Obituaries

Elizabeth Maxine Lytle, age 96, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Sunshine Care Home of Three Rivers. She was born in White Pigeon, MI on April 30, 1918 the daughter of William and Ione(Smith)Friesner. Elizabeth graduated from White Pigeon High School. On December 24, 1940 Elizabeth was united in marriage to James Lytle in …

Carol Lee Edwards, 75, of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 in Elkhart, Ind. She was born in Three Rivers the daughter of Jay L. and Thelma (Grover) Edwards. Carol leaves to cherish her loving memory sister, Shirley Wagner of Elkhart, Ind.; brother, Norman Edwards of Three Rivers; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family. A memorial …

Janet L. Wolf, age 79, of White Pigeon and Portage, died Sunday Jan. 18, 2015, at BronsonMethodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born June 10, 1935, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Carl andMamie (Bare) Roberts. Janet graduated from White Pigeon High School, received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, and her master’s degree in education from Western …

Martha G. “Marty” Clark, age 71, passed away peacefully from complications of kidney cancer at her home on Friday, January 16th, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Marty was born June 9, 1943 in Howard Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Thomas and Agnes (Baldy) Marketon. On January 11, 1964 Marty was united in marriage to Mr. Larry Clark in Waverly, …

Marie McCallie, age 78, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Jan. 16th, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 21, 1936 in Searcy, Arkansas the daughter of the late George Ray and Lena Modena (Martin) Neal. Mrs. McCallie has been a long time member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She loved to cook …

Wayne Arthur “JR” Spearow, Jr., age 62, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, January 15th, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.  JR was born in Elkhart on July 27, 1952, a son of Wayne Arthur and Phyllis Ann (Collins) Spearow, Sr.  He attended Elkhart Schools.  JR worked as a truck driver for many local companies.  He loved sports, cartoon …

Dean Robert Rice, 93, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 at Fairview Living Center in Centreville, where had been a resident for the past four years. Dean was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 5, 1921, the son of Henry and Verna (VanNordstrand) Rice. Dean had lived his entire life in the Three Rivers area. …

Richard Eugene Oates, age 84, of Long Lake, Colon, passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Christa (Lambrecht) Oates; dear father of Connie (Brian) Demkowicz, Charlotte (Sean) Kelly, Dan Oates, Marianne (Tim) Loso and Jennifer Bowman; loving grandfather of 21 grandchildren; brother of Paul (Kathy) and Gene (Vivian) Oates; brother-in-law of Maxine Oates, Thea (Udo) …

Gregory A. Paxton, age 44, of Three Rivers, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 13, 2015, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born April 28, 1970, in Three Rivers, a son of Arden and Bonita (Battaglino) Paxton. Greg resided in Oxnard, Calif., and was a graduate of Oxnard High School with the class of 1988. He returned …

Laura May Neamen, age 89, of Three Rivers, MI passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 after a recent illness. She was born July 9, 1925 in Mishawaka, IN the daughter of Raymond F. and Marie F. (Smith) Johnson. She was raised in Edwardsburg, MI by her maternal grandparents Theodore and Samantha Smith. On July 23, 1944 in Elkhart, IN she …