Obituaries

Larry K. Shirk, age 74, of Constantine, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at his home. He was born September 23, 1942 in Springfield, OH a son of Gordon and Emma (Ogdon) Shirk. Larry attended school in Springfield. On July 23, 1968 he married Helen Carter in Constantine. He retired from Birkhold Pattern Co. in Centreville after 20 years of employment. …

Tobias C. Miller, age 87, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Haven, KS on November 23, 1929, a son of Clemens and Polly (Schrock) Miller.  Toby graduated from Middlebury High School in 1949 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean war.  On May 18, 1951, …

R.J. Edington, age 80, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center. He was born on January 23, 1937 in Little Rock, AR the son of R.E. and Roxie (Holbert) Edington. R.J. served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1957. He was united in marriage in to Polly Ann “Frankie” Williams …

Helen E. Shemberger, age 96, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017, at New Friends Memory Care & Assisted Living in Kalamazoo. She was born April 14, 1921, in Freeport, Mich., a daughter of the late Owen H. Steckle and Lena M. (Smelker) Steckle. She was a graduate of Hastings High School in 1938 and had resided in …

Mary Ardis Decker, age 91, of Colon, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. Mary was born Jan. 13, 1926, in Colon, a daughter of the late Carleton L. and Georgia A. (Drake) West. On Nov. 22, 1947, she married Allen Eugene Decker in Angola, Ind. He preceded her in death Oct. 26, 1980. …

Florence A. Custer, age 81, of White Pigeon, died on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home. She was born April 10, 1936 in Battle Creek a daughter of James and Florence (Hissong) Ernsberger. Florence attended Bellevue public schools and later graduated from Centreville Schools. In 1972 she married Ervin Custer. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was …

John Michael Erdos, age 69 of Flowerfield Twp, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.  He was born in on February 18, 1948 the son of Joseph and Margaret Erdos. In 1967 John was united in marriage to the late Rita Mae Erdos.  John Served in the US Army from June 1967 to June 1970, achieving the rank of Sergeant E-5, …

David C. Terrell, age 72, of Centreville, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at his home. He was born on May 28, 1944 in Carson City, MI, a son of Clayton and Doris (Smith) Terrell. David graduated from Greenville High School in 1963 and served in the United States Army from 1963 – 1964. He retired from Crocker LTD …

William G. Milliman, age 87, of Burr Oak, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017, at Drew’s Place in Coldwater. He was born Dec. 5, 1929, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Nelson and Mildred (Robbins) Milliman. Bill was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1948. …

Elizabeth Catherine “Betsy” Mowry (Woehr) of Sturgis passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following a brief illness. Betsy was born March 31, 1933, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to proud parents Vada L. Woehr (Reynolds) and Andrew Emil Woehr. She was the youngest of four siblings and adored by her Grandmother Reynolds, who raised …