Obituaries

Phyllis Jane Shahin, age 88, of Watersmeet, MI, died on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Aspires Iron River Hospital in Iron River, Michigan. She was born in Elkhart, IN on October 12, 1927, a daughter of Walter and Sarah (Simons) Price. Phyllis attended Oslo Elementary and Elkhart High School. On January 4, 1947 she married Richard F. Shahin in Ft. …

Lois J. Miller, age 54, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Kalamazoo. There will be no visitation. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. The family was assisted by Schipper Funeral Home in Colon.

Lucille Evelyn Rineholt, 89, of Buckley and formerly of Harrison and Three Rivers, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the loving arms of her daughter, Susan. Lucille was born on Sept. 23, 1926 to the late Chester and Mary (Kennedy) Neamen in Three Rivers. She attended schools there and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1944. She was a …

Cynthia Susan Wayne, age 59, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center.  She was born on July 30, 1956 in Three Rivers the daughter of Kenneth and Molly (McKee) Wayne. Cynthia graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1978.  She was employed as a nurse aide at Fairview Living Center, Thurston Woods Village, …

Susan Marie Shackleton, 51, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016, at her childhood home, with her family at her side. Susan grew up in Colon, then attained a bachelor’s degree in science at Mankato State in Minneapolis. She used her degree to work as a dental hygenist for many years in both Minnesota and Michigan. She was born Feb. …

Angie M. (Boltjes-Grimm) Skinner, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Groningen, The Netherlands on Sep. 15, 1923 the daughter of Hendrik and Anna (Robbes) Boltjes. She was a longtime Vicksburg resident and employee of Simpson Lee Paper Company. Survivors include three sons, Richard (Linda) Grimm of Three Rivers, …

Duaine Allen Phillips, age 68, of Jones, MI died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. He was born in Mendon on Feb. 4, 1948 the son of Duaine W. and Dorothy (McClish) Phillips and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1967, and served in the United Stated Marine …

Timothy R. Calhoun, age 70, of Constantine, died Saturday April 9th, 2016 at his home. He was born September 2, 1945 in Pittsburg, PA, a son of Raymond and Margaret (Steele) Calhoun. Tim graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1964. On September 22, 2007 he married Tina Hanson. Tim travelled and lived around the country, working oil rigs to pizza …

Marian E. Pilipick, 101, passed away Dec. 10, 2015, in Bakersfield, Calif. Inurnment and celebration of Marian’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at Schipper Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Colon Fire and Rescue …

Mikki Lynn (Schultz) Ulrich, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, with family at her side. She was born in Three Rivers on February 6, 1962, the daughter of Ronald and Shirley (Jones) Schultz. She graduated from Three Rivers High School class of 1980 and later attended Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism. Mikki was a loving woman …