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Timothy Buchanan

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

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

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

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...

Charlotte Wojtowicz

Charlotte Wojtowicz

Jul 25, 2022

Charlotte Anne Wojtowicz, age 82, of Three Rivers, Michigan died July 25, 2022, in Three Rivers. Services for Charlotte will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 11 at Eickhoff Farrand Halverson Chapel, 305 Rock River Ave. in Three Rivers. Charlotte never married but loved visiting relatives with her family and could often be seen at Frosty Bowling Lanes in...

Michael Pierson

Michael Pierson

Jul 12, 2022

Michael G. Pierson, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 18, 1943 the son of the late Francis and Alice (Johnson) Pierson. He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School, and served in the National Guard, and worked briefly at Three Rivers...

Gary Hudgins

Gary Hudgins

Jun 14, 2022

Gary Alvin Hudgins, 75 of Three Rivers, Michigan passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at his home. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of Benjamin C. Hudgins and Barbara A. Hudgins. Gary was a graduate of East Troy High School in Wisconsin with the class of 1964. Gary moved to Constantine, Michigan in 1965. He served in the Army...

Mary Krontz

Mary Krontz

May 8, 2022

Mary Jean Krontz, age 95, of Three Rivers, Michigan passed away at her home on May 8, 2022. She was born on November 6, 1926 in LaGrange, Indiana to Stewart and Lennie (Diamond) Powers. Mary attended schools in the LaGrange area. She would later marry Walter Krontz. She has been a life-long resident of the Three Rivers area. Mary was...

Caryn Pierson

Caryn Pierson

Apr 16, 2022

Caryn June Pierson, 73, of Three Rivers, passed away April 16th, 2022 after battling cancer for three years. Caryn was born to William (Bill) and June (Snyder) Siegel on August 3rd, 1948, in Blue Island, IL. Caryn grew up in Riverdale, IL attending Thornton High School. She worked in her father Bill's photo studio, before moving with her parents to...

Jerry Martinsen

Jerry Martinsen

Apr 1, 2022

Jerry Warren Martinsen, age 69 of Three Rivers, died Friday, April 1, 2022 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation in Centreville. He was born in Three Rivers on April 15, 1952 the son of Einar Gustav Martinsen and Shirley E. (Selvig) Martinsen. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1971 and attended Glen Oaks Community College. Jerry...

Angela Frieben

Angela Frieben

Mar 21, 2022

Angela Christine Frieben (Brockway) passed away at her home in Three Rivers, Michigan on Monday, March 21st. Angela (Angie or "Gie" as she was known to her friends and family), loved nothing more than her family. She married her sweetheart Kerry soon after graduating high school and during their 29 years of marriage raised two children, Savannah (Savvy) and Zachary....

Michael Carrier

Michael Carrier

Feb 12, 2022

Michael Carrier, age 83 of Three Rivers died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 at Pro Medica Heartland Nursing Home in Three Rivers. He was born on June 3, 1938 the son of the late Melvin and Norma (Kirkpatrick) Carrier, and was a graduate of Three Rivers High School. He is survived by a brother, Patrick Carrier of Lecanto, FL. Cremation has...

Julie Hack

Julie Hack

Jan 12, 2022

Julie A. Hack, age 56 of Marcellus, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on Dec. 29, 1965 the daughter of Arthur and Charlotte (Warner) Hack. She graduated from Marcellus High School with the class of 1982, and worked at Swiss Valley Ski Resort in Jones, and Eaton Manufacturing in Three...

Steven Holderman

Steven Holderman

Dec 18, 2021

Steven Alan Holderman, age 65 of White Pigeon, died Saturday Dec. 18, 2021 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 23, 1956 the son of Richard and Barbara (Curtis) Holderman, Sr. and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. He attended Three Rivers Schools, and served in the Army National Guard....

Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

Dec 14, 2021

Kevin Michael Brown, age 43 of Three Rivers, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on November 7, 1978 the son of John Ruple and Norma Ann Brown. Kevin was a graduate of the Three Rivers Life Skills. He was a member of the Special Olympics and participated in golf...

William Copper

William Copper

Dec 14, 2021

William Copper, Jr., age 70 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers where he had been a patient for the past three years. He was born in Chicago, IL on May 7, 1951 the son of William and Maebell (McCloud) Copper. He graduated from Three Rivers High School where he played basketball,...

Doris Fitch

Doris Fitch

Sep 26, 2021

Doris A. Fitch, age 93, of Three Rivers died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Edgewood Nursing Home and Rehab. She was born in Sturgis, MI on May 30, 1928 the daughter of Clyde and Caroline (Schaefer) Eicholtz. Doris was a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1945. In 1948, she was married to Donald Fitch in Three Rivers, MI. Doris...

Jerry Mcnall

Jerry Mcnall

Sep 10, 2021

Jerry Lou McNall, age 80 of Rockvale, TN, died September 10, 2021 at his home. He was born in Battle Creek MI on August 9, 1941 to Kenneth and Marian (Densmore) McNall. After graduation from Union City High School in 1959, Jerry would marry Elaine Gerard in 1961. He went on to work for 12 years as a production worker...

George Rupert

George Rupert

Jun 25, 2021

George Elwin "Georgie" Rupert, age 85 of Three Rivers, MI died Friday, June 25, 2021 at his home. He was born in Schoolcraft, MI on Sep. 9, 1936 the son of Elwin and Charlotte (Hunnel) Rupert and was a lifetime resident of the area. For the past 36 years he was cared for by his nephew Paul Romig and his...

Bob Knott

Bob Knott

May 18, 2021

Bob Roy Knott, age 72 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Feb. 22, 1949 the son of Ethel Jane Knott. After high school, Roy served two tours of duty in Viet Nam where he was awarded the Viet Nam service medal with one...

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