Obituaries

Marilyn Ramp, 80

Marilyn Ethel Ramp (nee Creager), age 80, of Centreville, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers.  She was born on September 1, 1943 in Oak Park, IL, daughter to Franklin and Marian (Doherty) Creager. Marilyn lived in Oak Park for the majority of her life. There she married her late husband, James “Jim” Ramp, on …

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Nancy Allen Crabtree, 78

Nancy E. Allen Crabtree, age 78, of Mendon, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at The Sparrow House in Sturgis.  She was born in Mendon at her home on August 28, 1945 the daughter of Arthur and Una (Shingledecker) Smith.  She was a lifetime resident of the Mendon area.  On September 30, 1961 Nancy would marry Roger Allen in …

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Doris Wagoner, 91

Doris Lucille Wagoner passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Three Rivers. She was 91. Doris was born in LaGrange County, Ind. She was the first of two children born to Maggie (Eatinger) and Harvey Myers, with seven half-siblings from her parents’ previous marriages. At church in her teens, Doris met Raymond Wagoner, a chance encounter that charted …

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Ellen White, 97

Ellen M. White, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, November 24, 2023 at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born May 5, 1926 in Sturgis, daughter of the late John “Roy” and Bertha (Ross) Strang. Mrs. White was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1944. On June 18, 1944 …

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Caryn Wilson, 67

Caryn Wilson, age 67, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cleveland on August 3, 1956 the daughter of Jerry and Marie (Selais) Zmeskal, and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, class of 1974. She studied at the University of Illinois and completed her bachelors in education degree from the University …

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Dave Jones, 70

David Allen Jones, age of 70, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, following a short illness. He was born July 1, 1953 in Sturgis, son of the late Gordon and Jean (Short) Jones. Dave was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1971. …

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Tommy Stokes, 74

Tommy Lynn Stokes, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at his home in Three Rivers. He was born in Searcy, Arkansas on December 26, 1948 the son of Raymond Dee and Fairah Eileen (Phifer) Stokes, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1966. Tommy was a dedicated machinist at Armstrong …

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Patricia Purvis, 82

Patricia Gail Purvis, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 at Optalis Health and Rehab. She was born September 9, 1941 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ernest Purvis and Virginia (Swagger) Johnson, and grew up at Coldwater State Home until its closing, moving in with family afterwards. Patricia loved arts and crafts and coloring pictures for …

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Pamela Egan, 57

Pamela Lynn Egan, age 57, of Three Rivers, died Monday, November 20, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Born in Reno, NV on March 27, 1966, she was a daughter of James and Nancy (Kite) Egan. Pamela attended Netrona County High School in Casper, WY, and later received an Associates Degree in general studies from Oxnard Community College. Pamela …

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Barbara Culver, 79

Barbara Ann Culver, age 79, of Portage, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 16, 1944, in Detroit, the daughter of Alvin and Anna Elizabeth (Grey) Bates and graduated from Cooley High School with the Class of 1962. Barbara earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Wayne State …

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