Obituaries

Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., 73

Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez, Jr.,  age 73,  of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022 at his home. He was born January 14, 1949 in Mission, Texas son of the late Manuel and Rosalia (Gonzalez) Rodriguez. Manuel resided in Sturgis for the past 50 years coming from Mission, Texas. On February 20, 1971 he married Maria E. Trevino in …

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Charlotte Anne Wojtowicz, 82

Charlotte Anne Wojtowicz, age 82, of Three Rivers, died July 25, 2022, in Three Rivers. Services for Charlotte will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 11 at Eickhoff Farrand Halverson Chapel, 305 Rock River Ave. in Three Rivers. Charlotte never married but loved visiting relatives with her family and could often be seen at Frosty Bowling Lanes in Three …

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Karl Engle, Sr., 84

Karl H. Engle, Sr. age 84, of Colon, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at The Laurels of Coldwater. Karl was born on June 10, 1938, in Sturgis, a son to the late Karl and Francis (Stickney) Engle. Karl Graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1956. He then worked as a machinist and had worked …

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Ruth Burmeister, 90

Ruth M. Burmeister, age 90, of Burr Oak, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at her home after a brief bout with brain cancer. Ruth was born on January 23, 1932 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Edward and Mildred (Horton) Buhrow. Ruth attended Oshkosh High School. She then married Harry L. Burmeister. He would precede her …

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Barbara Adams, 83

Barbara Ann Adams, age 83, of Vicksburg, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Glen Arbor Hospice in Battle Creek. She was born in Clinton, Illinois on January 3, 1939 the daughter of Floyd and Opal (Mills) Miller. The family moved to the Vicksburg area in 1953, and Barbara graduated from Vicksburg High School with the class of 1957. She was …

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Butch Modrzynski, 96

Captain Raymond Walter (Butch) Modrzynski was born May 15, 1926, in Rogers City, MI to Stanley and Frances (Romel) Modrzynski. He passed away at Bowman Place in Three Rivers on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the age of 96. Butch was the second oldest of 12 children, attended St. Ignatius Catholic School, and then Rogers City High School where he …

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Bob Sinclair, 95

Robert Lee Sinclair of Vicksburg, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the age of 95. He was born in Hannibal, MO on February 7, 1927, the fourth son of Ernest and Etta (McNeal) Sinclair. As a child growing up on a farm during the depression there was a lot of hard work to do, this was especially true …

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Francis Bruystens, 87

Francis Bruystens of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at the age of 87. A complete obituary is currently in the process of being written. While at www.amsfuneralhomes.com please take time to sign Francis’s guestbook and/or share a memory with his family. The Bruystens family is being cared for by the Avink, McCowen & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation …

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Margurite Hartman, 95

Margurite Jane Hartman, age 95, died in Three Rivers on Sunday, July 31, 2022. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and she will be interred at Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

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Paulette Hutson, 79

Paulette Lauraine Hutson, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 11, 1943, in Buchanan, the daughter of Paul and Dorothy M. (Weaver) Roberts, and graduated from Marcellus High School with the Class of 1961. Paulette earned her associates degree in accounting from Southwestern Michigan College …

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