Jean Daugherty
Sep 1, 2012
Jean Benson Daugherty entered into the "Kingdom of God" Saturday morning, Sept 1st, surrounded by her three loving daughters. She was the daughter of Lester and Frieda (Smith) Heape and was born on June 29, 1929 in Tamaroa, Illinois. On December 21, 1946 Jean married Clyde Benson and they raised three daughters. She was employed at Continental Can, Glen Oaks...
Patrick Benner
Aug 23, 2012
Patrick J. Benner, age 67 of Constantine, MI died Thursday Aug. 23, 2012 surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Logansport, IN on Oct. 23, 1944 the son of John M. and Katherine (Hartwick) Benner. Patrick graduated from Delphi High School in 1962 and attended St. Joseph College in Renssaler, IN. While living in Constantine, Patrick was...
Howard Bell
Jul 27, 2012
Howard A. "Dick" Bell, age 76 of Three Rivers died Friday July 27, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. He was born on May 12, 1936 in Constantine the son of Howard A. and Dorothy (Manbeck) Bell, Sr. He has been a Three Rivers resident all of his life. Dick served in the U.S. Army and was a...
Donald Fitch
Jul 12, 2012
Donald C. Fitch, age 84 of Three Rivers died Thursday July 12, 2012 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Three Rivers on April 1, 1928 the son of Raymond and Ether Marie (Spooner) Fitch and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. Donald was a long...
Norman Brown
Jul 8, 2012
Norman Brown, age 61 of Constantine died Sunday July 8, 2012 at Borgess Medical in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was born on Sep. 8, 1950 in Ypsilanti, MI the son of Norman and Ardith (Wilson) Brown. He has been a resident of Constantine since 1989 coming from Three Rivers. His early adult life was spent in Jackson, MI...
Noble Pittman
Jun 7, 2012
Noble B. Pttman, age 89 of Marcellus, MI, died Thursday June 7, 2012 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. He was born in Etna Green, IN on Nov. 2, 1922 the son of Roscoe and Hazel (Mellott) Pittman. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in Europe during WW II. He has been a Marcellus resident since...
Lynda Rodgers
Jun 3, 2012
Lynda Lee Rodgers, age 65 of Three Rivers, died Sunday June 3, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 8, 1946 the daughter of John Irwin and Mary Imo (Willis) Cunkle. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1965. Lynda was married to Randy...
Karen Buscher
May 10, 2012
Karen Eggleston Buscher, age 50 of Three Rivers died Thursday May 10, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 1, 1962 the daughter of David and Janet (Rhodes) Eggleston and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. After graduation from Three Rivers High School, Karen worked at Coachman Industries in Middlebury for...
Dorothy Jackson
May 6, 2012
Dorothy V. Jackson, age 92 of Three Rivers, went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2012 at her home with her loving family by her side. Dorothy was born on the family farm on Buckhorn Road on Dec. 31, 1919 the daughter of Orville and Myrtle (Gentzler) King. She attended a one-room school on Heimbach Road through the...
Eva Cook
May 3, 2012
Eva E. Cook, age 84 of Three Rivers, died Thursday May 3, 2012 at Bowman House in Three Rivers. She was born near Fulton in Kalamazoo County, Michigan on March 17, 1928 the daughter of Charles and Frances (Roe) Dodgson. She had lived in Three Rivers her entire adult life and was employed at Owens Illinois in Constantine for 21...
Delbert Wolfinger
Apr 16, 2012
Delbert J. Wolfinger, age 64 of Three Rivers, died Monday April 16, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Goshen, IN on July 2, 1947 the son of Roy and Mabel (Linn) Wolfinger. Delbert was a long time resident of Constantine where he was employed by the Michigan Milk Producers Association for over 33 years, and...
Ila Pierson
Apr 6, 2012
Ila Mae Pierson, age 80 of Marcellus, died Friday April 6, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born on Oct. 9, 1931 the daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Wortinger) Westphal and was a lifetime resident of the Marcellus area. Ila was married to Jack Richard Pierson in Centreville on April 15, 1950. Jack died on...
Marion Burlingame
Mar 22, 2012
Marion Bernice Burlingame, age 95 of Three Rivers, died Thursday March 22, 2012 at her home. She was born in Minneapolis, MN on Aug. 26, 1916 the daughter of Harry Douglas and Willa Mae (Wylie) Bostwick. Marion was a homemaker who also worked as a receptionist at Dr. Dana's office in Kalamazoo. She was a Day Care Center volunteer and...
Mildred Fetch
Mar 19, 2012
Mildred Rose Fetch, age 92 of Three Rivers, died Monday March 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was born on Dec. 25, 1919 in Penn, Michigan to the late John H. and Myrn E. (Thomas) Dussell. She was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers, except for the past 4 years while she lived with her daughter....
Joseph Tobon
Mar 18, 2012
Joseph Albert Tobon, age 68 of Three Rivers completed his life's work on Sunday March 18, 2012. He was born in Cartago, Columbia on April 17, 1943 the son of Patricio and Beatriz (Marulanda) Tobon and attended high school and college in Columbia. It was there that he met his future wife, Nancy Young. They were married on Feb. 1,...
John Abel
Mar 15, 2012
John M. Abel. Age 60 of Three Rivers, died suddenly of natural causes at his home on Thursday March 15, 2012. He was born in Three Rivers on February 3, 1952 the son of Harold C. and Leita I. (Decker) Abel, Sr., and was a life-long resident of Three Rivers. John was a graduate of Three Rivers High School with...
Floyd Hagenbuch
Mar 9, 2012
Floyd Hagenbuch, Jr., age 82 of rural Three Rivers, died Friday March 9, 2012 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 2, 1929 the son of Floyd and Violet (Bingaman) Hagenbuch and was a lifetime resident of the Three Rivers area. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1947....
Courtney Christiansen
Mar 2, 2012
Courtney V. Christiansen, age 96 of Three Rivers, died Friday March 2, 2012 at his home. He was born in Rapid River, MI on May 3, 1915 the son of Rudolph and Frances (Johnson) Christiansen, and was a graduate of Rapid River High School. He operated a welding and machine shop in Escanaba before his marriage to Violet E. Hegman...
Ralph Hemenway
Feb 3, 2012
Ralph Dean Hemenway, age 74 of Three Rivers died Friday Feb. 3, 2012 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 19, 1937 the son of Ralph H. and Mary I. (Weatherwax) Hemenway. Ralph graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1956. He was first married to Donna Happel, and was later divorced....
Michael Tout
Jan 21, 2012
Michael Wayne Tout, age 49 of Three Rivers died Saturday Jan. 21, 2012 at his home following a short battle with cancer. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 1, 1963 the son of Leroy W. and Dorothy A. (Farley) Tout. He attended Shelbyville, IL public Schools from 1974-79 and later graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1981...
