Obituaries

Michael G. Pierson, age 78, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 18, 1943 the son of the late Francis and Alice (Johnson) Pierson. He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School, and served in the National Guard, and worked briefly at Three Rivers …

Harry Edward “Bear” Sutherland, age 72, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born February 22, 1950 in Boulder, Colorado a son of Norman and Eva (Mork) Sutherland. Bear attended school in Colorado and entered the workforce at an early age. His various jobs included carpentry and building, masonry, log house …

Charlene Ann Timm, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 surrounded by her loving family and very close friends Steve and Jeanne Vicsik. She was born August 15, 1940 in Mendon, the daughter of Lee David and Edna (Thrams) Huff, and graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of 1958. Char worked for Dr. Paul …

Willadean Warble, age 88, of Howe, Indiana passed away early Tuesday morning July 12, 2022 at the Life Care Center of LaGrange in LaGrange, Indiana. She was born September 10, 1933 in Three Rivers, daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Hesher) Wright. Mrs. Warble resided in Howe for over 60 years coming from Fort Wayne, where she was a …

William L. Babcock, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Saturday, July 9, 2022. William was born on September 16, 1957 in Sturgis, a son to the late Lloyd and Carolyn (Llewellyn) Babcock. Surviving him is his sister Pamela Pugh of Colon, and brother Phillip Llewellyn of Naples, FL. Besides his parents, William was …

Marie Katherine Patten, age 100, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis surrounded by her family. She was born May 1, 1922 at home in Saginaw County, Michigan daughter of the late Carl and Emma (Seitz) Miller. Marie began her education in rural schools for the first eight years and her final for …

Wendy Dimmick, age 72, died peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2022. She was the daughter of William F and Lydia H (McBarnes) Hicks.  She was born on April 19,1950 in Three Rivers. Wendy was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Bill and Terry Hicks. Wendy graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. She met Jim Dimmick …

James “Jim” David Brooks, age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. Jim was born to Thomas W. and Beula M. (Drake) Brooks on October 29th, 1942, according to his actual birth certificate, contradicting his propensity to claim to be 5-10 years younger. He was born in Detroit in a year when the Tigers were playing …

John Allen Perry, age 60, of Centreville, passed away early Thursday evening, July 7, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born April 4, 1962 in Sturgis, son of the late Richard Earl and Janice Carol (Gest) Perry. John resided in Centreville for the past 35 years. His early life was lived in Centreville and he was a …

Michael Douglas Gifford, age 75, of Mendon, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 8, 2022 in the presence of his family. He was born in Vicksburg on Aug. 12, 1946 the son of the late Claude and Maxine (Hart) Gifford. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1964 before joining the U.S. Army, serving in Germany …