Obituaries

Donald Chucta, age 83, of Jones, MI passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born July 15, 1930 in Chicago, IL the son of Michael and Anna (Hlivyak) Chucta. On March 7, 1953 he married Elizabeth G. Keinhenz who preceded him in death in 1992. He was a Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War and enjoyed telling …

Gladys Opal Tracy, age 102. of Constantine, passed away on May 16, 201 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. She was born May 24, 1911 in Blackford County, IN, a daughter of John E. and Artie (Culbertson) Lambert. Gladys She married Lee C. Tracy November 26, 1929 in Kalamazoo by Rev. Henry Hulme, pastor of Constantine Methodist Church. Gladys is …

Thomas E. Dentler, age 64, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at home. He was born July 17, 1949 in Porter Township, MI the son of Raymond and Veda (Johnson) Dentler. On May 20, 2000 in Marcellus he married Peggy Freeze who survives. He was a Navy Veteran and was employed by American Axle and previous to …

Douglas Lyman Decker, age 67, of Centreville, died Thursday May 15, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis, MI on Sep. 7, 1946 the son of Lyman S. and Marjorie (Loudenslager) Decker. Doug graduated from Colon High School in 1964 and from Western Michigan University in 1967. He was married to his sweetheart, Rita Sue …

Elmer V. Eaton, 72, of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly on May 2, 2014 at his home. He was born in Sturgis on Feb. 14, 1942 the son of Harl W. and Florence E. (Harris) Eaton and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. He attended Colon Schools and had been employed at Grumman-Olson in Sturgis and Essex Wire in …

Geraldine(Hoff) Pelfrey, age 62, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, May 11th, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Geraldine was born in LaPorte, IN on August 29, 1951, a daughter of Betty Jean (Goodremont) and Robert Hoff. She attended Lakeland Schools in La Grange. On On August 6, 1968 she married Roy Pelfrey in Brimfield, Indiana. Geraldine worked as a …

Karen K. Jacobs, age 66, of Marcellus, MI passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI She was born July 23, 1947, in Kalamazoo, MI to Richard and Evelyn (Ryeson) Locke. Surviving are two daughters, Christine (Gregory) Scofield of Marcellus and Shari (Jerry) Alm of Lombard, IL; four sons, Tim (Tiffany) Huston of Mendon, MI, Tom …

Rosemary (Young) Carter died May 11, 2014.  She was born to John and Irma (Garrett) Young in LaGrange, Indiana on January 14, 1940. Rosemary graduated from Sturgis High School in 1958 and worked at the Sturgis Public Library. On May 28, 1960 she married Richard “Dick” Carter at the Sturgis United Methodist Church. After they were married, she worked as …

Linda Gail Parker, age 63, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, May 8th, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. She was born in Elizabethton, TN on February 24, 1951, a daughter of Allen and Helen (White) Richardson. Linda graduated from Constantine High School 1969, and from Elkhart Beauty College in 1983. On July 19, 1969 she married Harry …

William C. Patterson, 74, of White Pigeon, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home following an extended illness. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14 at the White Pigeon Township Cemetery. Arrangements by the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.