Kenneth Warren Summey, age 73, of White Pigeon, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday evening, May 6, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born November 13, 1948 in Sturgis, son of the late Warren and June (Mecklenburg) Summey, Jr. Ken resided in White Pigeon for the past year coming from …

Beverly Y. Lewis, age 92, of Constantine, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Bowman Place in Three Rivers. Beverly was born on October 7, 1929 in Three Rivers, a daughter of DuWayne and Margot (Vail) Blankly. Beverly graduated from Constantine High School. On March 12, 1954 she married John Lewis. He preceded her in death in 2009. Beverly was …

Scott Douglas Monroe, age 54, of Constantine, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 22, 1967 the son of Dwight James Monroe and Delores Mae (Stutsman) Monroe and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Scott graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1987, and was employed at …

Sharon Ann (Struble) LaRoy, age 76, of Three Rivers, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at the hospital in Gainesville, Florida. She was born in Kalamazoo on August 8, 1945 the daughter of Phillip and Harriet (Vandenbos) Struble. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1963. She married Robert LaRoy on March 7, 1964, recently celebrating their 58th anniversary. She …

A man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deadly shooting that sent shoppers fleeing for safety inside a northern Indiana shopping mall. Dazhon Howard’s guilty plea on Wednesday came after his March trial ended with a judge declaring a mistrial after jurors said they were deadlocked, the South Bend Tribune reported. Rather than potentially stand trial a second time, Howard, 23, agreed to plead …

Scott J. Shepherd, age 61, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 22, 1961 in Detroit, a son of Ernie and June (Martin) Shepherd. Scott graduated from Cody High School in Detroit in 1982 and attended vocational school studying lock smithing and engine repair. On June 9, 1979 he …

A 5-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot last weekend by a relative in what South Bend police are calling a “very tragic accident.” The shooting happened Saturday night in a home on the city’s west side. South Bend police said Monday that the boy was shot by a 9-year-old relative and was hospitalized in critical condition. The …

Over 55,000 more claimants won’t have to pay back unemployment overpayments totaling $431 million from the Michigan unemployment agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state announced Wednesday. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has to date waived more than $4.3 billion of overpayments to residents, totaling 400,000 claimants who were improperly awarded pandemic unemployment benefits. Many were worried about having to …

A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision reverberated in political battleground Michigan, where a near-total abortion ban may take effect again after nearly 50 years and is unlikely to be changed by the Republican-led Legislature. There is increased attention in Michigan on the state courts, where Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Planned Parenthood — …

Robert James “Jim” Ellis, age 54, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 3, 2022, while at work. He was born September 19, 1967 in Norfolk, VA, the son of Robert and Sally (Leister) Ellis. Jim attended Constantine High School. He was a dedicated maintenance worker at Precision Wire and also helped out part-time at Beech Grove RV Service …