Obituaries

Charles Francis Rhodes, age 66, of Marcellus, MI passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Charles was born in Three Rivers on December 27, 1948 the son of George L. and Esther J. (Boyer) Rhodes. Charles was a long time resident of Three Rivers. He was a decorated veteran who proudly served his country during …

Louise Madelyn Kennedy passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at Sunshine Care Home surrounded by her loving family and caregivers She was born on February 4, 1924 in Schoolcraft, MI the daughter of Fred G. Stiver and Mahala Taylor Stiver. On June 27, 1942 she was united in marriage to Jack V. Kennedy Sr. at St. Monica’s Catholic Church. …

Douglas Dale Kaiser, 75, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on Dec. 10, 1939 in Three Rivers the son of the late Raymond and Dale (Prouty) Kaiser. Doug has been a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. He attended Three Rivers Schools and after graduation began …

Raymond Chester “Chet” Bingaman, Jr., age 81, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 15, 1934 to Raymond Chester and Eleanor (Bohm) Bingaman, Sr. in Lockport Township. He spent summers on his Grandpa Bohm’s farm near the Langley Covered Bridge in Centreville and worked at a fruit farm on Michigan Avenue …

Clarence Hamminga, age 81, of Mendon Township, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Bowman House in Three Rivers. He was born in Chicago on Nov. 7, 1933 the son of Garmt and Henrietta (Vienstra) Hamminga and has been a resident of the Mendon area since 1949. He attended Mendon Schools and served with the U.S. Army in Korea from 1951-54. …

Anne Louise Rudd, age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, July 27th, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Jan. 21st, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of the late William John and Rachel (Lanway) Wignall. Anne has been a long time resident of this area. On May 2, 1964 …

Michael Wayne Timm, age 56, of Sturgis, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 23, 2015. He was born on Dec. 23rd, 1958 in Three Rivers to Mr. Wayne and Charlene (Huff) Timm. Mike graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1977 and earned his Bachelor’s in Education from Western Michigan University. He was an awesome and …

Franklin T. Lutz, 88, of Florence Township, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 following a long battle with cancer. He was born in Florence Township on September 24, 1926, a son of Troy and Nettie (VanFleet) Lutz. He graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1944 and entered the U.S. Navy in 1945. In August of 1946, he married Beverly …

Emma Jane Markum, 73, of Jones, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Johnstown, Pa. on May 8, 1942 the daughter of the late Ray and Ruth (Weirick) Alwine. She graduated from high school in Pennsylvania, and later earned her Masters’ Degree in Computer Science and Business Management. …

Rebecca Jo (Hudson) Strang, age 34, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis on July 5, 1981 to Theodore and Debbie (Shumway) Hudson. Becca received her GED from Sturgis High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She loved being outside, camping, fishing, and floating on the river with her …