Obituaries

Carrie Elanore Patterson, age 83, of Constantine, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2009 at Three Rivers Health following a short illness.  She was born on Jan. 31, 1921 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of Brace and Lidia (King) Kent.  On March 3, 1939 she married her husband the late Fred Carl Patterson whom passed on May 6, 1990.  …

Mrs. Dorothy Conklin, age 80, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at her home suddenly.  She was born on October 20, 1928 in Flowerfield Township the daughter of Stanley and Salome Marusek.  Dorothy has been a life long resident of this area.  She was a religious, faithful and active member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church …

Jessie S. Schaeffer, a long-time resident of Sturgis and prominent businesswoman died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Jessie S. Schaeffer, 520 Center Ave., Sturgis, was born in Benton Harbor, the only daughter of Irven A. and Emma M. (Bucknell) Eicholtz. She moved to Sturgis when she was four, attended school in Sturgis and graduated from Sturgis High …

Dawn Marie Earl, age 48, of Huntsville, Ala., and formerly of Three Rivers, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, May 3, 2009, at the Huntsville Hospital emergency room. She was born Oct. 16, 1960, in Three Rivers, a daughter of William and Nancy (Kuiper) Brown. Dawn had resided in Huntsville since 1986. Prior to that she had lived in Washington …

Mary Helen Curtis, age 93, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Jan. 21, 1916, in Hudson, Mich., a daughter to the late Bernard and Alice (Bradley) Timmerman. She lived in Coldwater for a short time before moving to Sturgis, where she has resided for more than 75 years. Helen worked …

Rudy “Ed” Edward Kelley, age 61, of Marcellus, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 13, 1947 the son of Rudy Washington and Lucy Thelma (Dancer) Kelley. Mr. Kelley was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Rudy W. Kelley. He leaves to cherish his memory …

June M. Buchanan, age 83, of Centreville, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Odyssey House Hospice in Palm Desert, Calif. Cremation has been conducted.  A memorial service will be held later this month, and will be announced by the Eickhoff Funeral Home in Mendon.

George E. Flager Jr. (Red) (Junior), 83, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Hernado Pasco Hospice Center in Zephyrhills, Fla. after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 1, 1926 in Dearborn, the youngest of three children born to George E. Sr. and Mildred L. (Boyd) Flager. He attended school in Bristol, Ind. On Sept. 18, …

Jane Louise Stocking, 74, of Centreville and formerly of Three Rivers, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Three Rivers on June 18, 1934 the daughter of George and Winifred (Keigley) Stocking, and was a graduate of Three Rivers High School. She resided with her mother on Maple Street in Three Rivers until Winifred’s …

Bernhardt “Bernie” Paul Bird, of Moorepark, passed away on the job Jan. 13, 2009 at the age of 66. Bernie grew up in Moorepark and moved to Indiana, Missouri and finally to Arlington, Texas, to retire. He was a cook most of his life managing restaurants and food services and recently a part-time security guard. Bernie is survived by his …