Louis Hartzell
Feb 4, 2021
Louis Dean Hartzell, age 81 of rural Three Rivers, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 at his home. He was born in Vandalia, MI on July 18, 1939 the son of Glenn and Ada (Smeltzer) Hartzell and was a lifetime resident of the area. Raised on a farm, Louis graduated from Marcellus High School. He was employed by Continental Can Company...
Barbara Hill
Jan 19, 2021
Barbara J. Hill, loving mother, grandmother and sister, left this world to heaven's embrace on January 19, 2021 at the age of 80. Barbara was born in Mishawaka, Indiana to Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Grace (Weaver) Hill. Barbara graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1958 and attended St Mary's College (Notre Dame, Indiana) and the Buckinghamshire Royal College of...
Phyllis Woods
Dec 26, 2020
Phyllis Marlene Woods, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Gary, Indiana on May 27, 1942 the daughter of Phillip and Minnie (Langlie) Woldahl. She was raised in Gary where she worked briefly as a telephone operator until the birth of her first child. Later, when...
Richard Anthony
Dec 25, 2020
Richard Bond Anthony, Jr., age 76 of Three Rivers, died Dec. 25, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Dowagiac, MI on Nov. 1, 1944 the son of Richard and Margaret (Cranson) Anthony was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1962. He joined the US Navy where...
Linda Bowerman
Dec 19, 2020
Linda Jane Bowerman, age 62 of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at her home. She was born in Niles, Michigan on Nov. 21, 1958 the daughter of Durell and Mary Jane (Huffman) Young, Jr. She graduated from Cassopolis High School with the class of 1977, and later attended Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville. She has resided in...
Elease Stanton
Dec 14, 2020
Elease Stanton 93 of Three Rivers Michigan died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Heartland Health Care following an extended illness. Born on June 5, 1927 in Bolton Mississippi the daughter of Sylvester and Leona (Lewis) Hibbler. She was a computer consultant working with computer systems. Member of The Grant Chapel. Three Rivers area resident past several years. Survived by her...
David O'Dell
Dec 3, 2020
Third generation Three Rivers resident David Bartling O'Dell passed away Thursday, December 3, at age 68, from the COVID - 19 virus, compounded by colon cancer. He had resided at Heartland Health Care Center since 2017 to receive care as a paraplegic, despite having lived stolidly and independently for years as a polio survivor.A graduate of Three Rivers High School...
Joan Dugan
Nov 30, 2020
Joan Ruth Dugan, age 93, of Indianapolis, IN passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. She was born in Terre Haute, IN on Feb. 25, 1927 the daughter of Orville and Grace (Behringer) Utterback. She was married to Richard C. Dugan on Nov. 27, 1949 in Indianapolis. They resided in Three Rivers for thirty years during Richard's employment at Wells...
Esther Brouwer
Nov 4, 2020
Esther Brouwer, 97, went home to be with her Lord on Wed., Nov. 4, 2020. Esther was born in Berwyn, IL, on July 25, 1923, to John and Louise (Knobloch) Wimmer. She met her first and only boyfriend and love of her life, Harold Brouwer, in their church youth group. Harold joined the U.S. Army in Europe during WWII, while...
Nancy Fox
Oct 1, 2020
Nancy E. Fox, age 75 of Centreville, died Thursday Oct. 1, 2020 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Nancy's life began in Schoolcraft, MI on April 12, 1945. The family moved to St. Joseph County where she attended Upper Flatbush and Park Community schools. She attended Three Rivers High School where she graduated in 1964. Nancy worked for Denton Mills...
James Johnson
Sep 28, 2020
James Paul Johnson, (known as Paul and Jim), age 99, formerly of Three Rivers, MI died Monday, September 28, 2020, at Birches Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on New Year's Eve, 1920, the son of Carlton and Effie (Moffitt) Johnson. Paul was married to Leola Hammer in Rockford on August 31, 1941. He graduated...
Norma Puglia
Aug 20, 2020
Norma Jean Puglia, age 87 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born near Sturgis, MI on March 27, 1933 the daughter of John and Edna (Bowman) Plucimski, and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. She graduated from Sturgis High School. Norma was married to Donald Palmer on...
Fern Knauss
Jun 29, 2020
Fern Marie Knauss, age 79 of Three Rivers, died Monday, June 29, 2020 at Ascension-Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on Dec. 24, 1940 the daughter of the late Estell and Letha (Floyd) Bell. She attended a one-room school near Jones and went to Marcellus High School. Fern was married to Gordon L. Knauss...
Norma Grubbs
Jun 19, 2020
Norma J. Grubbs, age 88 of Three Rivers, died Friday, June 19, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a short illness. She was born in Three Rivers on March 20, 1932 the daughter of George and Esther (Horn) Bradford and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Norma was a homemaker who worked as a telephone operator in...
John Cook
Jun 12, 2020
John Allen Cook, age 63 of Three Rivers, died Friday, June 12, 2020 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born in Detroit on July 25, 1956. He graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1974. John worked at Coachman Industries in Middlebury, IAC in Mendon, and as a security guard in Kalamazoo....
Laura Felch
Jun 3, 2020
Laura Felch, age 98 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Mishawaka, IN on Oct. 8, 1921 one of eight children born to Orville and Evelyn (Emmans) Shirk. After graduation from Constantine High School, Laura attended Western Michigan University where she received her Master's Degree in education. She specialized in special...
Victoria Hoyt
May 19, 2020
Victoria Lynn Hoyt, age 71 of Three Rivers died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Fayetteville, NC on March 30, 1949 the daughter of the late Melvin E. and Mary E. (Goodrich) Cain. She has resided in Three Rives since 1967, and worked at several area restaurants and nursing facilities. She also...
Barbara Black
May 12, 2020
Barbara Ellen Black, age 86, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Bowman House in Three Rivers. She was born in Fiatt, IL on Sep. 30, 1933 the only child of Angelo and Matilda (Beam) Forneris. She graduated from Valley High School in Ellisville, IL and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Western Illinois University. She was married to Stephen...
Bruce Trevino
Apr 26, 2020
Bruce Trevino of Three Rivers was born on April 4, 1967 and passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Bruce is the youngest son of Julio and Olga Garcia Trevino of Three Rivers. He is survived by both of his parents; his life partner of 13 years, Terry Storey of Griffin, GA; a brother...
Patricia Hawkins
Apr 17, 2020
Patricia Joan Hawkins age 85 died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers where she had resided the past two years. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on Jan. 15, 1935 the daughter of Cecile D. and Carmelita (Ullrey) Hawkins. Pat had lived at several adult foster care homes in the Michiana area for most...
