Obituaries

Mary E. VanVorst, age 91, of Colon, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Mary was born Sept. 9, 1923, in Glasgow, Ky., a daughter to the late Elmer & Ona ( Boone) Mosby. On Sept. 12, 1941, she married Leslie F. VanVorst in Centreville. He preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 1974. Mary’s …

Ray C. Gilbert, 88, of Jonesboro, Ga., passed away March 11, 2015. Born in Three Rivers to Estella & Allen Gilbert. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. Worked for Harding’s Friendly Market for 21 years and at Home Depot for 11 years. He leaves behind his loving wife of 65 years, Joyce. Children, Steve (Pamela) Gilbert of Leonidas, …

Harriett B. Powell, age 91, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015. She was born June 16, 1923 in Porter Township, Van Buren County MI, the daughter of Elmer Lee and Lillian Agnes (Nye) Kinney. On August 29, 1943 in Lawton, MI she married Ernest “Steve” Powell and he preceded her in death. She has been a resident …

Hazel Joan (Harbeson) Parker, 81, of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Hazel was born Oct. 24, 1933 in Sturgis to Lawrence and Rachel (Eicher) Harbeson. She spent most of her life in the Nottawa area before moving to Kalamazoo in 2007 to be near her family and her beloved grandchildren. …

Eddiess May Hughes, age 96, of Leonidas, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a one week illness. She was born near Parma, Michigan on Sep. 24, 1918 the daughter of Scott Lee and Dellele May (Hawks) Thomas. She attended country school near Parma and was a 1936 graduate of Sturgis High School. She worked briefly at …

Russel Thomas Carey, age 49, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on April 20, 1965 the son of John Elwood and Geraldine Lucille (Hamilton) Carey. Russel was a resident of Three Rivers for over twenty years coming from Coldwater, MI. He was employed for over fifteen …

Amber Christine Warner, age 32, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at home. She was born on August 14, 1982 the daughter of David and Pamela (Holmes) Warner. Amber leaves to cherish her loving memory, parents, David and Pamela Warner; son, Christopher Bolton; daughters, Makayla and Taylor Anglemyer; grandmother, Gaylee Warner; brother, Justin Warner; sister, Ashley …

Gladys Arlone (Freese) Young, age 97, of Mendon, passed away in the early morning of Friday, April 3, 2015 at Fairview Nursing Home in Centreville. She was born in Three Rivers to Floyd Freese and Francies (Decker) on March 19, 1918. She attended Roys School in Florence Township through the eight grade. Gladys was united in marriage to Maurice Young …

Carolyn Ruth Weiderman, 80, of White Pigeon, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, at The Timbers of Cass County in Dowagiac, following a short illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1935, in Lima, Ohio, a daughter of John and Edith Huston. She grew up and graduated from Burr Oak High School, but lived most of her adult life in White Pigeon. …

Patricia Jean Mechling, age 76, of Constantine, passed into glory on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born on June 12, 1938 to Arthur and Grace Irene (Shepard) Deitrich of Berrien Springs. She went to Niles Schools graduating in 1956 and later graduated from Davenport University with a degree in business. On June 14, 1969 she …