Obituaries

Thomas Lowell Kimble, age 64, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Three Rivers on June 2, 1950 the son of Russell H. and Pauline Emily (Freese) Kimble, Sr. Tom was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He attended Three Rivers Schools and was employed …

George L. Cole, age 88, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Three Rivers Hospital. He was born in Fabius Township to Delbert L and Ethel O (Stephenson) Cole on May 11, 1926. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial services beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at …

Nan Marie (Custard) Schmitz, age 73, of Mendon, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on June 4, 1941 the daughter of the late Donald and June (Happel) Custard and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. She graduated Mendon High School with the class of 1960. Nan worked …

Valerie Ranee (Harvey) Gregrich, age 62, of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, April 25th, at Borgess Medical Center. She was born on January 3, 1953, in Colon, a daughter of Miller Earl and Alberta (Schrader) Harvey. On June 17, 1995, she married Philip Gregrich. He preceded her in death on August 14, 2014. Valerie worked at Coachmen Industries, Middlebury, for …

Donald Hochstetler, age 90, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Bronson Hospital. He was born November 23, 1924 in Elkhart IN, son of Fred & Iva (Heckaman) Hochstetler. In 1944, he met the love of his life, Martha Garrett, and married June 23, 1946 in Dowagiac, MI. They bought the family farm and continued its operation, with their children, …

Robert Montgomery McClain, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Nottawa Township on Aug. 21, 1922 the son of Robert John and Martha (Rench) McClain and has been a lifetime resident of the Mendon area. He attended the Cupp Country School and worked on the …

Joyce Marie Lucas, age 74, of Colon, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home, after several months of failing health. Joyce was born Sept. 25, 1940, in Leonidas Township, a daughter of the late Vern and Amelia (Diekman) Allen. She had lived most of her life in the Fulton, Leonidas and Colon area, graduating from Colon High School …

George Fredrick Myers, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 25, 1933 in Lancaster, Ohio, the son of the late Carl Mickey and Ruth (Kaumeyer) Myers. George was employed at the Essex Wire/United Technology Company for forty years before his retirement. He also …

R. Duane Hassenger, Sr., age 85, of White Pigeon, MI, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at home. Duane was born at his family home in Constantine Twp. on January 19, 1930, a son of Vio and Grace (Young) Hassenger.   Duane graduated from Constantine High School in 1948, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. On March 27, …

Michael “Mike” D. Walker, age 60, a resident of Cass County Medical Care Facility of Cassopolis for the past 7 years, was finally called home to his Lord and savior on Monday, April 20, 2015. Born inMarch 3, 1955, in Kalamazoo, to Richard A. and Zita C. (Kovach) Walker, Mike was the sixth of nine children. In 1972, he entered …