Mark Hardesty
Nov 6, 2023
Mark Allen Hardesty, age 66 passed away November 6, 2023 at Optalis in Three Rivers, MI. He was born in Goshen, IN on October 1, 1957, a son to Hurbert Hardesty and Shirley Norton. Mark spent his early years in Goshen, IN before moving to Elizabeth City, NC. Later he lived in Elkhart, IN for 18 years before finally settling...
Martha O'Dell
Oct 31, 2023
Longtime Three Rivers resident, Martha Lynn ODell, died Halloween morning on Oct.31, 2023 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. She was 73. Born July 30, 1950 and raised in Three Rivers, MI, Martha was most recently a resident of Crestwood Manor, a Brookside Care home, in Kalamazoo. One of four children, Martha is preceded in death by her parents, Dr....
Lucy Tilbury
Oct 25, 2023
Lucy Jean Tilbury, age 85, passed away October 25, 2023 at her home in Three Rivers, Michigan. She was born September 10, 1938 in Maine. Lucy spent her early years in Akron, Ohio, before moving to West Michigan. She lived for 20 years in various West Michigan towns until settling in Three Rivers in 1991. She married her loving husband,...
David Williams
Oct 3, 2023
David Ronald Williams, age 69, passed away on October 3, 2023 at his home in Three Rivers, MI. He was born May 28, 1954, in Kalamazoo, MI, a son, to the late Ronald and Patricia (Samson) Williams. He lived his younger years in Portage, MI. He worked as a Tool and Die maker in the Portage area for many years....
James Abrams
Sep 28, 2023
James L. Abrams, age 96, passed away September 28, 2023, at Bishop Hills in Rockford, MI. He was born April 28, 1927, a son to Samuel & Mary (Snavely) Abrams in Huntington County, IN. James resided most of his life in Three Rivers, MI before moving to Rockford in 2009 to be closer to his daughter. He was a millwright...
James Jackson
Sep 26, 2023
James Jim Mark Jackson, age 67, of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly on September 26, 2023 at Three Rivers Health, in Three Rivers, MI. He was born July 26, 1956 in Belvidere, IL. His mother and father were Glen and Frances (Raphoon) Jackson. Jim married his wife of 39 years, Vicki Cunningham in Morris, IL on June 29, 1984. Jim and...
David Eggleston
Jul 22, 2023
David Jay Eggleston Sr., age 89, of Three Rivers, Michigan passed away at his home in Three Rivers on Saturday, July 22, 2023. He was born November 18, 1933 a son to Frank and Nellie (White) Eggleston in Marcellus, Michigan. David married Janet Rhodes on August 22, 1953 in Angola, Indiana. He resided in the Three Rivers area for the...
Shelby Slone
Jul 22, 2023
Shelby Slone, age 82, of Mendon, Michigan passed away July 22, 2023 at Medilodge in Portage, Michigan. He was born July 12, 1941 in Inez, Kentucky, a son to Ernest and Vivian (Stepp) Slone. Shelby married his wife, Judy in Goshen, Indiana on August 5, 1967. He has resided for the last 40+ years in Mendon moving from Three Rivers....
Brenda Burnau
Jul 15, 2023
Brenda J. Burnau, age 74, of Three Rivers, MI passed away July 15, 2023 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born March 28, 1941 in Battle Creek, Michigan, a daughter to John and Virgie Bernheisel. Brenda married her husband, Jerry Burnau in Battle Creek, MI on October 18, 1976. Brenda spent her early years in Battle Creek working...
Kenneth Letcher
Jun 19, 2023
Kenneth E. Letcher, age 82, of Three Rivers, MI passed away on June 19, 2023 at Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers. He was born March 28, 1941 in Bertrand, Michigan, a son of Paul and Thelma (Bliss) Letcher. Kenneth married the love of his life, Karen Coulter, on September 16, 1967 in Three Rivers. Karen and Kenneth spent their...
Margo Klein
May 8, 2023
Margo Klein, age 75 of Three Rivers, passed away on May 8, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born on April 30, 1948 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the daughter of Elmer and Reba (Martin) Ake. Margo graduated from Centreville High School and would later attend and graduate from Glen Oaks Community College from their nursing program....
Linda Owen
May 8, 2023
Linda Joy Owen, age 73 of Marcellus died Monday, May 8, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on April 18, 1950 the daughter of Jack R. and Ilah Mae (Westphal) Pierson. She attended Marcellus Schools and proudly earned her GED years later from Three Rivers High School. Linda was a homemaker who...
Thomas Cutler
May 1, 2023
Thomas Jay "Tom" Cutler, age 63 of rural Three Rivers died Monday, May 1, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 28, 1959 the son of Leal S. Cutler and Betty L. (Cooley) Cutler and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Tom graduated from Three Rivers High School, and worked as...
Kenneth Strychalski
Apr 13, 2023
Kenneth J. Strychalski, age 70 of rural Marcellus, died Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his Flowerfield Township home. He was born in South Bend, Indiana on June 15, 1952 the son of Thaddeus and Patricia (Shroda) Strychalski. He attended South Bend Schools, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Ken worked at a paper mill in Pennsylvania before...
Anna Detwiler
Feb 3, 2023
Anna Detwiler, age 83 of rural Three Rivers, died Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on August 24, 1939. She was married to Dwayne L. Detwiler on April 21, 1956 in California. Together they operated A & D's Bait Shop near Fishers Lake until Dwayne passing in 2013. She...
Beverly Kaufman
Oct 17, 2022
Beverly Jean Kaufman, age 92 of Three Rivers, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers on Nov. 24, 1929 the daughter of Bernard A. and Irene M. (Coler) Rhodes and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She was married to Manassas R. Kaufman on August 10, 1957 in...
Timothy Buchanan
Sep 14, 2022
Timothy Carl Buchanan, age 69 of Three Rivers, passed away at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo on September 14, 2022. He was born in Fort Wayne, IN on January 23, 1953 the son of Robert L. and Thelma (Cecil) Buchanan. After high school Timothy joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was a member of the Temple...
Donald Boyce
Aug 14, 2022
Donald Oliver Boyce, age 90 of Three Rivers, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. He was born in Coleman, Michigan on November 12, 1931 the son of Alfred and Gertrude (Ettinger) Boyce. The family moved to Mendon in 1946 where he was a Boy Scout. Donald was a member of the Mendon High School class of 1950...
Margaret Rice
Aug 6, 2022
Margaret C. Rice, 89, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, August 6, 2022 at her home with her children at her bedside. She was born in Sturgis, MI on December 10, 1932 the daughter of Peter and Catherine (Yesh) Cholometes. She lived across the road (US-12) from her parent's restaurant in White Pigeon, where she graduated high school and worked at...
Norman Nichols
Aug 4, 2022
Norman Ray Nichols, Sr., age 79 of Three Rivers, MI passed away at his home on August 4, 2022. Norman was born in Kalamazoo, MI on February 2, 1943 the son of Albert and Alberta (Briggs) Nichols. In 1967, Norman would marry Etta Bird in Arizona. Norman was an automotive mechanic and loved to fix and tinker on things that...
