Jean A Wilson, age 80, of White Pigeon, died on Monday, December 27, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Luella Blanche (Whitmill) Hein, age 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 24, 2021 at home. Lou, as she was affectionately called, was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Temperance, Michigan, to Blanche (Teall) and Orin M. Whitmill. After graduation in 1944, she met and married Herman H. Hein on July 14, 1945 in Washington, D.C. They …

Kevin Mark Gillette, age 63, of Sturgis, passed away on December 21, 2021 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital due to to complication of COVID-19. He was born January 14, 1958 in Bryan, Ohio son of Clyde and JoAnn (Collins) Gillette. Kevin was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class or 1976. In 1978 …

Sharon Ann Marks Marchand, age 55, of Sturgis, passed away on December 24, 2021 at her home. She was born April 15, 1966 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Jerry and Dianna Carol (Bauman) Marks. Sharon resided most of her life in Sturgis. On September 24, 2017 she married Scott Marchand in Sturgis. She had been employed by Thurston Woods …

A 39-year-old Three Rivers resident died after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Three Rivers. According to a department media release, local police officers were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday to the intersection of North Main and Cushman streets. The pedestrian was crossing North Main Street when struck by a southbound vehicle. The pedestrian was …

Michigan public schools can use non-teaching staff as substitute teachers the rest of the academic year under a law designed to address a shortage during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that she signed the bill last week, calling it a “temporary stopgap” in a letter to lawmakers. It lets secretaries, paraprofessionals and other school employees without a teaching certificate work as …

An animal shelter in southeast Michigan has been inundated with hundreds of parakeets. The Detroit Animal Welfare Group in Romeo said in a Facebook post that the small, colorful birds were dropped off Thursday night, The Detroit News reported. “We were in shock also but could not turn them away as they were all crammed in seven cages and smothering each …

David J. Farrell, age 81, of Colon, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Three Rivers Health. David was born on February 24, 1940, in Flint, a son of the late Benjamin and Marian (McGrath) Farrell. David graduated from Flint Central High School with the class of 1958. David then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Education from the …

Barbara Arlene Weiderman, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 25, 2021 at her home. She was born August 10, 1952 in Coldwater, daughter of the late Arland “Bud” and Kathryn (Latta) Markley. Barbara resided in Sturgis since 1951, coming from Bronson, where she was a graduate of Bronson High School with the class of 1970. On July …

William W. McBride, Jr., age 79, of Klinger Lake, Sturgis, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born December 18, 1942 in Chicago, son of the late William W. and Mary Alice McBride. Bill graduated from Morgan Park High School in Chicago and furthered his education at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and …