell, 81, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at Tendercare Portage. He was born May 3, 1928 in Nottawa the son of Owen and Gladys Bucknell; on Aug, 10, 1951 in Kalamazoo he married Edna Ruth (Collins) Smith. He was U.S. Navy veteran, and retired from Peterson Springs Inc. in Three Rivers where he was employed …

Joshua Ezekiel LeVan, 30 minutes old, of Mishawaka, Ind., died Feb. 28, 2010, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 28 2010, the son of Jonathan and Kristin (Worden) LeVan. Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Dr. Nelson and Glenda Worden of Bremen, Ind., and Gary and Gail LeVan of Constantine; great-grandfather, Floyd LeVan Jr. of Union; great-grandmother, Pauline Jones …

Catherine C. Kline, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away Feb.28, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1916, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Henry and Mamie (Crane) Akney, and had been a resident of Sturgis most of her life. On June 29, 1935, she married Walter R. Kline at Holy Angels Catholic Church. He passed away …