Obituaries

Lance Lee Sandusky, age 56, of Grand Ledge, MI, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 as a result of an auto accident. He was born August 11, 1961 in Albion, son of the late Jerry and Sally (Lindsay) Sandusky. Lance was a current manager of Metal Technologies Three Rivers Gray Plant Iron Finishing Dept., attended …

Marvin F. Papke, age 84, of White Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at his home. His request was to be cremated and to have no visitation or funeral service. Arrangements are by Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

Deborah L. Millirans, age 54, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born in Long Beach, CA on March 5, 1963, a daughter of Donald and Louella (Thomas) Holland. Debbie graduated from Three Rivers schools. On December 4, 2002, she married Brian Millirans in Las Vegas, NV. She enjoyed arts and crafts, searching …

Robert John Fotis, age 84, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Muskegon on February 6, 1933 the son of Frank and Olga (Kurant) Fotis, Sr. Bob was a resident of Muskegon until moving to Three Rivers in 2016. He served his country in the U.S. Navy until …

Jerry Allen Lung, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, Jan. 28, 2018, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. He was born May 16, 1946, in Sturgis, a son of the late DeLois “Bus” and Betty Jane (Jordan) Lung. Jerry was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1964. On March …

Bertha F. Classen, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2018, at Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born Sept. 28, 1928, in Meade, Kan., a daughter of the late Jacob and Lena (Friesen) Loewen. Mrs. Classen resided in Sturgis since 1971, coming from Walnut Hill, Fla. On July 23, 1948, she married George Classen …

Margaret Elizabeth Fee Adams, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, Jan. 28, 2018, at her home. She was born Nov. 21, 1932, to Helen Ann (Babbage) Fee and Laurence Francis Fee in Coudersport, Pa. She moved to Buffalo, N.Y., with her family at a young age. Margaret graduated from Fosdick Masden High School in 1950 and enrolled at …

Thomas Woodrow Brothers, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at his beloved home on Sand Lake, surrounded by cherished friends and family on Friday, January 26, 2018. He was 74 years old and lived a full and interesting life of adventure and joy with people he loved dearly. Born on January 10, 1944 in Sturgis to Ishmael C. & …

Jerald H. Bultman, age 77, of Dowagiac, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018. He was born January 26, 1941 in Niles, MI, the son of Henry Herman and Alice Lucille (Weaver) Bultman.  On August 27, 1960 in Mishawaka,   he married Julie M. Shepard who survives. He was a member of the Marcellus V.F.W. Post 4054 and the American Legion.  …

Betty Jane DeHuff, age 85, of South Haven, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. She was born in Mendon on Feb. 14, 1932 the daughter of Allen J. and Cora M. (Thomas) Carlisle. Betty was married to Gilbert Duane DeHuff on July 29, 1950 in Centreville and they resided in Three Rivers until Gilbert’s death on Dec. 10, 2005. Betty was …