Obituaries

Gregory Edward Lusk, age 68, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the home he proudly and lovingly built with friends and family on Profile Lake surrounded by family. He was born May 8, 1954, in West Virginia, the eldest child of Garland and Vacie (Walker) Lusk and the family later relocated to Constantine, where he …

Susan Grace Martin, age 77, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Edgewood Health & Rehabilitation. She was born June 14, 1945 in London, England, the daughter of Robert and Grace (Chilcott) Phillips. She lived there until 1981, at which time she moved to Alberta, Canada with her first husband John Alex Gordon McLeod. She …

Robert Dayton Jones, age 85, died in Three Rivers on Monday, December 5, 2022. No services are planned. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Connie Rose Outman, age 63, of Leonidas, died suddenly on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 at her home.  She was born in Sturgis on March 20, 1959 the daughter of the late Lyle P. and Rosemary E. (Barnabee) Outman.  She was a member of the Colon High School class of 1977, resided briefly in Steamboat Springs, Colorado before returning to Leonidas.  …

Gary Lee Batten, age 67, of Mendon, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne following a brief illness.  He was born in Vicksburg on August 19, 1955 the son of Robert and Norma (Roop).  Gary was a high school graduate of Vicksburg High School, the class of 1973.  He would be married to Lori Cook on October …

Ivan Dwight Wright “Ike”, age 70, of White Pigeon, passed away at his home on Friday, December 2, 2022. He was born on February 8, 1952 in Three Rivers to John J. & A. Ione (Garwood) Wright. He grew up in Union, and graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1970 where he met the love of his life, Jacqueline …

Carol Lorraine Pursel, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022 at her home. She was born November 16, 1949 in Sturgis, only daughter of the late Chris C. and Rebecca S. (Schwartz) Wickey. Carol resided in Sturgis since 1969 coming from Colon where she was a graduate of Colon High School with the class of …

Braxton Lee Talbott, age 3 months and 25 days, passed away on November 24, 2022 at Beacon Health-Three Rivers. Braxton was born July 30, 2022 in Kalamazoo, the son of Casey and Jessica (Farnham) Talbott of Three Rivers. Braxton was a little warrior from the day he was born. fought strong during his time in the NICU all the way …

Barbara G. Wilder, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully late Sunday evening, December 4, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 6, 1941 in Midland County daughter of the late Earl and Maude (Anthony) Seeley. Barb resided in Sturgis since 1959 coming from Sheperd, Michigan. In 1962, she married Hurshel Wilder and together they …

Ted R. Smith, age 67, of Constantine, died on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 26, 1955 in North Judson, Indiana, a son of Edward and Dallas (Stacey) Smith. Ted attended North Judson High School and served in the US Army. On January 30, 2009 he married Rebecca Bittner in Centreville. …