David W. Houck, age 72, of Sturgis, formerly of Colon, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at his home. Dave was born on June 3, 1950, in Sturgis, a son to the late John W. and Dorothy M. (Huttinger) Houck. Dave was a member of the Sturgis High School class of 1969 but was unable to finish his senior …

Dorothy M. Sowers, age 97, formerly of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Sturgis.  She was born in Georgetown, Ohio on April 10, 1925 the daughter of the late Lloyd W. and Grace (Stansberry) Butts. Following her graduation from Mt. Orb High School she was married to Lewis Carl Sowers on June 15, 1943.  Dorothy was a sales …

Jim Harbaugh is staying at Michigan, a decision he personally gave the school president to end another round of speculation that he would return to the NFL. “I just got off the phone with coach Harbaugh and Jim shared with me the great news that he is going to remain as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines,” University of Michigan …

Steven G. Jones, age 68, of Elkhart, died Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born May 10, 1954 in Goshen, a son of John and June (Curtis) Jones. Steven graduated from Goshen High School in 1973 and attended the Career Center in Elkhart studying Building Trades. On January 5, 1991 he married Honore Jones at the …

We are half way through the month of January and have been lucky enough to have had only one real snow storm here in St. Joe County. If history repeats itself, we are due for two more blizzard-like storms. The temperatures have been above normal for this time of year. The way I look at it, February is going to …

Raymond Allen Robison, Sr., age 82, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. He was born January 4, 1941 in Sturgis, a son of Raymond and Katherine (Gross) Robison. Ray had lived in both Sturgis and Nottawa. He married Kathy Deeds, she preceded him in death on Oct. 23, 2011. Ray worked as …

Marlynn C. Baechler, age 82, of White Pigeon, died on Monday, January 9, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 22, 1940 in Lansing, the Daughter of Glennwood E and Leona E (Schaffer) Ackley. White Pigeon resident since 1965 coming from Battle Creek. Employed as an Inspector for Owens-Illinois in Constantine, Member of The …

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Brzezinski, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in the Colon area, where she lived for 13 years. Betty was born in East Chicago, Indiana on June 2, 1926 to the late Anna and John Pavlak. She lived for 47 years in East Chicago, where she raised her family, before moving to Highland, IN in …

Frank L. Pierce, age 74, of Centreville, died on Monday, January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born October 19, 1948 in Three Rivers, a son of Roy Edgar and E. Ruth (Smallcombe) Pierce. Frank graduated from Marcellus High School in 1966 and received three Associate Degrees from Glen Oaks Community College. He later studied mechanical engineering at Western …

Darren L. Knowles, age 38, of Centreville, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 in Kalamazoo. He was born February 5, 1984 in Kalamazoo, a son of Jeffrey and Margaret (Blevins) Knowles. Darren graduated from Centreville High School in 2003 and attended Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. Darren worked at XL Machine Company in Three Rivers and Tire Wholesalers …