Adessah M. Rouse, age 19, of Elkhart, and formerly of St. Joseph County, Mich., died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at her home, following a brief illness. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2020, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Cremation will follow. COVID-19 restrictions and masks are required at the funeral home.

Jean H. Hart, age 82, of White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born May 12, 1938, in LaGrange, a son of Norris and Geneva (Meyers) Hart. Jean served in the U.S. Navy from 1956-1959 and received his GED during his active service. He also served in the Reserve 1959-1962. He …

Charles H. Vogel, age 85, of Sherwood, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at The Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. Charles was born on August 16, 1935 in Jackson, a son of the late James and Vivian (Littlejohn) Vogel. Charles attended Union City and Sherwood Schools. He made his home his entire life in the Sherwood area. …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred earlier this week in Sherman Township. According to a department media release, troopers responded to the 6000 block of Stubey Road. Additional information was not available but authorities said the suspect’s vehicle was described to be an older, box-shaped Jeep. It is white or silver in color and now …

Michigan State Police troopers responded last weekend to an attempted burglary in the 6000 block of M-66 in Sturgis. Investigators were called to Dunham’s Sports, where the attempted burglary occurred between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Troopers were unable to obtain a description of the suspect. More information was not available in a department media release.

A Mendon woman died Thursday after the vehicle she was driving left the roadway and plunged into the Fawn River. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called shortly after 7 a.m. to Constantine Road at the Fawn River bridge, located on the border of Constantine and Florence townships. Lillywhite said the vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Liberty, was found upside down …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph health agency has announced it is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to include residents 60 to 64 years of age. Beginning Monday, additional eligible individuals will include agricultural and food-processing workers who meet specific criteria. Food-processing workers include those whose jobs are at meat-processing and meatpacking facilities; who process fruit and vegetables; dairy processing; animal feed manufacturing; …

Anna M. Arnold, age 69, of Constantine, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Borgess Hospital from complications of a chronic illness. Ann was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1951, a daughter of John and Doris (Harlan) Kazwell. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1969. On December 27, 1969, she …

Albert Dale Bumann, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, 2021, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born March 7, 1926, in Schleswig, Iowa, a son of the late William and Johanna Bumann. Mr. Bumann had resided in Sturgis since 1948. His early life was spent in Iowa, where he worked on the family …

State police troopers are investigating a larceny incident that took place this week in White Pigeon Township. According to a department media release, investigators were called to the 69000 block of Huff Road. The victim told authorities a trailer was stolen during the overnight hours between Monday and Tuesday. The stolen items included a DeWalt tool bag, a DeWalt one-half-inch …