Obituaries

Uldeen L. Justice-Henry, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at ThurstonWoods Village. She was born Sept. 16, 1924, in Florence Township, a daughter of the late Lowell L. and Aletha Irene (Hammond) Wadsworth. Mrs. Justice-Henry called Sturgis her home for the past 20 years, coming from Centreville. In 1942, Uldeen married Ireland Justice Jr. in Centreville. …

Trent A. Holtslander, age 10, of Constantine, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Three Rivers following a tragic accident. He was born Sept. 13, 2004, in Sturgis, a son of Jason and Beth (Swihart) Holtslander. Trent was a good student in the fourth grade at Centreville Elementary School, where he excelled especially in math. He was always cheerful …

Edna L. Shimp, age 86, of Sturgis, and a former longtime Centreville resident, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2014, at her home. She was born Sept. 8, 1928, in Battle Creek, a daughter of the late Leon and Gladys (Miller) Hoover. Edna resided in the Centreville and Sturgis area most of her life and enjoyed wintering in Arizona for …

George Washington Taylor, 78, passed away Dec. 4, 2014, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, following an unexpected illness. He was born Nov. 24, 1936, to Harold and Dexter Taylor. He left behind two children, Cindy (Lloyd) Mehaney and Tim Taylor; five grandchildren, Nikita Mehaney, Mackenzie Mehaney, Jillian Taylor, Donovan Hawkinson and Georgeanna Taylor; a sister, Maxine Mains; and many nieces and nephews. …

Rita (Lawrence) Carls, 84, of Centreville, daughter of William Wolcott and Blanche Evelyn (Deisch) Lawrence, born July 22, 1930 in Florence Township, Three Rivers, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at Fairview Nursing Centre in Centreville. On December 5, 1953 married Herbert William Carls of Centreville. Herb preceded her in death on July 13, 1976. Rita was a descendant of …

Dale Burton Stutsman, age 82, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 17, 1932 the son of Fay Douglas and Una Mae(Nothdrup)Stutsman. Dale was a truck driver for many years. He was a member of the Three Rivers Moose Lodge # 474, Three …

Max Eugene Webster, 90, of Mottville, Mich., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Sturgis Hospital following a short illness. He was born June 6, 1924, in White Pigeon, Mich., the son of Orville and Hazel (McGary) Webster and was a White Pigeon and Mottville area resident all of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in …

Ronald E. Merritt, 66, of Constantine, Mich., died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at his home. He had been in failing health since July. He was born March 9, 1958, in Three Rivers, Mich., the son of Frank E. and Pearl (Long) Merritt. He lived in Constantine and White Pigeon all of his life and was a graduate of White Pigeon High …

Lorenzo Barry Swartwout, age 74, of Three Rivers. On December 8, 2014 Barry was called home to play his final card game in heaven. Ever since his brain aneurysm in 1975 he has not been able to read or write. Luckily, the good Lord gave him the ability to play many card games. He became a Master Bridge player and …

Vincent Leroy Warr, age 52, of South Bend, formerly of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. Vincent was born on January 31, 1962 in Chicago, IL., the son of Mr. Lewis and Hattie (Williams) Warr. He leaves to cherish his loving memory, his parents, Lewis (Hattie) Warr, of Three Rivers; …