Anniversaries

John and Roberta Ross celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24, 2006, by having an open house at the Coloma Seventh-day Adventist Church fellowship hall. They have been members of the Coloma (Mich.) Church for 18 years.

John Ross and Roberta Hakes were married Nov. 24, 1946, in Albion, Mich., by Pastor Lambert McClintoch. John has been a general contractor and retired from Hinsdale Hospital in 1986. Roberta has been an administrative secretary and retired from Hinsdale Hospital in 1988.

The Ross family includes Pat and Bill Lykins of Parma, Mich.; John and Beverly Ross of Wisconsin Rapids, Mich.; James and Ruby Ross of Colville, Wash.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Obituaries

BOYD, Shawn B., age 26; born Dec. 12, 1980, in Allegan, Mich.; died Jan. 15, 2007, in Van Buren Cty., Mich. He was a member of the Gobles Pinedale Church, Gobles, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Amy (Wright); father, John Boyd; and mother, Carol (Oxender) Boyd.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Craig Harris and Don Williams, and interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Van Buren Twp., Mich.

BROWN, Joyce Ann, age 64; born Dec. 17, 1942, in Madison, Wis.; died Feb. 1, 2007, in Beaumont, Calif. She was a member of the Madison East Church.

Memorial services were conducted by Richard Habenicht, and inurnment was in Roselawn Cemetery, Madison.

CARRON, Mary C. (Jansen), age 92; born May 19, 1914, in Norway, Mich.; died Oct. 26, 2006, in Powers, Mich. She was a member of the Escanaba (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Betty Southerland and Barbara Poupore.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Brandon Korter, and interment was in Norway (Mich.) Twp. Cemetery.

DAVIS, Arthur D., age 86; born Sept. 2, 1920, in Green Bay, Wis.; died Jan. 24, 2007, in Green Bay. He was a member of the Green Bay Church.

Survivors include his wife, Neva (Keiser); son, James S.; brother, John H.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Delmar Austin, and interment was in Fort Howard Memorial Park Cemetery, Green Bay.

DEAN, Myrle D., age 89; born June 10, 1917, in Milford, Mich.; died Dec. 13, 2006, in Grand Blanc, Mich. He was a member of the Holly (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Anna (Greavu); daughter, Peggy Hoffmeyer; and foster child, Rosemary Ward.

Funeral services were conducted by Elders Robert Benson, Earl Zager, and Paul Pellandini, and interment was in Oakhill Cemetery, Holly.

DENSKI, Stanley F., age 83; born Dec. 17, 1923, in Plymouth, Mich.; died Jan. 5, 2007, in Canton, Mich. He was a member of the Plymouth Church.

Survivors include his wife, Merrilyn (Woodman); sons, David Escalante, and David and Tom Denski; daughters, Stefania Dziewinski and Barbara Christner; brothers, Cass and Henry; sisters, Alice Bugby and Mary Franciscan; four grandchildren; and one step-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Elder Royce Snyman in Mich. and by Pastor Kevin Doe in Tenn., and interment was in Frazier Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ky.

DYE, Lester G., age 99; born May 5, 1907, in Crown Point, Ind.; died Aug. 30, 2006, in Crown Point. He was a member of the Northwest Church, Crown Point.

Survivors include his son, Roland; and daughters, Virginia Blake, Ruth Bruno, and Eloise Wineland.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Don Inglish and Alan Shepherd, and interment was in Salem Cemetery, Hebron, Ind.

EDGAR, Betty Jane (Snyder), age 80; born Nov. 26, 1925, in Ferndale, Mich.; died Oct. 11, 2006, in Troy, Mich. She was a member of the Troy Church.

Survivors include her husband, Phil; sons, Kevin and Keith; daughter, Karen Fishell; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Nathan Renner, and interment was in Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Mich.

FIVASH, Kathleen J. (Snively), age 79; born Mar. 10, 1927, in Mason, Mich.; died Jan. 23, 2007, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.

Survivors include her husband, Matthew J.; son, Matthew J. Jr.; daughter, Terri L. Calkins; brother, Keith Q. Snively; half-brother, Leo Snively; sister, Natalie J. Wolfer; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Skip MacCarty, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

FREEMAN, Wanda M. (Collins) Troyer, age 69; born Mar. 28, 1937, in Knox, Ind.; died Jan. 19, 2007, in Knox. She was a member of the Monterey (Ind.) Community Church.

Survivors include her sons, Dewey Jr. and Rick Troyer; brother, Larry Collins; and sisters, Rosalind Taulbee, Sadie Collins, and Patsy Romine.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Don Inglish, and interment was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox.

GUTH, Grant E., age 92; born Oct. 6, 1914, in Franksville, Wash.; died Jan. 24, 2007, in Walla Walla, Wash. He was a member of the Grand Ledge (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Helen I. (Stevens); sons, William L., Richard H., Ronald E., and Leonard D.; sister, Rose M. Oakley; nine grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor John Stafford, and interment was in Hope Cemetery, College Place, Wash.

KLINGER, Lois M. (Stone), age 81; born Nov. 25, 1925, in Wabash, Ind.; died Feb. 7, 2007, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. She was a member of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Church and a co-founder of the Markle (Ind.) Chapel Hill Church.

Survivors include her sons, Donald A., Dean E., and David R.; daughters, Carolyn E. Mattson and Joanne M. Klinger; brother, Donald Stone; sisters, Ruth Ellen Stone and Emma Lou Rice; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Don Inglish, and interment was in Hoverstock Cemetery, Zanesville, Ind.

MORROW, Mary P. (Menzies), age 88; born Mar. 25, 1918, in Rockford, Ill.; died Jan. 29, 2007, in Benton Harbor, Mich. She was a member of the Fairplain Church, Benton Harbor.

Survivors include her son, Bob; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Dan Rachor, and interment was in Coloma (Mich.) Cemetery.

MORSS, James L., age 95; born Mar. 17, 1911, in Abingdon, Ill.; died Jan. 16, 2007, in Dowagiac, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his son, Donald J.; daughter, Shirley J. Nielson; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Arne Swanson, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

MOSLEY Jr., James C., age 55; born Feb. 14, 1951, in Indianapolis, Ind.; died Jan. 28, 2007, in Atlanta, Ga. He was a member of the Glendale Church, Minneapolis, Minn.

Survivors include his wife, Bertha "Peggy" (Allen); son, James C. III; daughters, Sandria Mosley and Sherri L. Mosley; father, James C. Sr.; mother, Jimmy Lee (Fanroy); brothers, Anthony and Phillip; sisters, Valerie Green, Priscilla Mosley, Jacqueline Mosley, Jennifer Stone, Desiree Davis, La Tonya Mosley, and Chemeka Johnston; and one grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Elders Lloyd Johnson, Emmanuel Jackson, and Godwin Mitchel, and interment was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.

ROLLINS, Susan J. (Hammond), age 50; born Oct. 10, 1956, in Lansing, Mich.; died Dec. 5, 2006, in Lansing. She was a member of the University Church, East Lansing.

Survivors include her husband, John; father, Bob Hammond; brother, Scott Hammond; sister, Sandra Anderson; and three grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Malcolm Magee, with private inurnment.

WHITING, Doris W. (Knight), age 92; born Oct. 16, 1914, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; died Feb. 5, 2007, in Port Huron, Mich. She was a member of the Port Huron Church.

Survivors include her sons, Gary G., John W., and William D.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by her son Gary and family, and interment was in Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron.