Obituaries

David Ronald Ulrath

May 22, 2015

David Ronald Ulrath, born Sept. 24, 1970, passed away on May 22, 2015, at the age of 44.

He leaves behind his wife, Anna R. Ulrath, and his mother, Mary Ulrath, both of Bangor; one brother, Don Schock of California and two sisters: Brenda Rodriguez of Hartford and Teri Mumuagh of Florida.

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Barry L. Baser

May 18, 2015

Barry L. Baser, 71, of Covert passed away Monday, May 18, 2015, at his farm. Per his wishes cremation has taken place; there will be no service. Those wishing to leave memorial condolences may do so at http://www.calvin-leonardfh.com.

Barry was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Benton Harbor to Nellie (Wilson) and Norton Baser of Benton...

Phillip Lynn Mann

May 10, 2015

Phillip Lynn Mann of Coloma died at home Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the age of 63. Phillip was born to Jewell and Bernice Mann on Nov. 21, 1951, in Hardy, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bill Mann. He is survived by his beloved partner, Claudia Hall; two daughters, Sabrina Sanders and...

Tori Linn Peterson

May 4, 2015

Tori Linn Peterson was born June 7, 1983, in St. Joseph. She passed away at the age of 31 on Monday May 4, 2015, at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods in Byron Township.

Tori grew up in Hartford and attended Hartford schools.

As to Tori's wishes, cremation has taken place. The family...

Denise Carol Cox

May 3, 2015

Denise Carol Cox, 57, of Benton Harbor passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1958, in St. Joseph, the daughter of John Sr. and Magdaline (Nicpon) Gagliardo, both of whom preceded her in passing.

Denise owned and operated The Cradle Lounge in Watervliet. She was a loving and...

Mae Bell Moody

Apr 23, 2015

Mae Bell Moody was born May 8, 1944 in Tennessee. She passed away suddenly at the age of 70, on April 23, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was the youngest of ten children born to Thomas and Laura (Hill) Cummings, both of whom precede her in passing. Mae was also preceded by seven siblings.

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Zora Louise Florek

Apr 23, 2015

Zora Louise Florek, 83 of Hartford Township, passed away Thursday, Apr. 23, 2015 at Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation Community, South Haven.

Zora was born Nov. 13, 1931 in Paw Paw, the daughter of Earl and Ruth (Johnson) Peterson.

Zora was a 1950 graduate of Lawton High School. She went on to...

Dean Arthur Brown

Apr 11, 2015

Dean A. Brown went to be with Jesus on April 11, 2015, after a two-month battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Lawton, where he lived much of his life before moving to Hartford. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1973 and Tennessee Temple University in 1979.

Dean surrendered his life...

Loretta Maude Wyckoff

Apr 3, 2015

Loretta Maude Wyckoff, 92, of Hartford passed from this life on earth to eternity in Heaven on Friday, April 3, 2015, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.

Loretta was born March 3, 1923, in Chicago, the daughter of Abraham and Minnie (Venema) DeKoker, both of whom preceded her in passing. Also preceding her was her...

Ross Vern Robert Moore

Mar 25, 2015

Ross Vern Robert Moore, 65 of Saint Joseph, formerly of Hartford, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home in the Whitcomb Senior Living Community.

Ross was born May 4, 1949 in Coloma, the son of Dave and Roena (Shafer) Moore, both of whom preceded him in passing. Ross was also preceded...

Debra Jo Cheatham-Wooten

Mar 18, 2015

Debra Jo Cheatham-Wooten, 58, of Hartford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Debra was born Aug. 7, 1956, in Benton Harbor, the daughter of Billy and Nancy (Garner) Cheatham, both of whom preceded her in passing. She read the Bible religiously, and liked taking long walks, bike...

Jerry Lee Edwards

Mar 10, 2015

Jerry Lee Edwards, 69, of Lawrence, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home.

The family will welcome friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Calvin Funeral Home in Hartford. A celebration of life service to honor Jerry's memory will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the funeral...

Alice N. Skidmore

Mar 10, 2015

Alice N. Skidmore, 73, of Bainbridge Township, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her home.

Alice was born July 13, 1941, in Russellville, Ala., the daughter of Lowe and Rosey (Lewey) Kuykendall, both of whom precede her in passing. She was also preceded by a brother, Persie L. Kuykendall.

Alice...

Oralia Mireles

Mar 8, 2015

Oralia Mireles was born Sept. 5, 1941, in San Antonio, the daughter of Pedro and Isabel (De La Rosa) Cuellar. Oralia passed away peacefully at her home in Hartford on Sunday, March 8, 2015. In addition to her parents, Oralia was preceded in death by her husband, Geronimo Mireles Jr., a daughter, Yolanda Mireles; and a grandson, Geronimo Contreras....

Cindy Rosales

Feb 24, 2015

Cindy Rosales, 40 of Bangor, was taken up from her family here on Earth unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015.

Cindy was born to Esperanza G. Rosales on Aug. 22, 1974, one of eight beloved children. She graduated from Hartford High School in 1993, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. While in...

Robert E. Boley

Feb 14, 2015

Robert E. Boley, 76, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at his home in Bangor.

In his early years, Bob graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1956. After graduating, he was married and started a family. In 1973, he began farming, which he loved. He enjoyed watching baseball and NASCAR. He was also an avid...

Ralph George Ruder, Sr.

Feb 14, 2015

Ralph George Ruder Sr., 90, previously of Lawrence, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 11, 2015. He was born and raised in Chicago. While serving in the U.S. Army Air Force, he married Virginia Buchholz. Ralph and Virginia spent their early years in Chicago and Roselle, Ill. In 1956 they moved to their...

Sandra Gay Wilcoxson

Feb 10, 2015

Sandra Gay Smith Wilcoxson passed away Feb. 10, 2015, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. She is survived by her daughter, Crystal Smith-Mwewe, and son-in-law, Muasa Mwewe; grandchildren: Ronda and Ryanne Wagner, Karon and Kaleb Smith-Mwewe of Benton Harbor; her mother, Betty Joe Smith of Coloma; sisters: Joann Gingrich, Shirley Buckley and Nancy Bailey, all of Coloma, and...

Maria Eugenia Samano

Feb 9, 2015

Maria Eugenia Samano, 38, of Benton Harbor passed away suddenly Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.

Maria was born Sept. 16, 1976, in Huetamo, Michoacán, Mexico, the daughter of Mariano and Marina (Torres) Miranda.

Maria is survived by her husband, Martin Samano-Padilla; two sons, Victor Rodriguez...

Debra Marie Smith

Feb 6, 2015

Debra Marie Smith, 52, of Coloma passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after being taken off life support.

Debra was born Dec. 8, 1962, in Watervliet to John and Betty (Vaughn) Smith. She grew up in Coloma, went by "Crunch" and loved going to the "fun factory" in her...