Polly "Frankie" Edington
Jun 25, 2024
Polly Ann Frankie Edington, age 88, passed away June 25, 2024 at her home in Three Rivers, Michigan. She was born in Kentucky and spent her teenage years in Kentucky before she move to Three Rivers. She worked at adult foster homes in Three Rivers. Polly married R.J. Edington on June 13, 1999. She was a member of Grace Apostolic...
Donald Rollins, Jr.
May 21, 2024
Donald Arthur Rollins, Jr., passed away May 21, 2024 at 91 years old at his home in California. He was born May 20, 1933 a son to Donald and Barbara (Hunt) Rollins, Sr. He graduated from Three Rivers High School and obtained his degree in Engineering at Michigan State University. He worked for Hughes Aircraft Company in California for 29...
Garrick Twiford
May 5, 2024
Garrick Paul Twiford Butch, 71, of Elkhart, IN, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 5, 2024 from a long battle with lung cancer and heart failure. He was born June 4th, 1952 to Clyde Twiford and Thelma Drumm (Huffman) in South Bend, IN. He is survived by four children, Jessica (Shawn) Smith of Danube, MN, Tina...
Nancy Bolinger
Apr 22, 2024
Nancy Lee Bolinger, age 81 of Three Rivers, Michigan, passed away on April 22, 2024 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, Indiana. She was born on May 8, 1942, in Plainwell, Michigan, a daughter to Richard and Ila Mae Cook. Nancy married Richard Bolinger in 1989 in South Bend, Indiana. She spent much of her life in Three Rivers, but...
Elizabeth "Betty" Watson
Apr 7, 2024
Elizabeth Betty Mary Watson, age 76, passed away on April 7, 2024 at Three Rivers Heath in Three Rivers, Michigan. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 19, 1948, a daughter of John and Virginia (Collopy) Finn. Betty married Ulysses Steve Watson in Three Rivers in August 1966. Betty worked as a hairdresser in various shops. Betty could be...
Virginia Ely
Feb 22, 2024
Virginia Ann Ely, age 88, passed away on February 22, 2024 at Optalis Health and Rehab in Three Rivers, MI. She was born February 6, 1936 at home on Butler Road in Centreville, MI, a daughter to Seth and Della (Bronstetter) Brown. Ann was a Centreville High School Graduate with the class of 1954. She married Howard Ely on July...
Ivy-Elizabeth Storm Smith
Feb 20, 2024
Ivy-Elizabeth Storm Smith was born sleeping, but still born, on February 20, 2024 at 4:14 AM at Three Rivers Hospital. She was born perfect, a beautiful girl with porcelain white skin, black hair and the most perfect red lips. Weighing in at 7 pounds and 04 ounces. With a length of 20 inches. She was born to Doren Smith and...
Michael Maurer
Feb 12, 2024
Michael Jay Maurer, age 68, of Three Rivers, MI, passed away on February 12, 2024 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born on May 24, 1955 and was adopted by Richard and Marjorie (Sills) Maurer. Mike resided in Three Rivers and the Kalamazoo areas his whole life. Mike was a skilled musician and guitar player. He played...
Ricky Vandyke
Feb 9, 2024
Ricky Robert VanDyke, age 65 passed away February 9 2024 at his home in Three Rivers, MI. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on April 7, 1958, a son to Robert and Beverly (Nash) VanDyke. He spent his younger years in Kalamazoo and Vicksburg, but had resided in Three Rivers, for the last 25 years. He worked his whole life...
Walton "Jim" Mccally
Jan 19, 2024
Walton James Jim McCally Born October 4, 1938 to Grace Ellen (White) McCally and Walton Andrew Hank McCally in Three Rivers, Mich., and was raised there, where he excelled playing baseball as a pitcher and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1957. He passed away at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation on January 19, 2024 at the age of 85...
Randy Bradford
Jan 3, 2024
Randy Alan Bradford, age 66, of Three Rivers, Michigan, passed away January 3, 2024 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on July 20, 1957, a son to Alfred and Buelah (Heckelman) Bradford. Randy lived the majority of his life in Three Rivers, Michigan and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1975. He...
Dakota Johnson
Dec 30, 2023
Dakota Shane Johnson, age 24, passed away December 30, 2023 at his home in Three Rivers, Michigan. He was born April 13, 1999 in Sturgis, Michigan, a son of Greg and Tracy (Wiard) Johnson. Dakota resided in Three Rivers for his entire life and attended Three Rivers High School. Dakota loved gaming, listening to rap music and always made sure...
Grace Hayes
Dec 27, 2023
Grace (Pamela) Hayes left this earthly world December 27, 2023. A life-long resident of Gaylord, Grace entered this world 6 weeks early weighing 4 lbs. on Thursday, March 14, 1946 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Flint MI, the daughter of Billie and Larry Hayes of Gaylord. Grace's life was not with out health challenges, both physical and mental. She was...
Arlene Sorensen
Dec 26, 2023
Arlene Mae Sorensen, age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away December 26, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a daughter of Herman and Pauline (Uecker) Otte, on July 13, 1934. Arlene spent her early years in Grand Rapids before moving to Lansing, Michigan in 1966. Upon her retirement in 1996 she moved to Northern Michigan...
Marilyn Ramp
Nov 26, 2023
Marilyn Ethel Ramp (nee Creager), age 80, of Centreville, MI passed away November 26, 2023 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers, MI. She was born on September 1, 1943 in Oak Park, IL, daughter to Franklin and Marian (Doherty) Creager. Marilyn lived in Oak Park for the majority of her life. There she married her late husband, James "Jim" Ramp,...
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...
