Patsy Lillie
Mar 12, 2010
Patsy Jane Lillie, age 67 of Three Rivers, died Friday March 12, 2010 at Kairo's Dwelling in Kalamazoo following a brief illness. She was born in New Troy, MI on Aug. 14, 1942 the daughter of Kenneth and Opal (Case) Kempton. She graduated from Cassopolis High School and later from the Glen Oaks Community College School of Nursing. Patsy was...
Roscoe Longenecker
Mar 10, 2010
Roscoe R. "Ross" Longenecker, age 86 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday March 10, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 4, 1923 the son of Roscoe and Mamie (Boyer) Longenecker and wa a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Following graduation from three Rivers High School he served with the U. S....
George King
Mar 9, 2010
Rev. George Howard King, age 90 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday March 9, 2010 at Three Rivers Health. He was born on March 27, 1919 in Bessemer, AL the son of William Porter and Esther Rosanna (Zanders) King. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. He was employed by the Pontiac Motors Division of...
James Liggett
Feb 23, 2010
James Charles Liggett, age 74 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at his home. James was born in Kalamazoo, MI on March 23, 1935 the son of Horace and Doris (Stowell) Liggett. He graduated from Comstock High School in 1954, with 14 Letters, All State tackle, Captain of State Champion Football team in 1953, ran track and played...
Helen Tobin
Feb 17, 2010
Helen M. Tobin, age 87 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 at The Birches in Leonidas following a brief illness. She was born in Three Rivers on April 10, 1922 the daughter of Dr. Herman and Mary (Kirk) Tobin. She was a graduate of Three Rivers High School and later from the Borgess School of Nursing. She worked...
June Marks
Feb 10, 2010
June Annette (Rockwell-Avery) Marks, age 92 of Niles, passed away Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers, MI. She was born on June 29, 1917 at Corey (Harwood Lake) near Three Rivers to the late Clive B. and Edith (Rifenberg) Rockwell. June was married to Otis Avery of Jones, MI on Nov. 20, 1941; he died July...
Bruce French
Jan 24, 2010
Bruce Edwin French, 84 of Three Rivers, died January 24, 2010 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. He was born November 4, 1925 the son of Charles and Charlena (Taylor) French. Bruce served in the Army Air Corp. during WWII overseas. He was a member of the Baroda American Legion, he enjoyed golfing and gardening. Bruce is survived by...
Norma Brown
Jan 21, 2010
Norma Ann Brown, age 55 of Sturgis, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 24, 1954 the daughter of Richard and Betty (Lytle) Brown and was a lifetime resident of Saint Joseph County. Norma graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of 1973. For several years she...
Bruce Adams
Jan 12, 2010
Bruce Edward Adams, age 88 of Three Rivers, passed away January 12, 2010 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was born June 12, 1921 in Morris, Illinois, the son of Theodore and Freda (Winneke) Adams. Bruce graduated from Morris High School as valedictorian of his class. He attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. His gymnastic ability led him to...
Mary Hubbard
Jan 4, 2010
Mary Jane Hubbard, age 91 of Schererville, IN and formerly of Three Rivers, died Monday Jan. 4, 2010 at the Community Hospital in Munster, IN. She was born in Fremont, Ohio on April 12, 1918 the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Brown) Conway. Mary grew up in Wyandotte, MI where she graduated from St. Patrick Catholic High School...
Merideth Bainbridge
Dec 24, 2009
Merideth Ann Bainbridge, age 70 of Three Rivers, died Dec. 24, 2009 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on July 15, 1939 and was a lifetime resident of the Three Rivers area. She graduated from Marcellus High School and later attended K.V.C.C. Merideth had been employed as a cook at the Meijer Cafe & Deli in Three...
Harold Henline
Dec 5, 2009
Harold R. Henline, age 84 of Three Rivers, wnnt home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was He was born in Bellevue, MI on Dec. 12, 1924 the son of Ralph and May (Cooley) Henline. His parents preceded him in death along with a brother, Dick Henline....
Nila Anderson
Dec 3, 2009
Nila Mae Anderson, 82 of Three Rivers passed away at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo on Thursday, December 3, 2009 She was born to the late Frank and Gladys (Barnhart) Meyer on June 1, 1927 in Centreville, MI. Nila was one of twelve children and attended Three Rivers H. S. She lived in many different places including Elkhart, IN; Sweeny...
Robert Whitney
Nov 23, 2009
Robert R. Whitney, age 74 of Three Rivers, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home. He was born in Caruthersville, Missouri on December 12, 1934 the son of Roy H. and Leatha V. (Cullom) Whitney. Robert served in the U. S. Army from 1957 to 1963. He worked as a machine operator for Continental Can retiring in 1999. Robert...
Donna Dawson
Nov 23, 2009
Donna J. Dawson, age 83 of Bartlett, IL and formerly of Three Rivers, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 in Hoffman Estates, IL. She was born in Sturgis, MI on July 27, 1926 the daughter of Alvin and Francis (Longster) Dobberteen, and attended Sturgis Schools. She was married to Arthur D. "Red" Dawson on Aug. 27, 1943 in Sturgis. They resided...
Stephanie Dobrowolski
Nov 23, 2009
Stephanie Dobrowolski, age 88 of Three Rivers died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans where she had resided the past 4 years. She was born in Standish, MI on Sep. 25, 1921 the daughter of Michael and Frances (Dabros) Dobrowolski, and was a resident of Park Township since 1929. Stephanie graduated from Three Rivers High...
Elizabeth Kauffold
Nov 21, 2009
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Kauffold, age 44 of White Pigeon, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on May 7, 1965 the daughter of David and Hattie (DePlanche) Kauffold and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Beth attended the Pathfinder Center in Centreville, and had worked at ARCH Workshop...
Earl Cook
Nov 8, 2009
Earl Wayne Cook, age 77, formerly of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at Fairview Living Center where he had resided the past 2 years. He was born in Chicago, Il on Nov. 19, 1931 the son of Samuel and Harriet (Smith) Cook and attended schools in Chicago. Wayne served in the U.S. Army before moving to Saint Joseph...
Donnie Jackson
Oct 23, 2009
Donnie Ray Jackson, age 59 of Springfield, MI, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2009 at Bronson Hospital. He was born in Fulton Co., Arkansas on January 16, 1950 the son of Vester and Marion (Thompson) Jackson. He worked in construction for Upjohn. He enjoyed writing poems, reading, arts and crafts and nature. What Donnie loved most was "Charlie-dog" as...
Shirley Dodgson
Oct 18, 2009
Shirley Ann Dodgson, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers following a brief illness. She was born in Colon, MI on Aug. 15, 1931 the daughter of Shirley and Leona (Kline) Burnham and has been a lifetime resident of Saint Joseph County. Shirley was a 30-year employee of Continental...
