Obituaries

Randy Johnson, age 54, of Constantine, died Monday Oct. 17, 2011 at his home. He was born in Kankakee, IL on Jan. 17, 1957 the son of Willis and Virginia (Renner) Johnson. He had been employed at American Metal Fab in Three Rivers for 20 years until retiring due to poor health. Randy is survived by his mother, Virginia Coleman …

Rosella (Rosie) Milliman, age 84, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her family. Rosie was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Warsaw, Ind., a daughter of the late Harvey and Mable Veon. On March 22, 1952, she married David L. Milliman in Warsaw. She had worked at the John Deere dealership in Centreville, …

Evelyn A. Fullriede, age 93, of Three Rivers,  died Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Three Rivers. She was born in Chicago, IL on October 3, 1918, a daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Pearson) Berndt. Evelyn graduated from Calumet High School, Chicago in 1936. On October 14, 1939 she married Fred Fullriede in Chicago. He …

Robert F. Nugent, age 92, of Virginia, and a former Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1937, passed away Sept. 2, 2011, in Fairfax, Va. A memorial funeral mass celebrating the life of Robert F. Nugent will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis. The Rev. Father German …

Elizabeth L. (Wood) Brackett, age 40, of Three Rivers, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. She was born in Sturgis on Oct. 28, 1970, the daughter of Sharley and Mildred (Baney) Wood. Elizabeth attended Mendon Schools and received her Associates Degree from Glen Oaks Community College. She had been employed at Coachman …

Marceline R. Edwards, age 100, formerly of Romeo, Washington, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. Private graveside services will be held Friday at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy. Local family include a daughter, Delores Keyser; a grandson, Robert (Susan) Leist; and a great-grandson, Trevor Leist. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hackman Family Funeral Home …

Maxine (Weldy) Hershberger, 95, passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at the home of her daughter/caregiver, Sharon Balyeat of White Pigeon, formerly of Nappanee, Ind. She was born June 17, 1916, in Milford, Ind., to Tim and Ella (Brenneman) Weldy. On Aug. 19, 1936, she married Clyde L. Hershberger, and he died Nov. 15, 2001. Surviving are daughters Carolyn (Glenn) …

Carl D. Mercer, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, October 17th, 2011 at the Sturgis Hospital. He was born in Constantine, MI on March 20, 1941, a son of Edgar “Sam” and June (Conder) Mercer. Carl attended school in Constantine. He worked as a self employed truck driver in the RV industry and also worked as a timber buyer. …

Raymond Olen “Bud” Wells, age 86, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital with his family at his bedside. He was born March 8, 1925, in St. Joseph County, a son of the late Olen and Margaret (Milliman) Wells. Bud was a lifelong Burr Oak and Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Burr Oak …

Richard Lee Clark, age 75 of Mendon, died Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Allen Park, MI on March 29, 1936 the son of George H. and Ida Marie (Bower) Clark. The family later moved to Mendon where Richard graduated from Mendon High School in 1954. He was married to Janice McVay in Vicksburg on …