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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
