Obituaries

Helen Catherine Summers, 97, of 54912 Wilbur Rd.,  Three Rivers died Tuesday, August  04, 2009 at Riverview Manor.  She was born December 22, 1911 in Oreana, IL., the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hogan) Fitzgerald.  She graduated from Decatur, Il, High School in 1928 and graduated  from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing, Springfield, IL,  1932.  She married Stanley Joseph …

Harry Junior Young, age 76, of rural Three Rivers, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, Mich., on Jan. 5, 1933, the son of Harry and Jessie Young.  He graduated from Centreville High School and later served in the U.S. Army. Harry was married to Marjorie Irene Bates on Feb. 25, 1956, in …

Mrs. Gerthia Idonia (Walden) Tullos, age 48, of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at her residence in White Pigeon. She was born in Manchester, Tenn., to Grady Earl Walden and Velvie Charlene (Burks) Walden. She later moved to Michigan, where she met and married Tomy Tullos on Oct. 20, 1978. She employed by Walmart in Three Rivers …

Ronnie Grace, age 55, of Sturgis,  went home to be with his Lord Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was born Sept. 9, 1953, in Cornettsville, Ky., a son to the late Clay and Nancy (Spurlock) Grace. He had been a resident of Sturgis since 2000, moving here from the Mottville area. He …

Caroline “Carrie” Webster, 79, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at Three Rivers Health Hospice after an extended illness. She was born on June 21, 1930, in Chicago, a daughter of Peter and Mary (Matulica) Krizan. She was a resident of Mottville and Union, Mich., coming from Chicago. She married Max Webster on April 18, 1953, in Wolcottville, Ind. …

David M. Crissman, 46, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Aug. 1, 2009, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich., following a long, hard-fought battle with diabetes. He was born Oct. 2, 1962, in Sturgis, Mich., a son to Richard and Beverly (Smith) Crissman. David was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of …

Tony Edward Jones, 46, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening Aug. 1, 2009, at the Sturgis Hospital Emergency Room. He was born April 8, 1963, in Sturgis, a son to Fred N. “John” and Judy (Lung) Jones. Tony had resided in the Sturgis and Colon area his whole life. For the past five years he had been employed …

June E. Klopfenstein, age 86, of Burr Oak, Mich., peacefully went home to her Lord Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at the Sturgis Hospital after a short illness. She was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Centreville, Mich., a daughter to the late Marcus and Ethel Marie (Bowersox) Lewis. On May 15, 1943, in Three Rivers, Mich., she married Clayton R. Klopfenstein, …

Mary D. Riley, age 53, of Constantine, Mich., passed away Monday evening, July 27, 2009, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Feb. 6, 1956, in Niles, Mich., a daughter to the late Donald J. and Elvira Mae (Cutler) Riley Sr. Mary had resided in the Constantine area for more than 15 years. Her early life was …

Dareld E. Thurston, age 78, of Colon, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009, at the Bronson Select Specialty Hospital in Kalamazoo.  Dareld was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Sherwood, a son to the late Melvin and Belva (Youngs) Thurston.  Dareld had lived most all of his life in the Sherwood and Colon area.  On July 18, 1953, he married Dorothy …