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...
Joanne Sisson
Nov 29, 2017
Joanne Morton Sisson, age 92 of Kalamazoo, MI passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Joanne was born on Nov. 15, 1925 in Kalamazoo the daughter of the late Owen P. and Wilma (Bosker) Morton. She spent her childhood, high school, and college years in Kalamazoo. She attended Western Michigan University where she studied History of...
Marco Hunt
Nov 24, 2017
Marco Alen Hunt, age 49 of Three Rivers went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Marco was born on Sep. 30, 1968 the son of LaDoris Hunt and Willie McCloud. Marco attended Three Rivers Public Schools from K-12 after taking other classes in Biology and Chemistry with the Class of 1987....
Virginia Farley
Nov 15, 2017
Virginia R. "Ginny" Farley, age 72 of Three Rivers died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at her home. She was born in Champagne, IL on Aug. 26, 1945 the daughter of Kenneth and Mary (Brockbank) Kandler, and attended school in LaGrange, IL and the family moved to Three Rivers in 1963. She was married to Billy Joe Farley on May 20,...
Roberta Myers
Oct 14, 2017
Roberta Myers, age 100 of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born Veda Roberta Thorn on March 23, 1917 in Constantine the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Hassenger) Thorn. She was married to William Wade Myers on Dec. 10, 1938 in LaGrange, Indiana. He died in 1995. Roberta graduated from...
Marcie Arnold
Sep 14, 2017
Marcie Marie Arnold, age 55 of rural Cassopolis died Thursday Sep. 14, 2017 at her home. She was born in Adrian, MI on Feb. 14, 1962 the daughter of George and Florence (Williams) Turney. She attended Dickinson and LaSalle Schools in South Bend. Marcie was married to Lorance D. Arnold on Aug. 30, 1986 in South Bend. They both worked...
Kelly Olson
Aug 25, 2017
Kelly Eugene Olson, age 58, of Schoolcraft, died peacefully at his home on Friday Aug. 25, 2017. He was born in Longmont, Colorado on Nov. 4, 1958 the son of Edward E. and Anna Marie (Brady) Olson. He graduated from Rush City, Minnesota High School in 1977 and soon after moved to Michigan. He has resided in Schoolcraft for the...
James Griffin
Aug 15, 2017
James Edward Griffin, age 81 of Three Rivers died Tuesday Aug. 15, 2017 at his home. He was born in Constantine on March 18, 1936 the son of James Francis and Virginia Irene (Carpenter) Griffin. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1955. He was married to Delores Mino in Three Rivers in 1957; they were...
Robert Labrash
Aug 5, 2017
Robert Lawrence "Bob" LaBrash, age 79 of Three Rivers died Saturday Aug. 5, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center. He was born in Adrian, MI on Sep. 28, 1937 the son of Edlore and Lillian (Petsch) LaBrash. Bob was a former Mason and Demolay Dad Leader, and was a former Scout Leader. He retired to Three Rivers after managing Firestone and...
Marco Chapman
Jul 19, 2017
Marco David Chapman, age 16 of Three Rivers died Wednesday July 19, 2017 while swimming with friends along the St. Joseph River. He was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 27, 2001 the son of Marco David Patton and Leesa O. Chapman, and was a lifetime resident of the Michiana area. Marco had just completed the 10th grade at Lakeland...
Rosemarie Richardson
Jul 5, 2017
Rosemarie Richardson, age 86 of rural Three Rivers died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Doctor's Hospital in Bremen, Indiana. She was born in Three Rivers on Sep. 14, 1930 the only child of Burr M. and Ruth (Papke) Drumm. Rosemarie graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1948. She was married to Edwin A. Richardson on Aug....
Mary Hines
Jun 10, 2017
Mary Lou Hines, age 86 of Three Rivers went to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 10, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 18, 1931 the daughter of Theodore and Ora Lee (Edwards) Shaw. She was united in marriage to Albert Hines, Jr. on June 10, 1950 in Chicago. While living in Chicago she was a...
Albert Mcdowell
May 22, 2017
Albert McDowell, age 92 of Vicksburg died Monday, May 22, 2017 at Midilodge of Portage. He was born in Monette, Arkansas on Feb. 19, 1925 the son of William Henry McDowell and Willie Viola (Brandon) McDowell. Albert was a farmer, and worked as a mechanic for Simmons Ford of Vicksburg for 25 years. Since his retirement, he especially enjoyed watching...
Doris Halverson
May 11, 2017
Doris M. Halverson, age 96 of Three Rivers died Thursday May 11, 2017 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Menasha, WI on July 7, 1920 the daughter of Douglas and Dorothy (Becker) Stowe. The family moved to Three Rivers when she was three years old. Doris graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. While...
Rosalind Keckler
May 2, 2017
Rosalind Carol Keckler, age 75 of Three Rivers died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on July 22, 1941 the daughter of Roland and Ethel M. (Carter) Stroup and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Tootie is survived by 5 children, Edwin (Tracy Blodgett) Keckler, Pam (John) Arnold, Sherry Keckler, Larry (Pat)...
Barbara Oberlander
Apr 12, 2017
Barbara Ann Oberlander, age 76 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Three Rivers Health.She was born in Nottawa, MI on Oct. 7, 1940 the daughter of Everett F. and Evelyn J. (Friend) Williams and had seven brothers and two sisters. She was married to Rex M. Oberlander on Nov. 3, 1956 in Three Rivers. Rex died in...
