Obituaries

Elizabeth McHuron, age 93, of Grand Rapids, and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 15, 2011, at St. Mary’s Health Care in Grand Rapids.  She was born Sept. 28, 1918, in LaGrange County, Ind., a daughter of the late Guy and Beulah (Barnes) Sutton.  Mrs. McHuron moved to Grand Rapids in 2009 to be closer to …

John T. Pick, Sr., 93, of Kalamazoo, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital with his family by his side. John was born in Kalamazoo on May 22, 1918, the son of the late Tjapko and Hendrika (Bosma) Pick. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central, he was drafted and became a pilot for the Army Air Corps …

Bonnie K. Green, 64, of Jones, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Three Rivers Health. She was born May 9, 1947 in Elkhart, Ind. to William R. and Clara R. (Black) Macumber Sr. On April 5, 1968, she married Tom L. Green in Elkhart, Ind. and he survives. Other survivors include a son, Les …

Carolyn S. Watson, age 56, of Nottawa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at her home. She was born Sept. 2, 1955, in Warsaw, Ind., a daughter of Richard A. and Anne L. (Marzke) Barnes. In 1977, Carolyn moved to White Pigeon from Pierceton, Ind., and had resided in Nottawa for a short time. She was employed by the White …

David Leroy Deihl, 66, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 13, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born May 3, 1945, in Sturgis, a son of the late Cecil and June (Unger) Deihl. David had resided in the Sturgis area most of his life. He had also lived in LaGrange, Ind., and Battle Creek. On March …

Ruth M. Alwood, age 93, Three Rivers, formerly of Jones, passed away Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at the Fairview Nursing Centre in Centreville. She was born in Cassopolis, MI on February 22, 1918,  a daughter of Frank and Cecil (Loveland) Sherry. On April 20, 1936 she married Harold “Bill” Alwood in Elkhart, IN. He preceded her in death on June …

Estella B. Lawson, a lifelong resident of Calvin Township, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers at the age of 102. She was born Feb. 25, 1909 in Calvin Township, the second child of Oscar and Edna (Vaughn) Sanders. She married Forest M. Lawson on July 7, 1927 in Goshen, Ind. He preceded her in death …

Avis E. Jenkins, 86, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. Avis was born Sept. 18, 1925 in Urbana, Ohio a daughter to the late William and Eva Marie (Schaffer) Coleman. Avis had made her home in Three Rivers at her present address for the past 30 years and had …

Gary Harvey Hughes, age 48, of Marcellus, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 at home. He was born in South Bend, IN. the son of Paul Harvey and Florence (Jones) Hughes. Gary has been a long time resident of this area. He was raised in South Bend, IN. and before taking ill, he worked as a commercial and residential …

Harold L. “Punk” Harris, age 65, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 10, 2011, at  Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Dec. 30, 1945, in Sturgis, Mich., a son of the late William and Pauline (Diehm) Harris. Punk was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class …