Harry Young
Aug 3, 2009
Harry Junior Young, age 76 of rural Three Rivers, died Monday August 3, 2009 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on Jan. 5, 1933 the son of Harry and Jessie Young. He graduated from Centreville High School and later served in the U.S. Army. Harry was married to Marjorie Irene Bates on Feb. 25, 1956 in...
Richard Milhollin
Jul 14, 2009
Richard L. Milhollin, age 53 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on May 15, 1956 the son of Norman and Donna (Wells) Milhollin. He graduated from Three Rivers High School. Richard served in the Marines during the Vietnam Era. He married Kathy Emmerling in Centreville August 24, 1982. He...
John Pionke
Jun 4, 2009
John Paul Pionke, Jr. age 79 of Jones, died Thursday June 4, 2009 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Kalamazoo on May 20, 1930 the son of John P. and Leah (Mickey) Pionke. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and later served in the U.S. Navy. John had worked for Peters Construction and Woodhams...
Leroy Tout
May 24, 2009
Leroy Wayne "Bud" Tout, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo where he had been a patient for 6 days. He was born in Centerville, IN on Jan. 26, 1931 the son of Olin and Lola (Baker) Tout. Following graduation from Centerville High School he served in the U.S. Air Force...
James Tase
May 10, 2009
James L. Tase, 61 of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Heartland Health Care following a short illness. He was born November 16, 1947 in Three Rivers, MI to Lester L. and Frances J. (Stuebgen) Tase. He attended school in Mendon. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) West on May 24, 1980 in Centreville, MI. James worked in construction,...
Jane Stocking
May 1, 2009
Jane Louise Stocking, age 74 of Centreville and formerly of Three Rivers, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Three Rivers on June 18, 1934 the daughter of George and Winifred (Keigley) Stocking, and was a graduate of Three Rivers High School. She resided with her mother on Maple Street in Three Rivers until...
Lucy Nail
Apr 25, 2009
Lucy J. (Bernadine) Nail age 89 of Three Rivers, died Saturday April 25, 2009 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers, where she has lived for the past 6 years. She was born June 23, 1919 in Hudson, IL to the late Samuel and Mary E. (Snavely) Abrams. She married Elmon Z. Nail in Bradenton Beach, FL. Lucy was named...
Pauline Ash
Apr 22, 2009
Pauline C. Ash, age 101 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers where she has resided the past 6 years. She was born in Allegan, MI on March 22, 1908 the daughter of Emory and Bertha (Balch) Covault. She was married to Harvey Ash on Oct. 8, 1924 in Allegan. They...
Gene Pumfrey
Apr 11, 2009
Gene Curtis Pumfrey, age 63 of Three Rivers, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on January 26, 1946 the son of George and Betty (DeRou) Pumfrey and attended Kalamazoo schools. Gene served in the U.S. Army in both Viet Nam and Germany. He was married to Bobbie Grubenhoff...
Lee Salisbury
Apr 7, 2009
Lee Adrian Salisbury, age 79 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Mishawaka, IN on April 19, 1929 the 3rd of 12 children born to Lewis and Alice (Colley) Salisbury. Lee was a carpenter by trade. He worked numerous jobs around the country as part of the Carpenter's Union....
Vera Pollitt
Apr 6, 2009
Vera Mae Pollitt, age 84, of Three Rivers, died Monday, April 6, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a brief illness. She was born in Flowerfield Township on July 18, 1924 the daughter of George and Esther (Horn) Bradford and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She worked at Miller's Ice Cream Shop before graduating from Three...
Paulyne Wagner
Mar 29, 2009
Paulyne Grant Wagner, age 93 of Three Rivers, died early Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Bowman House in Three Rivers where she had resided the past month. She was born in Shipshewana, IN on Jan. 19, 1916 the daughter of George and Marie (Swinehart) Grant, and has been a resident of Three Rivers for the past 70 years. After graduating...
James Mactavish
Mar 25, 2009
James Alan MacTavish, age 36 of Three Rivers passed away Wednesday at his parents home. He was born February 28, 1973 in Three Rivers the child of James L. and Cora M. (Cook) MacTavish. James was an Eagle Scout and ran nature programs in scouting. He was a member of Order of Arrow Scouting, enjoyed fishing, golf, NASCAR (Tony Stewart...
Bonnie Rhodes
Mar 10, 2009
Bonnie Lee Rhodes, age 56 of Marcellus, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Kalamazoo County, MI on Aug. 19, 1952 the daughter of Leon F. and Elnora I. (Howard) Sylvester, and was a lifetime resident of this area. Bonnie attended Schoolcraft Schools and later became a licensed Manicurist, operating from her...
John Foghino
Mar 7, 2009
John Jay Foghino, age 72 of Three Rivers, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on March 5, 1937 the son of Charles and Florence (Howard) Foghino, and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School and was recently inducted into the Three High School...
Marie Rathbun
Mar 5, 2009
Marie E. Rathbun, age 94 of Kalamazoo, and formerly of Galesburg and Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Kalamazoo on Feb. 28, 1914 the daughter of Emmett and Florence (Egan) Hawley. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Victor W. Rathbun in 1971; 3 brothers, Raymond,...
Mary Thompson
Feb 4, 2009
Mary M. Thompson age 83 of Three Rivers died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Heartland Health Care. She was born in Huntington, IN on August 7, 1925 the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Mary E. (Snavely) Abrams. She married Johnie Thompson in Niles, MI on May 17, 1969. She was a member of the Church of Christ in...
James Armstrong
Jan 8, 2009
James Lee "Jim" Armstrong, age 70 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo on June 16, 1938 the son of the late Robert and Virginia (Asmus) Armstrong. He competed in gymnastics as a teenager, and continued to compete even after contracting polio at the age of 14. Jim...
Helen Cook
Jan 6, 2009
Helen O. Cook, age 91 of Marcellus, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers following a brief illness. She was born in Jackson, Michigan on Sep. 14, 1917 the daughter of Hallard and Edith (Rasor) Davis. Helen grew up in Three Rivers and graduated from Three Rivers High School. She was married to Louis W. Cook...
Wanda Hagenbuch
Jan 3, 2009
Wanda Mae Hagenbuch 79 of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 at her home. She was born in Chicago, IL on June 14, 1929 the daughter of Wilbert and Estella (Smith) Helgeson. Wanda lived most of her life in Three Rivers coming from Chicago and married Richard K. Hagenbuch on Sept. 3, 1949 he died January 5, 2000....
