Obituaries

Carl E. Caseman, age 69, of rural Burr Oak, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at his home. Carl was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Constantine, a son to the late Lloyd C. and Marian (Dimmick) Caseman. Carl graduated from Constantine High School with the Class of 1958 and later served in the U.S. National Guard. On June 4, 1966, …

Ruby R. Kauffman, age 86, of Colon, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at the home of her daughter Elaine in Colon. Ruby was born April 19, 1923, in Elkhart, Ind., a daughter to the late Walter O. and Luella (Fink) Pletcher. On Aug. 12, 1949, she married Jacob (Jake) A. Kauffman in Elkhart, Ind., and he preceded her in …

Arlene  Weston, age 84, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at the Three Rivers Health Hospital.  She was born in Constantine, on May 22, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Mary Alice (Tolbert) Burgwald.  Arlene graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1943.  On November 18, 1952 she married Cecil Weston in Three Rivers. He preceded her in …

Maxwell Dane Fuelling, 2, of Kalamazoo, went to be with God on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, following a tragic accident. He was born on July 21, 2007 in Kalamazoo, the son of David and Jennifer (Barnhardt) Fuelling. Max was a vibrant child with a beautiful smile. He truly loved his pet dogs, Lexi and Yukon. He enjoyed watching Thomas the …

L. George Ramsey, 66, of Vandalia, died at 12:10 p.m., Feb. 2, 2010 at his home. He was born March 7, 1943 to Ira Leo and Ruth (George) Ramsey in Rainelle, W.Va., and married Lillian D. Rinehart on May 24, 1963. She died Sept. 9, 1990. Surviving are three sons, Edward G. Ramsey of Vicksburg, Christopher P. (Kim) Ramsey of …

Steven W. Timm, 52, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Borgess Hospital. He lived with his mother during his time of illness. He was born on Aug. 6, 1957 to the late Harvey Timm. He is survived by his mother, Janette (Buel) Mallette, and stepmother, Sandy Timm. A graduate of Three Rivers High School. Married two times …

John Harold Dingwitz, age 86, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, 2010, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, Mich. He was born June 26, 1924, in Wayne County, Mich. John had resided in Sturgis since 1967 coming from Hillsdale. His early life was spent in the Detroit area and for several years he lived on Drummond …

Robert Clifford Kline Sr., age 86, of Mendon, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers, after a brief illness. He was born in Kalamazoo on March 13, 1923, a son of Otto D. and Ada Belle (Mumby) Kline. Bob graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1941, and was a Life Member of the …

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.