Obituaries

George L. Cole, age 88, of Three Rivers passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Three Rivers Hospital. was born in Fabius Township to Delbert L and Ethel O (Stephenson) Cole on May 11, 1926. He attended Coon Hollow Grade School and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1943. After serving in the Army Air Corps in WW …

Christine Ellen Middling, 67, of Constantine, Mich., died on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at her home following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 12, 1947, in Three Rivers, Mich., the daughter of Howard and Lillian (Young) Steiner and was a Jones and Constantine area resident all of her life. She married John E. Middling on Dec. 12, 1964, in …

Robert O. Yandell, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 at The Birches in Leonidas, MI. He was born March 18, 1924 in Norman, OK, the son of the late Willie and Ethel (Russell) Yandell. Bob grew up in West Los Angeles, CA. After attending University High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corp. …

William Arthur (Bill) Frays, age 88, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday, February 25th, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in  Centreville. William was born in Sturgis, MI on October 20, 1926, a son of  Arthur and Velma (Fry)  Frays. Bill attended schools in Sturgis and served in the US Air Force from 1946 to 1947. On July 26, 2002 he married Leona …

Nelson J. Alleshouse, age 93, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers. Nelson was born Oct. 25, 1921, in White Hall, a son of the late George and Ada (Swick) Alleshouse. He served in the U.S. Army with the 33rd infantry division during World War II, receiving a Purple Heart, Silver Star and …

Dennis “Denny” Wayne Wilson passed away peacefully with family at his side in Charleston, S.C., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the age of 67. Denny was born March 8, 1947, in Sturgis, a son of Wayne and Thelma (Hart) Wilson. He graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1965 and married Patricia (Gonser) on Nov. 26, 1965, …

Kenneth Leroy Jasper, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at the Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on Sept. 6, 1932 in Kinmundy, IL., the son of the late Chris and Blanche (Cornell) Jasper. Ken grew up and attended schools in Kinmundy , graduating in 1951. He worked as a …

M. Janice Cooke, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Jan was born on Sept. 5, 1936 in Barberton, OH., the daughter of Ray and Mary Hyland. Mrs. Cooke graduated from Barberton High School in 1955 and attended Ohio University, Mary Hardin Baylor College, and Case University for varying periods of time, and also attended …

Anna June Gregory, age 88, of Centreville, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, Feb. 21st, 2015. She was born on June 6, 1926 in Three Rivers, MI., the daughter of the late Roy and Hazel (Geib) Dunithan. Mrs. Gregory has been a lifetime resident of this area. She was united in marriage to the late Raymond Gregory in …

Leon W. Hackenberg, 92, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully to be with his wife on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 9, 1922 in Marcellus, the son of the late August and Clara (Timm) Hackenberg. Leon proudly served his country during World War II. Upon his discharge he began work at the Continental …