Margaret Jane Faist, age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully early June 1, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born on February 12, 1924 in Hammond, IN., the daughter of Gomer and Eva Margaret (Ralston) Evans. Mrs. Faist graduated from Hammond High School in 1942. On January 17, 1945 she was united in marriage …

Paul Janing, 91, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. He was born Feb. 10, 1922 in Marcellus, the son of Paul and Mildred (Bowers) Janing. He was a 1939 graduate of Marcellus High School. Paul joined the United States Marine Corps in October 1942. He along with Bud Fuller and John Mater left Marcellus on Armistice Day of …

Cecil Bryant Everett, 58, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at Fairview Nursing and Rehab in Centreville. He was born in Battle Creek on Oct. 1, 1954 the son of Otto William Everett and Sylvia (Kline) Everett. He attended Mendon Elementary School and graduated from Vicksburg High School. Cecil had worked for Peters Construction in Kalamazoo, Starks Excavating in Three Rivers, …

Jack D. Jones, 58, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. Cremation has been conducted. Memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Bethany Chapel in Three Rivers. Donations may be directed to the family. Arrangements by the Eickhoff, Farrand, Halverson Chapel in Three Rivers.

Kenneth Douglas Seiler, age 67, of Kalamazoo died unexpectedly at his home on May 29, 2013. Ken was born in Sturgis on Jan. 11, 1946 the son of Richard and Julia (Shewchuk) Seiler and was a lifetime resident of Southwest Michigan. He was a 1964 graduate of Mendon High School and earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in education at …

Gloria Jean Harris, age 72, a lifelong Burr Oak, and Sturgis resident, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village. According to her wishes, cremation has taken place. A time of visitation and memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hackman Family Funeral Home – Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago …

Deputies with the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday investigated a burglary in the 600 block of West Burr Oak Street in the Village of Centreville. The incident occurred between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. No additional information was included in a department media release.

White Pigeon Village Council’s personnel committee was assigned the task of reviewing an April incident involving police chief Lynn “Dutch” Baker and Sgt. William Burgoyne. Village president Dan Czajkowski said the village council met in executive session this week and delegated the matter to the three-person committee. Czajkowski said evidence will be reviewed and interviews conducted before the committee makes …

State police fielded a complaint of a home owner throwing rocks at passing motorists around 2 p.m. Thursday in Sturgis Township. According to a media release, a Michigan Department of Transportation employee was grading the shoulder along westbound U.S. 12 near White School Road when the homeowner was seen throwing rocks. At least two vehicles, the MDOT grader and a …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District will stage the first of its seven river cleanups for 2013 Saturday. Weather permitting, a 4.7-mile stretch of the Prairie River will be cleared in Lockport Township, from Hoshel Road to Lutz Road. The 2013 campaign is the third of a five-year mission to clean all 150 miles of rivers in the county. The …