June Joy Glide
Mar 29, 2015
June Joy Glide, Age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home, Three Rivers. June was born in Monroe, MI on September 7, 1932, a daughter of Paul Richard Thackery and Olga Herrmann. June graduated from Northwestern High School, Detroit. On September 24, 1962, she married Robert H. Glide in Detroit. She worked...
Peggy Ann King
Mar 27, 2015
Peggy A. King, age 84 of White Pigeon, MI, passed away March 27, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Constantine on February 22, 1931, she was a daughter of Harley & Clara (Roberts) Leister. Peggy graduated from Constantine High School in 1949 and went to South Bend Business College. On December 15, 1951 she married...
Julia Elsie Sutton
Mar 23, 2015
Julia E. Sutton, age 88 of Three Rivers and formerly of Constantine,passed away Monday March 23, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center. She was born July 9, 1926 in Constantine, a daughter of Charles and Pansy Violet (Roberts) Young, Jr. Julia graduated from Constantine High School in 1944. On Dec. 17, 1947 she married Willard Sutton in Constantine. He preceded...
Leo George Wright
Mar 19, 2015
Leo George Wright, age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away March 19, 2015 at Three Rivers Hospital. He was born February 10, 1926 in Elkhart, IN, to Bryan and Lois (Blanchard) Wright. Leo served in the US Navy as a Baker 3rd Class, during WWII. On April 14, 1947 he married Helen Joan Oswalt in South Bend. Leo was a...
Patricia Vee (Raines) Arnett
Mar 18, 2015
Patricia Vee (Raines) Arnett, age 78 of Three Rivers and formerly of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born May 3, 1936 in Springfield, OH, a daughter of Walter and Loveda (McNerlen) Raines. Pat had worked at Motorola in Phoenix, AZ. She loved her family, and would do anything to...
Diane Marie Fosdick
Mar 15, 2015
Diane Marie (Panure) Fosdick, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 29, 1944 in Madison, WI to the late Harold and Martha (Volant) Panure. Diane graduated from West High School in Green Bay, WI and later went on to obtain her Associate's Degree from Glen Oaks Community College....
Wanda (Schlatter) Zonyk
Mar 11, 2015
Wanda Schlatter Zonyk, age 96 of Lake Templene, Sturgis, died March 11, 2015. She was born Feb. 18, 1919 in South Bend, IN a daughter of the late Alex and Angela (Karwacka) Grombik. She had resided in Bronson, MI most of her life where she was active in community affairs, held offices in Summer Youth Recreation Program, Local Welfare-Relief Org.,...
Katie J. Alexander-Longacre
Mar 7, 2015
Katie Jean Alexander-Longacre, age 28 of Centreville, passed away Saturday, March 7th, 2015. Katie was born in Kalamazoo, MI on April 3, 1986, a daughter of Vicky Lynn (Kannegieter) Alexander and David Wright Alexander. On September 6, 2014, she married Jerry E. Longacre in Nottawa. She attended Mendon Public Schools and later obtained her GED from Three Rivers. Katie worked...
D. Patricia Rice
Mar 4, 2015
D. Patricia Rice died peacefully on March 4, 2015 in Lakeland, Florida at the age of 83. Patricia was born on February 21, 1932 in Kirkwood, IL to Roy and Carol VanRiper. She graduated from DePauw University with a degree in Home Economics. Pat moved to Michigan in 1955 to take a position as Home Economist with the Michigan State...
William A. Frays
Feb 25, 2015
William Arthur (Bill) Frays, Age 88 of Mendon, MI, passed away Wednesday, February 25th, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Centreville. William was born in Sturgis, MI on October 20, 1926, a son of Arthur and Velma (Fry) Frays. Bill attended schools in Sturgis and served in the US Air Force from 1946 to 1947. On July 26, 2002...
Margaret Hackney
Feb 20, 2015
Margaret Hackney was born October 4th, 1934 in Battles, Mississippi to the union of Geneva Walker and Enoch Woulard. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her best friend and sister Shirley Mae Kelly, brother Hosea Woulard, three sons Guy William Hackney, Ledell Hackney-Hicks and Charles Hackney, son-in-law Joseph Morgan, and a host of other beloved family members and...
Edward Lee Kelly
Feb 20, 2015
Edward Lee Kelly, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, February 20t, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Edward was born in Brookhaven, MS on January 17, 1942, a son of Della Mae (Kelly) Humphries. On January 6, 1967, he married Delores Trull in Three Rivers. Edward graduated from Constantine High School in 1963 and continued on to take...
Jared James Sutton
Feb 12, 2015
Jared James Sutton, age 21, of White Pigeon, MI, passed away Thursday, February 12th, at Three Rivers Health Hospital. Jared was born on August 12, 1993 to Aaron Sutton and Bobbie Jo Backus in Kalamazoo. He attended White Pigeon and Constantine Schools and like to spend his time hunting, fishing, and loved listening to music. Jared is survived by his...
Betty A. Bolender
Feb 11, 2015
Betty Ann Bolender, age 84, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 at her home. Betty was born in Centreville, MI on September 27, 1930, a daughter of Clarence and Lillian (Grimes) Schrader. She graduated from Centreville High School in 1948. On July 10, 1948, she married Paul William Bolender in Angola, IN. Betty owned and operated Bolender Clothing...
Florence Elvera Nilsson
Feb 5, 2015
Florence Elvera Nilsson, age 97, of Lake Templene, passed away Thursday, February 5th, 2015 at Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis. Florence was born in Bridgeport, CT on February 28, 1917, a daughter of Charles A. and Elin C. (Wallin) Berglund. On May 27, 1939 Florence married John Erik Nilsson in Orange, NJ. He preceded her in death February 2, 1991. She...
Susan Witek Blue
Feb 3, 2015
Susan J. Blue, age 54 of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Susan was born in Three Rivers, MI on July 4, 1960, a daughter of Anthony and Joyce (Thornton) Witek. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1978 and attended Glen Oaks Community College. Susan worked as a sales associate at Seelye Automotive...
Jack Ellis Oberle
Feb 2, 2015
Jack Ellis Oberle, age 85 of Columbus, OH (formerly of Constantine) passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at University Hospital, Cleveland, OH. He was born in Three Rivers on March 20, 1929, a son of Oswald and Margaret (Ellis) Oberle. Jack married Shirlie Mae Miller, she preceded him in death on Dec. 29, 2012 after 60 years of marriage. Jack...
Rene L Kidd Cook
Jan 30, 2015
Rene L. Kidd Cook, age 56 of Sturgis, passed away Friday, January 30th, 2015 at an adult foster care home in Niles She was born in Sturgis on May 26, 1958, a daughter of Ralph Kidd and Joyce Tinkham. In January 1987 she married Tony Lee Cook, he preceded her in death on October 2, 2013. Rene was a homemaker,...
Wayne Arthur Spearow
Jan 15, 2015
Wayne Arthur "JR" Spearow, Jr., age 62 of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, January 15th, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. JR was born in Elkhart on July 27, 1952, a son of Wayne Arthur and Phyllis Ann (Collins) Spearow, Sr. He attended Elkhart Schools. JR worked as a truck driver for many local companies. He loved sports, cartoons...
Doris Mae Bezaury
Jan 9, 2015
Doris Mae Bezaury, 93, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully with family at her side on January 9, 2015 at Casa De La Luz Hospice in Tucson Arizona. Born to Fred and Iva Hochstetler August 11, 1921 in Elkhart Indiana, Doris was raised in Constantine, Michigan, graduating from Constantine High School in 1939. The majority of her...
