Obituaries

David Scott “Spit” Spitaleri, age 52, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly on October 16, 2014 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital following a brief illness, throughout which Scott kept good spirits and a hopeful attitude. He was born on May 22, 1962 in Detroit, MI., the son of George and Brenda (Ary) Spitaleri. Scott attended schools in the Ypsilanti area …

Robin E. (Norton) Atkinson, 55, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Visitation will be on Monday, Oct. 20, 10-11 a.m. at the Eickhoff, Farrand, Halverson Chapel in Three Rivers where services will be at 11 a.m. Interment of cremains will follow at Poe Cemetery. Donations may be directed to the family.

Barbara Fowler Maddox, age 89, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014. Barbara was born on June 25, 1925 and raised in Chicago Illinois. She attended DePauw University where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Barbara came to live in Three Rivers Michigan in 1965. She began teaching third grade, first at Ruth …

Penny Kay Bauman, age 66, of Colon, passed away, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Penny was born Dec. 30, 1947, in Flint, a daughter of the late Myron G. and Dorothy Jean (Smith) Parks. She had lived most all of her life in the Colon area. On Jan. 16, 1965, she married Robert …

Jeane Fae Houck, age 72, of Sturgis, and formerly of Colon, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. Jeane was born July 15, 1942, a daughter of the late Jack Brandon and Tekla (Sauer) Matchett. She had lived all of her adult life in St. Joseph County and had graduated from White Pigeon High …

James “Jim” Edward Fisher, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in Cassopolis. He was born on July 22, 1923 the only child to Marie (Bartozak) and Max (Marion) Fisher of South Bend. He grew up on Chapin Street, where he helped his father run Fisher’s Meat Market. In 1942, Jim joined the United States Naval Corps. He …

Kenneth Lee Becker, age 39, of Kalamazoo, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 in Kalamazoo. He was born in Ft. Benning, GA on April 1, 1975 the son of Don Lee and Mary Jane (Roberts) Becker. Ken graduated from Three Rivers High School and attended the Branch County Career Center. He was a carpenter who worked at Viking R-V in Centreville …

Alice E. Barnes, 88, passed away peacefully October 9, 2014 in Atlantis, FL at JFK Medical Center, where she had been a volunteer. Alice had also resided in Boynton Beach, FL and Tinton Falls, NJ . Alice was born on August 21, 1926 in Three Rivers, MI to Burl and Doris (Hilbert) Byers from Farmer, OH. Alice received her AA …

Amy Lee Gest, age 40, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Oct. 8th, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 1, 1974 in Sturgis, MI. the daughter of Richard and Connie (Ecker) Batten. Amy graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1993. She has …

Steven Ray Erdos, age 53, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly at Borgess Medical Center. He was born on October 22, 1960 in Three Rivers, MI the son of Steven James and Ruth Ann(Walton)Erdos. Steve attended Three Rivers High School. He enjoyed roller skating at Maple Park Skating Rink in Three Rivers. Steve was very muscular at a young age …