Obituaries

Marinus “Joe” Meringa Jr., 83, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in Kalamazoo. He was born April 4, 1926 in Grand Rapids. He moved to Three Rivers with his family in 1940 where his father opened Reen’s Supermarket. Joe joined the United States Navy the same year he graduated from Three Rivers High School, June 6, 1944. After serving in …

Nora E. Ringler, age 78, of White Pigeon, passed away early Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2009, in White Pigeon Township, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The family would like to express their thanks to God that there were no other injuries in the accident. She was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Coldwater, a daughter of the late …

Leah E. Moore, 92, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2009, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Dec. 7, 1916, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, a daughter to the late Raymond Bishop and Minnie (McCullough) Morey. Mrs. Moore had resided in Sturgis since 1974 coming from California. Prior to that she lived in Columbus, Ohio. She …

Michael Randall Henney, 20, of Bronson, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 1, 2009, at his home. He was born July 5, 1989, in Sturgis, a son of the late Michael and Kristine (Hoard) Henney. Michael was a lifelong resident of Bronson and a graduate of Fort Custer Military School in Battle Creek with the class of 2007. For the past several years …

Shirley J. (Joy) Wagner age 77 of Colon passed away, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the Battle Creek Health System. Shirley was born June 2, 1932, in Matteson Township, a daughter to the late Winfield and Ifa Jean (Knox) Weinberg. On Nov. 24, 1948, she married R. John Wagner in Coldwater. Shirley had lived most all of her life in …

Ronald Andrew “Ron” Leo, Sr., age 65 of Three Rivers, died Saturday Oct. 31, 2009 at his home. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 5, 1944 and attended schools in the Pittsburg area. Ron was married to Patricia Wightman on June 8, 1966 in Winchester, PA. They moved to the Mendon area in 1966 where Ron worked for …

Barbara E. Monroe, 75, of White Pigeon, Mich., passed away Friday evening, Oct. 30, 2009, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born June 23, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pa., a daughter to the late Charles and Alberta (Taschner) Garton. Barbara had resided in White Pigeon for the past 10 years. Prior to that she lived in Sturgis and her early life was …

J. Harry Eberhard, age 63, of Colon, passed away, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at his home. Harry was born July 4, 1946, in Sturgis, a son of David and Martha (Troyer) Eberhard. Harry had served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He had lived most all of his life in St. Joseph County. Harry had worked for 28 …

Al Bronstetter, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Oct. 30, 2009, at his home, surrounded by his family following a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was born June 10, 1948, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Robert and Florence (Fifer) Bronstetter. Al had resided nearly his entire life in the Sturgis and Burr Oak …

Barbara Miller, 58, of Vicksburg, and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Barbara was born Aug. 12, 1951, in Sturgis, a daughter of Samuel and Marion (Partridge) Thompson. On Feb. 19, 1972, she married Stephen Miller. For many years Barb taught at St. Monica’s Catholic Schools in Kalamazoo. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, …