Obituaries

Ana Jo Datema, age 68, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI She was born August 19, 1946 the daughter of Basil and Josephine (Mikosz) Grimm. On July 17, 1987 she married Ronald Datema who preceded her in death. She was a member of the Marcellus V.F.W. Post 4054 Ladies Auxiliary and …

Mary Jo Livingston of Bruce Crossing (resident of Three Rivers until 2006) passed away on Jan. 24, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical Hospital in Marshfield, Wis. after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Kalamazoo County on March 23, 1940 to the late Elmer and Hilma Houts. Mary Jo married her beloved husband of 55 years, Darwin, on …

Carolyn K. Walker, 65, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at her home, following an extended illness. She resided in White Pigeon for two years. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Jan. 29, 2015, at Legacy Funeral Home in Soddy Daisy, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. today. Interment will follow in East Soddy Community Cemetery. …

Kathryn Mary Hackenberg, age 91, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Muskegon, MI on April 6, 1923 the daughter of Guy and Edna Davis. Kathryn was a member of the Three Rivers Eagles # 2303. She also was a wonderful cook and enjoyed spending time …

Barbara A. Atherton, 68, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 2, 1946, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter of Ralph and JoAnn (Garmen) Borden. She lived her early life in Goshen, coming to White Pigeon in 1964. She was a homemaker and enjoyed traveling with her husband and …

Carol K. Fashbaugh, 71, of Constantine, passed away at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Elkhart General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Elwood on Nov. 18, 1943, to the late John and Ilah (Hobbs) Craig. She married Joseph W. “Joe” Fashbaugh Jr. on Feb. 1, 1961, in Elkhart, Ind. He survives her at home after nearly …

Richard David “Rick” Potts, age 38, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at his home. He was born June 5, 1976, in Sturgis, a son of David and Janice (Machan) Potts. Rick was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1995. He continued his education at Kalamazoo Valley Community …

Kenneth L. Airgood, 78, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 28, 1936, in White Pigeon, a son of Leland K. and Katherine J. (Rudloff ) Airgood. He lived all his life in White Pigeon, except for four years in the U.S. Navy, where he …

Marilyn Ruth DePlanche, age 83, of Mendon, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Mendon on Jan. 28, 1931 the daughter of Donald C. and Alma G. (Bartholomew) Happel. She graduated from Mendon High School where she later worked as a custodian. Marilyn was a homemaker who also worked at G-W Pizza …

Robert Lee “Bob” McClish, age 71, of Leonidas died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at his home. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on April 11, 1943 the son of Cecil and Audrey (Bastian) McClish and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1961. Bob worked as a millwright for …