Penny D Hayes, age 73, of White Pigeon, died on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Newcare in Sturgis following an extended illness. She was born on March 22, 1948 in Sturgis the daughter of Victor and Dema (Hamilton) Palmer. She was a White Pigeon area resident all of her life. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School in …

Barbara E. (Sutton) Little, age 52, of Sturgis, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born October 19, 1968 in Sturgis, daughter of David and Anona (Ulrich) Sutton. Barb was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1987. She furthered her education at Glen Oaks Community College where she …

Mary Elizabeth Shearer, age 74, of Vicksburg, died on Friday, April 30, 2021 with family at her side at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers.  She was born in Vicksburg’s Franklin Hospital on June 25, 1946 the daughter of Willard and Beverly (Given) Snyder and lived and was raised in Mendon.  She graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of …

Katherine Ann Stevenson, age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center. She was born May 4, 1945 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Cyrus Thomas and Mary Ellen (Schloemer) Stevenson. After many years as a nun in the Third Order of the Sisters of St. Francis, Peoria, IL, she worked for 15 …

Michelle Lynn (Jacobs) Troup, age 54, passed peacefully in her home early Friday morning on April 30, 2021. Michelle was born to Clarence “Pete” Jacobs and Judith (Westphal) Jacobs on March 8, 1967. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1985. On August 11, 1995, she married Boyd Douglas “Doug” Troup. Michelle enjoyed ceramic painting, flower gardening, and feeding …

The Three Rivers Golf team traveled to Klinger Lake Country Club today (Monday, May 3, 2021) to take on host Sturgis, and the Tigers of Allegan.  The course got the best of the Cats, as they finished with a total of 212 on the night.  Host Sturgis was second, with a score of 200, and Allegan took the match firing …

Patricia J. Lang, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, May 3, 2021 at her home. She was born November 10, 1930 in Defiance, Ohio daughter of the late Fred and Rose (Wilhelm) Mack. Mrs. Lang resided in Sturgis since 1961 coming from Defiance. On May 9, 1952 she married Donald E. Lang in Defiance. He preceded her …

Michelle A Jorn, age 77, of Sturgis, died on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a short illness. She was born on September 2, 1943 in Kalamazoo the daughter of Ziba Mitchell and Marjorie Janette (Spore) Elston. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College. She was a …

Beverly Crissman, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Arrangements are pending at Hackman Family Funeral Homes, Sturgis.

On Saturday, May 1, 2021, Mark Donald Holloway, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at the age of 51, after a twelve year battle with cancer. Mark, son of Donald Arthur Holloway and Suzanne Irene (Celmer) Holloway, was born February 15th, 1970 in South Bend. Mark was the third born of eight children and enjoyed growing up …