Mary Alice Harris, 91, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at her home following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Colon, a daughter of Ruben and Georgia (Fitzgerald) Brownell. She had been a resident of the White Pigeon area since 1939 and a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1938. On Aug. 12, 1939, she …

Rebecca Ann Sherwood, 64, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at her home. She was born on June 6, 1947 in Three Rivers the daughter of James E. and Marjorie N. (Selby) Berger. Rebecca leaves to cherish her memory her loving family, mother, Marjorie Berger of Lima, Ohio, father, James Berger of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; one …

Karen (Mitchell) Rowe, 66, of Canton, Ohio and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away Oct. 24, 2011 of a long illness. She is survived by her husband, George Rowe; sister, Fran (Brian) Greider of Three Rivers; a niece and nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Auttis and Charlotte Mitchell. Cremation has taken place.

Helen I. Hill, 84, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, after an extended illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1927, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter of Noble C. and Freda M. (Sheley) Vance. She had been a resident of Mottville since 1973, coming from Goshen. On Aug. 6, 1943, she …

Tuesday, November 8, is another opportunity for all of us to do our civic duty and go to the polls to cast our vote. One of the items on the ballot will be TR Health’s request to be a community owned 501-C-3 entity. I’ve talked with TR Health CEO Bill Russell and have also heard him give an informative presentation …

Vivian M. Ide Cutler, age 96, of Winter Haven, Fla., passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 30, 2011, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Oct. 13, 1915, in Coral, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mae (McGhan) Hopkins. Mrs. Cutler had resided in Florida since 1976, coming from Vicksburg. Her early life was lived in Coral …