Thelma D. Brown, of Sturgis, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Ascension Borghess Hospital in Kalamazoo, at the age of 99. She was born on May 7, 1922, in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Henry Lee and Annie Cloer, one of five children who preceded her in death. Thelma felt a calling to serve God at a young age. …

Local officials said more than three-quarters of St. Joseph County was without power in the days after last week’s storms. The estimate was shared by St. Joseph County Emergency Management Director Erin Goff, who addressed county commissioners Tuesday. At the peak of power outages last week, 78 percent of the county was without electric service, Goff said. As of late …

St. Joseph County United Way has announced details related to its 10th annual Mega Raffle. Executive Director Kelly Hostetler said 330 tickets are available. They are $100 each and the drawing will take place Oct. 14. Additional prizes include $500 for the first ticket drawn and $100 for several more after that. There are prizes of $1,000 through $5,000 for …

About 40 participants helped raise more than $5,400 at an annual fundraiser last weekend. Organizers of Saturday’s “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” in Three Rivers deemed the event a success. Funds raised will benefit Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services, and its programs. In addition to fundraising, the event seeks to raise awareness for victims of physical violence and sexual assault, said …

Six “Fresh Food Distribution” events will occur over the next week. Three take place Thursday: 10:30 a.m. at Gateway Village Apartments in Sturgis, 3 o’clock at Mendon High School and 4:30 at Colon High School. The next area distribution after Thursday will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Huss Project on 8th Street in Three Rivers. Next week, there …

Mary Margret Mitchell, age 92, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Howell, MI having lived a long and full life. Mary’s husband of 72 years is Robert “Bob” Mitchell of Howell. Her loving children include Diana Fair, Robert II “Butch,” Karen Gotianse, Patti Easton, daughter-in-law Mary Mitchell and sons-in-law Vincent Gotianse and Charles “Chuck” Easton. Mary has 9 grandchildren: Jennifer, …

David N. Reeb, age 82, of Three Rivers, formerly of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. David was born on May 31, 1939 in Three Rivers, son of the late Martin J. and Ruth E. (Crabbe) Reeb. On October 26, 1963 David married Donna Frohriep at the Sturgis Church of the Nazarene. David was described …

Sandra Sue Rodman, age 74, of Sturgis, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior early Saturday morning August 14, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born August 6, 1947 in Muncie, Indiana daughter of the late Richard B. and Elsie L. (Holman) Bright. Sue resided in Sturgis since 1980 coming from Orlando, Florida. On …

Carol May Pierce, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, August 13, 2021 at her home. She was born January 10, 1942 in Easton, Pennsylvania daughter of the late Grover C. and Bernice (Bowman) Young. Carol resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1959. On …

Thema Irene Bennett, age 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 13, 2021 at her home in Kalamazoo. Thema was born on December 31, 1943 in Sturgis to William Harold Harris and Pauline (Diehm) Harris. She graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1962 and went on to attend Parson’s Business School in Kalamazoo. …