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...
Irene Brown
Dec 28, 2018
Irene R. Brown, 86, of Three Rivers, MI. died on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Bowman House in Three Rivers. She was Born on September 1, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, the Daughter of Carl S. and Ida I (Pirie) Howes. Resident of Three Rivers since 1954 coming from Baltimore. She was a Homemaker, Member of the Eastern Star Corinthian...
Janet Herschleb
Dec 28, 2018
Janet Lee Herschleb, age 86 of Three Rivers died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at her home. She was born in Vicksburg, MI on Oct. 12, 1932 the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Brockway) Miller and she attended Vicksburg Schools. She was married to Clyde M. Covell in 1948, and they were later divorced. Janet worked at WL Molding...
Florence Oswald
Dec 16, 2018
Florence E. Oswald, age 89, a loving mother and a mighty prayer warrior, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, at home surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was born on June 19, 1929 in Allegan, MI to Vinton and Hildred (Rothenberger) Cooley. She attended Bloomingdale schools and graduated from Three Rivers High...
Margaret Taylor
Dec 13, 2018
Margaret Ann Taylor, age 79 of rural Mendon died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Leonidas, MI on Oct. 3, 1939 the daughter of the late George and Lilah (Tiffany) Jackson. After graduating from Colon High School, she was married to William Eugene Taylor on April 26, 1959 in Three Rivers....
Delores Middleton
Oct 22, 2018
Delores Jean Middleton went to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at her home in Sturgis. She was born in Three Rivers Hospital on Feb. 25, 1936 to Duane and Maxine (Brown) Knapp. She was the fourth generation of the Knapp family to reside in Three Rivers. She attended Andrews School and Three Rivers High School and...
Tracey Hull
Oct 11, 2018
Tracey Alan Hull, Jr., age 44 of Three Rivers died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 10, 1973 the son of Tracey A. and Myrna (Owen) Hull and was a lifetime resident of the area. He attended Three Rivers and White Pigeon schools. He was a self-employed handyman...
Everett Johnson
Sep 13, 2018
Everett C. "Buddy" Johnson, age 54 of Three Rivers died Thursday, Sep. 13, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Newberry, Michigan on Dec. 5, 1963 the son of Everett and Rebecca (Smith) Johnson. Buddy attended Marcellus schools, worked on area farms, and was a carpenter at US Cargo and Merhow Trailers. He enjoyed fishing and...
Violet Varichak
Sep 11, 2018
Violet Varichak, age 84, passed away at Thurston Wood Village in Sturgis, MI on September 11, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born June 4, 1933 in Chicago, IL, a daughter to George and Mary (Korach) Ratkovich. Violet married George Varichak on September 6, 1953, at Saint Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Chicago, IL. Violet was survived by...
Richard Brown
Sep 1, 2018
Richard E. Brown, age 84 of Centreville died Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018 at his son's home in Sturgis. He was born near Centreville on May 19, 1934 the son of Seth and Della (Bronstetter) Brown and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Richard graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1952. He was married to Betty...
Pam Fox
Aug 20, 2018
Pamelia Dian "Pam" Fox, age 70 of Three Rivers, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on Aug. 28, 1947 the daughter of Harvey and Wilma (Burcham) Leister. She was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County and attended Constantine Public Schools. Pam was married to Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Fox on Oct....
Pauline Nash
Aug 10, 2018
Pauline Lucinda Nash (nee Modert) of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. Pauline was born January 17, 1923 in Branch County, Michigan and was united in marriage to Otto Nash on August 30, 1946. Pauline worked at Miller's Soda Fountain and JJ Newberry's in downtown Three Rivers. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and...
Shea Cline
Jul 16, 2018
Shea Michael Cline, age 28 of Three Rivers died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 3, 1989 the son of John E. and Kimberly (McWatters) Cline III and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Shea was a handyman, and had worked for Keller Roofing, JMC Construction, Viking...
Janet Eggleston
Jul 14, 2018
Janet B. Eggleston, age 81 of Three Rivers died peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 5, 1936 the daughter of Bernard and Irene (Coler) Rhodes. Janet was married to David Jay Eggleston on Aug. 22, 1953 in Angola, Indiana. They resided in Texas for ten years where she worked...
Dorothy Pierce
May 28, 2018
Dorothy K. Pierce, age 76 of Three Rivers, died Monday, May 28, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. She was born on April 9, 1942 in Centreville, Michigan the daughter of Seth and Della (Bronstetter) Brown, and was a resident of the Three Rivers area for most of her life. She was a homemaker, member of the American...
Joe Belshaw
May 20, 2018
Joe Belshaw, age 83 of Three Rivers died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 22, 1934 the son of Marshall Elliot Belshaw and Stella Arlene (Newkirk) Belshaw. He attended schools in Indiana and served in the U.S. Air Force. Joe has been a southwest Michigan car...
Thomas Mathews
May 17, 2018
Dr. Thomas E. Mathews, age 87 of Three Rivers died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Johannesburg, MI on Sep. 24, 1930 the son of the late James W. and Lena L. (McCoy) Mathews. He worked on his father's farm while growing up and graduated from Johannesburg High School in 1947...
