Ethel Guajardo
Jan 25, 2016
Ethel Marie Guajardo, age 84, died Monday Jan. 25, 2016 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation in Centreville following a long illness. She was born in Antwerp, Ohio on April 20, 1931 the daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Duby) Hughes. She grew up in Houghton Lake, and lived in Holly as a teenager. Ethel graduated from Adelphia Academy in 1949. She...
Alice Gamble
Jan 23, 2016
Alice Mary Gamble of Centreville died Jan. 23, 2016 at the age of 80. Alice was born in Marcellus on May 22, 1935 the daughter of Roy A. and Eleanora (Settle) Timm. She graduated from Marcellus High School in 1952 before attending Western Michigan University, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1968 and a Master's Degree in 1972. She...
Nilsa Alvarez
Jan 18, 2016
Nilsa Alvarez, age 50 of Three Rivers died Monday Jan. 18, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on May 22, 1965 the daughter of Raphael Alvarez and Maria Rosario. Nilsa was a homemaker and has been a resident of Three Rivers for five years, coming from Massachusetts. She attended the Faith...
Mildred Pierce-Garcia
Dec 14, 2015
Mildred Fay Pierce Garcia, age 68 of Three Rivers died Monday Dec. 14, 2015 at her home. She was born in Chicago on June 11, 1947 the daughter of John and Mildred (Epp) Garcia. Mildred graduated from Three Rivers High School and had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the old Three Rivers Hospital and at Fairview Nursing Home....
Bill Martin
Dec 9, 2015
Bill Martin, age 65 of Three Rivers died peacefully at his home on Wednesday Dec. 9, 2015 following his battle with cancer. He was born in Paducah, KY on Aug. 20, 1950 the son of the late Norman Herbert and Betty Jean (Lindsey) Martin. Bill graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. He worked in radio broadcasting for over...
Carl Miller
Dec 5, 2015
Carl F. Miller age 89 of Portage died Saturday Dec. 5, 2015 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Ardmore, South Dakota on Feb. 2, 1926 the son of Harry and Gertrude (Weber) Miller. He was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, and later attended the University of Illinois. Carl served in the U.S. Army from 1943-47. He...
Joan Bussing
Dec 3, 2015
Joan M. Bussing, age 74 of Three Rivers died Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers following a short illness. She was born in Fremont, MI on June 16, 1942 the daughter of Robert and Irene (Schneider) Rumsey. She has resided in Three Rivers since 1990, coming from Devils Lake, MI. Joan was a homemaker, and a...
Jaann Stasiak
Oct 18, 2015
JaAnn M. Stasiak, age 80 of Three Rivers died Sunday Oct. 18, 2015 at White Oaks Assisted Living Center in Lawton. She was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 8, 1935 the daughter of Marion and Arlene (Bernhardt) Longacre, and was a lifetime resident of the Three Rivers area. She graduated from Three Rivers High School and had attended the...
Alma Bell
Oct 17, 2015
Alma A. Bell, age 79 of Three Rivers died Saturday Oct. 17, 2015 at the Three Rivers Health. She was born in Grand Rapids on July 22, 1936 the daughter of Leonard and Merlie Mae (Ash) Haines. She was a Three Rivers resident many years, coming from Grand Rapids. She was employed as a surgical technician and teacher at Blodgett...
Nancy Roush
Sep 3, 2015
Nancy L. Roush, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was 83. Nancy was born Nov. 10, 1931 in Bad Axe, the daughter of Philip and Eva (Clothier) Prowse. She was the youngest of eight children. At the time of her parents' death - her mother in...
Joyce Schrader
Aug 26, 2015
Joyce Schrader, age 89, formerly of Mendon died Wednesday Aug. 26, 2015 at Thurston Woods in Sturgis. She was born near Leonidas on Sep. 11, 1925 the daughter of Walter W. and Josephine (Bucknell) Barnes and graduated from Colon High School in 1944. Joyce was married to Archie Hawver on Aug. 19, 1944 in Coldwater and they were later divorced....
Doug Stauffer
Aug 8, 2015
Douglas Wayne Stauffer, age 62 of Three Rivers went to be with the Lord on Saturday Aug. 8, 2015 while surrounded by his family. He was born on July 5, 1953 the son of the late Clarence and Frances (Schwartz) Stauffer, and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Doug graduated from Colon High School in 1972. He was...
Raymond Bingaman
Jul 30, 2015
Raymond Chester "Chet" Bingaman, Jr., age 81 of Three Rivers died Thursday July 30, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 15, 1934 to Raymond Chester and Eleanor (Bohm) Bingaman, Sr. in Lockport Township. He spent summers on his Grandpa Bohm's farm near the Langley Covered Bridge in Centreville and worked at a fruit farm on Michigan Avenue...
Rolly Lamphere
Jun 16, 2015
Rolly A. Lamphere, age 94 of Mendon died Tuesday June 16, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers following a brief illness. He was born in Chicago, IL on Dec. 11, 1920 the son of Roy and Marie (Englehardt) Lamphere and attended schools in Chicago. He was married to Ella Brabec in Chicago on Dec. 20, 1941, and they...
Irene Mcdowell
Jun 13, 2015
Irene "Susie" McDowell, age 82 of Vicksburg died Saturday June 13, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Jan. 6, 1933 the daughter of Robert and Effie(Shelton) Whaley. She was married to Albert McDowell on Nov. 17, 1951 in Tyronza, Arkansas and they have lived in Vicksburg since 1957. Susie provided cleaning...
Emma Markum
Jun 2, 2015
Emma Jane Markum, age 73 of Jones died Tuesday June 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Johnstown, PA on May 8, 1942 the daughter of the late Ray and Ruth (Weirick) Alwine. She graduated from high school in Pennsylvania, and later earned her Masters' Degree in Computer Science and Business...
E. Stienbarger
May 21, 2015
E. Maxine Stienbarger, age 83 of Mendon died peacefully at her home on Thursday May 21, 2015. She was born in LaGrange, IN on June 17, 1931 the oldest of five children born to Garlan R. and Reva (Haney) Gose. Maxine was a 1949 graduate of Mendon High School. She was married to Wayne L. Stienbarger on Jan. 8, 1950...
Peter Puglia
May 4, 2015
Peter Milan Puglia, age 75 of Three Rivers died Monday May 4, 2015 at the Three Rivers Health Emergency Room. He was born in Highland Park, MI on March 4, 1940 the son of Peter and Lorraine (Gowing) Puglia. Milan graduated from Bronson High School and attended business college in Battle Creek. He was a butcher by trade and had...
Robert Mcclain
Apr 24, 2015
Robert Montgomery McClain, age 92 of Three Rivers died Friday April 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Nottawa Township on Aug. 21, 1922 the son of Robert John and Martha (Rench) McClain and has been a lifetime resident of the Mendon area. He attended the Cupp Country School and worked on the...
Eddiess Hughes
Apr 10, 2015
Eddiess May Hughes, age 96 of Leonidas died Tuesday April 7, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a one week illness. She was born near Parma, Michigan on Sep. 24, 1918 the daughter of Scott Lee and Dellele May (Hawks) Thomas. She attended country school near Parma and was a 1936 graduate of Sturgis High School. She worked briefly at...
