Obituaries

Alice Zinsmaster, 83

Alice M. Zinsmaster, 83, of Mendon, died Thursday, July 23, 2015. Arrangements will be announced later by the Eickhoff Funeral Home of Mendon.

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Michael Timm, 56

Michael Wayne Timm, 56, of Sturgis, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015. In accordance with family wishes cremation has been conducted and the family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until time of memorial services beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Hohner Funeral Home with Pastor Marty Culver officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may …

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Darrel Coomer, 90

Darrel W. Coomer, 90, of Mendon, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Port Charlotte, Fla. Darrel was born in Payne, Ohio on Nov. 18, 1924 the son of George and Mary (Nesbit) Coomer. He graduated from Payne High School and attended Bowling Green University in Ohio. Darrel was married to Marie Knoblauch on June …

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Betty Massey, 77

Betty Lois (Swafford) Massey, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo.  She was born in Harvey, IL on June 6, 1938, a daughter of John Elmer and Anna Leona (Koger) Swafford.  Betty graduated from Thornton High School in Harvey, IL.  In 1970, she married Wayne Theodore Massey in Illinois.  Betty worked at Illinois Bell …

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Marjorie Berger, 88

Marjorie Nadine (Selby) Berger, age 88, of Lima, OH. formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at her home in Lima. She was born on March 21, 1927 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of the late Rapheal F. and Ida Bell Weaver Selby Atkinson. Marjorie has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers graduating with …

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Kevin Kleidon, 63

Kevin R. Kleidon, 63, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 17, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Kevin was born July 2, 1952 in Chicago, Ill. a son to the late Le Roy G. and Mildred E. (Feitl) Kleidon. Kevin’s early life was spent in Chicago where he graduated from Luther South High School, he then continued his …

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Lloyd Avery, 86

Lloyd G. Avery, age 86, of Mendon, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Mendon on Feb. 4, 1929 the son of the late George C. and Alida (Wartz) Avery and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He was married to Barbara Ann Male on Aug. 30, 1956. Barbara died in 2009. …

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Barbara Guhl, 74

Barbara Jean Guhl, age 74, of Three Rivers, formerly of Schoolcraft, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Caledonia, MI., on July 4, 1941 the daughter of the late Arthur S. and Nina B. (Vester) Burke. Mrs. Guhl has been a long time resident of Schoolcraft where she was …

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Lynn Herschleb, 79

Lynn Herschleb, 79, of Portage, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Laurels of Galesburg. He was born on Oct. 7, 1935 in Three Rivers and has lived many years in the Portage area. On Feb. 18, 1956 he married Corinne Greer, who survives as well as their son, Jeff (Cheryl); three grandchildren, Taylor (Melissa), Steven (Amanda) and Nathan; …

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Marc Fonseca, 31

Marcos A. Fonseca, age 31, of Marcellus, MI passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 14, 2015. He was born May 4, 1984 in Berrien Center, MI the son of Johnny Sr. and Kathryn (Ferrel) Fonseca. On September 12, 2009 he married Chelsea H. Gearhart who survives. Marc lived for a number of things, but family and friends were always first. He …

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