Obituaries

Joseph Albert Tobon, age 68, of Three Rivers completed his life’s work on Sunday March 18, 2012. He was born in Cartago, Columbia on April 17, 1943 the son of Patricio and Beatriz (Marulanda) Tobon and attended high school and college in Columbia. It was there that he met his future wife, Nancy Young. They were married on Feb. 1, …

    Charles C. Monroe, 74, died in Three Rivers on March 17, 2012. He was born on Oct. 13, 1937 in Three Rivers, MI. the son of Dwight and Dorothy (Youells) Monroe. He had been a resident of Houston, Texas for the last 41 years, where he worked and retired from the Cameron Iron Works Company as a Quality …

Jamie Ann (Kastner) Graham, age 62, of Sturgis, died Sunday, March 18th, 2012 at the Fairview Nursing Centre in Centreville. She was born in Lansing, MI on December 4, 1949,  a daughter of James and Marion (Otis) Kastner. Jamie graduated from Centreville High School in 1968 and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She enjoyed bowling, crafts and reading and was also a …

Donald R. McClish, age 87, of Centreville, died Tuesday March 13, 2012 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Nottawa Township on Nov. 22, 1924 the son of Lawrence and Mildred (White) McClish. He attended Portage Schools before serving with the U.S. Army Tank Corps in the Philippines and Japan. He was married to Barbara Meacham …

John M. Abel, age 60, of Three Rivers, died suddenly of natural causes at his home on Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was born in Three Rivers on February 3, 1952 the son of Harold C. and Leita I. (Decker) Abel, Sr., and was a life-long resident of Three Rivers. John was a graduate of Three Rivers High School with …

Carolyn J. (Walker) Howk, age 79, formerly of Butler Pa., Port Charlotte Fla., and Burr Oak Mich., passed away March 16, 2012. She was born in Nashville Tenn., on March 19, 1932, the daughter of the late Robah and Myrtle MaryBelle (Jenkins) Walker. She is also preceded in death by siblings, Pauline Blankenship, Ruth Stevens, Burgess Walker and Carroll “Joe” …

Judith Ann Cross, age 56, of Deltona, Florida, died Friday March 16, 2012 at Halifax Health of Volusia/Flagler Care Center. She was born in Three Rivers on Feb. 29, 1956 and was 1 of only 3 babies born there on leap year in 1956. Judith moved to Florida in 1992 from Mendon and was a payroll clerk for the Volusia …

Opal Mae Hambright, age 82, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Saturday morning March 17, 2012 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born October 1, 1929 in Campton, Kentucky a daughter of Ed and Dovie (Prophit) Carroll. Mrs. Hambright resided in the Sturgis area since 1953.  On July 12, 1956 she married Leo Joseph Hambright in Sturgis. From 1953–1964 …

James C. Hesher, 77, of Constantine, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at his home following an extended illness. He was born May 23, 1934, in Sturgis, Mich., a son to Glen A. and Bernice M. (Brockway) Hesher. On June 28, 1958, he married Margaret L. Fuller in Constantine. He had been a Constantine resident since 1958, coming from Scott, Ind. He …

Rosemarie S. (Rose) Marble, age 67, of Colon, passed away, Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Rose was born July 11, 1944, in Detroit, a daughter to the late Arthur F. and Alice (Oakes) Comport. On April 6, 1990, she married Richard L. Marble in Coldwater. He preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 2004. Rose …