A woman has been killed and her husband and five children hurt after the horse pulling their buggy veered in front of a pickup truck in Branch County. Barbara Jo Schwartz, 39, died at an Indiana hospital following the 8:50 a.m. Friday crash in Algansee Township, according to Branch County sheriff’s deputies. The family was thrown from the buggy which struck the fender of …

Robert Wagner, age 81, of Three Rivers, sadly passed away on December 25, 2020 at his home. He was born in South Bend on November 11, 1939, the son of William and Helen (Good) Wagner. Robert was in the U.S. Air Force and a Michigan State Police officer. He also owned several food establishments: the Rainbow Inn in Mishawaka; Bob’s …

Cleon Robbins Milliman, age 83, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Sturgis, a son of the late Nelson and Mildred (Robbins) Milliman. Cleon was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1956. On July 11, 1956, …

June Lucille Kosloski, age 86, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born March 29, 1934 in LaGrange, daughter of the late Floyd and Wilma Holum. Mrs. Kosloski resided in the White Pigeon and Sturgis area her whole life. She retired from the Howe Military School following many …

Jack C. Brooks, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, at his home. He was born Feb. 17, 1938, in Florida, a son of the late Nyal and Maxine (Clanin) Brooks. Jack resided in Sturgis since 1986. His early life was spent in the Huntington, Ind., area, where he was a graduate of Rock Creek High …

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A 64-year-old man drowned in a Lake Michigan bay when his off-road vehicle hit open water, authorities said. Edward Lester of Garden was at Big Bay De Noc, off Delta County, for ice fishing Thursday. Ice in the area was 4 to 5 inches thick but “recent high winds caused the crack to open,” said Lt. Eugene “Skip” Hagy of …

Sheriff Richard J Behnke reports that deputies of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for help in the 56000 block of White Temple Road in Penn Township on Wednesday. The caller advised the Cass County Dispatch that a dog had fallen through the ice in a pond and was unable to get out. Deputy Taryn Shields responded …

Beverly Joyce Ruggles, age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Bowman Place Assisted Living Community. She was born on December 22, 1932 in Constantine, the son of Kenneth L. and Rachel (Kauffman) Spade.  Beverly was lovingly raised by her adoptive father, Clyde O. Mohney, after her biological father passed away at the age of …

Michael Donald Kline, age 71, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at his home. He was born in Gobles, MI on Dec. 31, 1949 the son of Robert C. and Louise A. (Anderson) Kline. He graduated From Mendon High School with the class of 1968. Mike was a truck driver for several companies, including Direct Services and Hoekstra …