Obituaries

Pearl Bailey, 102

Pearl Marion Bailey, age 102, passed away Friday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2014, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born April 23, 1911, in Milwaukee, a daughter of the late Charles and Petronelle Lupenski. Mrs. Bailey resided in Sturgis since 1974, coming from Chicago. In January 1971, she married Alvin Bailey in Chicago. He died October 18, 1979. She …

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Catherine Wolfe, 70

Catherine Anne Wolfe, age 70, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 24, 1943 in Garden City, MI., the daughter of Jack and Catherine (O’Byrne) Pelon. Mrs. Wolfe has been a long time resident of Three Rivers. She was employed for many years as …

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Russel Ames, 86

Russel D. Ames, 86, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, March 1, 2014 at his home. He was born July 24, 1927 in Three Rivers, son of the late Claude and Mildred (Ernest) Ames. Russel resided in Sturgis since 1948 coming from Three Rivers. On Dec. 31, 1948 he married Joyce Ann Holtz at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis. …

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Alice Rockelein, 88

Alice Marie Rockelein, age 88, of Leonidas, died Saturday March 1, 2014 at the Heritage-Upjohn Community Care Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Mattawan on June 24, 1925 the daughter of John and Loretta (McCarthy) Kelly. Alice was married to Joseph L. Rockelein in Paw Paw on October 11, 1952 and has resided on a farm north of Leonidas …

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Frank Osborn, 83

Frank “Tete” Osborn, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, February 27th, 2014 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Three Rivers on June 7, 1930, a son of Donald and Beulah (Franklin) Osborn. Frank graduated from Constantine High School in 1948. Frank was married to Betty (Flack) Osborn for 22 years. He worked at CG Conn Musical …

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Ardena Wells, 86

Ardena Joyce Wells, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, 2014,at the New Friends Assisted Living, Kalamazoo, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Three Rivers, MI., on Feb. 3, 1928, the daughter of Bernard and Pauline Wetherbee Smith. On Jan. 20, 1950, Ardena married the love of her life, Mr. Lane Wells. Together …

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John Pollard Sr., 66

John Marshall Pollard Sr., 66, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at his home. He was born on July 20, 1947 in Portsmouth, Ohio the son of Clarence E. and Lida May (Hammond) Pollard. Mr. Pollard has been a long time resident of this area. He was employed at Centurion Trailer Factory for over 19 …

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John Currier, 84

John L. Currier, age 84, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Thursday morning February 27, 2014 at his home. He was born August 19, 1929 in Burr Oak Township, Michigan eldest son of the late Leo and Elizabeth (Nusbaum) Currier. John resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak, area his whole life. On August 31, 1947 he married Edna Miller …

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Hazel Merriman-Reynolds, 93

Hazel (Smith) Merriman-Reynolds, 93, of Schoolcraft, and formerly of Klinger Lake, passed away Feb. 25, 2014, with Shirley by her side. She had lived at Klinger Lake since 1943, later moving to Schoolcraft. She was a homemaker and had worked at Scovill and Harvey Paper in Sturgis. Ms. Reynolds was born Aug. 28, 1916, in Noble Township, Bronson, to Walter …

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Evelyn Ford, 91

Evelyn C. Ford, age 91, of Avilla, Ind., and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at Presence Sacred Heart Nursing Facility in Avilla, Ind. She was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Chicago, a daughter of the late George and Emma (Hajek) Koza. Evelyn moved to Sturgis in 1965, coming from South Bend, Ind. On Dec. 28, 1946, …

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