Obituaries

Cruz C. Trevino, age 42, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lamar, Colorado the daughter of Giberto and Ramona (Cruz) Trevino. She loved to attend Faith Finders Church of Constantine, with Pastors John and Rita Austin and sang in the praise and worship group. Her favorite …

Lola Pauline (Delong) Gross, PhD, age 84, of Three Rivers, died at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Monday, December 3, 2018, surrounded by family, She was born, the 7th of eight children, on January 15, 1934 to Robert Arthur and Mary Brown Delong of Three Rivers. She was married to Douglas Gross on August 8th, 1959. Throughout their marriage they resided …

Mildred Virginia “Ginger” (Hagen) Boughton, age 84, a former longtime Burr Oak resident, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 4, 2018, at the home of her granddaughter in Reading. She was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Muldrow, Okla.,a daughter of the late Andrew Fred and Nannie Marie (Tankesley) Koett. Ginger resided for many years in Burr Oak and in Mendon for …

Leroy Joseph “Lee” Montbriand, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital. Lee was born Feb. 24, 1934, to the late Louis Alfred and Helen (Haas) Montbriand. Lee is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Dorothy; two step-ons, Thomas (Annette) Moffat of Park Ridge, Ill., and Robert Moffat of Park Forest, Ill.; two …

Nancy L. Nichols, age 81, of Colon, passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Nancy was born Dec. 24, 1936, in Colon, a daughter of the late Audley G. and Dorothy (Dingman) Nichols. She had lived all her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1954. Nancy had worked at …

Julia A. Mallo, age 77, of Constantine, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center.  She was born on May 17, 1941 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Carl and Donna (Warner) Butler.  Julia graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1959.  On October 10, 1959, she married Robert Mallo at the Porter Baptist Church in Constantine. …

Theodore “Ted” Streeter, age 70, of Centreville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Port Clinton, OH on March 16, 1948, a son of Wade and Irene (Binsack) Streeter. He graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1966 and then attended Kemper Military School in Missouri. Afterwards, he received a Bachelor’s …

Deborah Jo Schabes, age 63, of Mendon died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at Rose Arbor Hospice surrounded by the four most important men in her life after battling breast cancer for the past ten years. She was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 25, 1955 the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hampton) Zinsmaster. She graduated from Mendon High School …

Fred Earl Edwards, age 90, passed away Nov. 17, 2018, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born June 13, 1928, in Detroit, the only child of Chester and Lena Edwards. He was raised in Detroit, where he participated in both hockey and football. After graduation from Eastern High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was drafted to serve in …

Marilyn Joyce Blasius, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family at her side.  She was born in Comstock Twp., Kalamazoo on Oct. 12, 1935 the daughter of the late William and Jennie (Lord) Newburry. Marilyn has been a long time resident of Three Rivers.  On July 29th, …