Obituaries

Mary Lou (Fuller) Cornwell, age 80, of Flat Rock, died Jan. 5, 2010. She was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Mendon, a daughter of the late Asa and Clara (Minger) Fuller. She graduated from Mendon High School in 1947 and attended Western Michigan University. She married Robert Cornwell on Aug. 20, 1949, in Mendon and soon after moved to Flat …

Bruce Edward Adams, 88, of Three Rivers, passed away Jan. 12, 2010 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was born June 12, 1921 in Morris, Ill., the son of Theodore and Freda (Winneke) Adams. Bruce graduated from Morris High School as valedictorian of his class. He attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. His gymnastic ability led him to become …

Denise Loretta Smith, 47, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 13, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born May 15, 1962 in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Russell and Betty (Johnson) Rice. Denise’s early life to the age of 5 was lived in Sturgis. At that time the family moved to Arizona, where she resided …

Janice Leone (Karsten) Barth, 75, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at the Heartland Health Care Center after a 15-year battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 29, 1934 in Holland, Mich. the daughter of Nelson and Alyda (Spyker) Karsten. Jan was an original member of the Klompen Wooden Shoe Dancers at Holland High where she …

Hope Eilien Henschel, 92, of Westland and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 at the MediLodge of Taylor. She was born on July 29, 1917 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Earl and Eva (Salisbury) Thompson. Mrs. Henschel has been a long time resident of Three Rivers and Constantine. She was a member of the …

David Keith Lauer, 54, of Middletown, Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at White Pigeon Township Cemetery.

Vicki J. Cowan, age 58, of Sturgis went to be with her Lord and savior Monday afternoon Jan. 11, 2010, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born July 22, 1951, in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Elwyn Herald and Naomi (Rumbaugh) Lego. Vicki was a lifelong resident of Sturgis. On Oct. 6, 1968, she married Holton Francis …

Gailord Don Schrock, 88, of Constantine, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Three Rivers Health Hospice. He was born Sept. 6, 1921, in White Pigeon, a son of Clarence and Gladys (Hathaway) Schrock. He had been a Constantine area resident since 1970, coming from White Pigeon and Mottville Township. He was a 1939 graduate of White Pigeon High School. On Nov. 27, 1964, he …

Connie Jo Kline, age 48, of 7136 Tannery Road, Two Rivers, died Friday evening, Jan. 8, 2010, at Aurora Medical Center, in Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis., surrounded by her loving family. Connie was born on July 25, 1961, in Constantine, daughter of Lyle and Sherrill Kline. She graduated from Rebekah Christian School in Corpus Christi, Texas. Connie met William …

Lawrence Giles “Larry” Hopkins, age 92, of White Pigeon, Mich., passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 2, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Delavan, Ill.,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 his education …