Kenneth Ray Nelson
Apr 12, 2017
Kenneth Ray Nelson, 72, Three Rivers, passed away April 12, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Devils Lake, ND on December 30, 1944, a son of Thomas and Hazel (Myhre) Nelson. Ken graduated from Clearbrook Schools, Minnesota in 1963, and served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967. He attended Hibbing Jr. College, and graduated from the Minnesota...
Henry Jay Weldy
Apr 10, 2017
Henry Jay Weldy, age 70, of Mottville, MI, passed away April 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Elkhart County, IN, on February 11, 1947, a son of Harold and Virginia (Holaway) Weldy. Henry graduated from Penn High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. On April 27, 1985, he married Judy Stroup in...
Joan Eloise Oxender
Apr 9, 2017
Joan E. Oxender, age 85, formerly of Haslett, MI, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Orchard Grove Health Campus, Romeo, MI. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on April 11, 1931, daughter of the late Ralph S. Smith and Lura L. (Kneller) Smith Alexander Bickle. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1949. She was a daughter-in-law...
Ellen Carpenter
Apr 6, 2017
Ellen Carpenter age 69 Centreville passed away April 6, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 23, 1947 in Elkhart, IN a daughter of Lewis and Virginia Buirley. On December 3, 1989 Ellen married John Carpenter. Cremation has taken place. There will be no public services at this time.
Ivan F. Hamm
Mar 31, 2017
Ivan F. Hamm, age 90, Centreville, passed away March 31, 2017 at Millers Merry Manor, LaGrange. He was born May 22, 1926 in Custer, MI, a son of Joseph and Mabel (Frantz) Hamm. Ivan graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1944. In his early years, he farmed and later became a perfectionist carpenter. Ivan managed his parent's...
Phyllis Jean Dodd
Mar 28, 2017
Phyllis Jean Dodd, age 87, of Greenville, and formerly of Constantine, passed away March 28, 2017 at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. She was born in Cass County on January 23, 1930, a daughter of Kenneth and Ruth (Mallo) Conkright. Phyllis graduated from Cassopolis High School in 1947 and received her nurses training from Memorial Hospital...
Diana M Johnson
Mar 27, 2017
Diana Marie (Renz) Johnson, 71, Centreville, passed away March 27, 2017 at Fairview Nursing Home. She was born in Trenton, NJ on August 22, 1945, a daughter of Jerry and Othelia (Policek) Renz. She graduated from Princeton High School, New Jersey, in 1963. On March 20, 1965, she married Jeffery Johnson, of Centreville, at McGuire Air Force Base in New...
William S. Mcclain
Mar 26, 2017
William S. McClain Age 82 Constantine Passed away March 26, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born November 27, 1934 in White Pigeon, a son of William and Edna Mae (Simpson) McClain Bill attended Constantine Schools with the class of 1954. He served in the United States Army, stationed in Alaska. On October 7, 1957 Bill married...
Rodger Leroy Hooker
Mar 24, 2017
Rodger L. Hooker Age 76 Constantine Passed away March 24, 2017 at his home. He was born July 24, 1940 in Mason, MI a son of Franklin and Edna (Ripley) Hooker. He served in the US Army for 4 years and National Guard for 2 years. Rodger married Jennie L. Carter December 18, 1965 in Centreville. He retired in 2002...
Joyce E. Bauder
Mar 18, 2017
Joyce E. Bauder, age 72, of Centreville, died March 18, 2017 at Heartland Nursing Home in Three Rivers. She was born April 1, 1944 in New York, NY, a daughter of Walter and Doris (Hostetler) Hughes. Joyce graduated from New Carlisle High School in Indiana. For many years Joyce delivered the Penny Saver paper from Three Rivers. Surviving are her...
Bruce C. Heslet
Mar 16, 2017
Bruce C. Heslet, Sr., age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away March 16, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Three Rivers on December 19, 1954, a son of Calvin and Thelma (Kohler) Heslet. Bruce attended Three Rivers Schools with the class of 1972. He worked at Postal Distributions in Elkhart for the past 8 years and previously...
Karen Alice Anable
Mar 8, 2017
Karen A. Anable, 75, proud lifelong resident of Centreville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on August 18, 1941, a daughter of the late LeRoy and Myrtle (Harding) Brueck. Karen attended Centreville Public Schools. On April 20, 1958, she married Charles Anable in Centreville. He preceded her...
Sandra Smith
Mar 8, 2017
Sandra J. Smith Age 72 Constantine Died March 8, 2017 at her home. She was born June 3, 1944 in Battle Creek, MI a daughter of Grover and Eleanor (Crabtree) Waldron. Sandra graduated from Sturgis Schools and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She was employed in housekeeping at Oaklawn Hospital in Goshen and Elkhart retiring in 2005 and worked at...
Marilyn L. Pardon
Mar 4, 2017
Marilyn Lois Pardon, age 83, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at home on March 4, 2017 after a long illness. She was born Marilyn Lois Clark on March 6, 1933, a daughter of the late William and Marie (Phillips) Clark. She was born and raised in Centreville, and attended Centreville High School. She worked at numerous manufacturing...
Kathryn A Sadewasser
Feb 22, 2017
Kathryn A. Sadewasser, age 80, of Centreville, passed away February 22, 2017 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born on December 31, 1936 in LaMonte, MO, a daughter of Kenneth and Clara (Hughes) Vickrey. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1954. On July 7, 1957, she married Richard Sadewasser in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death on March...
Betty Lee Wagner
Feb 20, 2017
Betty L. Wagner, Age 81, Three Rivers, died February 20, 2017 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Betty was born October 8, 1935 in Three Rivers a daughter of Robert and Lucille (Bohm) Flack. She attended Three Rivers and Constantine Schools. She was married to Frank Osborn for 22 years. He passed away February 27, 2014. On August 5, 1977...
Vivian E. Johnson
Feb 19, 2017
Vivian E. Johnson, 96, passed away February 19, 2017, at Country Living Adult Foster Care in Portland, MI. She was born February 21, 1920 in Lockport Township, daughter of Joseph and Nellie (Morrison) Dunworth. Vivian graduated from Centreville High School in 1938. On October 6, 1940 she married Charles Johnson at Centreville United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death...
John P. Brown
Feb 7, 2017
John P. Brown, age 69, of Constantine, passed away February 7, 2017 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. John was born in Three Rivers on November 27, 1947, a son of Richard "Pete" and Mary (Harding) Brown. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1966. After high school, he attended Central Michigan University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree...
Christopher E. Weinberg
Jan 27, 2017
Christopher Everett Weinberg, age 49, of Largo, FL, formerly of Constantine, Passed away January 27, 2017 in Florida. He was born in Coldwater on August 3, 1967. Christopher attended Constantine High School with the class of 1985. In 1986, he entered the United States Army, serving during Desert Storm. Christopher was a handyman and cook, having worked at the...
Marie H. Day
Jan 25, 2017
Marie H. Day, age 92 passed away peacefully January 25, 2017 in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born May 18, 1924 to Mabel (Dar) and Forrest Fisher and came from a long line of descendants at Fisher Lake where she grew up and her father owned and ran the Shell Gas Station. Marie, Harvey and their children also lived there...
