Obituaries

Helen Barkman, 78, of Colon, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Helen was born Nov. 23, 1931, in Ashland, Ky. Helen had lived at her present residence in Colon for the past 30 years, coming from Detroit. She married James E. Barkman in Colon. She retired from Sturgis Molding and had also worked at …

Mary Elizabeth Olney died Sept. 6, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. She was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Detroit, a daughter of Joseph W. and Katherine (Kennedy) Pattison. Lt. William H. Olney, dressed in his officer’s Naval uniform, stepped off the elevator of the Aetna Building in Detroit and met the prettiest girl he had ever seen. They married in 1943. …

Irene M. Divelbiss, age 63, of Mendon, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1947, in New Kensington, Pa., a daughter of William and Mary Jane (Imm) Kremer. She was a graduate of Robert Morris Junior College in Pittsburgh, and had resided in Mendon since 1975. She married Lee Divelbiss in 1973. Together, they …

Guy A. Bullock, 85, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at his home. He was born May 22, 1925, in Schoolcraft, a son of Arthur and Arvilla (Heckelman) Bullock. On Feb. 16, 1948, he married Betty Smith in Elkhart, Ind. Guy was a full-time farmer in the Constantine and Three Rivers area for many years. He was …

John P. Cummins, 63, of Howe, Ind., died Friday, June 25, 2010, at his residence. He retired in March of 2010 from Morgan Olson Corp. in Sturgis, Mich., after 38 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and has lived in the area since 1972. John was a member of the Calvary Chapel in Stroh and was a …

Dorthelda Sue Eichorn, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at home. She was born Aug. 12, 1939, in Indianapolis, a daughter of the late Harvey and Josephine (Troyer) Schwartz. Dorthelda has been a resident of Sturgis the past 50 years and on Sept. 1, 1956 in Middlebury, Ind., she married Lewis Carl Eichorn Sr. He preceded …

Priscilla Cox Therrien, age 88, of Three Rivers, formerly of Bloomington, IN. passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at the Fairview Nursing Home. She was born in Three Rivers on March 5, 1922 the daughter of John and Fleet (Beatty) Cox. On Sept. 3, 1947 Priscilla married the love of her life Mr. Joseph Therrien. They enjoyed many wonderful …

Olive Dorthea Gushwa, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born in Three Rivers, on July 31, 1918, a daughter of the late Edward Hugh and Elmira (Parsons) Baker. Olive had been a resident of Sturgis and the Three Rivers area all of her life. She graduated from Three Rivers High …

Maynard Marchand, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital following a short illness. He was born Nov. 16, 1926, in LaGrange, Ind., a son of the late Charley and Retha (Fleck) Marchand. On July 14, 1947, he married Martha Della Miller in Angola, Ind. She preceded him in death June 29, 1996. Maynard had …

Patricia J. Knisely,  age 73, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Chicago, IL on December 11, 1936,  a daughter of Samuel and Ann (Branch) Gottlieb. Pat graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1955.  On November 6, 1955, she married David Knisely in Constantine. Pat worked in …