Obituaries

Wanda Lou Cooper, 50, of Colon, died unexpectedly Oct. 10, 2009, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Jan. 22, 1959, in LaGrange, Ind., a daughter of Otho and Mary (Cantrell) Burnett. She was a resident of the Colon area for many years. She worked as a housecleaner and was employed in recreational vehicle manufacturing. She was a member of …

Rosemary Juday, 86, of Elkhart, Ind., and formerly of White Pigeon, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born Aug. 1, 1923, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter of Walter and Edith (Kneopper) Grover. She lived most of her life in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. She married Marion L. Judy. He preceded her …

Maxine A. Lang, age 86 of Centreville, died Monday Oct. 12, 2009 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Louisville, KY on April 2, 1923 the daughter of Walter James and Alice Hilda (Kessler) Morris. Following high school, Maxine served in the U.S. Army before attending the University of Indiana. Maxine was married to Robert Salesman …

Willard Flach, age 83 of Mendon, died Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers where he had resided the past 4 years. He was born in Mendon on March 24, 1926 the son of the late Leo T. and Rosie Mae (Shyer) Flach and was a lifetime resident of the Mendon area. After attending Mendon Schools, Willard …

Randall Vern Fry, age 56 of Constantine, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2009, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of Vern and Betty (Bradley) Fry. Randall had resided in Constantine for the past 19 years. Prior to that he lived in Sturgis, where he was a member of the Sturgis High School …

Clinton Augustus “Bud” Boes, age 82 of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2009, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Fawn River Township, a son to the late Orval and Florence (Bell) Boes. On Nov. 27, 1948, he married Charlene M. Wisler at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. He was involved in the …

Eunice R. Jones, age 90, formerly of Colon, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at Munson Healthcare in Traverse City.  Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Schipper Funeral Home in Colon.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Frances (Sherman) Menges, age 89, of Elkhart, Indiana and a former long time Sturgis resident passed away early Wednesday morning October 7, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Elkhart. She was born October 21, 1919 in Vincennes, Indiana a daughter to the late Earl and Emma (Inkemier) Ellis. Mrs. Menges retired from Keeslar and Emerson in Sturgis where she …

George L. “Sonny” Chorba, Jr.  age 62, of Jones, passed away Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following injuries sustained in a mowing accident.  He was born in Niles on July 9, 1947,  a son of George  and Harriet (Everman) Chorba, Sr. Sonny graduated from Constantine High School. He worked as a truck driver at Postle …

Richard “Dick”  James Dahlman Sr., age 71, of Lake Templene, passed away on Sunday morning Oct. 4, 2009 surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born on Oct. 10, 1937 in Matteson, IL. The son of Walter Dahlman Sr. and Violet (Nelson) Dahlman. Dick graduated from Rich East High School in 1955.  He was employed for …