Obituaries

Lewis Earl Southwell, age 80, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Heartland Health Care. He was born in Austin, MI. on March 24, 1929 the son of John and Grace (Farnsworth) Southwell. Mr. Southwell was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving family, …

James Lincoln Coombs, age 93, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers, MI. on Feb. 12, 1917 the son of Clarence and Bernice (York) Coombs. Mr. Coombs has been a life long resident of this area. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Army as a …

Wanda Mae Mikesell, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 at the Heartland Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Kewana, IN. on Feb. 8, 1934 the daughter of Dale and Pluma (Slife) Miller. Wanda has been a resident of this area for over 30 years. She was formerly employed at …

Hazel Helen Hagenbuch, 82, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Feb. 14, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct. 29, 1927 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Harry and Jessie (Sutherland) Young. Mrs. Hagenbuch has been a life long resident of this area. She was formerly employed by White House Manufacturing, Continental …

Robert S. Fennell, age 81, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 17, 2010, at his home following a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 3, 1929, in Sturgis, Mich., a son to the late Frank and Alma (Adams) Fennell. Bob was a lifelong resident of Sturgis. On May 28, 1952, he married Phyllis Coombs in …

William Ralph Bigger, age 77, of Howe, Ind., passed away Monday evening, Feb. 15, 2010, at the Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ind. He was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Moline, Ill., a son to Floyd and Josephine Bigger. Bill had resided in Olney, Texas for 27 years and returned to the Sturgis and Howe area in 1988. On Aug …

Marilyn Barton Wilhelm, age 92, of Venice, Fla., passed away Feb. 13, 2010. She was born on May 2, 1917 in Sturgis, a daughter of the late John and Elzina Calahan Barton, long-time residents of Sturgis. Marilyn graduated as co-valedictorian of her 1935 Sturgis High School class. She attended Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan. She returned to Sturgis …

Marion Helene Westgate, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Newberg Twp., Cass County on Oct. 23, 1924 the daughter of Ward and Wilma (Withers)Seager. Marion has been a life long resident of this area. She was united in marriage for …

Betty Jean Mattson, age 85, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at the Bowman House. She was born on Oct. 7, 1924 in Wakefield, MI. the daughter of the late William and Muriel (Bradly) Wiedrich. Betty graduated from Crystal Falls High School in 1941. She married Henry Mattson on Aug. 23, …

Guna Osmonda Veiss, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at Heartland Health Care Center. She was born on August 29, 1923 in Madona, Latvia. Guna has been a long time member of the Latvian Community in Three Rivers and also attended the Kalamazoo Latvian Church. She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving daughters, …