Barbara Louise Gibson, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Edgewood Health & Rehabilitation Facility. She was born on February 20, 1926 in Elkhart, the daughter of James H. and Dorothy E. (Sharkey) Rowe. She married Herbert G. Gibson June 15, 1946 in Elkhart, and they lived in Three Rivers since 1952, where they …

Margaret (Peg) Mary Connelly, age 73, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her daughter’s home, in Kalamazoo. Margaret was born in Pittsburgh on March 31, 1947. She is the daughter of James and Pauline (Novak) Raimar.  She graduated from Carrick High School, in Pittsburgh and attended Glen Oaks Community College.  On April 21, 1964, she married …

Benedict L. Bontrager, age 73 of Colon, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. He was born in Sturgis on November 9, 1946 the son of Levi and Mary (Yoder) Bontrager. He was married to Connie Yoder on May 11, 1969 in Centreville. Ben may be remembered working at Frye Copy Systems in Sturgis …

Alton M.K. Burk III, age 59, of Wichita Falls, Texas, passed away at home on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, from cancer. He was born Oct. 2, 1961, at Fort Campbell, Ky., to Alton M.K. Jr. and Judith Burk. Alton attended White Pigeon schools, graduating with the class of 1980. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Air Force in July 1980, …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that Michigan has more confirmed daily cases of the coronavirus than ever, noting a sharp increase since the state Supreme Court invalidated her sweeping orders earlier this month. The number of COVID-19 cases had been gradually rising for months prior to the Oct. 2 ruling, from a seven-day average of 119 in June to 984 — …

Unemployed Michiganders can get an extra six weeks of benefits under a bipartisan bill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Tuesday. Whitmer signed Senate Bills 886 and 991 codifying part of her now-void executive orders expanding unemployment benefits to Michiganders from 20 to 26 weeks until the end of the year. The Michigan Supreme Court on Oct. 2 ruled the 1945 law from which …

Shirley Teadt, age 77, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully surrounded, by her family on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Bronson Hospital. Shirley was born in Fort Wayne, a daughter of William and Eva (Buehrer) Pitney.  She attended Rome City High School graduating in 1961. Donald J. and Shirley were married May 17, 1968 in Kendallville. Shirley worked several harvest …

Guy W. Savage, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne. He was born Aug. 25, 1943 in Summer Shade, Kentucky a son to the late Edison and Vera (Shockley) Savage. Guy had been employed at FMC Corp. in Hoopeston, IL and Abbot Laboratories in Sturgis where he retired. He enjoyed farming, …

John E. Laughry, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1938, in Bronson, a son of the late William and Gertrude (Persails) Laughry. John resided in the Sturgis and Bronson area his entire life and was a graduate of Bronson High School with the class of 1956. On …

Norma “Helen” Krueger, age 85, born in Wolfe County, Ky., and long-time resident of Sturgis, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at Sue’s Loving Care in Kalamazoo. Born on March 23, 1935, the youngest and last living of nine children to the late Edd and Dovie (Proffitt) Carroll, Helen lived in Kentucky into young adulthood, then …