Obituaries

Alec McKelvey, 78

Alec J. McKelvey, age 78, of Colon, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Alec was born Sept. 30, 1937, in Newberry, Mich., a son to the late Floyd and Mary Elizabeth (LeBel) McKelvey. On Nov. 4, 1978, he married Diane (Ward) Stevens in Sturgis. Alec graduated from Newberry High School and later from the …

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Roger Schmidtendorff, 86

Roger L. Schmidtendorff, 86, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home, following a short illness. He was born July 7, 1930, in Fabius Township, a son of Lawrence and Edith (Kennedy) Schmidtendorff. He was a Mottville resident since 1954, coming from Jones. Roger was a machinist, employed 15 years by Burr Oak Tool and …

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Lester Hummel, 89

Lester R. Hummel, 89, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Sturgis Hospital, following a short illness. He was born June 16, 1927, in Constantine, a son of Lester B. and Velma (Shyne) Hummel. He lived most of his life in southwest Michigan and winters in Florida. He was employed as an electrician for Jerry Krull …

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Richard Almasi, 78

Richard E. Almasi, 78, of Shipshewana, Ind., died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Kindred Valley View Nursing Home in Elkhart, after a five-week illness. He was born May 10, 1938, in White Pigeon, a son of Frank G. and Mary E. (Welker) Almasi Sr. Richard was a Shipshewana and White Pigeon area resident all his life. He was a veteran …

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Amy Jackson, 86

Amy Mae Jackson, age 86, of Morley, MI., formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Fabius Township, MI. on Oct. 30, 1929 the daughter of the late Earl V. and Amy Irene (Pizell) Abrams. Mrs. Jackson was raised in the Three Rivers …

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Bill Hartzell, 88

William E. Hartzell, age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 30, 1927 the son of the late Samuel and Lucille (Landis) Hartzell. In 1947 Bill met the love of his life Lillian Hansen whom he married Oct. 29th, 1949. Bill was a …

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Charles Walton, 94

Charles D. Walton, age 94, of Nottawa, died on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. He was born December 26, 1921 in Hitchcock, South Dakota a son of George and Loa (Hagerty) Walton. He graduated from Bronson High School in 1940 and married Barbara Walter November 14, 1952 in Coldwater. She preceded him in death May 3, 2013. Charles …

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Jeffery Crabtree, 66

Jeffery William Crabtree, 66, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 28, 1950 the son of James S. and Frances (Hughes) Crabtree. Jeffery graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. Jeffery was an engineer for many years, traveling to many places for his …

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Butch Hutchison, 66

David Gay “Butch” Hutchison, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday evening, July 24, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Ravenna, Ohio, a son of the late Guy Jackson and Zella Mae (Ringley) Hutchison. Butch resided most of his life in Sturgis. He was employed by Kirsch Company in Sturgis for 30 years until …

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Mark Hendricks, 46

Mark Allen Hendricks, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, July 24, 2016, at his home, with his loving wife at his side. He was born Sept. 7, 1969, in Sturgis, a son of the late David Dean and Donna June (Wesse) Hendricks. Mark was a lifelong Sturgis and White Pigeon resident and a graduate of White Pigeon High …

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