Tracey Hull
Oct 11, 2018
Tracey Alan Hull, Jr., age 44 of Three Rivers died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 10, 1973 the son of Tracey A. and Myrna (Owen) Hull and was a lifetime resident of the area. He attended Three Rivers and White Pigeon schools. He was a self-employed handyman...
Everett Johnson
Sep 13, 2018
Everett C. "Buddy" Johnson, age 54 of Three Rivers died Thursday, Sep. 13, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Newberry, Michigan on Dec. 5, 1963 the son of Everett and Rebecca (Smith) Johnson. Buddy attended Marcellus schools, worked on area farms, and was a carpenter at US Cargo and Merhow Trailers. He enjoyed fishing and...
Violet Varichak
Sep 11, 2018
Violet Varichak, age 84, passed away at Thurston Wood Village in Sturgis, MI on September 11, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born June 4, 1933 in Chicago, IL, a daughter to George and Mary (Korach) Ratkovich. Violet married George Varichak on September 6, 1953, at Saint Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Chicago, IL. Violet was survived by...
Richard Brown
Sep 1, 2018
Richard E. Brown, age 84 of Centreville died Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018 at his son's home in Sturgis. He was born near Centreville on May 19, 1934 the son of Seth and Della (Bronstetter) Brown and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Richard graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1952. He was married to Betty...
Pam Fox
Aug 20, 2018
Pamelia Dian "Pam" Fox, age 70 of Three Rivers, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on Aug. 28, 1947 the daughter of Harvey and Wilma (Burcham) Leister. She was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County and attended Constantine Public Schools. Pam was married to Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Fox on Oct....
Pauline Nash
Aug 10, 2018
Pauline Lucinda Nash (nee Modert) of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. Pauline was born January 17, 1923 in Branch County, Michigan and was united in marriage to Otto Nash on August 30, 1946. Pauline worked at Miller's Soda Fountain and JJ Newberry's in downtown Three Rivers. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and...
Shea Cline
Jul 16, 2018
Shea Michael Cline, age 28 of Three Rivers died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 3, 1989 the son of John E. and Kimberly (McWatters) Cline III and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Shea was a handyman, and had worked for Keller Roofing, JMC Construction, Viking...
Janet Eggleston
Jul 14, 2018
Janet B. Eggleston, age 81 of Three Rivers died peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 5, 1936 the daughter of Bernard and Irene (Coler) Rhodes. Janet was married to David Jay Eggleston on Aug. 22, 1953 in Angola, Indiana. They resided in Texas for ten years where she worked...
Dorothy Pierce
May 28, 2018
Dorothy K. Pierce, age 76 of Three Rivers, died Monday, May 28, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. She was born on April 9, 1942 in Centreville, Michigan the daughter of Seth and Della (Bronstetter) Brown, and was a resident of the Three Rivers area for most of her life. She was a homemaker, member of the American...
Joe Belshaw
May 20, 2018
Joe Belshaw, age 83 of Three Rivers died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 22, 1934 the son of Marshall Elliot Belshaw and Stella Arlene (Newkirk) Belshaw. He attended schools in Indiana and served in the U.S. Air Force. Joe has been a southwest Michigan car...
Thomas Mathews
May 17, 2018
Dr. Thomas E. Mathews, age 87 of Three Rivers died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Johannesburg, MI on Sep. 24, 1930 the son of the late James W. and Lena L. (McCoy) Mathews. He worked on his father's farm while growing up and graduated from Johannesburg High School in 1947...
Charles Crossgrove
Apr 21, 2018
Charles O. "Chuck" Crossgrove, age 88 of Constantine, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 11, 1930 the son of John B. and Emily Jane (Hooker) Crossgrove and was a lifetime resident of the area. After serving in the US Army, Chuck was employed at the Three Rivers and Constantine...
Carl Timm
Apr 4, 2018
Carl L. Timm, age 89, passed away peacefully in his home on April 4, 2018. He was born on September 7, 1928 to carl and Jennie (Lempke) Timm at 721 South Hooker in Three Rivers. In high school, "Timmber Timm" set the school basketball scoring record in 1947. In track and field, he was regional champion in high jump in...
Maxton Harrington
Mar 27, 2018
Our sweet Maxton O. Harrington passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 27, 2018. Although we will never understand why he was taken from us too soon, we are so thankful for the precious 8 months that we had with him. He was the best baby - Always smiling. He never knew anything but love and happiness! So, it...
Paul Keeler
Mar 22, 2018
Paul Lester Keeler, age 63 of Three Rivers died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on Sep. 27, 1954 the son of Fernando F. and Rosetta E. (Goldey) Keeler. He attended Battle Creek schools and served in the U.S. Marine corps from October of 1971 to December of...
Billy Farley
Mar 22, 2018
Billy Joe Farley, age 76, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Belzoni, MS on Dec. 3, 1941 the son of Chester W. and Ethel L. (Stokes) Farley. Billy attended Three Rivers schools and graduated from Marcellus High School. He was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He began working...
L. Baldwin
Mar 15, 2018
L. Allan Baldwin, age 88, of Three Rivers died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1929 the son of Glenn G. and Alma D. (Richmond) Baldwin and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Allan graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947 and then joined...
John Wagner
Feb 20, 2018
John Henry Wagner, Jr., age 101, died February 20, 2018 at Bowman House in Three Rivers. He was born in Goshen, Indiana on November 3, 1916 the son of John H. and Grace (Miller) Wagner. The family moved to Three Rivers in 1917. John became an Eagle Scout, and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1934. He joined the...
Rachel Celmer
Jan 1, 2018
Rachel Dorothy Murray Celmer, age 100, of White Pigeon died Monday, January 1, 2018 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She was born on July 22, 1917 the daughter of Willard Edmund and Ocie Davis Murray on her grandmother Davis' farm in Van Buren Township in LaGrange County, Indiana. She graduated from Scott High School in 1934. She was married to Henry...
Leola Johnson
Dec 18, 2017
Leola Marjorie Johnson, age 99, formerly of Three Rivers died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born in Rockford, Michigan on Aug. 31, 1918 the daughter of Adam and Ada (Zimmerman) Hammer. Leola was married to James Paul Johnson in Rockford on Aug. 7, 1941. Leola received her Master's Degree in Education from...
