George Varichak
Feb 18, 2020
George Varichak, age 92, passed away at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, MI on February 18, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born August 24, 1927 in Chicago, IL, a son to Nicholas and Anna (Bozich) Varichak. George married Violet Ratkovich on September 6, 1953, at Saint Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Chicago, IL. He was a World...
Joan Fesler
Feb 17, 2020
Joan Elizabeth Fesler, age 74 of Three Rivers, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Kalamazoo on April 29, 1945 the daughter of Otis and Peggy (Snow) Roberts and attended Kalamazoo Schools. Joan has lived in Three Rivers since 1988, coming from Sister Lakes. While living in Three Rivers she...
Richard Pierce
Dec 17, 2019
Richard Charles Pierce, age 59 of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 at Three Rivers Health following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on Dec. 3, 1960 the son of Robert J. and Dorothy K. (Brown) Pierce. He attended Three Rivers Schools, where he later earned his G.E.D. Richard was married to Terrie Lynn Miller...
M. Jakubowski
Dec 3, 2019
Jeanette Jakubowski, age 103, formerly of Three Rivers died Dec. 3, 2019 in Kingman, Arizona. She was born in Bronson, Michigan on Oct. 30, 1916 the daughter of Clark and Neva Bitting. She graduated from Three Rivers High School and later moved to Grand Rapids. She was married to Cyril P. "Jake" Jakubowski, and resided in Three Rivers for 33...
David Sanders
Oct 18, 2019
David Cory Sanders, age 46 of Three Rivers, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. He was born in Elkhart, IN on March 13, 1973 the son of Eugene L. and Carol Ann (Scott) Sanders. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1991. David had been employed in the R-V Industry in Middlebury and Elkhart, and most recently for a landscaping...
William Zuzanek
Sep 21, 2019
William "Bill" P. Zuzanek, age 88, of Three Rivers, MI passed away peacefully on September 21, 2019. Bill was born on April 29, 1931 in Chicago, IL, to the late William P. Adams and Helen (Koubek) Adams. Bill leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 30 years, Doris (Mechling) Bell, whom he married on October 28, 1989, two...
Avis Baldwin
Sep 17, 2019
Avis G. Baldwin, age 94 of Three Rivers died Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019 at Three Rivers Health. She was born on Jan. 17, 1925 the daughter of Fred and Elva (Anable) Hassenger. After graduation from High School she attended Beauty College and practiced briefly as a beautician. She was married to Lyle Allan Baldwin on Sep. 14, 1951 in Elkhart,...
Judith Wellington
Sep 10, 2019
Judith Kay (Gildea) Wellington died September 10th, 2019 at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA. Judy grew up in Three Rivers, MI and was a graduate of Three Rivers High School, where she participated in cheerleading. In 1964 she had the honor of becoming Miss Three Rivers and representing Three Rivers in the Miss Michigan competition. After high school...
Wanda Stauder
Sep 8, 2019
Wanda Ucille Stauder, age 98, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 at Thurston Woods Villa. She was born in Otsego, MI on March 26, 1921, the daughter of Leo Fowler and Anna Fowler. She graduated from Cedar Lake Academy, Glen Oaks Community College and attended Western Michigan University. Wanda was married to George D. Stauder on January 22,...
Lawrence Lane
Aug 31, 2019
Lawrence D. Lane 91 of Three Rivers, Michigan died on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Rose Arbor Hospice following an extended illness. He was born on July 10, 1928 in Three Rivers, the son of Lawrence F. and Adilla S. (Clark) Lane. Resident of St Joseph County and Three Rivers all of his life. Employed by the City of Three...
Fr. Bell
Jul 11, 2019
Fr. Jude Bell, monk of St. Gregory's Abbey, an Episcopal Benedictine monastery in Three Rivers, Michigan, died peacefully on July 11, 2019, the Feast of St. Benedict. He was born as Roger Craig Bell on June 20, 1928 in Otwell, Indiana of William F. Bell, Sr. and Edna Craig Bell. He received an AB at Indiana University Bloomington in 1949....
Janet Boyce
Jul 4, 2019
Janet Florence Boyce, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on Sep. 9, 1940 and was the daughter of Edson Reed and Clara Mae (Jarratt) Reed. She was a graduate of Three Rivers High School receiving her GED in 1985. Janet was married to Donald O. Boyce on...
Frederick Tallman
May 28, 2019
Frederick A. "Whitey" Tallman passed away at home in the early hours of Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the age of 91. He resided in Schoolcraft where he was lovingly cared for by his daughter Kim and her children Joe and Shai. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on March 4, 1928 to Fred and Pauline (Terry) Tallman. He was...
David Kauffman
May 26, 2019
David A. Kauffman, 62, of Centreville, Michigan died on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at his home following a short illness. Formerly of LaGrange, Indiana. He is survived by his wife Mary Kauffman, son Samuel Kauffman, 4 daughters Loretta Combs, Sarah Odubela, Rosanna Miller, Malinda Schwartz, and 7 grandchildren Visitation 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Eickhoff Farrand Halverson...
Wayne Hack
May 10, 2019
Wayne Ray Hack, age 58 of Three Rivers died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Three Rivers Health following a long illness. He was born in Caro, MI on Oct. 17, 1960 the son of Donald V. and Lenora Y. (Fischer) Hack. He attended Houghton Lake Schools. Wayne was a Jack of All Trades, and moved to Three Rivers 17 years...
Pauline Bolinger
Mar 18, 2019
Pauline L. Bolinger 92 of Three Rivers, Michigan died on Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Birches Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born on July 23, 1926 in iron Mountain, MI the daughter of Earl and Martha (Bailey) Scott. Resident of Three Rivers the past 16 years coming from Hamburg, Arkansas. She was a life long homemaker and...
Alma Dowd
Feb 14, 2019
Alma R. Dowd, 79, of Chillicothe, Ohio, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Westmoreland Place following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Alma was born in Pinconning, Michigan on October 14, 1939 the daughter of Pearl and David Davies. Curtis and Alma lived in Pinconning, Michigan, then moved to Three Rivers in 1995. They lived there for 15 years. Alma moved...
Bonnie Carta
Jan 20, 2019
Bonnie May Carta, age 85 of Three Rivers died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 at her home. She was born in Indiana on Jan. 26, 1933 the daughter of Andrew and Gertrude (Gottschalk) Lewis. The family moved to Three Rivers when she entered the ninth grade, and Bonnie graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1951. She met...
Cora Mactavish
Jan 10, 2019
Cora Mae (Cook-Hagerman) MacTavish, age 80 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at her home. She was born in Bellaire, MI on Nov. 9, 1938 the daughter of Richard D. and Ila Mae (Russell) Cook. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1956. She was married to Robert Hagerman in 1956 and they were...
Paul Romig
Jan 6, 2019
Paul LaVern Romig, age 71 of Three Rivers died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Battle Creek on Dec. 17, 1947 the son of Arthur L. and Doris (Rupert) Romig. He was married to Barbara Jean Richardson on July 12, 1971 in Schoolcraft. They have resided in Three Rivers the past...
