Obituaries

Robert L. Brandebury, age 70, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born April 30, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, son of the late Warren and Hazel (Rhoades) Brandebury. Mr. Brandebury resided in Sturgis since 1964 coming from Grand Rapids. He was a truck driver by trade and …

Bobby Grant Bray, age 64, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1949, in Kentucky. Bobby resided in Sturgis for many years coming from Detroit. His early life was lived in Kentucky. He was a retired truck driver and had also worked as a taxi driver in Detroit. …

Joseph “Joe” J. Milnamow, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away after an illness on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in DeKalb, IL., on Jan. 28, 1935 the son of the late John J. and Therese (Ziegler) Milnamow. Joe graduated from the University of Illinois in 1957 and served …

Kathryn Roxina  Stryker, 97, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 1, 1916 in Quincy the daughter of the late Ferd and Bessie (Winchell) Smith. On April 18, 1936 Kathryn married the love of her life Mr. Harley F. Stryker who preceded her in …

Beverly Joyce Miller, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, Ind. She was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Orval D. and Marguerite (Large) Wheeler. Beverly was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1944. She was married …

Roy Albert Rider, age 68, of Romulus and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2013, at Oakwood Annapolis Hospital in Wayne. He was born Jan. 15, 1945, in Sturgis, a son of Bobby F. and Joan (Preston) Rider. Roy had resided in the Ann Arbor area for the past 30 years. His early life was …

Susan Wall Cook, age 72, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday morning, Nov. 15, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Sept. 23, 1941, in Owensboro, Ky., daughter of the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Heltsley) Wall. Susan resided in Sturgis since 1970 coming from Schoolcraft. She also lived in Niles and her early life was lived in …

Louise Alliece Lawson, age 80, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on October 19, 1933, the daughter of Harold and Edith (Clark) Preston. On October 21, 1950 she married Robert Lawson Sr. in Three Rivers, he preceded her in death June 27, 2001. Louise was a cook at Constantine …

Delbert Junior Cole, 83, of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare Center. Delbert was born in Fabius Township on Sept. 20, 1930 the son of Delbert L. and Ethel O. (Stephenson) Cole. Delbert served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict for two years before his honorable discharge. He was also a …

Mary Elizabeth Naylor, 90, departed this life on Nov. 11, 2013. She was born Nov. 4, 1923, to Louis and Louie Inez Schmidtendorff of Mottville. She was preceded in death by her sister, Naomi Ruth Schmidtendorff, brother Everitt U. Schmidtendorff, sister Treva Wheelock and her spouses, as well as her sister-in-law, Ona Berry, and brothers-in-law Ogle and Arden Naylor and …