Coreen Elenor Osborn (Smith), age 66, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Three Rivers Health. She was born August 11, 1954 in Dowagiac, the daughter of Edward and Elenora (Shetron) Smith. Coreen was a lifelong resident of Three Rivers where she raised her children and worked as a Property Manager for Medallion Property Management. Coreen …

Who is responsible for setting the trends in styling? I have a feeling that most of the trend setters are celebrities. For example, Guy Fieti, of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” fame is responsible for making it cool to wear your sunglasses backwards on the back of your head. I’m pretty sure that Rock groups of the early sixties are responsible …

Sheriff Richard J Behnke reports that on Sunday at approximately 1:37 p.m., deputies responded to a single crop duster aircraft crash around the 27000 block of Indian Lane near Cassopolis. The pilot, 68-year-old Ralph Edward Lutes of Shipshewana, was transported to Elkhart General Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries sustained in the crash. The plane was crop dusting a nearby …

Larry Lee Beach, age 85, of Hartsville, Michigan and a longtime former Sturgis resident, passed away early Thursday morning, June 17, 2021 at his home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Rosenberg Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes of Sturgis where funeral services celebrating the life of Larry Lee Beach will begin at …

Jack R. Wallen, age 76, of Colon, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Jack was born in Water Gap, Kentucky on August 20, 1944, a son of the late William and JoEllen (Calhoun) Wallen. Jack graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1963. On March 12, 1977 Jack married Corliss Uric at the Sturgis …

Kenneth Lee Mullins, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at his home. He was born January 4, 1942 in Wolf Pen, West Virginia son of the late Walter and Gladys Mullins. Ken resided in Sturgis since 1962. His early life was spent in West Virginia. On October 22, 1962 he married Alice Clouse in Fort Mead, …

Jack Wayne Whitney, age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 10, 2021. He was born in Bald Knob, Arkansas, on Jan. 9, 1942, the son of Roy H. and Leatha V. (Cullom) Whitney. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother and sister-in-law Roy H. Jr. & Martha Whitney; his brothers, Rex, …

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. The state’s main coronavirus order will expire at the end of Monday instead of July 1, bringing an end to mandatory 50% occupancy limits inside restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues and at …

Michael J. Tom, age 54, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 14, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Michael was born on March 1, 1967 in Sturgis, a son of the late James Q. Tom and Lois A. Kline. Michael graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1985. Michael worked as a Millwright at IAC in …

Billie Linden Frazier, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was born August 31, 1935 in Tazewell, VA, the son of Wade and Mallisie (Adams) Frazier. Billie was employed at Dover Corp. in Portage as a tool and die maker. He also worked for several other companies as a machinist …