Austin C. Opdycke, age 17, of Three Rivers passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 in Three Rivers. He was born March 30, 2005 in Sturgis, son of Zachary and Brandi (Pokorny) Opdycke. Austin resided most of his life in Sturgis. He was currently a sophomore at Three Rivers High School and was working at Little Caesars Pizza in Three Rivers. …

Peter Fay Mathews, age 81, of Mendon, and Frostproof, Florida, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at his home in Mendon. Pete was born on May 23, 1941, in Fawn River Township, a son to the late Fay and Mary (Sanders) Mathews. On April 4, 1960, Pete married his wife of 62 years Geraldine (Gerry) Mears, in Kalamazoo, at …

Devona Wells, age 94, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on July 25, 1928 the daughter of Russell and Hazel (Tullis) Rader and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. After graduating from Three Rivers High School, she was married to Dana H. Wells on March 26, …

Arlene Bernice Black, age 94, of Sturgis, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on September 18,1928 in Sturgis the Daughter of Raymond and Mary Alice(Raver) Johnson. She lived most of her life in White Pigeon and Sturgis. She was a homemaker and was employed 15 years at Ventline in Bristol, Indiana. She loved …

I would like to take the opportunity to announce my respect to all those housewives who do what they do to keep households in order. I’ve done my share of laundry in my lifetime and I’m sure I’ll never starve because I can boil water and put a meal on the table. I’m right in the middle of almost a …

Brandon Michael Goodfellow, age 28, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 in Three Rivers. He was born December 9, 1994 in Brawley, California Brandon resided most of his life in Sturgis. He was currently employed by Triple Creek Truck and Trailer Wash in Three Rivers, a job he truly enjoyed. He is survived by his parents: Suzie and …

Michael David Descheneau, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away at home with his loved ones holding him close on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 after a valiant fight with Lewy body Dementia and Parkinsonism. Mike was born on September 29, 1947 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Raymond Descheneau and Geraldine (McRae) Descheneau. His parents divorced when Mike was 4. Ray …

Darlene Ann (Wagner) VanZuilen, age 89, of Lake Templene, Sturgis, passed peacefully at Masonville Place in Coldwater on Thursday, January 5, 2023. She was born in Illinois on June 8, 1933 to Blanche (Rank) Wagner and William Wagner. She lived much of her childhood in Fulton County, Indiana. After graduating from high school and receiving the DAR Award, Darlene attended …

David Duane Watson, age 65, died Monday, January 2, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Vicksburg on January 15, 1957 the son of Kenneth D. and Goldie A. (Butler) Watson. Dave attended elementary school in Vicksburg, and graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1975. He proudly served his country by enlisting in …

A western Michigan man was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly firing an AR-15 rifle in celebration and killing two guests at his New Year’s party. Christopher Alan Toppenberg, 62, of Lawrence Township, also faces two gun charges. He is being held on a $1.5 million bond. It wasn’t clear whether Toppenberg has an attorney who might …