Obituaries

Larry Carter, born Aug. 21, 1936, Houston, Miss. Larry passed away in Redmond, Wash. on May 17, 2016 surrounded by his family. Larry graduated Three Rivers High School, Class of 1954. He played four years of basketball and baseball. His parents are Etoile Martin and George F. Carter, Sr. After high school, Larry worked a year at Armstrong Machine Works. …

Larry “Bubba” Bidelman of Decatur slipped peacefully into Jesus’s hands early Monday morning, June 6, 2016. Larry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth D. Bidelman; children, Rob (Jessica) Bidelman, Steve (Eileen Gallagher) Bidelman, Laura (Sam Grear) Stensland, Douglas (Amanda) Hattan. Grandchildren, McKenna, Maya, Carter, Emma, Zac, Parker, Sara, Drew and Riley. Brothers, Patrick Bidelman and Mark (Doreen) Bidelman. Very special …

Carl A. Pinkerton, age 73, of Constantine, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 26, 1945 in Three Rivers the son of Luther and Ocia (Sell) Pinkerton. In accordance with Carl’s wishes cremation has been conducted and there will be no public services held at this time.

Robert Kent Johns, age 73, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016.  He was born in Three Rivers on August 11, 1942 the son of William and Effie (Evans) Johns. Kent was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers.  He was employed as a private commercial jet pilot for many years.  He accumulated over ten thousand flight hours …

Dolly Mae Meyer, age 68, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 6, 2016, at her home. Dolly was born April 13, 1948, in Woodburn, Ind., a daughter of Thomas and Pauline (Clevenger) Beemer. She graduated from Quincy High School in 1966 and then continued her education at cosmetology school in Battle Creek. On June 10, 1967, she married Raymond …

Donna Marlene (Wright) Vickrey, 85, 1804 Ocean Ave., #111, Boynton Beach, FL, 33435, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Donna was born on May 17, 1931 in Galesburg, Ill., the daughter of George and Clariece Wright. She attended Three Rivers High School, graduating in 1949. She was united in marriage to Charles Vickrey on Feb. 9, 1957 in the …

Walter Raymond “Walt” Neale, age 80, of Three Rivers, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 23, 1935 the son of Thomas and Edith (Beardsley) Neale. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1953, and later served in the U.S. Navy. Walt was married to Sharon J. Bos …

Charles “Dave” McFall, age 77, of Constantine, passed away March 2, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was born December 16, 1938 in White Pigeon, a son of Charles and Clarabelle (Clark) McFall. Dave graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1957. On December 7, 1985 he married Ruby (Lintz) Roskam at Messiah Lutheran Church …

James Edward “Jim” Carpenter, 86, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in Elizabethton, Tenn. He was born Oct. 12, 1929 in Three Rivers to Leslie Loren and Lena Jeannette (Drake) Carpenter, the seventh of 12 children. He married Gloria Jean Farley on Sept. 12, 1949 in Centreville, who preceded him in death on April 17, 1997. He later married Helen Beatrice …

William L. “Dub” Dobberteen, age 85, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Sunday morning, June 5, 2016, in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 27, 1930, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Louis F. and Mabel (Kielkopf) Dobberteen. Bill was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1949. On March 11, 1951, he …