Obituaries

Helen Grace (Stuut) Greene, 77, of Three Rivers, went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. She was born June 28, 1932 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Neil and Alice (Van Dyke) Stuut. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School. Helen was a resident of Three Rivers for the past 45 years. She worked …

Calvin Ray Murphy, 65, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. He was born in Elbridge, Tenn. on June 14, 1944 the son of the late Louis and Orella (King) Murphy. Cremation has taken place. Services will be held at a later date in Dyersburg, Tenn.

Richard Carmen Young, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at the Howell Care Center, in Howell. He was born on Sept. 7, 1928, in Vashti, N.D., a son of Ray and Mildred Young. Mr. Young had been a lifetime resident of this area. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. …

Ellen May Cole, age 89‚ of Constantine, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at the Fairview Living Centre in Centreville. She was born in Three Rivers on May 25, 1920, a daughter of Delbert L. and Ethel O. (Stevenson) Cole. Ellen was a homemaker and she enjoyed making jewelry and collecting dolls. Surviving Ellen are her brothers, Delbert J. Cole …

John Bertrand Collins, age 80 of Leonidas, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at his home following a long illness. He was born in Sherwood Township on Dec. 23, 1929, the son of Russell and Ruth Ann (Homan) Collins. John attended country schools and worked at his father’s grocery in Scotts while growing up. He later engaged in general farming and …

Edith Marie Stone, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at the Sturgis Hospital Emergency Room. She was born July 26, 1924, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter to the late Willard L. and Elizabeth (Schriener) Brown. Edith had been a resident of Sturgis most of her life and had been employed by the Sturgis Credit Bureau for …

Beverly June Dunlap, age 83, of Nottawa, Mich., passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was born Nov. 4, 1926, in White Pigeon, Mich., a daughter to the late Lester and Hazel (Snyder) Raifsnider. Beverly has been a resident of Nottawa for over 35 years and on June 30, 1962, in Centreville, …

Gertrude Jane “Trudy” Dury, age 77, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 31, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following a five-month illness. She was born Nov. 13, 1932, in Detroit, Mich., a daughter to the late Charles and Lucille (Baer) Richards. Trudy had resided in Sturgis since 1953. Her early life was spent in Montpelier, Ohio …

Bertha H. Monroe, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away late Saturday evening, Jan. 30, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born May 15, 1917, in Jonesville, Mich., a daughter to the late William H. and Daisy (Kint) Monroe. Bertha had resided in the Sturgis and Coldwater area most of her life. She had worked at Arch Workshop …

Paula Faye Bickel, 72, of Mendon, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born at the family home in Lake City on Jan. 31, 1937 one of 12 children born to Hallett H. and Hazel M. (Sheldon) Bickel. Paula was a 1955 graduate of Lake City High School, and later worked for the Lake …