Obituaries
Orvel “Bear” Ricks
May 30, 1932 ~ January 16, 2026 Orvel “Bear” Ricks, 93, of Marcellus, Michigan passed away peacefully Friday afternoon January 16, 2026, with his family by his side. He was born May 30, 1932, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Willie L. and Hattie (Brown) Ricks. He married Mary Elizabeth “Tootsie” Logan on November 22, 1960, and […]
Jack Lewis Cook
April 10, 1944 ~ May 26, 2024 Jack Lewis Cook, 80, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, May 26, 2024, at his home in Marcellus. The family will receive guests from 12pm until time of celebration of life service at 1pm, Friday, May 31, 2024, at Newell Chapel, 83313 M-51, […]
Evelyn Ann Gyllstrom
November 7, 1935 ~ May 16, 2024 Evelyn Ann Gyllstrom, 88, a lifelong resident of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at White Oaks Assisted Living in Lawton. She was born November 7, 1935, in Three Rivers, Michigan, the daughter of Ernest Richardson and Lela M. (Worthington) Richardson. Evelyn graduated from Marcellus High School […]
Olen A. “Jr.” Rifenberg
November 23, 1935 – May 14, 2024 Olen A. “Jr.” Rifenberg, 88, of Jones, a lifetime Newberg Township resident, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 23, 1935, the son of Olin A. and Mary (Cunningham) Rifenberg. While a freshman at Cassopolis High School […]
Carolyn B. Ingersoll
August 30, 1926 ~ April 28, 2024 Carolyn B. Ingersoll, 97, of Marcellus MI, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Silver Maples Meadows facility in Chelsea, MI. She was born August 30, 1926, in Port Jervis, NY to the late Cassius Ray and Irene Inez (Worden) Blasiar. Carolyn graduated salutatorian from Port […]
Joan M. Vercler
July 30, 1941 ~ April 27, 2024 Joan M. Vercler, age 82 of Constantine, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at The Sparrow House in Sturgis after a very brief illness. She was born July 30, 1941, in Marcellus, a daughter of Arthur and Myrtle (Olsen) Busch. Joan graduated from Marcellus High School in 1959. In […]
Kay Adele (Greenwald) Holmes
March 17, 1941 ~ February 25 2024 Kay Holmes of Marcellus passed away on February 25, 2024, just a few days short of her 83rd birthday after a long struggle with both cancer and dementia. She was born on March 17, 1941 in Owosso, Michigan to Gustin and Edna Greenwald. After graduating from Owosso […]
Kathy Warren Harris
June 5, 1968 ~ April 3, 2024 Kathy Warren Harris, 55, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 5, 1968, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Kenneth and Carla (Martin) Warren. She lived in Forney, Texas during her childhood years and went […]
LaVonda “Rudy” (Crawford) Stokes
January 16, 1958 ~ March 25, 2024 At 12:25 am on March 25, 2024, LaVonda Stokes passed away at Bronson Hospital while surrounded by friends and family. LaVonda was born January 16, 1958, at Vicksburg Hospital to Kenneth and Doris Crawford. Growing up she had two brothers, Dennis and Johnny and two sisters, Paula and […]
Darl LaVern Brown
February 16, 1942 ~ March 23, 2024 Darl LaVern Brown, 82, of Three Rivers, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 23, 2024. He served well and finished strong, surrounded by his loving family at his home. He was born February 16, 1942, in Kalamazoo, the son of LaVern […]
Esther Louise Wyman
February 25, 2024 Esther Louise Wyman, beloved sister, mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother & dear friend died peacefully at dawn on February 25, 2024. Esther was born in Lawton, Michigan to Cecil & Louise Wyman (Emery) along with 4 brothers & 4 sisters. Growing up one of nine kids working on the Marcellus farm may have […]
