Obituaries

Louis W. Underly, age 89, of Marcellus, MI passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at home. He was born September 22, 1924 in South Bend, IN the son of Louis William and Bessie (Sears) Underly. On October 30, 1942 he married Marguerite Ference who preceded him in death in September 2012. He served three years with the United State Navy …

James Howard Comadoll, age 60, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. He was born on October 10, 1953 in Three Rivers, MI the son of Howard and Jean E. (Weiandt)Comadoll. James was preceded in death by his father, Howard Comadoll and one brother, Robert W. Comadoll. He leaves to cherish his loving …

Grace  Potter, age 56, of Harrison, MI passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Grace was born in South Haven, MI on December 3, 1957, a daughter of  Alvie  and Josephine (Mull) Cole, Jr. Grace graduated from Cosmetology school in Daytona Beach, Florida. On March 5, 2007 she married Jimmy Potter in Harrison, MI. She loved …

John C. Adams, age 67, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, formerly of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycling accident in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born December 8, 1946 Dowagiac, MI, the son of Uriah M. and Clarice A. (Nemmers) Adams. On September 4, 1982 he married Patricia Keddell who survives. John …

Melba Lillian Mohney, age 97, of Three Rivers, entered into eternal rest Wednesday Aug. 6, 2014 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Buckley, IL on Jan. 11, 1917 the daughter of Julius and Louise (Dippel) Steinman. In August of 1954 she was married to Dale Mohney. Together they farmed two farms on Coon Hollow Road …

Mr. Everett Riley Hall Jr., age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2014 at his home in the arms of his loving family and friends. He was born on November 15, 1938 in Waltham, Mass.; the son of the late Everett R. Sr. and Beatrice Mary (Edwards) Hall. Everett leaves behind a devoted wife of 51 …

James Richard Arnold, age 89, of Constantine, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, IN. James was born in Constantine, MI on May 10, 1925, a son of John and Jennie (Benson) Arnold. On June 10, 1950, he married Carol Lepke in Chicago.  She preceded him in death on October 27, 2008. James worked as an instantizer …

Betty Jane (Bickle) Spencer, 94, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, August 2nd, at Heartland Health Care Center. Betty was born in Constantine, MI on June 8, 1920, a daughter of Harold and Mildred (Noel) Bickle.  On October 30, 1943, she married William Spencer in Three Rivers.  He preceded her in death on March 10, 1987.Betty graduated from Constantine High School in 1938 …

Wayne Elliot Johnson, age 88, of rural Three Rivers, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Detroit, MI on May 15, 1926 the son of Anthony and Gladys (Burlingame) Johnson. After the family moved north, Wayne worked at a dairy farm, and for several years for the Lapeer County Road Commission. He …

Virginia Ruth Harris, 80, of Centreville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Elkhart, Ind., on Nov. 21, 1933 the daughter of the late Herman Glenn and Helen (Breiniger) Boyland. Mrs. Harris enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her six children through high school, she then began work …