Obituaries

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 …

Dean D. Hull, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1913, in Cement City, a son of the late Cary and Dollie (Ringer) Hull. Dean had resided in Sturgis since 1997, coming from Capac. He had lived in Muskegon from 1952-1967 and Bronson from 1967-1971, when he moved to …

Mary D. Riley, 53, of Constantine,  passed away July 27, 2009, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes  Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis,.