Obituaries

Wayne Elliot Johnson, age 88, of rural Three Rivers, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Detroit, MI on May 15, 1926 the son of Anthony and Gladys (Burlingame) Johnson. After the family moved north, Wayne worked at a dairy farm, and for several years for the Lapeer County Road Commission. He …

Virginia Ruth Harris, 80, of Centreville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Elkhart, Ind., on Nov. 21, 1933 the daughter of the late Herman Glenn and Helen (Breiniger) Boyland. Mrs. Harris enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her six children through high school, she then began work …

Thomas Orland Monroe (Tom), 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 20, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was born in South Bend, Ind., the son of Rollo and Theresa Monroe. He earned an engineering degree from Michigan State University and married the late Jean Monroe (nee Fosdick) in 1946. He is a World War II veteran. …

James A. Redebaugh, age 67, of Leonidas, passed away July 21, 2014, at his home. James was born Jan. 25, 1947, in Detroit, a son of the late Arthur and Virginia (Johnson) Redebaugh. James grew up in the Detroit area, graduating from Grosse Pointe Woods High School. He continued his education at Olivet College for four years. James had made …

Dorothy Rine Pawlowski, 96, of Fond du Lac, Wis., died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wis. She was born on Dec. 4, 1917, in Neenah, Wis., a daughter of Rudolph and Anna Melcher Rine. Dorothy graduated from Neenah High School and Michael Reese School of Nursing, Chicago, Ill. On Sept. 14, 1939, she …

Tommy L McDonald, age 65, of  Constantine, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014. He was born in Tulsa, OK on August 25, 1948, a son of Albert and Evelyn (Wright) McDonald. Tommy served in the US Navy. On June 30, 1966 he married Donna Barfield in Snyder, TX. Tommy worked as a Master Diesel Mechanic at Tommy’s Diesel in White …

Shirley Mae Kelly of Constantine, MI, entered into eternal glory on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 1, 1937 a daughter of Enoch and Geneva (Walker) Woulard, in Battle, MS. In 1947 she moved to Chicago, IL, where she later met Willie Hathorne, he preceded her in death on July …

Helen C. Ziemkowski, age 81, of Colon passed away Monday, July 21, 2014, at her home, following a long, brave battle with cancer. Helen was born June 10, 1933, in Hammond, Ind., a daughter of the late Peter and Catherine (Skrobot) Skrobot. She grew up in Hammond and graduated from Hammond Tech in 1951. On Sept. 18, 1954, she married …

Deborah Ann Hansman, of Colon passed away Monday, July 7, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Huntington, Ind., a daughter of Kathleen Daily. On Jan. 22, 1985, she married Thomas J. Hansman Sr. in Coldwater, and lived most of her life in Branch County. She attended Coldwater schools and retired from Colmers of Colon. She spent 13 …

Judy Ann Grant, 68, of Constantine, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Schoolcraft, MI on November 16, 1945, a daughter of Marguerita (Hoyt) and Chester Carter. On February 20, 1964 she married John W. Grant in Centreville. Judy worked at Crocker Limited Centreville, Statewide Aluminum Elkhart and Pioneer Hi Bred in Constantine. …