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Martha Linn Lindsley

Martha Linn Lindsley

Dec 30, 2008

Martha L. Lindsley, age 68 of Kalamazoo passed away Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Newton, Mass on August 18, 1940, the daughter of Norwell and Charlotte (McLeod) Hornbeck. Marti graduated from Waltham High School in 1959, and later received her RN from Glen Oaks Community College. She was a member of...

Gloria N. Mann

Gloria N. Mann

Dec 28, 2008

Gloria N. Mann age 80 of Mottville Twp.. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at her home. She was born in Bagley, Wisconsin, on September 29, 1928, a daughter of Adolph and Margaret (Belson) Horn. Gloria graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1946. After meeting Kenneth Mann on a blind date, they were later married on June...

Frank Schulte

Frank Schulte

Dec 27, 2008

Frank Thomas Schulte, Jr., age 81, Three Rivers, MI passed away Saturday, December 27th, 2008 at his home. Frank was born in Easton, PA on April 22, 1927, a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Hoadley) Schulte Sr. He attended Ithaca High School. Frank served in the U.S. Navy during WW II and the Korean War. On May 10, 1952 he...

Marty R. Overton

Marty R. Overton

Dec 23, 2008

Marty Robin Overton, age 51 of Mottville, MI, passed away Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Dowagiac on August 30, 1957. Marty served in the U.S. Navy from 1974 to 1976. On August 4, 1990 he married Penny Sue Casselman in Three Rivers. He worked as an Asst. Manager at Fiberglass...

Russell V. Staples

Russell V. Staples

Dec 20, 2008

Russell V. Staples, age 84 of Centreville, passed away Saturday, December 20th, 2008. He was born in Three Rivers, on September 8, 1924, the son of Joseph and Thelma (Heslet) Staples. Russell attended Three Rivers Schools and graduated from Centreville High School. On December 1, 1945 he married Margery Clark in Three Rivers. She preceded him in death November 8,...

Helena Estell Oldenberg

Helena Estell Oldenberg

Dec 18, 2008

Helena Estell Oldenberg, age 90, of Centreville, passed away Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at the Fairview Living Centre in Centreville. She was born in St. Joseph Co., MI on October 4, 1918, a daughter of the late Claude Vernon and Geneva May (VanZile) Wagner. Helena graduated from Centreville High School in 1936. On January 30, 1941 she married Roy D....

Robert H. Nelson

Robert H. Nelson

Nov 21, 2008

Robert H. Nelson, age 95 of Three Rivers, MI, passed away Friday, November 21st, at his home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 19, 1913, the son of Robert H. and Edna May (Doty) Nelson . Robert attended White Pigeon Schools. On May 22, 1937 he married Iona Criswell in Howe, IN. She preceded him in death May...

Dorothy May Mckinley

Dorothy May Mckinley

Nov 16, 2008

Dorothy May McKinley, age 91 of Constantine, passed away Sunday, November 16th, 2008 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Wellsville, OH on May 6, 1917, the daughter of the late Harry "Rex" and Dora (Wolf) Hall. On August 11, 1967 she married Lloyd "Mac" Joe McKinley in Elkton, MD. He preceded her in death October 10,...

Harold Louis (Hal) Hocker

Harold Louis (Hal) Hocker

Nov 11, 2008

Harold Louis (Hal) Hocker, Jr., age 78 of Centreville, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at his home. He was born in Detroit, MI on April 17, 1930, a son of the late Harold Louis and Alvina Elizabeth (Rathje) Hocker, Sr. Hal graduated from Lakeshore High School, St. Claire Shores in 1948. On Dec. 9, 1950 Hal married Ruth...

Dale R. Schrader

Dale R. Schrader

Nov 8, 2008

Dale R. Schrader, Jr. age 62 Centreville, passed away Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at his home. Dale Jr. was born in Three Rivers, on September 26, 1946, a son of Dale R. and Gwynn (Walsh) Schrader Sr. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War with the Seabees. On July...

Della Mae Leister

Della Mae Leister

Nov 4, 2008

Della Mae Leister, age 87, of Centreville, passed away Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, surrounded by her loved ones, at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Mansfield, OH on July 23, 1921, the daughter of Harry and Helen (Mocklin) Barr. Della Mae moved to Michigan in April 1933, and married Ralph Leister on August 17, 1942 in...

Wilma G. Briggs

Wilma G. Briggs

Nov 3, 2008

Wilma G. Briggs, age 76 of Constantine passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at Birch Adult Foster Care, Leonidas. She was born on September 9, 1932, the daughter of William and Charlotte (Sours) Brown. Wilma graduated from Quincy High School. She married William Briggs on December 4, 1951. Wilma was employed as an inspector at Owens Illinois in Constantine and...

Mary Ellen Weirich

Mary Ellen Weirich

Oct 28, 2008

Mary Ellen Weirich, age 82, of Constantine, passed away October 28th, 2008 at her home. She was born in Valentine, IN on December 30, 1925, the daughter of Herman and Lucy Ellen (Gillingham) Draper. She attended school in LaGrange, IN. On September 8, 1947 she married John W. Weirich in LaGrange, he preceded her in death on March 21, 1991....

Carol Laverne Arnold

Carol Laverne Arnold

Oct 27, 2008

Carol LaVerne Arnold, age 75, of Constantine, passed away October 27th, 2008 at the Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 25, 1933, the daughter of Roland and LaVerne (Robinson) Lepke. Carol attended school in Constantine. She married James Richard Arnold on June 10, 1950 in Chicago, IL. Carol was employed at Dayco...

Vern Monroe Granger

Vern Monroe Granger

Oct 27, 2008

Rev. Vern M. Granger, Sr., age 79, of Constantine, passed away Monday, October 27th, 2008 at the Three Rivers Health Hospital. He was born in Grand Blanc, MI, on January 24, 1929, a son of Walter William and Bess (McDonald) Granger. After graduating from Byron High School in 1946, he married Mary Elizabeth Braley on April 8, 1948 in Fowlerville....

Carol Laverne Arnold

Carol Laverne Arnold

Oct 27, 2008

Carol LaVerne Arnold, age 75, of Constantine, passed away October 27th, 2008 at the Birch Adult Foster Care in Leonidas. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 25, 1933, the daughter of Roland and LaVerne (Robinson) Lepke. Carol attended school in Constantine. She married James Richard Arnold on June 10, 1950 in Chicago, IL. Carol was employed at Dayco...

Carl P. Frisbie

Carl P. Frisbie

Oct 3, 2008

Carl P. Frisbie, age 92, of Oxford and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester. He was born in Sullivan, IN on February 4, 1916, a son of Ralph and Pauline (Sohlke) Frisbie. On January 6, 1936 he married Martha Gilliam in Sullivan, IN. She preceded him in death on July 31,...

Margaret Maxine

Margaret Maxine

Oct 2, 2008

Margaret M. Ahr, age 87, of Ft. Wayne, IN and formerly of Centreville, passed away Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 at her home following a year long battle with cancer. Margaret was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on June 18, 1921, the daughter of Matthew and Eva (Clark) Beedy. Margaret and her second husband John, lived in Centreville from 1958 until...

Donald Wayne Emerson

Donald Wayne Emerson

Oct 1, 2008

Donald Wayne Emerson, age 82, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Centreville on February 9, 1926, a son of Ralph Waldo and Treva Belle (Wright) Emerson. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1945. Don had worked in the shipping department at Denton Mills in...

Ronnie Ray Penn

Ronnie Ray Penn

Sep 28, 2008

Ronnie Ray Penn, US Navy Retired, passed away peacefully in Las Vegas, NV on September 28, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 18, 1941 in Sturgis, Michigan. Ronnie is survived by his wife Carol (Snow) Penn, Las Vegas, NV; son and daughter-in-law Michael and Vickie Penn, Arlington, TN; son Monte Snow, Las Vegas, NV...

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