Lucile Southwick, 98, of Midland, died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 30, 1912, in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of the late Fred & Edith (Loy) Nishumura. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School and received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1954, her master’s degree in elementary education in 1959, a …

Welcome to the “Dog Days of August”. August is the last month of summer vacation for students, it doesn’t have any holidays, and it is the month when Lake Michigan is finally warm enough for a comfortable swim. Oh yes, it is usually the warmest month of the year. Michigan’s weather, in my mind, is probably the best around; however, …

Jack Raifsnider, 81, of White Pigeon, Mich., died at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. He was born on Feb. 18, 1930, in White Pigeon, to Lester and Hazel (Snyder) Raifsnider. On July 3, 1955, in LaGrangem, Ind., he married Mary Parks. She survives. Survivors in addition to his wife are two nieces, Kathy …

Helen W. Magnus, age 95, of Marshall, and formerly of Sturgis, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at The Manor of Battle Creek. Mrs. Magnus was born to a farming family on Sept, 30, 1915, in Sturgis, Mich., to James and Viola (Pierson) Snook. She had been a resident of the Marshall area since 2006, moving here from Sturgis. On Feb. …

Harold B. Freeland Jr., age 85, a lifelong resident of Sturgis, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 30, 2011. He was born May 16, 1926, in Sturgis, a son to the late Harold B. and Florence June (Beebe) Freeland. Harold graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1944 and then joined the U.S. Army Air Force. …

June Sylvia Ledbetter, age 96, of Constantine passed away Saturday, July 30th, 2011 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Stoughton, WI on June 24, 1915,  a daughter of Frederick William and Clara (Johnson) Howard. June was a bookkeeper at North End Cycle Shop in Elkhart, retiring in 1981. Following her retirment she worked at the Three Rivers Commercial …

Evelyn L. Christopherson, age 78, of Three Rivers, died Saturday July 30, 2010 at Riverview Manor. She was born near Alcester, SD on Dec. 7, 1932 the daughter of David and Edith (Allfree) Lundberg. She graduated from Alcester High School in 1950, and attended business school in Aberdeen, SD. She moved to Three Rivers in 1954 and was employed as …

Myrl Joy Helwig, age 83, of Kalamazoo, died Sunday July 31, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 12, 1928 the daughter of Henry and Marie (Svec) Poetz. She attended school in Chicago until the family moved to Michigan in 1943. Myrl graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1946 where she …