Obituaries

Bruce D. Emmons, age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Three Rivers Health.  Bruce was born in Marshall on March 30, 1959, a son of Norman and Sandra (Davis) Emmons.  He graduated from Maple Valley High School in Nashville, MI, and went on to earn his mechanic’s certificate. Bruce worked as a mechanic. He …

Barbara Ann “Barb” Preston, age 70, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 at Edgewood Health & Rehabilitation. She was born October 23, 1950 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Donald and Josephine (Shumway) Crippin. Barb worked in numerous restaurants over 35 years, including Fisher Lake Inn, and most recently was a deli worker at Meijer. She was …

Toni J Evilsizor, age 71, of Three Rivers, died on March 26, 2021 . Mother of Mary Middaugh and Angel Lemons. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 Friday, April 16, 2021 at White Pigeon Township Cemetery. Arrangments by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

Carolyn L. Ball, age 79, of Centreville, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Carolyn was born in Detroit on May 27, 1941, a daughter of John and Mae (Manisto) Ball.  She graduated from High School in Detroit and went on to study nurse’s aid training and chaplaincy.  She worked as a nurse’s aid in …

Marvin Earl Smeal, age 85, of Jones, passed away in Ann Arbor on Sunday, January 24, 2021.  Marvin was born in Clearfield, PA on June 28, 1935, a son of Collis and Mildred (Kanouff) Smeal.  He graduated from LaSalle High School in 1953 in Niagara Falls, NY. After high school, he attended Penn State University and went on to serve …

Patrick Edward Arseneau, age 72, of Sturgis, went to join his Lord and Savior Sunday morning, April 11, 2021 at his home. Pat was born on December 9, 1948, in Elkhart to Everett Arseneau and Ruth (McDermott) Arseneau. They brought him up on a farm in Kessington, MI, a bold and curious younger sibling to Paul, Joanne, Johnny and Jim. …

Walter S. Krzycki, Jr., age 79, of Sturgis, passed away late Saturday evening April 10, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born February 28, 1942 in Detroit, son of the late Walter S. and Victoria (Saszyski) Krzycki. Wally resided in Sturgis for the past 46 years. On October 28, 1966 he married Marge Paszkiewicz in Detroit. Wally …

Stanley F. Copenhafer, age 79, of Fulton, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Stanley was born on July 13, 1941 in Three Rivers, a son of the late George and Alberta (Yeomans) Copenhafer. Stanley graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1960. On August 23, 1960 Stanley married Phyllis Wolf at the Leonidas Bible …

Allan Andrew Seelye, age 72, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 surrounded by his family at home. Arrangements are pending at Mater – Ralston Funeral Home.

Karen Maslanka, age 69, of Three Rivers, died on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Karen was born August 14, 1951 in Detroit, the daughter of Roland and Velma (Greczi) Nickert. A social butterfly by nature, Karen loved nothing more than being around people and sharing stories. Her faith was central in her life and she made many close friends through her …