Obituaries

Doris O. (Rustad) Gelvin,  age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Rolla, N. Dakota on May 10, 1934, a daughter of Raymond and Anna (Ouellette) Jones. Doris graduated from high school in Rolla. On July 12, 1982 she married William Gelvin in LaGrange, IN. He preceded her …

Daniel Richard Zerfas, 57, of Oak Ridge, N.C., formerly of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly in March. Preceded in death by father, Richard; mother, Katherine Anne; and brother, Thomas (Tom). Survived by daughter, Lydia Zerfas; grandchildren, Alexandra (Lexy) and Zachary; brothers, William (Bill) and Mark; and sister Kathleen (Kathy). Dan graduated from Three Rivers High School, attended Ferris State College, …

Albert Williams, age 76, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Albert was born on September 24, 1937 in Meriglod, MS from the union of John and Alean Williams. He was one of ten children. Albert gave his life to Christ at an early age. Albert enlisted in the United States …

Dr. Karon S. Schwartz PHD RN, age 70, of Centreville, passed away Tuesday, April 8th, at her home. Karon was born in Muskegon, MI on November 10, 1943, a daughter of Samuel and Jewel (Zeckzer) Stitt. On Thanksgiving Day November 23, 1972 she married James A. Schwartz in Goshen, IN. Karon graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in Vancleve, KY …

Harold Marlowe Blough, age 81, of Three Rivers, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at the Bowman House surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Vistula, Indiana, on Sept. 2, 1932 the son of the late William and Pauline (Judy) Blough. Mr. Blough has been a long time resident of this area. On …

Bertha A. Stauffer, age 82, of Centreville, passed away April 3, 2014 at Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born on October 1, 1931, in Nottawa Twp, a daughter of William and Lydia (Miller) Bontrager . On September 21, 1950 Bertha married Henry J. Stauffer in Nottawa. He preceded her in death on September 20, 2013. Bertha was …

Jean Marie McKenzie, age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away early Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Riverview Manor following a short illness. Jean was born May 3, 1924 in Three Rivers, the daughter of George H. and Vera (Boyer) Harmon. Jean was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She was extremely active in the American Legion Auxiliary, where she …

Yovonda Marie Crossgrove, age 54, of White Pigeon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Borgess Medical Center. She was born on June 12, 1959 in Wellsville, New York the daughter of Robert and Vivian (Tanner) Payne. On Oct. 7th, 1989 Yovonda was united in marriage to Mr. Samuel Crossgrove. Together they raised their two daughters in …

Berdeen F. Poe, age 92, of Dowagiac, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014. She was born May 16, 1921, in Cass County, MI, the daughter of Howard J. and Beulah M. (Stanard) McKenzie. On January 31, 1941 she married Kenneth M. Poe who preceded her in death in 1991. In 1996 she married Glen Reifenberg who also preceded in …

Sharon Irene (Sowles) Kline, age 54, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning, March 30, 2014, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born Feb. 7, 1960, in Gary, Ind., a daughter of the late Ray and Dorothy (Crowe) Sowles. Sharon spent the past 20 years in Sturgis, where she was a friendly and familiar face in the community and …