Obituaries

Gladys Bohm, 92

Gladys M. (White) Shank Bohm, age 92, of Centreville, died on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 25, 1924 in Constantine a daughter of Raymond and Arzilla (Allen) White. She graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1942. Gladys worked for Scoville Manufacturing and Wade Electric during WW II making submarine explosives and …

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Michael McClain, 64

Michael A. McClain, 64, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following a one-week illness. He was born Aug. 9, 1951, in Three Rivers, a son of Clayton R. and Beverly J. (Young)McClain. He lived most of his life in the White Pigeon and Constantine area. He was a veteran of the U.S. …

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Forrest Schmidtendorff, 93

Forrest Schmidtendorff, age 93, formerly of Constantine, died on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Laurels of Fulton in Perrinton, MI. He was born October 31, 1922 in Cass County, a son of Clarence and Lena (Garwood) Schmidtendorff.  He graduated from Constantine High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army. On July 9, 1943, he married Maxine Breece in …

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Charles Aublack, 46

Charles Jason Aublack, 46, Sturgis, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Casa Grande, Ariz. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, where services will be at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in White Pigeon Township.

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Leota Babb, 100

Leota M. Babb of Evart, MI passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2016 at age 100. Born Leota Booher, she was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Peel Booher. Born and raised in Avondale, she was a graduate of Evart High School (1933), County Normal, and attended Western Michigan University. She taught in local rural schools. She married her …

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Elsie Christensen, 6 days

Elsie L. Christensen, 6 days old, of Constantine, died on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the Three Rivers Christian Brotherhood Church. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Mottville Township Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

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Marilee Dean, 83

Marilee Dean, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Marilee was born on Feb. 27, 1933 in Three Rivers to Shirlie and Paul Kerr. She was happily married to Ralph Dean Jr. for 62 years. Marilee enjoyed her role as homemaker and mother to her four children. The family lived for 28 years …

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Ann Maher, 85

Marcus Ann Maher, age 85, of rural Sturgis, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Rochester, a daughter of Alanson and Winifred (Welch) Hobart. She received her bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Michigan University. On Nov. 27, 1951, Ann married Richard O. Maher in Vasser and they moved to Sturgis the …

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Eugene White, 60

With sadness the Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home announce the passing of Eugene White, age 60, on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, husband of Cymantha Channey-White of Detroit. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 25, at Southwestern Church of God, 3032 S. Fort St., Detroit. Final Military Honors with burial will be at Moorepark Cemetery, Three Rivers. …

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James Warner, 77

James C. Warner, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. He was born March 6, 1939, in Three Rivers, a son of the late Carl and Thelma (Califf) Warner. James attended school in Amberg, Wis., and was employed at various jobs in the pulpwood industry and other various factory jobs. He …

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