Obituaries

Floyd  E. Clarkson, age 67, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his home. He was born in Annapolis, MD on February 14, 1947, a son of  Floyd J. and Louise (Mora) Clarkson. On December 31, 1972 he married Pearl Frye in Centreville. Floyd worked at Kenro Manufacturing in Bristol, IN. He enjoyed singing and playing guitar in …

Carl T. “Tom” Maiden, 77, of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after a period of declining health. Tom was born in Greenville, N.C. on Aug. 29, 1937 to the late Carl and Virginia (Clarke) Maiden. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force, enlisting in 1954 and retiring as …

Ann Kay Wolkins, 18 days, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Visitation will be noon — 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Mottville Bible Church; services will be at 1 p.m. with interment in Mottville Township Cemetery. Donations may be directed to the family. Arrangements by the Farrand Funeral Home …

Betty Meringa, 84, went home to be with her Lord Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. She died peacefully at her home with family by her side. She was born in Parkville, the daughter of Roy and Marie Kennedy. While working at the local drug store she met and married the love of her life, Marinus “Joe” Meringa, on Jan. 15, 1949. …

Colleen F. Howard passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2014, in Goshen, Ind. She had been hospitalized since Wednesday. Her husband, Thomas Lee Howard, was with her at the end. Colleen was born June 10, 1931 in Elkhart, Ind., the third daughter of William Henry Joseph Farrell and Thelma Beatrice Robertson, of that city. She graduated from Elkhart …

Imogene Bice, age 84, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Tendercare Kalamazoo. She was born April 7, 1930 the youngest of Frank Bayne and Nona Sue Gunn. She enjoyed crafting and sewing and especially enjoyed making them for others.  She had a talent for seeing something and being able to reproduce it.  She was a member …

Delmar Leroy Martin, Jr., 77, passed away at Three Rivers Health on Monday, September 1, 2014. He was born on August 11, 1937 to Delmar and Gladys (Morrison) Martin in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. From his youth Delmar was an avid marksman a life long commitment, leading to numerous certificates and awards of which he was extremely proud. He was also a …

Marilyn Dee Green, 80, of Sturgis passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014.  Funeral arrangement are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

Doris M. Garl, age 66, of Colon, passed away Aug. 31, 2014, at her home, following an extended illness. Doris was born Aug. 1, 1948, in Keokee, Va., a daughter of Samuel and Charlotte (Burks) Robinson. In December 1966, she married George Garl Sr.She had lived most of her life in St. Joseph County, where she was a homemaker and …

Ryan Lee Osborn, age 43, of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 at his home. He was born in Sturgis on April 11, 1971 the son of Darrell and Linda (Johnson) Osborn. Ryan attended the Leonidas Stone School, Colon Middle School and Mendon High School. He had been employed at X-L Machine of Three Rivers for 10 …