Tommy Ferguson, age 69, died peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2025 at MediLodge Care Facility in Portage.  Tommy received excellent care at MediLodge while recovering from a bike accident and related surgeries. Tommy was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina on September 16, 1955 to Lloyd and Opal (Heaton) Ferguson. He was the youngest of six children.  Tommy and his …

Lawrence Alan Wolf, age 54, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, March 1, 2025, at his home. He was born March 5, 1970 in Sturgis, son of William “Bill” and Leatrice “Lee” (Rodenberger) Wolf. Lawrence was a lifelong Sturgis area resident. He had been employed by Morgan Olson and Summit Polymers both in Sturgis, and Clean Earth Company in Howe, …

Julia May Hughes, age 72, of Leonidas, passed away at Thurston Woods in Sturgis on February 28, 2025 following a brief illness.  She was born on July 7, 1952 in Battle Creek the daughter of Samuel and Eddiess (Thomas) Hughes.  She attended Colon High School and was part of the 1970 graduating class and was part of the National Honor …

Mr. David Arthur Anderson, “Bubba”, age 80, of Mattawan, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at the Life Care Center of Plainwell surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Anderson was born on Dec. 4, 1944 in Albion, the son of the late Carl Wallace and Helen Louise (Day) Anderson. David was born and raised in Albion, graduating with …

Welcome to the month of March. Because we live in Michigan, it means that this week we’ll have temperatures in the fifties and next week the temperatures will be in the thirties. It’s just a fact of life, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Next Sunday, March 9, our time will Spring ahead one hour. I try to …

Esther Ella Borkholder, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday evening, February 28, 2025, at her home. She was born February 15, 1941, in Elkhart County, daughter of the late Daniel and Polly (Graber) Troyer. Esther resided in Sturgis since 2000, coming from Centreville. On June 29, 1962, she married Levi Borkholder in Three Rivers. She and Levi attended Locust …

Debra Ann Schuetz, age 65, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Goshen Hospital. She was born October 14, 1959 in Goshen, a daughter of James and Margaret (Fuller) Hesher. Debra graduated from Constantine High School in 1977, and obtained an Associates Degree at Glen Oaks Community College. On October 7, 1995 she married Timothy Schuetz in Goshen. …

Brian G. Ryder, age 60, of Vicksburg, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 28, 2025. He was born on March 2, 1964 in Three Rivers, the son of Christina Kelley. Brian was a proud graduate of Vicksburg High School’s Class of 1982. He was widely known for his incredible cooking skills, especially his famous stuffing and homemade …

Randall D. Rice, age 67, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday morning, February 27, 2025, at Edgewood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. He was born July 27, 1957 in Sturgis, son of the late James Russell and Norma E. (Morrisson) Rice. Randy was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1976. He was …

Frederick William “Rick” Schultz, age 63, of Mendon passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after battling a lengthy illness.  He was born in Three Rivers on April 10, 1961 the son of Norman and Donna (Harner) Schultz.  Rick attended Mendon High School and was part of the 1979 graduating class.  After his graduation, Rick joined …