William N. Foss, age 90, of Ft. Wayne, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Parkview Hospital Randallia. William was born on May 17, 1933 in Sturgis, a son to the late Wilfred and Nellie (Kime) Foss. Following high school, William served in the United States Army and was deployed to Korea. William then worked for GM for 26 …

Ralph D. Slater, age 86, of Tekonsha, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at his home. Ralph was born on May 14, 1937, in Ludington, a son to the late Elza and Margie (Kerr) Slater. Ralph served in the United States Air Force as a mechanic. Following his honorable discharge, he worked for the State of Michigan Road Commission …

A 35-year-old man has been killed and a 32-year-old man wounded during a shooting at a weekend concert that forced people to flee from a park in southwestern Michigan. The shooting occurred Saturday night as the concert in Kalamazoo’s Spring Valley Park was ending, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Marcus Tillman of Kalamazoo later was pronounced dead, …

Sharyl Sue Hargett, age 78, of Burr Oak, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 10, 2023 at her home. She was born December 5, 1944 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Donald and Retha (Perrin) Geark. Sharyl resided in the Sturgis and White Pigeon area her entire life. Following seven years of being together on November 9, 1985 she married Elmer …

Karon L. Morley, age 68, of Leonidas, died Sunday June 4, 2023 at Corewell Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids. She was born in Vicksburg on May 19, 1955 the daughter of the late Erving H. and June L. (Miller) Morley and was a lifetime resident of the Vicksburg area. While growing up she enjoyed riding horses and playing tennis. …

This week is Water Festival week. Everything starts with the Water Festival Parade, which steps off at 7 PM Thursday evening. The rain date is Friday at the same time. This is the 66th Annual Water Festival and it seems to get better every year. This event started out as the “Water Carnival” and one of the highlights back then …

Kathleen Blood, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday evening, June 10, 2023 at her home. She was born March 10, 1943 in Portland, Maine daughter of the late Raymond A. “Ray” and Katherine F. “Kay” (Chase) Roussey. Kathy resided in Sturgis since 1980, coming from Bronson where she lived from 1956-1980 and the family lived in Fort Worth, Texas …

Dorothea “Dottie” Bressler Haack, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday evening, June 10, 2023 at her home. She was born November 22, 1941 in Sturgis, daughter of the late George and Maxine (Perry) Tefft. Dot resided in Sturgis since 1976, coming from Coldwater. Her early life was spent in Bronson where she was a graduate of Bronson High School …

Beverly P. Schrader, age 85, of Centreville, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers. She was born April 5, 1938 in Sturgis a daughter of Daryle and Ruby (Harris) Pheils. Beverly attended Scott High School and graduated from Shipshewana High School in 1956. On August 16, 1958 she married Merl Hensley at the Lima Presbyterian …

Robert H. Lindsley, age 84, of Centreville, died on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Three Rivers Health. He was born June 15, 1938 in Three Rivers, a son of Howard and Catherine (Gard) Lindsley. Robert graduated from Centreville High School in 1955. He served in the US Army National Guard, based out of Three Rivers, for 6 months. In 1959, …