Obituaries

More than 200 people gathered Thursday at Riverside Church to pay their final respects to longtime Three Rivers resident and community advocate Bruce Snook. Snook, 66, was a longtime employee at WLKM radio, the former director of the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce and most recently the editor and publisher of the River Country Journal website. Snook, who passed …

Mrs. Roxann M. “Sandy” (Kaplenski) Woloszyk, 63, of Norton Shores, passed away at her home on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Standish on July 5, 1950 to Joseph and Mary (Kosemba) Kaplenski. Roxann owned and operated Lendonna Beauty Barber Shop in Alpena and was the hair stylist at Three …

Melvin James Beardsley, 32, of White Pigeon, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at the Three Rivers Health emergency room. He was born April 8, 1981, in Sturgis, a son of James S. and Christine A. (Crossgrove) Beardsley. He was a White Pigeon area resident all his life and was employed in trailer manufacturing. He was a member of Christian Fellowship Center …

Marcia K. Tobey, 61, of Burr Oak, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at her home. She was born Sept. 5, 1951, in Battle Creek to Joseph and Mary (March) Michielsen. On April 10, 1982, she married Arthur J. Tobey in Tekonsha. He preceded her in death Oct. 8, 2011. Marcia was a very loving and caring person and enjoyed …

Leonard “Len” Albin Johnson, 86, of Three Rivers, formerly Milford, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born on Sept. 26, 1926 in Detroit the son of the late Oscar C. and Bessie (Colton) Johnson. Leonard honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. He was an avid Tigers …

Marvin F. Cornwell Jr., 60, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at Michiana Health and Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of Marvin F. and Flora M. (Comstock) Cornwell Sr. He had been a resident of the Mottville and White Pigeon area all his life. He was a veteran …

Keith Allan Clark, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on September 1, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center following a very brief battle with cancer. Keith was born on Sept. 3, 1947 in Muskegon, MI. the son of the late Monte K. and Delores E. (Spoelma) Clark. Mr. Clark graduated from Muskegon High School and later attended Kalamazoo College. …

Donna Lee Mohney, age 70, of Mendon, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. She was born in Three Rivers on June 19, 1943 the daughter of Robert Lee Moyer and Betty Virginia (Locey) Moyer. Donna graduated from Mendon High School in 1961. She was married to Bruce Mohney on Jan. 29, 1962 in Mendon. They …

James E. Brennan, M.D., of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon, August 30, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1954 in Kalamazoo, Michigan son of Donald and Joan (Van’t Roer) Brennan. Dr. Brennan resided in Sturgis since 1990 coming from Kalamazoo. On May 25, 1974 he married Becky Johnson in Corbin, Kentucky. Coming to Sturgis in 1990 …

Letha J. (Sammy) Decker, age 84, of Colon, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Letha was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Colon, a daughter of the late Lou G. and Lucy (Gregg) Dingman. Letha had lived all her life in Colon, graduating form Colon High School with the class of 1947. On Nov. 5, …