Obituaries

Virginia L Wyman, beloved Wife, Mother and Sister, passed away early in the morning of April 27, 2009 after battling cancer for the past year. Virginia was born on December, 11 1941 and lived in Constantine, Michigan. She is the daughter of Read and Gwendolyn Langworthy. Virginia valued education and was an excellent student; she graduated from Constantine High School …

Steven D. Mays, age 52 of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early April 25, 2009, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born July 7, 1956, in Vicksburg, Mich., a son to Richard and Susan (Bodnar) Mays. Steve had resided in Sturgis for the past 12 years. Prior to coming to Sturgis he had lived in Mendon, Michigan where he graduated from Mendon …

Janet Miller, 70, passed away at her home in Big Pine Acres, Lecanto, April 21, 2009. Mrs. Miller was born in Sturgis,  to the late Isaac and Nina Teeple. She moved to Lecanto in November 2007. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, Leo; two sons, Bob (Jen) Barber and Michael (Kim) Barber; two duaghters, Tammy (Brandon) Wadley and Marjorie (Todd) Rosinbaum; …

Wanda J. Pope, age 70, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2009, at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 17, 1939, in Fort Worth, Texas, a daughter of the late Marshall and Vera (Norris) Rhodes. Wanda had resided in Sturgis since 1976, coming from California. On Feb. 19, 1957, she married Stanley Pope …

Pauline C. Ash, age 101 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers where she has resided the past 6 years.  She was born in Allegan, MI on March 22, 1908 the daughter of Emory and Bertha (Balch) Covault.  She was married to Harvey Ash on Oct. 8, 1924 in Allegan.  They …

Brad K. Ballard, age 60, Nottawa, passed away Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at his home following a short illness.  He was born in Sturgis on February 16, 1949,  a son of Murray and Wava M. (Parsons) Ballard. Brad attended Centreville High School. From 1968 until 1970 he served in the US Army and later in the National Guard. Brad worked …

Eva May Poffenberger, age 91, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Feb. 9, 1918, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Archie and Letha (Strohpaul) Keagle. Mrs. Poffenberger lived nearly her whole life in Sturgis, with the exception of the five years she resided in Three Rivers. …

Elsie Grace Weaver, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning April 19, 2009 at the Loudon Health Center in Loudon, Tennessee. She was born August 2, 1918 in Sturgis, Michigan a daughter to the late William C. and Emma A. (Whittenburg) Studeman. Mrs. Weaver was a lifelong resident of Sturgis with the exception of the past three years when …

Harold W. “Hal” Birkhold, Jr. age 63, Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, April 19th, 2009 in Excelsior Springs, MO. He was born in Three Rivers on September 30, 1945, the son of Harold W. and Ellen (Campbell) Birkhold Sr. Hal graduated from Centreville High School in 1963 and received his Bachelors Degree from Ferris State University in 1967. He …

Michael L. Davis, age 53, of Defiance, Ohio died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Henry County Hospital, Napoleon, Ohio. Michael was born Aug. 8, 1955, in Sturgis, Mich., to Kenneth Davis and Alice Stuck. He was a 1973 graduate of Centreville High School. Michael was a resident of Defiance, and worked for 20 years at Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon. …