Vicki Lee Yoder, age 63, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2022 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born October 23, 1958 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Lloyd and Susanna (Holtz) Loudenslager. Vicki resided in Sturgis for the past 7 years coming from White Pigeon where she lived for many years. She had also lived in Austin, Texas …

Michael G. Pierson, age 78, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 18, 1943 the son of the late Francis and Alice (Johnson) Pierson. He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School, and served in the National Guard, and worked briefly at Three Rivers …

An effort to lock certain voting rights in the Michigan Constitution has taken a major step toward the fall ballot, eclipsing a rival campaign led by Republicans to limit absentee voting and add other restrictions. Promote The Vote, a coalition of 27 groups, submitted nearly 670,000 signatures Monday. While the signatures still must be validated by election officials, the petitions …

Harry Edward “Bear” Sutherland, age 72, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born February 22, 1950 in Boulder, Colorado a son of Norman and Eva (Mork) Sutherland. Bear attended school in Colorado and entered the workforce at an early age. His various jobs included carpentry and building, masonry, log house …

Charlene Ann Timm, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 surrounded by her loving family and very close friends Steve and Jeanne Vicsik. She was born August 15, 1940 in Mendon, the daughter of Lee David and Edna (Thrams) Huff, and graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of 1958. Char worked for Dr. Paul …

Willadean Warble, age 88, of Howe, Indiana passed away early Tuesday morning July 12, 2022 at the Life Care Center of LaGrange in LaGrange, Indiana. She was born September 10, 1933 in Three Rivers, daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Hesher) Wright. Mrs. Warble resided in Howe for over 60 years coming from Fort Wayne, where she was a …

William L. Babcock, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Saturday, July 9, 2022. William was born on September 16, 1957 in Sturgis, a son to the late Lloyd and Carolyn (Llewellyn) Babcock. Surviving him is his sister Pamela Pugh of Colon, and brother Phillip Llewellyn of Naples, FL. Besides his parents, William was …

Marie Katherine Patten, age 100, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis surrounded by her family. She was born May 1, 1922 at home in Saginaw County, Michigan daughter of the late Carl and Emma (Seitz) Miller. Marie began her education in rural schools for the first eight years and her final for …

Wendy Dimmick, age 72, died peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2022. She was the daughter of William F and Lydia H (McBarnes) Hicks.  She was born on April 19,1950 in Three Rivers. Wendy was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Bill and Terry Hicks. Wendy graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1968. She met Jim Dimmick …

Abortion rights are poised to come before Michigan voters in November after an abortion rights campaign turned in a record-breaking number of signatures Monday for a ballot initiative to the secretary of state’s office. The effort will further increase attention on Michigan’s elections, where the battleground state’s Democratic governor and attorney general have made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection …