Obituaries

Thelma L. Reeves, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, at her home. She was born June 15, 1932, in Missouri, a daughter of the late Marshall and Sarah (Shivers) Williams. Thelma had been a resident of Sturgis since 1969, moving here from Goshen, Ind. She was first married to Samson J. Hizer for 19 years; this …

Gail L. Clementz, 69, of White Pigeon, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her home, following a short illness. She was born June 13, 1942, in Constantine a daughter of Thomas R. and Agnes L. (Noe) Clementz. She was a resident of White Pigeon, Stone Lake and Centreville and attended Calvary Christian Fellowship Church. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, scrapbooking and reading, …

Betty Jean Cooper, age 85, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born March 8, 1927, in Three Rivers, a daughter of the late Leon E. and Melva (Blank) Kline. Betty had resided in Burr Oak most of her adult life and had been employed at Shadow Interiors …

Tilman Bell, 76, of Dunn, N.C., and formerly of Mottville, died unexpectedly Friday, March 30, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, to Malcolm and Libby Mae (Locklear) Bell. He had been a resident of Dunn for the past 12 years, coming from Mottville. On Sept. 12, 1953, he married Myrtle Odell Groves. She preceded him in death Nov. 27, …

Robert Schrock, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away April 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Sturgis, a son to the late Ora D. and F. Berneice (Troyer) Schrock. He graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1968 and on Jan. 26, 1969, at Locust Grove Mennonite Church, …

Keith Leeland Bullard, age 88, Constantine, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2012 at his home.   He was born in Rosebush, MI on August 16, 1923, one of 12 children of Claude & Grace (Fraser) Bullard.  Keith served as Seaman First Class in the US Navy during W.W.II. He later worked as a bus driver for Harrison Schools, he was a gas …

Arietta Young, 87, passed away peacefully early Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Schoonover) Weirick. Arietta has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1959. She was employed by Graber Industries as a Bookkeeper for 42 years and self employed as …

Alice Mae (Baker) Pfeiffer, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Jan. 6, 1917, in Blocher, Ind., the seventh of nine children to the late Daniel A. and Nancy E. (Schlemmer) Miller. Alice worked at Bendix in South Bend, Ind., where she met and married Ceacil Baker on …

Sharon M. Stuth, age 65, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Sharon was born Sept. 13, 1946, in Chicago, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Nagowski) Majors. Sharon grew up in Chicago, graduating from Lindblom High School with the class of 1964. On Sept. 13, 1980, she married Elmer Stuth …

Arlene M. Kern, 64, of Porter Township, Cass County, White Pigeon, died unexpectedly Monday, March 26, 2012, at her home. She was born May 16, 1947, in Three Rivers, a daughter of George and Erma (Pagels) Swartz. She had been a resident of Porter Township for more than 40 years. On Dec. 14, 1968, she married Rondell R. Kern Sr. in Three Rivers. …