Obituaries

Jessica Jo Schwartz, age 40, of Centreville, MI passed away Monday, July 29th, 2013 at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 2, 1973, and soon adopted by John and Mary (Schlabach) Schwartz. Jessica graduated from Centreville High School March 7, 1995. She was an accomplished pianist and artist and loved to …

Nykole Louise Thoendel,  age 38, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital. She was born in Colorado Springs, CO on December 5, 1974, a daughter of John and Maryellen (Kiger) Thoendel.  Nykole worked as a waitress and cook at Riverview Tavern in White Pigeon. She loved her family, and her grandchildren …

David Henry Sutton went home to be with his Lord Monday morning July 29, 2013. He passed away in his sleep after a short battle with COPD. He was born on the family farm in Orland, Indiana on June 22, 1940. The 7th child of Homer and Nellie (Lahrman) Sutton. He attended Orland public schools. On December 10, 1961 he …

Leon Reynolds, age 72, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Tuesday evening July 29, 2013 at his home. He was born April 25, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised by his adoptive parents Harry and Lyda Eberhard. Leon was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1960. On May 26, 1962 he …

Philip Howard Campbell, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1943, in Battle Creek, a son of Howard Campbell and Geraldine Shurburne and resided in Battle Creek until moving to Sturgis in 1988. On Dec. 1, 1962, he married Bonnie Parker in Battle Creek. This marriage ended in divorce …

Stanley Joseph Kedzior, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born on April 17, 1930 in Detroit, MI., the son of Stanley Paul and Stella (Mazur) Kedzior. Mr. Kedzior was a graduate of Cass Technical High School and later earned his bachelor’s in architectural engineering from Lawrence Technical University …

Mark Alan Edmisten, age 28, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning July 27, 2013 in Sturgis due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 17, 1985 in Sturgis, Michigan son of Hobey and Janet (Bender) Edmisten. Mark resided in Sturgis for the past three years coming from Three Rivers. On December 18, 2012 he …

Juanita Grace Keister died on July 23, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 96. She was born Nov. 22, 1916, in Bippus, Ind., (Huntington County), the daughter of Myrtle Tobias Ziegler and Cyrus Ziegler. She married Howard Homer Keister on March 6, 1935, in Fort Wayne, Ind., and they welcomed their daughter, Marlene, in 1936. Juanita and …

Jeromiah James Gieber, age 32, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 25, 2013. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on May 5, 1981 the son of Mark James “Jim” and Lisa(Thomas)Gieber. Jeromiah was a graduate of Three Rivers High School. He enjoyed attending W.O.R.D. Fellowship Church. Jeromiah was preceded in death by brother, Anthony “Tony” Gieber, …

James Robin Smith, 58, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, after a short illness. He was born May 11, 1955, in South Bend, Ind., a son of Bruce A. and Janet F. (Hall) Smith. He had been a resident of White Pigeon since October of 2011, coming from Elkhart, Ind. On Oct. 21, 1989, …