Betty Jean Whetstone, age 95, of Union, Michigan passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Burr Oak. She was born in Sturgis on April 12, 1928 the daughter of Joseph and Levah (Fronhafer) Nelson. On August 22, 1947, in South Bend, she married Theodore R. Whetstone who preceded her in death. Betty was a Machine Operator, working for many years …

Mary Ann Mettler, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, May 22, 2023 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born December 23, 1934 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Rudolph and Alma (Miller) Quirin. Mary was a lifelong Sturgis resident of Sturgis and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1953. On …

Dr. Hal C. Kemp OD, age 83, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Rose Arbor Place in Kalamazoo. He was born March 26, 1940 in Coldwater, son of the late Max Dale and Vesta (Bates) Kemp. Dr. Kemp came to Sturgis in 1967 moving to Klinger Lake in 1978. On August 11, 1962 he married Jane …

George Michael “Mike” Ford passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at his home after a brief illness. Mike was a native of White Pigeon. He graduated from White Pigeon High School with the Class of 1973. He played basketball and ran cross country, was a member of the marching band, enjoyed living in his cottage on Fish Lake, enjoyed …

A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. A rider on horseback and three people in two ATVs …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. Michigan joined Minnesota as the second state in under a week to implement a red flag …

A crane being towed on a barge hit the main span of the Mackinac Bridge, although an official says inspectors found no significant damage to the span linking the Michigan’s lower and upper peninsulas. The incident happened May 7 to the 5-mile-long span when the barge passed under the bridge over the Straits of Mackinac. The barge operator didn’t realize …

Mary Therese Barrone, age 73, died in Three Rivers on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2023 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers, with a Rosary to follow at 7:00. A memorial mass will be held Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic …

Gene Mast, age 99, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Sparrow Senior Living. She was born July 3, 1923 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Floyd and Erie (Searles) Messinger, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1942. On September 5, 1948, Gene married Lt. Col. LeVant Mast; they shared 62 years …

Ruth E. Amstutz, age 79, of Gosport, Indiana passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023. She was born July 29, 1943 in Lodi, Ohio to the late Eli A. and Mary Ann “Marie” (Schmucker) Miller. Ruth married Howard Amstutz on June 22, 1963 and he survives. She was a member of the Gospel Haven Mennonite Church in Spencer, Indiana. Ruth was …