Obituaries

Lee Ray Arnett, age 75, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born on February 10, 1940 in Royalton, Kentucky, the son of the late Ellis and Mollie (Bailey) Arnett. Lee was employed at several local companies including the Mottville Truck Stop, Peterson Spring Inc., Maro …

Zelma F. Fisher, 61, of White Pigeon, Mich., passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at home, surrounded by her family. Celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday) at the Three Rivers American Legion Post. Donations may be directed to the family. Arrangements were handled by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

Dr. Donald Ray Schimnoski, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, Dec. 9th, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center following a very brief illness. He was born on Jan. 9, 1921 in Jeffers, Minnesota, the son of the late August and Mary (Beier) Schimnoski. Known affectionately as “Dr. Don”, he dedicated the last 58 …

Peter Eric Biland, 52, of White Pigeon, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was born Dec. 2, 1963, the son of Alfred T. and Janice J. (Bontreger) Biland in L’Anse, Mich. He was a resident of L’Anse, Manistee and White Pigeon since 1968 and was employed in trailer manufacturing in …

Gary Blair Herndon passed away suddenly Monday, December 7, 2015 at home. He was born January 21, 1960 in Garden City, Michigan a son of Jerry Blair and Dora Jane (Jackson) Herndon. Gary enjoyed hunting, kayaking, golf and reading. Gary is survived by his 3 sons; Gary B. Herndon, II, Eric (Jessica) Herndon and Scott Herndon. Grandfather of Mia Herndon. …

Bill Martin, age 65, of Three Rivers, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 following his battle with cancer. He was born in Paducah, KY on Aug. 20, 1950 the son of the late Norman Herbert and Betty Jean (Lindsey) Martin. Bill graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. He worked in radio broadcasting for over …

Jean A. Wright, 80, of Three Rivers, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born Sept. 12, 1935 in Corning, Ohio to Hershel A. and Edna Mae (Dodson) Wilder. On Sept. 23, 1953 she married the late Rev. David Wright Sr. Survivors include two sons, Ed (Sharon) …

Robert Guy Williams, Sr., age 54, of Nottawa, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. He was born October 18, 1961 in Three Rivers, a son of Richard C. and Norma (Headley) Williams. He attended Centreville Schools and served in the US Army. On November 7, 1981, he married Karen Vorce in Bronson. Robert worked at Williams Auto Salvage …

Joan M. Bussing, 74, of Three Rivers, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers following a short illness. She was born on June 16, 1942 in Fremont the daughter of Robert and Irene (Schneider) Rumsey. Three Rivers resident since 1990 coming from Devils Lake, Mich. She was a homemaker, member of the First United Methodist …

Lois D. Fox, age 79, of Mendon, met her Lord and Savior and joined her husband and son on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. She was born in Battle Creek on March 6, 1936 the daughter of Leonard and Beatrice (Brown) Wines. Lois was a graduate of Three Rivers High School. She was married to Russell Fox on June 4, 1966 …